[PM/NPC] Islamic Army of Balthabash (IAB)

This work is dedicated to fictional events taking place in a fictional universe. The Republic of Balthabash and the Islamic Army of Balthabash do not exist in the real world. Everything is fictitious.

This work is not intended to offend anyone or spread any ideas. It is not propaganda, inducement or a provocation. The illustrations were created for authenticity purposes only and contain common Islamic symbols that are not used in this configuration by any terrrist groups. The poster’s text is a Quran verse about warfare, which permits responding to aggression but sets limits ("fight, but do not transgress", in summary; al-Baqarah, 190).

The author of this work does not receive payment for his works and does not accept commissions.

The Republic of Balthabash (Arabic: الجمهورية الغباش , Romanized: Al-Jumhūriyyat ul-Ghabāsh) is a fictional Middle Eastern state from an alternate universe (authored by Chervotnadze), currently in the midst of a civil war. This addon contains thematic models of one of the main parties to the conflict – the rebel movement "Islamic Army of Balthabash" (IAB).

This addon contains the following content:
1. One Mujahid player model with 115 bodygroups;
2. Working C-hands;
3. Working NPCs (as an optional addon, see "List of required products");
4. Numerous props for individual equipment pieces;
5. Flag props (the wall-mounted and short animated flags are in the "Props" section, and the tall animated flag is in the "Entities" (Flags) section).
6. ALSO, the addon includes alternative symbol textures (chevrons and flags) dedicated to Syrian themes. You can find symbols of Syrian rebels and foreign fighters. These symbols refer to real-world events. It was not added with the intention of offending anyone’s feelings, but only to recreate certain historical events from the real world within the framework of the Gmod game and the use of models in thematic RP projects.

Due to character limitations in the description, it was decided to move this section to a separate guide.

1. I want to contact you. I have questions, suggestions, or just want to talk to you.
Unfortunately, this is not possible. I am unavailable.

2. Who are you? Are you Muslim? Are you Arab, Chechen??
No, I’m an ordinary 19-year-old Russian student interested in Arabistics and Islamic studies. I’m also interested in military matters (though I strongly condemn violence), which, taken together, is what inspired this work.

3. I saw the symbols of some existing organization or movement, even though you said it was all fictional!

4. So why are the glasses in the patches tab? It’s illogical. Why did you do anything this way and not another? Why didn’t you add this and that?

Here’s a list of authors whose assets were used in my work:
Маku – the models were generally done in his style;
MarchomR☆ – many assets were taken from his addons;
Dejtriyev – flag models;
Nokhshisho 5G – some assets;
Manas – I took the helmet model from his addon;
MUSHI – a huge thank you to this man for his port of Fallout hair, without which the addon wouldn’t be what it is;
And others I can’t remember.

The author of the addon, the lore of Balthabash and all the posters is me – Ruman Al-Ussuri (رومان الأوسوري)

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