Come on people here are the real reasons?
1, Natural air flow is allowed to pass over the liquid line for extra sub cooling.

2, The tape on the suction makes for a cheap heat exchanger.

3, The position of the liquid lines stays in the shade all day.

4, This is Iraq so not having all the pipes together means less chance of ammunitions hitting it.

5, Did the unit feed a room upstairs but with the top of the building blown off they moved the indoor unit downstairs.

Or is it just a c**p job while under fire