Levant crisis - III

CalvinH · Post by **CalvinH** » 19 Mar 2018 06:36

Philip wrote:Nice cartoon Singha. Western media are conspicuous by their absence when they flatten Iraqi and Syrian towns and cities killing thousands upon thousands. The global street no longer believes in western feku news , as they have regional and intl. alternatives like All-that- Jazz and RT for example.

The Sultan is spreading his legs too far, just wait for his fall.

There was unending coverage of Aleppo fight in western MSM and it died the day Aleppo was liberated by SAA. Now it has resumed with SAA Ghouta campaign. In between SAA was sweeping wide swathes but no one paid any attention. What is so special about Ghouta? and Aleppo? Larger cities with lot of high ranking Jehadis?

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 19 Mar 2018 07:09

King thorin is needed to restore ypg lost honour. They have truly goven a shambolic show... not one pitched battle or thrashing given the aoa jihadi formations. Without constant usaf support they are proven to be a big zero. Turk air support or artillery was never very heavy the turks did not have to stretch at all, thry could do a lot more but was not needed

Ghouta and yarmouk camp are daggers at the heart of damascus, aleppo is the economic heart of syria. Both packed with civilians. Makes it easy to run the white helmet/hr storyline of besieged valiant plucky rebels and hapless kids being bombed by a despotic govt

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 19 Mar 2018 07:33

https://twitter.com/jenanmoussa/status/ ... 42016?s=21

Jihadis looting afrin in pix

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 19 Mar 2018 07:37

https://twitter.com/suriyeoperasyon/sta ... 51233?s=21

Ypg ran away so fast large numbers of tow missiles, rockets and mortars got left behind here the victors go over the war booty ghaneema

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 19 Mar 2018 08:50

Smooth moves by the sultan to put a puppet junta in charge

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/18/worl ... syria.html

Austin · Post by **Austin** » 19 Mar 2018 09:37

Video: Assad visits troops and civilians in eastern Ghouta

https://twitter.com/RT_com/status/975537468115243010

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 19 Mar 2018 09:44

this is a older map but ok, there is a large rebel enclave in qalamoun mountains north of dumayr, NE of ghouta. rumblings of dark forces stirring there lately....yesterday they shot down a fighter plane and launched an offensive ,,,,, allegations of formations reaching them via al tanf etc
this area is very lightly screened by militias and NDF as mainline units of SAA are all busy in bukamal and ghouta

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 19 Mar 2018 09:47

next task for SAA will be to clean up these qalamoun mountains, yarmouk camp(now owned by ISIS after HTS left) and the eastern part of Daraa adjacent of Suwayda region and bordered by jordan.

the western part adjacent to golan heights will have to left for the last...russia will have to carefully talk to israel about this first...

IndraD · Post by **IndraD** » 19 Mar 2018 13:47

there are news from reuters and all Afrin is taken by Turkey. There forces on streets.

Austin · Post by **Austin** » 19 Mar 2018 16:30

In Syria, a truck with foreign weapons was intercepted for militants

Parasu · Post by **Parasu** » 19 Mar 2018 18:50

It's time for Israel to invade Lebanon and Syria and take over some territory like Erdogan. That will give them forward bases to defend themselves.
West Asia is fair game now. With both US and Russia undoing Syrian sovereignty, no need for Israel to pay heed to these dhimmis or UN.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 19 Mar 2018 19:02

https://twitter.com/WithinSyriaBlog/sta ... 96864?s=20

Deep dark moves may be on, under cover of response to chemical attack

deejay · Post by **deejay** » 19 Mar 2018 22:25

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Singha · Post by **Singha** » 20 Mar 2018 08:14

Sputnik / myraselon

Civilian sources told Syrian state media Monday that three US helicopters had evacuated suspected Daesh (ISIS) commanders from northeast Syria.

Speaking to SANA, the sources said that the military helicopters had landed in an area between the villages of al-Jissi and Kalu, 2 km south of the Tal Hamis township in the Qamishli District of al-Hasakah Governate.

From there, servicemen accompanied four persons from a house believed to contain Daesh leaders of Iraqi nationality to the helicopters, which then evacuated them from the area to an unknown destination.

Damascus, Tehran and the Russian military have repeatedly charged the US military of sketchy dealings with the terrorist group.
In late February, Syrian media reported that US helicopters had transported Daesh commanders and their family members to Sabah al-Khair, about 20 km south of al-Hasakah, where US forces have been accused of establishing a terrorist training base.

Earlier this month, a senior Iranian commander provided the Iranian foreign ministry with what he said was proof of US collusion with the terrorists.

Late last year, the Russian Defense Ministry accused the US-led coalition of interacting with Daesh’s remnants in Syria, and of using the Al-Hasakah refugee camp as a militant-training area for the formation of a so-called ‘New Syrian Army’ consisting of hundreds of Islamist militants, to continue the fight against the Syrian government.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 20 Mar 2018 08:16

Reports of close to 5000 isis terrorists milling around in empty unpoliced tracts north of t2 and east of al bukamal

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 20 Mar 2018 08:24

Video of saqba after liberation incl a underground rebel hq
https://mobile.almasdarnews.com/article ... l-support/

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 20 Mar 2018 08:26

https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/2018 ... tack-iraq/

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 20 Mar 2018 08:28

Partly explains why isis fought so tough on west bank and melted away in east to the “sdf”

The sdf , the dez mil council and sponsored isis now form a continium of options for nato and are likely to be used as needed with variable levels of deniability and non state dramebazi..this is the same play as the SSG -> TSPA -> JeM/LeT continium.... with so many "flexible options" available to the warfighter, the level of violence and chaos can be calibrated up and down.

the kurds will be kept in line by periodic thrashings from Erdogans boys, with massa standing meekly by wringing their hands saying "we need incirlik and the bosporus what to do onlee"

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 20 Mar 2018 10:44

@Conflicts
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BREAKING: Erdogan says Turkey to expand Syria operation to other Kurdish-held towns - @AFP

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 20 Mar 2018 10:45

ISIS sprang another surprise on SAA in qadam town south of damascus. the HTS vacated it and left for Idlib. SAA moved in from west, but ISIS moved in faster from the east(yarmouk camp) and setup ambushes which has caused numerous casualties and trapped SAA units with relief units now trying to make their way into this urban maze.

these scorpions truly die very hard.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 20 Mar 2018 14:19

https://twitter.com/jenanmoussa/status/ ... 2272342016

pix of afrin being plundered. anything not welded to the bedrock is being carted off.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 20 Mar 2018 14:20

who is giving arms, food, petrol, medicines and guidance to this swarm of bandits still lurking west of the euphrates is unknown officially but not hard to guess - for once it is not bogeyman Pootin

fresh ISIS attacks in the desert

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 20 Mar 2018 14:25

talks are on for rebels to surrender hasrata pocket and move out.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 20 Mar 2018 14:27

whatever is left are the most heavily defended areas...either with cowering civilians all over...or a heap of ruins rigged with explosives and mines.

saa is treading cautiously with air support, trying to take it one bite at a time .... heavy artillery and rockets seem no more in use...tanks & BMPs are used in anti-sniper role of direct fire

Austin · Post by **Austin** » 20 Mar 2018 15:49

Erdogan accused the US of large arms shipments to militants in Syria

The United States in large quantities supplied weapons to terrorist groups in Syria, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said during his speech in Ankara.

"You (the United States - Editorial Ed.) Sent to Syria 5 thousand trucks with weapons and 2 thousand containers with ammunition. So, you answered our request with a refusal, and the terrorist groups were supplied with weapons. What partnership can we talk about? "Erdogan said, without specifying what kind of request from Turkey the US refused.

He added that at the moment "all these weapons go into the hands of the Turkish army," Tass reports .

"We find tunnels, and in them warehouses with weapons, we find houses filled with ammunition, and all these objects are being destroyed," Erdogan said.

The Turkish leader added that if Washington considers Ankara as a strategic partner, "then you should respect us and stop deceiving us."

On March 18, President Erdogan announced that the Turkish army, with the support of the Syrian opposition, had taken control of Afrin. Since January 20, Turkey is conducting an operation " Olive Branch " in the north of Syria against the Kurdish self-defense units (YPG), which were recognized as terrorist in Ankara.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 20 Mar 2018 16:09

^^ the YPG/SDF were given small arms only and limited number of ATGM. they lack mortars and artillery of any sort, IFVs, MRAPs etc. the trucks they were given is just technicals and that too a limited number. they were used as cannon fodder and bait to pull besarkari ISIS into a fight for airpower to target and on occasions american artillery units scattered on east bank of euphrates. their lack of kit shows up in not being able to survive any serious combat with turkish sponsored militias .... they are hardly a threat to turkey .... but i guess sultan is scared the PKK will use these weapons against him...well Iraq and Syria was already awash in small arms and PKK has ready access to both ... so further small arms is not what they covet...perhaps high value stuff like ATGMs and Manpads....

whatever they got pales in comparison to what the "FSA" was given via other black funds.
its just tip of iceberg of what went on and goes on probably
https://southfront.org/journalist-inter ... s-flights/

india too need to on the alert against "purulia arms drop" type plays

IndraD · Post by **IndraD** » 20 Mar 2018 16:15

Many Indians missing in Mosul have been declared dead formally by GoI after DNA matching. They were exhumed from mountains surrounding Mosul.
Indian MEA praised Gen Singh for tireless efforts in Iraq.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/03/ ... 48018.html

IndraD · Post by **IndraD** » 20 Mar 2018 17:11

lone survivor Harjit Masih had changed his name to Ali, escaped with Bangladeshi labourers.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 20 Mar 2018 18:01

i have posted it in foreign policy thread. the relatives are now blaming the Govt for not declaring them killed earlier - damned if you do, damned if you dont. if the GOI had declared them killed the relatives would have blamed for not doing enough and giving up without any effort.

considering the sheer number of massacres that ISIS unleashed in north iraq, their reign of terror, and mosul itself razed to the ground with countless people buried under..its a miracle we were able to locate the bodies and DNA id them. no govt could have done anything more, yet the cribbing will continue

the blame rests primarily on the west who let ISIS rise to use against syria and to control iraq and corrupt baghdad politicans and generals who let things slide

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 20 Mar 2018 20:02

timeline of what transpired in Qadam

https://twitter.com/Dannymakkisyria/sta ... 53538?s=20

nam · Post by **nam** » 20 Mar 2018 20:34

Singha wrote: considering the sheer number of massacres that ISIS unleashed in north iraq, their reign of terror, and mosul itself razed to the ground with countless people buried under..its a miracle we were able to locate the bodies and DNA id them. no govt could have done anything more, yet the cribbing will continue

It is heartening to see GoI putting up effort to locate even dead indians. Give than Indian life is cheap, for a change it is wonderful to see the GoI machinery leaving no Indian behind.

Suresh S · Post by **Suresh S** » 20 Mar 2018 21:56

very true nam, +1

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 20 Mar 2018 23:31

yezidi statues demolished, merc being towed away by afrin jihadis

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 21 Mar 2018 07:31

Yusha Yuseef
@MIG29_
+18: More than 39 of Syrian people killed by Militants rocket which Hit Jaramana area in Damascus

Y. Kanan · Post by **Y. Kanan** » 21 Mar 2018 07:52

A major US\Isreali attack really appears imminent this time. Russia is about to find itself in a really awkward position.
https://www.veteranstoday.com/2018/03/1 ... ssian-mod/

Austin · Post by **Austin** » 21 Mar 2018 10:38

I think if any attacks kills Russian Soldiers then Russia would certainly retaliate , if the attacks just targets specific target of SAA then it would just be a defensive ops by SAM or other asset there.

All it needs a stray cruise missile to hit a target not intended for or a bad intel

Austin · Post by **Austin** » 21 Mar 2018 10:42

Israel officially admits striking Syrian nuclear reactor in 2007

Austin · Post by **Austin** » 21 Mar 2018 10:43

‘We can suddenly come’: Turkey’s Erdogan puts all Kurdish-held towns in Syria & Iraq on notice

The controversial cross-border offensive “will go on until the terror corridor through Manbij, Ayn al-Arab, Tell Abyad, Ras al-Ayn, Qamishli has been wiped out,” Erdogan said, speaking in the presidential complex in Ankara on Monday.

Erdogan hinted that the Turkish military operation may even expand into neighboring Iraq, if needed, in an effort to “eliminate” forces loyal to the Kurdish Workers’ Party (PKK), which Ankara has designated as a terrorist organization.

We can suddenly come over one night in Iraq's Sinjar and eliminate PKK terrorists there,” Erdogan said, according to Turkish state media.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 21 Mar 2018 10:55

syrian MOD says 3 false flag chem attacks have been stopped recently already.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 21 Mar 2018 11:00

a reporter in aleppo.