Levant crisis - III

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 19 Jan 2017 08:11

Tulsi gabbard seems to have made to trip to damascus on a fact finding mission.
could be to gather data on what the Dems were really up to in that theater

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 19 Jan 2017 08:11

Elijah J. Magnier ‏@EjmAlrai 16h16 hours ago
#BreakingNews:
Iraq Brigadier Taleb Shaghati announced the full liberation of east #Mosul from #ISIS. Congrats #Iraq.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 19 Jan 2017 08:18

Haidar Sumeri ‏@IraqiSecurity 7h7 hours ago
I'll never get the footage of #Mosul's people cheering the entry of Da'ish into their city out of my head. I still remember the pain.
https://twitter.com/IraqiSecurity/statu ... 7003930625

Haidar Sumeri ‏@IraqiSecurity 5h5 hours ago
I just want to hear a Maslawi, Tikriti or Falluji say a remorseful "thank you" to the families of Basra, Maysan, Samawah, Diwaniyah & Babil.

Today, Tikrit and Anbar and parts of Mosul are back to their old selves. But families in #Iraq's south will never recover from their pain.

Hamzeh Hadad ‏@HamzehKarkhi 5h5 hours ago
I hope Maslawis acknowledge their mistakes, accept the sacrifices of other Iraqis for them & we move forward as a nation.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 19 Jan 2017 08:19

Haidar Sumeri ‏@IraqiSecurity 7h7 hours ago
One aid worker in #Mosul said, "They still have their beards, they glare at the military convoys & don't even wave to us (the aid convoys)."

Haidar Sumeri ‏@IraqiSecurity 7h7 hours ago
I hope Mosul's people treat Iraqi troops with gratitude from now on, instead of calling them the "rafidhi army" and bullshit like that.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 19 Jan 2017 08:21

Haidar Sumeri ‏@IraqiSecurity 15h15 hours ago
IMPORTANT:

3,300 Da'ish terrorists have been killed by #Iraq's armed forces in eastern #Mosul so far according to ICTS chief.

https://twitter.com/IraqiSecurity/statu ... 4115569664
Haidar Sumeri
‏@IraqiSecurity
Da'ish documents captured by #Iraq's forces in #Mosul show they engaged in drinking, whoring, rape, paedophilia, sodomy etc. Some docs:

Haidar Sumeri ‏@IraqiSecurity 15h15 hours ago
Haidar Sumeri Retweeted Haidar Sumeri
Seems the holy "Islamic State" wasn't so pious after all, just a genocidal horde of vermin from across the world. Who could've guessed it?

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 19 Jan 2017 08:24

Haidar Sumeri ‏@IraqiSecurity Jan 17
Haidar Sumeri Retweeted Faten Bushehri
Murmurs in #Bahrain of a more kinetic rebellion vs. the oppressive Al-Khalifa monarchy. Not the first response & definitely not the last...

Faten Bushehri
‏@Fatenhbu
#Bahrain now: A bank in #Sitra was targetted by Sitra Youth Movement in response to government's escalation in carrying out 3 executions.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 19 Jan 2017 08:26

Haidar Sumeri Retweeted
Ali Hadi Al-Musawi ‏@ahmusawi Jan 17
Incredible scenes from #Bahrain as people line up to offer their condolences to the families of the 3 young men executed by the regime

https://twitter.com/ahmusawi/status/821452094842540032

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 19 Jan 2017 08:28

Haidar Sumeri
‏@IraqiSecurity
Women in #Bahrain being terrorised by the police forces of the despotic Al-Khalifa monarchy.

Where is the outrage?

https://twitter.com/IraqiSecurity/statu ... 3210391553

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 19 Jan 2017 08:30

Haidar Sumeri ‏@IraqiSecurity Jan 17
Haidar Sumeri Retweeted Haidar Sumeri
Wahhabi Arabs try to only fight battles they can win. That's why they lob flashbangs at women and run away from the Houthis in Najran.

Haidar Sumeri ‏@IraqiSecurity Jan 17
Haidar Sumeri Retweeted Haidar Sumeri
A real man wouldn't bully defenceless women and children like this. But it's impossible to find a real man amongst Wahhabi Arabs.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 19 Jan 2017 11:18

the supply road may be in saa hands but is unusable before the isis can fire on it from both sides

that "hamidiyah" neighbourhood on the western bank of river needs to be cleaned out of daesh. and on other side obviously a buffer zone too. if no civilians live there perhaps heavy bombers can flatten the place?

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 19 Jan 2017 11:23

Syrian Secularist ‏@VotedForHajjar 11h11 hours ago
#DeirEzzor: Syrian 'Popular Resistance' claim responsibility for killing of 9 ISIS fighters in guerilla attacks in Mayadeen, Ashara & Bolel

https://twitter.com/VotedForHajjar/stat ... 2870943745

UlanBatori · Post by **UlanBatori** » 19 Jan 2017 17:49

Disseminate widely! Signs of intelligence in the COTUS. Links at the end are interesting too.

https://gabbard.house.gov/news/press-re ... terrorists

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 19 Jan 2017 18:14

Mccain and msm will likely denounce her as a russian mole.

Proof of pudding will be by end jan.

Will isis get hammered in syria by b52 on all fronts or tactically left alone to play havoc as usual

Usaf has all required bases in jordan iraq and gcc if it wants to play a constructive role in syria and deconstruct isis. Russians are too far away in latakia to help much over deir azzor

Yagnasri · Post by **Yagnasri** » 19 Jan 2017 18:48

As I posted in other thread, Tulsi had visited Syria personally just now as per the reports. Now she will be paying a price for it. MacCain gang will ensure it.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 19 Jan 2017 21:29

If my geography is right its a play to widen the narrow supply route to aleppo via the khanasser barrens and jaboul salt flats

The 'Nimr' Tiger ‏@Souria4Syrians
Syrian Army's Liwa Imam Baqir launched attack towards Mount Shubayt East of Khanaser. Captured several villages and many hills from ISIS

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 19 Jan 2017 21:31

Iraqi army is swiftly clearing the northern areas of east bank of tigris in mosul. Other than random attacks daesh is defeated on east bank and next week the fight for west mosul will start....probably 3000 jihadis in a small area but mixed with civilians in old mohalla streets

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 19 Jan 2017 21:49

Russians airdropped supplies to the airport today...

Al masdar

AMN Al Masdar News المصدر نيوز
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ISIS sending reinforcements amidst heavy losses in Deir Ezzor
By Paul Antonopoulos - 19/01/20171

ISIS has been sending a huge amount of reinforcement to Deir Ezzor because of devastating losses they have sustained in their battle against the Syrian Army.

Most of the reinforcements are coming from villages in the Deir Ezzor countryside and from Iraq, primarily from Anbar Province where they are being routed by Iraqi forces.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 19 Jan 2017 21:53

Daesh sure has a incredible number of jihadis and unmatched ability to move around food and supplies or loot and live off the land

Perhaps 5000 between mosul and tal afar
Unknown number trapped in hawija
Sleeper cells in anbar
150km of villages and towns from dezor to al qaim
40km of front in palmyra
40km of front in shaer and maher gas fields
Deir hafr front
Al bab front
Raqqa defences in multiple rings
Shahdadi front
Tabqa and sukhnah garrison

Needs 1000s of hardened bandits to control and cow down people on so many areas and fight just about everyone...saa turks fsa sdf ypg pmu hezbollah ruaf tuaf usaf and they are still dynamic and strong

In mosul room sized sand model maps found in isis hq indicating deep levels of army group planning by ex military officers or deserters of high rank.

As a russi gen once said...daesh is not just a gang of bandits with rifles. Tough pack of boys these...take a lot of rounds downrange to put one of them zombies down

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 19 Jan 2017 22:12

(CNN)US B-2 bombers struck and destroyed two ISIS camps in Libya overnight, with initial estimates that over 80 militants were killed, US officials told CNN Thursday.

The strikes were on external plotters who were actively "plotting attacks in Europe," Secretary of Defense Ash Carter told reporters on Thursday.

ramana · Post by **ramana** » 20 Jan 2017 01:09

Parting shot from Obama Admin?

Looks like BS reason. If they were plotters against Europe why wait for this long before riding into sunset?

UlanBatori · Post by **UlanBatori** » 20 Jan 2017 01:32

Pretty extreme to send B-2 bombers to hit ISIS camel-driver camps in Libya. Whose radar were they evading? Why not send B-52s I wonder. So it suggests that the targets belonged to whoever controls radar and air defence systems in Libya.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 20 Jan 2017 06:51

Reportedly drones also took part.
Maybe potus specifies mission and usaf decides platform

People are always looking to test and justify globalpawa missions hence b2 rather than f18 from cvn or f15 from spain.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 20 Jan 2017 07:53

Serge Retweeted The 'Nimr' Tiger
On Obama's last day at office, he's hard at work cleaning up Nusra assets he tolerated & indirectly armed for 4 years before Trump comes in.

The 'Nimr' Tiger
‏@Souria4Syrians
In another airstrike, US hit JFS (Nusra) positions in Shiekh Suleiman Army base near Darat Izzah in West Aleppo countryside killing 50+

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 20 Jan 2017 07:54

hopefully DT will scale up these small efforts into truly industrial scale B52/B1 usage to shatter the nusra and isis backbones.
Russis do not have the bases and assets for this.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 20 Jan 2017 14:24

https://www.google.co.in/maps/place/Dei ... 40.1350341

deir azzor cemetary which isis has captured. its a formidable network of complex berms with mutually supporting fields of fire and fallback lines. good thing is its wide open to airpower and should be napalmed ASAP.

UlanBatori · Post by **UlanBatori** » 20 Jan 2017 16:17

Vlad really needs to bring in the heavy stuff and incinerate the surroundings of D-e-Z. 14000 sh1ts all in one nice target area, like Pakis in Shomali Plain. If they are already in a cemetery, hain, fry them on-site.

Pity the Admiral Rustbucketski has returned to Russia. This needed a carrier-borne sustained operation.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 20 Jan 2017 20:08

syrians have launched an attack from the town trying to break through and link up with airbase again. battle is ongoing.

pralay · Post by **pralay** » 20 Jan 2017 20:12

There are unconfirmed reports that SAA has recaptured the cemetery.
Another unconfirmed report from a pro-rebel source is that another SAA Brig. General is killed in DeirEzZor.

UlanBatori · Post by **UlanBatori** » 20 Jan 2017 20:25

At this point, Prich-aid-Iyer jarnails' lives are not worth any more than those of all those Privates and children. There was a pic of a soldier who had fought ISIS for SIX YEARS in D-e-Z who reached shahadat yesterdin. The failure to relieve the siege for 6 years lies directly at the door of the jarnails.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 20 Jan 2017 20:57

this explains the deir azzor socom op

le_carabinier Retweeted
Daniele Raineri ‏@DanieleRaineri Jan 18
US SOF tried to capture Abu Anas al Iraqi to get intelligence about Abu Bakr al Baghdadi, on Sunday 8 north of Deir Ezzor – via CNN

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 20 Jan 2017 20:57

denmark has also now authorized its SOF to cross into syria from iraq if asked for by nato.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 20 Jan 2017 20:59

Wladimir
‏@vvanwilgenburg

Pentagon preparing aggressive proposals to combat #ISIS, including 1: putting 4,000 troops on ground to support #SDF in Syria (CNN)

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 20 Jan 2017 21:00

^^^ around 4 well supplied regiments of M109 and M777 SP guns + Himars would make a real solid contribution.but shells would need to be flown in and trucked onsite. any why not a couple AH64 squadrons too. great for hunting ISIS movements in the night

Austin · Post by **Austin** » 20 Jan 2017 23:33

Exclusive / Russian military police in Aleppo

IndraD · Post by **IndraD** » 21 Jan 2017 01:21

IS desperately needs morale boost & some good news for them it seems

Militants from the Islamic State group have destroyed part of the Roman Theatre in the ancient city of Palmyra.
Syria's antiquities chief said the tetrapylon - a group of four pillared structures which were mainly modern replicas - has also been ruined.

IndraD · Post by **IndraD** » 21 Jan 2017 01:22

The B2 attack in Libya

As per US it was an intel driven operation.
A US air strike on Libya has killed more than 80 rebels from so-called Islamic State (IS), said outgoing US Defence Secretary Ash Carter.
The mission, which dropped around 100 bombs on Wednesday, is thought to be the last signed by President Barack Obama as he prepares to leave office.
Mr Carter said those targeted were "actively planning" attacks in Europe.

UlanBatori · Post by **UlanBatori** » 21 Jan 2017 02:06

Probably people who could testify about US aid to ISIS. I think the Tulsi visit has set the cat among the pigeons. The intel chiefs' panic at DT is palpable. DT has the goods on them, enough to get them arrested and indicted as traitors.

Rudradev · Post by **Rudradev** » 21 Jan 2017 03:13

UlanBatori wrote:Probably people who could testify about US aid to ISIS. I think the Tulsi visit has set the cat among the pigeons. The intel chiefs' panic at DT is palpable. DT has the goods on them, enough to get them arrested and indicted as traitors.

Makes sense now why Tulsi met DT on 21st November.

DT cannot trust anyone in the Washington Foreign Policy Establishment to do his fact finding for him. He knows the CIA are heavily invested in the Clinton-Wilsonian worldview of upholding American-sponsored Pax Saudiana at any cost, and many Republicans (McCain etc.) with much vaunted "foreign policy expertise" credentials are as well.

So he picks out Tulsi Gabbard. Combat veteran, Sanders Democrat, completely unbeholden to the Foreign Policy Establishment but with the acumen to ask the right questions, the brains to figure things out for herself, and the guts to speak the truth. And he personally asks HER to go to Syria and find out for him what's really going on there.

It's like Jamie Lannister, refusing to trust the Varyses and Littlefingers with deeply entrenched interests in Kings Landing... and sending Brienne of Tarth out to look for Sansa Stark instead.

panduranghari · Post by **panduranghari** » 21 Jan 2017 03:23

^ nice parallels.

Trump either goes all in or does not touch the findings of the investigation that Mrs Gabbard does. I would bet on the 2nd possibility.

IndraD · Post by **IndraD** » 21 Jan 2017 03:41

Establishment outraged as Rep. Tulsi Gabbard goes to Syria on fact-finding mission https://www.rt.com/usa/374263-tulsi-gabbard-syria-trip/

Aleppo was an important destination.
The surfing congresswoman famously resigned as the deputy chair of the Democratic National Committee last year and endorsed Bernie Sanders for the party presidential nomination.

In November, she accepted an invitation from President-elect Donald Trump to discuss Syria and the US efforts to fight Al-Qaeda and Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL), sparking speculation that he might appoint her to a Cabinet post.
Gabbard has been a vocal critic of outgoing President Barack Obama’s policy of demanding the ouster of Syrian President Bashar Assad and blaming his government for the bloody war with Islamist rebels.