Levant crisis - III

[Rony]

Typical Americans. Want to claim credit all for themselves. Not a word on the Kurds who helped them.

It fell to Mazloum Abdi, SDF chief to announce his role in killing Bagdhadi

https://twitter.com/MazloumAbdi/status/ ... 0908333057

Successful& historical operation due to a joint intelligence work with the United States of America.

[UlanBatori]

Oh well! You DO believe that it was Sir Edmund Hillary who actually climbed Mt. Everest carrying Sherpa Tenzing Norgay on his shoulders, right?
And the Battle of El Alamein was won by the BRITISH soldiers of the 8th Army, who died protecting the Indian coolies?
And the Battle of Kohima was won by British General Slim and his British men, protecting the cowering Indian soldiers?

[Rony]

https://twitter.com/edipyuksel/status/1 ... 9798845441

"Baghdadi was under protection of Turkish dictator Erdogan, as was Ben Ladin who was under protection Pakistan. The US knew about both for years, but their capture is deliberately delayed, and is timed to promote major mutually beneficial domestic and ınternational agenda".

[UlanBatori]

RT.com:

Washington Post changes al-Baghdadi obituary headline after calling ISIS leader 'austere religious scholar'
By Justine Coleman - 10/27/19 02:54 PM EDT

[Roop]

this is the 3rd time I'm hearing about his death.

... Like a cat he seems to have 9 lives
6 more to go

You're right, I was thinking the same myself. But there's something important to point out here. All the American public utterances on this have been to the effect that they believe GotUS statements on this matter (as indeed on all similar matters, like the death of Osama). You never hear of an American "subooth gang" demanding "सबूत ले आओ . तुम झूट बोलते हो, जब तक सबूत पेश नहीं, तब तक तुम पर विश्वास नहीं (Prove it. You are lying, we won't believe you until you give us proof)". Even the lying traitor scumbag Democrats like Schiff, Waters, Hirono et al are not saying that. They all loathe Trump more than they loathe Osama (assuming they loathe Osama), but they have limits beyond which they will not stray.

[kit]

OT but there is a strong belief that the US will NOT do enough to stop terrorism export from Pakistan.

[sanjaykumar]

The US has however demonstrated that it will not disengage from its mission. Does Pakistan want to stake all on some jihadi not getting ideas about reenacting 9/11?


What’s the mood amongst Indian Muslims and Pakistanis? Are they going to pull another Moplah over this khalifa biting the dust?

[Parasu]

https://twitter.com/edipyuksel/status/1188316679798845441

"Baghdadi was under protection of Turkish dictator Erdogan, as was Ben Ladin who was under protection Pakistan. The US knew about both for years, but their capture is deliberately delayed, and is timed to promote major mutually beneficial domestic and ınternational agenda".

Baghdadi is killed in Idlib. Idlib is protected by Turkey. Russia and Syria want to bomb it. Turkey wants to protect its Jihadis.
Baghdadi's spokesperson and his right hand man al-Muhajir is killed in Jarablus. Jarablus is directly controlled by Turkey.
https://www.newsweek.com/us-strikes-kil ... id-1468018

That wouldn't stop Russia or the US from making deals after deals with Turkey. Same as Pakistan.

[UlanBatori]

Guys, pls watch / listen to the trump news conference. Makes it plain as day that "The Mission" is to steal Syrian (and Iraqi) oil. Same for NATO mission. Mission has not changed since Suez SNAFU.

[chanakyaa]

That article from RT showing satellite imagery of oil cargo near Hasakah is very cleverly presented. It shows oil tanks and allegedly oil production sites, but stops from showing or alluding to where the oil tanks are going. Oil pump jack needs electricity, where is it coming from? Oil needs to be refined and processed. It is definitely not using Syrian refineries. So where is it being illegally sold and shipped? It has to go to either Eyerak or Toorkey for processing. Remember arial videos from 3 years ago showing oil shipping to Toorkey? Also, given the poor infrastructure, the trucks have to travel using one of the remaining major roads to Eyerak (erbil refinery) or Toorkey, which is easy to spot.

[UlanBatori]

Proof! CNN/ABC are Russian Agints! RT.com says same thing as what CNN/ABC said yesterday.

Except Deir ez-Zor is Syrian land. The oil under the ground there is Syrian oil. And Syria, officially, remains under the rule of President Bashar Assad. The United States is not technically at war with Assad, its presence in Syria is not sanctioned by international law, and even if the US were leading an internationally recognized military campaign against Assad, seizing oil is not legal under the American definition of the ‘spoils of war.’

And to top it off, there’s no inkling that Islamic State, or what remains of the group, will even threaten the sites. Asked on Monday if the oilfields and their American protectors were under any threat, Esper replied “not at this time.”

Though Syria is not a major producer, oil sales accounted for a quarter of the state’s revenue and were projected to net the government $3.2 billion in 2010, before the outbreak of war. Now, with much of the country in ruins, oil sales could be a vital lifeline for the nation’s rebuilding. With the US denying everyone bar the Kurds access to at least some of this oil, that recovery is hampered.

ABC/CNN called it a War Crime to steal Syrian oil. "Pillaging" to be exact.

[Parasu]

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/1 ... offensive/

6 Syrian soldiers killed by Turkey. Its time for Putin to ask the Syrins to withdraw from Northern Syria.

[UlanBatori]

Syrian govt confirms heavy clashes between Turkish/ FSA and SAA. I hope Gen. Vodkov's wings are not clipped?

[UlanBatori]

Interesting snippet. The blast that leveled the Bag-daddy compound was a US bomb that was launched *****AFTER****** Bag-daddy was confirmed dead.
Wipe out the evidence?

[SriKumar]

Interesting snippet. The blast that leveled the Bag-daddy compound was a US bomb that was launched *****AFTER****** Bag-daddy was confirmed dead.
Wipe out the evidence?

If you read the sequence of events, they blew holes into walls to get in. So there were walls standing when they went in. The flattening happened after the fact, and probably an air raid well after exfiltration.

After getting out with the prisoners, documents and his corpse, there was no reason to do further damage.

The idea of leveling the compound was to send a not-so subtle message to their friends and family, extended cousins that this is what will happen to you if you mess with us. I assuming anyone who survived the raid was vaporized in the bombing. The whole thing is flattened and burnt white, and very little debris to see which is surprising. I wish they had released a 'before' picture as well to drive home the message. Google maps should have something if we know the coordinates.

Added later:
GOTUS has obliged. Dawn paper has printed the pix.. Before and After picture.

https://www.dawn.com/news/1514015/us-re ... ion-attack
Message going to the right players.
For added measure a general does call it a parking lot after they were done with the bad guys.

[Parasu]

https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/sy ... ast-syria/

Syrian military withdraws soldiers from some border areas in northeast Syria

One of the two things has happened.
Russians have leaned on the SAA to move troops.
Or
The SAA has realised that it is no match for Turkish Army+Jihadis.

[UlanBatori]

Confirmation that Al BagDaddy 's Bar is going to open in LA or Chicago

Like the Pakistan Army, the ISIS has ***NEVER*** accepted any setback.

[Rudradev]

https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/syrian-military-withdraws-soldiers-from-some-border-areas-in-northeast-syria/

Syrian military withdraws soldiers from some border areas in northeast Syria

One of the two things has happened.
Russians have leaned on the SAA to move troops.
Or
The SAA has realised that it is no match for Turkish Army+Jihadis.

Or the US is back/never really left.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-syri ... XA1DG?il=0

BEIRUT (Reuters) - U.S. armored vehicles were seen on Thursday near the Syria-Turkey border in a part of northeastern Syria where they had not been observed since early October when Washington announced the withdrawal of American forces, according to a witness and Reuters video footage.

A military source from the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) described the movement as a patrol running between the towns of Rmeilan and Qahtaniyah, which is 20 km (12 miles) to the west. The source said it would “not be a one-time” event.

The witness saw the U.S. military vehicles outside the town of Qahtaniyah, roughly 6 km (4 miles) south of the border.

Later on Thursday, Reuters video recorded from Turkish territory showed a convoy of around 20 military vehicles flying American flags moving through the Syrian border city of Qamishli, which is about 30 km (19 miles) west of Qahtaniyah.

The head of the SDF’s media office could not immediately be reached for comment. Turkey’s defense and foreign ministries did not respond to a Reuters request for comment.

President Donald Trump announced on Oct. 6 that U.S. forces would withdraw from northeastern Syria, where the United States had allied with the SDF to oust Islamic State forces, paving the way for a Turkish offensive against Kurdish militia forces in the area.

In response to a question about the reported troop movement, Colonel Myles Caggins, a spokesman for the U.S.-led coalition, said: “All Coalition military operations are de-conflicted with other forces operating in the region”.

“We have begun repositioning Coalition troops to the Deir al-Zor region, in coordination with our SDF partners, to increase security (and) continue our mission to defeat (Islamic State) remnants,” Caggins added.

The U.S. military said last week it was reinforcing its position in Syria with additional assets, including mechanized forces, to prevent oil fields from being taken over by remnants of the Islamic State militant group or others.

Trump said last week a small number of U.S. troops would remain in the area of Syria “where they have the oil”.

Syria’s oil wells are principally located in Deir al-Zor province, well south of the Turkish border, though one is located in the country’s northeastern tip nearer to where the U.S. forces were spotted.

Iran, Russia and Turkey - the three remaining actors in the region wielding influence over the conflict - have all criticized the U.S. decision to maintain a presence near oil fields.
...

The reported troop movement comes after the expiration of a Tuesday deadline set by Turkey and Russia for the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia, the main component of the SDF, to pull back 30 km (19 miles) away from its border. Turkey made a similar deal with the United States, pausing its assault during the withdrawal.

While both Washington and Moscow have said that YPG fighters left the border area within the given time, Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan has said Kurdish fighters still remained, and that Ankara and Moscow would begin joint patrols along the border at a depth of 7 km (4 miles) on Friday.

Ankara views the YPG as a terrorist organization because of its links to Kurdish militants in southeastern Turkey, and aims to establish a “safe zone” in northern Syria cleared of the group, where it says up to 2 million Syrian refugees can settle.

...

[Y. Kanan]

Regarding the blatant seizure of Syrian oil fields, it's nice to see the US now being openly seen as the rogue state we already knew them to be.

https://www.npr.org/2019/10/30/77452147 ... st-pillage

Stewart cites numerous international agreements binding the U.S., including the Fourth Geneva Convention, that define the taking of goods during wartime without the owner's permission as pillaging — a war crime.

[UlanBatori]

rt.com

Donald Trump is not trying to hide Washington’s true policies and intentions behind the doublespeak about freedom and democracy – and that makes him arguably the best US leader, Syrian President Bashar Assad has admitted.
“We’ve stayed back and kept the oil,” Trump reiterated on Friday, reaffirming the main US interest in Syria and making clear that all less immediately lucrative and longer-term endeavors like keeping peace and reconstructing the devastated country should be taken care of by someone else. “Other people can patrol the border of Syria... let them – they’ve been fighting for a thousand years...”
I like oil! We're keeping the oil!
Trump’s remarkably blunt approach was even commended by Syria’s Assad, who sarcastically noted in a recent interview that American Nobel peace prize laureate presidents always pose as the “defenders of human rights and noble and unique American values” but rarely admit to simply being “criminals who represent the interests of American lobbies.” He is the best American President, not because his policies are good, but because he is the most transparent president… What can be better than an honest enemy?

[UlanBatori]

US troops come under fire from US-supported Moderate Child Beheaders using US-supplied weapons paid for by US taxpayers

[UlanBatori]

Question in a very good cause:
Does anyone have threads I and II saved, please? Writing history in a good cause....

[kit]

US troops come under fire from US-supported Moderate Child Beheaders using US-supplied weapons paid for by US taxpayers

I dont think (even ? ) the US military contractors/suppliers really care about where they are used !! .. and paid for US taxpayer .. God knows where all those monies go .. people tend to get shocked ( ? ) .. when you print and print money , it has to be kept going , someting the chinese are trying to emulate but then OT !

[UlanBatori]

Would he hilarious if it weren't the history of genocide: Turkey says US is in Syria to steal the oil and fund Terrorism. They should know, hain?

[UlanBatori]

The potential Informers at the war crimes trials, are falling one by one: Now White Helmet Chemical Poisoner Halaed

James Le Mesurier was found dead near his home in Istanbul on Monday. Turkish police believe he fell to his death and are investigating the circumstances.

[UlanBatori]

White Helmet's bibi prevented from leaving Turkey pending investigation. Meanwhile his corpse has been shifted to Londonistan to the Usual Quarters who also covered up the Air India Mt. Blanc crash, TWA crash near Newport, RI, and MH370 disappearance.

Anadolu Agency reports Thursday that James Le Mesurier's Swedish wife, Emma Winberg, was questioned by police on Wednesday. Authorities imposed the travel ban in case she needs to be questioned again {as the only scapegoat in sight}.

[UlanBatori]

Is this the same airbase that was bombed by USAF later? Hope the Russians got out in time? But i thought that one was in a different part of the country.

[habal]

like clockwork

https://mobile.almasdarnews.com/article ... ern-syria/

ISIS terrorists launch several attacks against Syrian Army troops in eastern Syria

BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:20 P.M.) – The Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS/Daesh) terrorist organization launched several attacks against the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) in the eastern region of Syria on Monday.

The terrorist group began their attacks in the Deir Ezzor Governorate, where they attacked a couple of Syrian Arab Army posts near the city of Al-Mayadeen.

ISIS then stepped up their attacks in the Badiya Al-Sukhnah region of eastern Homs, striking the Syrian Arab Army’s positions between the towns of Al-Sukhnah and Al-Shoula.

While the Syrian Arab Army was able to repel the Islamic State’s attacks, they did suffer heavy casualties in the process.

The Islamic State’s surprise attacks caught the Syrian Arab Army off guard in this vast desert region, which is where the terrorist group has thrived since they lost their de facto capital last year.

Following these attacks, the Syrian and Russian air forces began heavily targeting the sites suspected of having an Islamic State presence in the Deir Ezzor and Homs governorates.

The Syrian Arab Army has since sent reinforcements to the Badiya Al-Sukhnah region to search for the terrorists that launched today’s attacks.

sukhnah is halfway to palmyra in eastern homs, favorite hangout of isis who can switch easily from anbar of iraq to eastern homs to deir ez zor in syria.

[habal]

Military Advisor
@miladvisor
·
11h
President Putin visited the Umayyad Mosque (Great Mosque of #Damascus) and the shrine of St. John the Baptist located in it. In memory of a visit to the Umayyad Mosque, Putin presented the Quran of the 17th century as a gift.

[habal]

the Russian President was told by Syrian president Bashar al-Assad to invite American president Donald Trump to Damascus.

such a conversation arose when the leaders of the two countries were at a meeting with the Patriarch of Antioch John X discussing the legend about the apostle Paul, who was on the road to Damascus. Commenting on this story, Assad joked that if Trump arrives in Damascus, then “everything will be fine with him too.”

https://www.fort-russ.com/2020/01/only- ... -damascus/

[UlanBatori]

^^ I think this will happen, but sadly, cannot see DT risking it until 2nd term. Too hard to explain to the vast armies of pea-brained elephants.

[habal]

Oh oh
looks like he doesn't know which way to roll. He wants all turkmen jehadis not absorbed in Libya returned back home to Idlib.

https://mobile.almasdarnews.com/article ... nto-idlib/

Breaking: Erdogan vows to stop Syrian Army’s advance into Idlib

BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:20 A.M.) – During his press conference at the AK Party’s parliamentary group meeting on Tuesday in Ankara, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed to stop the Syrian Arab Army’s (SAA) advance in the Idlib Governorate.

Erdogan, who has been one of the most staunch supporters of the opposition groups in Syria, threatened to prevent the Syrian Army’s advance further in Idlib if they do not allow the 400,000 displaced people to return to their homes.

[habal]

With Soleimani & Muhandis taken out of picture by mentors, ISIS attempts to make a comeback in its favorite sukhnah, palmyrah, homs desert. As usual huge columns of ISIS in desert go invisible to satellites that can see SAM blips take off in tehran.

ISIS launches heavy attacks against Syrian Army troops in east Homs
https://mobile.almasdarnews.com/article ... east-homs/

According to a field report from the Homs Governorate, the Islamic State launched heavy attacks in the Badiya Al-Sukhnah region, resulting in fierce clashes between the terrorists and Syrian Arab Army.

The report said the Syrian Arab Army suffered over ten casualties as a result of these clashes; however, they managed to hold their ground and did not concede their military posts to the terrorist forces.

[habal]

russian humour


Mutlu Civiroglu
@mutludc

9h
A large Russian military convoy arrived Qamishli tonight reportedly trying to go to Rimeilan area. Yesterday US forces prevented the convoy so it has returned back to Tal Tamir base. Earlier today when the convoy was passing through Dirbasiya city



video - https://twitter.com/i/status/1217481816770318337

Scott's Humor
@ScottsHumor

7h
Replying to
@mutludc
@CENTCOM should learn by now, that when they prevent Russian armed forces @mod_russia to get to destination of their deployment, a larger force will show up next day. If still prevented, an entire army will show up. Legitimately per war fighting laws. Do Americans want that?

[UlanBatori]

So SAA/Russians are basically giving the Idlib "rebels" the choice of getting out or else... The "rebels" are finding that Turkey's welcome mat is a bit overstated. 400000 is a big number, hain?

[hnair]

How did he manage to stuff his beard with that much calories per day in a war zone?

Iraq captures ISIS’s ‘Jabba the Jihadi’, who was ‘too large’ for police car

Weighing at a whopping 560 pounds (250 kg approx.), the fanatic was loaded onto a flatbed pickup truck by the Iraqi SWAT team as he was too large to be accommodated inside the police car, reported New York Post.

If they shake him down, they might find a few TV remotes, Apple Newton, half eaten shawarma-machine, Al-zawahari etc

[Rony]

5 Turkish troops killed in 'intense' Syrian army attack in Idlib

On February 10, ‘al-Qaeda freedom fighters’ launched a powerful attack on positions of pro-government forces near Saraqib. Militants publicly employed Turkish-supplied military equipment and weapons. The attack itself was also supported by Turkish artillery strikes. Turkish troops were filmed close with near the frontline. They directed the attack of their brothers in arms on the Syrian Army. At least 5 Turkish personnel were reportedly killed in the retaliatory strikes by the Syrian Army. The battle for Idlib is ongoing.

[UlanBatori]

It's getting bad because Turkish military is attacking Syrian army inside Syrian territory, and the UN has their thumbs all inside their asses. Only a smart Russian jhapad administered in the guise of a Syrian jhapad will discourage the Turks; alternative is for Russians to directly do the hitting. They are getting close to the latter. And then since Erdogan is obliging NATO by putting his troops in Libya to face off against the Russian-backed militia in Libya... he may get NATO to intervene to save his terrorists in Syria.

[Rony]

And then since Erdogan is obliging NATO by putting his troops in Libya to face off against the Russian-backed militia in Libya... he may get NATO to intervene to save his terrorists in Syria.

NATO does not support Turkey on Libya. France is supporting Haftar. US is sending mixed signals but appears to be leaning towards him. Trump had a phone conversation with Haftar who is a US citizen and lauded him for fighting terrorism and protecting oil reserves. America's munna's Saudi, Egypt and UAE support Haftar. US blocked a UNSC statement condemning an air raid on a migrant detention center that killed dozens of people which the GNA blamed on the US munna UAE. Considering that even Russia supports Haftar, Turkey has only Qatar for support and pretty much is isolated in Libya.

[Rony]

Saraqeb is east of Idlib.

Russian drone footage from Saraqeb battle of its Air Force following multiple different rebel vehicles and then blowing them up after they reach their destinations. Jihadists at the Idlib front line under constant Russian surveillance.