Currently circulating around the block on multiple social media platforms including, Telegram, Twitter, and Reddit is footage of an ATGM strike against armor from the Syrian Arab Army in Idlib. While the footage is being called fresh footage recorded today on August 26, 2023, it's actually footage from 2020 that was released by al-Watania Tahrir on their YouTube channel.

Footage like this makes me feel like the Rainman of combat footage. I've seen somewhere in the ballpark of 5,000 ATGM strikes from the Syrian Civil War over the last decade. This one specifically was remarkable because at the time of release it was rare to see the Free Syrian Army using anti-tank guided missile systems on tanks. Usually they were spot firing them at moving vehicles and hoping for the best, or they were using them to destroy dug-in Syrian positions.

The video was however recorded in Idlib, so at least that part of the information was correct. The exact date of the attack's release was March 1, 2020 according to my hard drive.

Yeah, definitely 2020. Idlib. Definitely 2020. March 1, 2020 ATGM strike by al-Watania Tahrir on a tank. Definitely 2020. It was definitely 2020.

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Josh is an American writer and former USMC machine gunner with eight years of experience in ground combat arms throughout the GWOT. He is currently based in Texas and specializes in combat footage analysis and digital marketing.Follow Josh at OfficialJoshBrooks.com