One of the Chechen fighters, fighting in Syria on the side of the Islamists, I made a sort of generalization of experience of street fighting in urban areas, and published it in closed jihadist resources.
His to him, certainly, “mudzhahidы”, and opponents – “kafirs”, but its recommendations differ brevity and they do not so much Islamic vocabulary type “Akhmadulillyakh”, “insha'Allah” etc.. (although she, of course, there is). The text is a short memo for the basics of street fighting for internal use.
The bulk of our readers, interested in fighting in Ukraine, in Syria or Iraq, to gain additional knowledge about the tactics of combat in urban environments and learn some interesting details of the fighting in the Syrian province of Aleppo (where fighting author “instructions”). Of course commando hardly learns something new for yourself, but to see the battle through the eyes of the enemy, too, can be useful, so we decided to publish this material without changes:
“This article combines mudzhahidsky kafir and experience of urban fighting in Syria and Chechnya. Although there are recommendations for urban combat, but more can and should be used in the battles and other landscapes (countryside, the mountains, plane and others.).
Summarizing the international experience of combat operations in populated areas, battle in the city can be called the most difficult. He imposes strict requirements for tactical training, weapons and equipment, morale of fighters. Each house is a kind of “fortified”, with lots of windows, loopholes, sewerage network, attics and basements.
The war in virtually eliminates “to naught” technical superiority of any army. In an urban war in the first place there is personal training and the morale of the warring parties. The importance of technology takes a back seat.
To successfully combat missions in the required group, the ability to fight against overwhelming odds; it must have powerful weapons, a stable relationship and to be well prepared tactically. This is particularly important, because the lack of tactics reduces everything else to no.
Any city is divided into districts, neighborhoods. Home in modern buildings often arranged at an angle 90 degrees to each other, forming a "box". All features of the building must be remembered, because it is more convenient to attack the building from the end, counterclock-wise. This is due to the fact, that most people are right-handed, it is convenient to fire, when the cover is on the left. If it is, eg, corner of the building, located on the right, it is necessary to shoot with the left shoulder, and it is inconvenient and inefficient. That is why it is very desirable to have a left-hander in each group. He falls out of the above scheme and covers the rear group, creating a very uncomfortable opponent.
The ability to shoot from the left shoulder (for right-handed, for left-handers – from the right) everyone should be able to. This is achieved through constant training with throwing the butt from one shoulder to the other. One of our brother, former commando, at one time he fought against the Mujahideen in Chechnya, for a short time, he taught a group of Ansar firing from the left shoulder. And they have it pretty well, while the majority of Muhajirs in Syria about the ability of shooting from the left shoulder did not even think. While in Khurasan (Afghanistan, Pakistan) this useful skill taught.
To move in urban areas must be along the walls or other obstacles. In any case it is impossible to move in the middle of the street. So less likely to get hit by enemy fire (normally shoot through the center of the street, also when driving along the walls, you are less visible) and can quickly escape from him.
Open space is not necessary to cross in a straight line, better to go round (the same reason, as in the prohibition movement in the middle of the street). If you have to cross open spaces, then do it as quickly as possible. When you run across dangerous, sweep areas of the enemy, consider the distance, you have to overcome and the degree of likelihood, that the enemy is waiting for you on this site at the moment.
If you run across a small section, it is better to run across a group of several people without keeping a distance between the ran. In this case, the enemy can not just react to your appearance. If we run across a relatively wide portion, it is better to run across one: one runs across, others wait. If you run a bunch of common, the enemy arrows and you will notice just strelnet into the crowd and , likely, to someone and even gets.
This is what happened during the battle for the area Zahra (Leramon), aleppo. The brothers ran wide portion a crowd of several people, kafir gunner shot into the pile and wounded a brother. It is best to cross dangerous areas under covering fire. Cover either have brothers, which do not need to cross, either themselves running across. First, one or more brothers are engaged in a position to cover, then run across the rest of the queue. Defected and took positions to cover is not defected.
Always keep a distance from each other, never a bunch of. one line, grenades, stationary or mortar mines enough, to all kill or injure. During the spring storm area Leramon, aleppo, infidels fired on our territory behind the line of contact of the parties. Brothers of the backup group snack on the street. Mortar fell away mine. one, second… One of the experienced brothers, which at that moment was near them, advised to go into the building. they refused, since the mines fell elsewhere. As a result, one mine fell near them, several brothers became martyrs, insha'Allah. therefore, even if the enemy mines or shells falling a few hundred meters from you, you must go into hiding (building, trench), since infidels can lead to fire fire moving along the front and the depth.
Often to, to take any building, necessary to capture a number of adjacent, the fire of which blocks all actions storming. After the implementation of such actions those buildings, who stand to end the assault group, They will be surrounded by fire. The intervals between them are well sweep, and ends with many houses have no windows.
You also get the advantage of, if you manage to drive the enemy into the building, located to the inputs you are viewing and having a ladder. In this case, the enemy will not be able to move freely between floors: as soon as it appears on the stairs, immediately becomes a good target. In this way, It is on the correct side of the building, you lock the infidels in the rooms.
The enemy thinks about the same, like you. Low and uncomfortable position he was not interested. The most attractive multi-storey concrete buildings, towering above all other buildings around, adjacent with wide streets or other open space.
So it was in the area of Zahra (Leramon), aleppo. Infidels entered the huge unfinished concrete “Palace of justice” (brothers call him “skeleton”), above which rises high-rise skeleton tower, which is a part of. On the top floor they had placed a heavy machine gun. From this tower infidels sweep the vast expanse, what is preventing the Mujahideen. Enemy fire from “skeletons” It was one of the main problems. From all sides “skeleton” surrounded by a wide road. The minimum distance between the houses and taken brothers “skeleton” 80 meters of open space. They tried to take some time, but in the end, alikhamduliLlyakh, took, though it was not easy.
From the upper floors it is very convenient to monitor the situation: all, what is going on in neighboring buildings and around them, it is seen, in full view. The upper floors of high-rise buildings can be carried out very effective fire, And to destroy the shooter hand weapons will be very difficult. The main danger is the tanks, “Zuska” (Zu-23-2, stationary or mounted on a jeep) and large-caliber machine guns infidels.
Do not try to cut through a passage in the enemy defense and much deeper into the territory, occupied by infidels . Capturing several buildings, you may find yourself under fire from three sides, and even worse - you may be cut off from the main forces. Such a situation can be created artificially, when the enemy quietly luring you into the "trap". These tricks can not fall, but they need to practice. Like luring in the "trap" used the brothers in Aleppo in the early months of the battle for the city, until the infidels have not ceased to fall for this tactic reception. Also in different places the brothers fell into such traps. AT 2013 in the city of Ras al Ain(Hasakah province) Kurdish puppets of the Communist PKK (YPG, Kurdistan Workers' Party) We used this technique against the brothers of Dzhabhat-en-Nusra, luring them into a trap and killed many brothers. assault of the city fell, and the Mujahedeen had to get out of it.
Very effective is the use of bombs for mining buildings. for example, building mined so, to the explosion it would be razed to the ground, and then it gives up the enemy. One touch more than a dozen enemies can bury button. It is also possible mining buildings, which already are infidels. The main problem here is the approach to the building(secretly or under covering fire) and the ability to deliver explosive devices, total weight of which should be sufficient, to destroy the building or part thereof, or, at least, to stun the enemy and deal a body blow and / or create additional breaks for safe entry into the building during the assault. During the spring battle for district Zahra (Leramon), aleppo, the reception, Mujahideen used Jaish muhajirin wal Ansar, He showed his greater efficiency.
Can be used to undermine the building, followed by their mine-laying. This technique also showed a good performance. It was used and is used all over Syria: in Aleppo (one of the last cases – the undermining of the tunnel 15 tons of explosives, dug near the Air Force intelligence headquarters near-Zahra Leramon); in Idlib; in Damascus and elsewhere.
Widespread in Syria also received the use of tunnels dug for hidden travel within cities. Dug tunnels are used to move between its points, and for a secretive approach to the positions of infidels. Especially widely used for these purposes, they are used in Damascus earlier in Homs.
If we draw an assault under cover of smoke, you need to install the remote smoke bombs, taking into account the wind direction. When the smoke thick envelop the front edge of the enemy, Group extends to the end of the building buzzed (a safety net is sometimes appropriate to the storm "clean" pass between the houses with the help of directional mines). The use of even a rather thin smokescreen to degrade the enemy aimed fire. This is especially true snipers, leading the fire with the use of optical sights.
But it must be borne in mind, by mistake, you can generate smoke their positions and then get the advantage of just the enemy. It is especially important to take into account the wind direction by using chemical and / or irritating substances for the purpose of smoke enemy of any premises or disable it.
During the penultimate assault on a military airport near Minnag g.Azaz, north of Aleppo province, brothers did not take into account the wind direction and themselves came under its same gas attack( Police used tear gas CS, shots were fired from grenade launchers to specialized police crackdown). Now, in summer, in north-western Syria, particularly in Aleppo, prevailing wind – west, from the sea. He was especially worse at night. Wind direction must be considered when setting smoke screens and the use of chemicals / irritants against an opponent, and when while shooting, especially sniper rifles and grenade launchers. Also, the wind direction must be taken into account in an inconspicuous rapprochement with the enemy or intelligence – for, so as not to be heard, it is necessary to approach the enemy from the other side, where the wind blows (that is, the wind should blow from the enemy on you), because it sounds, you are issued a wind, and your enemies, conversely, better heard.
In Syria, basically, Mujahedeen using homemade smoke bombs. They, in many ways, no way inferior to the factory. Rarely use the factory smoke grenades. I met a Soviet RDG (Hand Smoke Grenade), representing cardboard tube( pull the cord, bonding conductor to scratch wire igniter( big match in dymovuhu); If the smoke has not gone, a lighter ignites). RDG are of two types, with an index of B ( White smoke) and with an index of B (black smoke). XRD pattern with black smoke without oxygen forms poisonous phosgene gas. The index is written directly on the shell – or a large letter B, or a large letter H.
For smoking the enemy from the premises you can try to use pepper spray, enshrined tape on garnets. You can use the experience of the Chechen Mujahideen, invest inside granatomotnoy grenades dust or pepper (for those, who knows, granatomotnaya grenade inside empty; it made for a better penetration of the cumulative jet armor) . Only be taken into account, that an increase in the total mass of grenades, its flight path becomes steeper.”
