Levant crisis - III

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 19 Jun 2016 18:54

There are photos on Twitter...1 hummer, 10 trucks and some buildings bearing signs of flames.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 19 Jun 2016 18:59

https://mobile.twitter.com/Thawra_city/ ... 32/photo/1

Another khalifate lion in Fallujah, scaling a wall and heading for the hills when confronted by Iraqi forces

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 19 Jun 2016 19:06

This is the bombed base.

Bosno Sinjić ‏@BosnjoBoy
@BosnjoBoy (3.1) Bear in mind, 2 other groups are around Tanf, "Ahmed Abdo force" & Suqur Islam battalion

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 19 Jun 2016 19:09

Isis seems inept at urban fighting and set piece stand up fights. Vs the nusrah who are as good as any.

TSJones · Post by **TSJones** » 19 Jun 2016 21:16

ok from now on, our side gets air cover and other air defense equipment.........duh. everybody happy now?

UlanBatori · Post by **UlanBatori** » 19 Jun 2016 21:18

REAL SAMs too! Malaysia Airlines has bought 2 new ~~777s....~~ Oops! 737-800s. But what the heck! They all look like Eyeranian F-14s to the new Vincennes Class Aegis Radar funded by the Save Al Qaeda and UkBapzis Foundation. Bearing the autographs of 50 leading State Dept. ~~Saudi-owned Doormats~~Diplomats

Austin · Post by **Austin** » 19 Jun 2016 21:39

Russian soldier was killed in Syria, preventing the attack

http://ria.ru/syria/20160619/1449184800.html

MOSCOW, June 19 -. RIA Novosti Defense Ministry reported the death of a soldier in Syria escort humanitarian convoy of the Russian Center for Reconciliation of the warring parties.

Sergeant Andrew Timoshenkov killed stopping a car bomb, in which a suicide bomber tried to break through to the place of issue of humanitarian aid to residents of Homs province. With the explosion of the car itself was incompatible with Andrew wounded life, the report said.

"Sergeant Timoshenkov Andrey Leonidovich command presented to the state award - posthumously", - added the Russian Defense Ministry.

TSJones · Post by **TSJones** » 19 Jun 2016 21:54

UlanBatori wrote:REAL SAMs too! Malaysia Airlines has bought 2 new ~~777s....~~ Oops! 737-800s. But what the heck! They all look like Eyeranian F-14s to the new Vincennes Class Aegis Radar funded by the Save Al Qaeda and UkBapzis Foundation. Bearing the autographs of 50 leading State Dept. ~~Saudi-owned Doormats~~Diplomats

why don't you wave your arms around and cry "the sky is falling!"?

member_23370 · Post by **member_23370** » 19 Jun 2016 22:35

It literally is for the "FSA".

UlanBatori · Post by **UlanBatori** » 19 Jun 2016 23:50

After the remnants of the Flee Sillian Almy fled, Al Qaeda ul Foggy Bottomi is now the NSA: Noose Sillier Almy

UlanBatori · Post by **UlanBatori** » 20 Jun 2016 06:26

Minister Shoigu seems to have a sedentary job (look at his vodka belly) compared to Col. Smirnoff, walking a foot taller and broader, hain?

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 20 Jun 2016 06:44

Germany should negotiate with nato ally turkey, the paymaster of these formations...

Harald Doornbos ‏@HaraldDoornbos
Syrian group: Germany negotiating w/ AlQaeda #Syria to release kidnapped journalist Janina Findeisen for €15 million

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 20 Jun 2016 07:03

Hassan Ridha ‏@sayed_ridha
The explosion occured outside the house of an #AhrarSham commander in Harem #Idlib

Hassan Ridha
2h2 hours ago
Hassan Ridha ‏@sayed_ridha
A car bomb reportedly targeted an #AhrarSham base in Harem #Idlib countryside

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 20 Jun 2016 07:05

The Antioch church patriarch targeted with a car bomb in qamishli the Assyrian christian town near hasakah
Escapes unharmed

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 20 Jun 2016 08:59

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 20 Jun 2016 09:00

note the 1 finger daesh salute. khalifa cub indeed, can barely walk and that gun is taller than his height...but always willing to take up the cudgels to punish the kuffar

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 20 Jun 2016 09:18

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/che ... witterfeed

pics of the damage in Tanf base.

2 weeks ago the carrier in eastern med started launching airstrikes against ISIS per reports...not sure where...they would need to overfly israel + jordan or turkey to enter syria

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 20 Jun 2016 10:58

The Islamic State of Iraq and Al-Sham (ISIS) launched an important counter-offensive at the Thawrah Oil Fields on Sunday evening after conceding the aforementioned site in the western countryside of the Al-Raqqa Governorate to the Syrian Armed Forces. ISIS was able to recapture the Thawrah Oil Fields after successfully conducting three VBIED (vehicle borne improvised explosive devices) attacks along the Sukhanah-Tabaqa Road. According to a field correspondent with the Syrian Marines, their forces did not have enough time to fortify their positions at the Thawrah Oil Fields, leaving them susceptible to an Islamic State counter-attack. The field correspondent added that the Syrian Armed Forces withdrew 4.5 km south to the Safiyah Crossroad in order to avoid any more casualties. This initial Syrian Army advance on Sunday put them within 13 km of the Tabaqa Airport, marking the first time since August 2014 that the government forces have been within striking distance of this strategic military installation. The Syrian Armed Forces are expected to launch another attack on the Thawrah Oil Fields tomorrow; furthermore, they are likely to utilize Russian air cover this time when advancing towards Tabaqa.

https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/is ... a-airport/ | Al-Masdar News

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 20 Jun 2016 10:59

In deir azzor, saa used atgm to blow up a Daesh ammo depot and then blew up two explosive filled tunnels after digging them under Daesh adda, killing some 20 rats

habal · Post by **habal** » 20 Jun 2016 12:09

chopping off the index finger would literally daesh their hopes. lol

habal · Post by **habal** » 20 Jun 2016 12:19

South aleppo is up in flames,

huge battles being fought, the Al Qaeda terrorist gains have been under extremely high cost in terrorist lives and hardwares.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0B83wij7aEA

https://twitter.com/Hamosh84/status/744518810267320322

On another topic, Syrians from local tribes in Raqqa were trained to guide the SAA and allies to speed up the advance toward Tabqa and Raqqa. Today's advance in Raqqa is pointing to splitting forces toward Tabqa airbase and Maskaneh-Tabqa highway.

https://twitter.com/MmaGreen/status/744556929024925696

habal · Post by **habal** » 20 Jun 2016 12:20

Huge Explosion Destroys Under Ground Tunnel in Zamalka Neighborhood Of Damascus

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htAb_nu6ErE

habal · Post by **habal** » 20 Jun 2016 12:22

Breaking News: Syrian Arab Army enters Raqqa city

Raqqa--This news is just developing and it may shock you. The Syrian Army has been reported to have broken the outer defenses of the city and has taken over a large weapons depot once under the control of ISIS. more details as they appear. "

raqqa does have a few 'no-go' areas for isis, as these areas are controlled by local sunni tribes.

Further info eagerly awaited.

habal · Post by **habal** » 20 Jun 2016 12:28

MmaGreen twitter page has more information on SAA advances to Raqqa. How local residents are helping soldiers etc.

in other news, Turkey massacres refugees fleeing from Syria.

Syrian refugees massacred on Turkish border

Monday 20 Jun 2016 7:49 a.m.

http://www.newshub.co.nz/world/syrian-r ... 2016062007

Turkish regime border guards have shot dead at least 11 Syrians, mostly from one family, as they tried to cross into Turkey from northwestern Syria, activists and a monitoring group say.

At least two women and four children were among those killed in the shootings overnight as the refugees sought to cross into Turkey from the border village of Khirbet al Jouz, the Britain-based Observatory for Human Rights said in a report backed up by several activists in the area.

The monitor, which tracks violence across Syria, said it had documented the killing of nearly 60 civilians while trying to flee from Syria since the start of the year in shooting incidents by Turkish regime border guards.

habal · Post by **habal** » 20 Jun 2016 12:33

AoA

24 commanders killed in a day. that is 30 maar khan stuff from SAA+hezbollah.

http://en.alalam.ir/news/1829923

19 June 2016 16:27
VIDEO: Syrian Army Kills 167 Members of Jeish Al-Fatah Terrorists in Aleppo

Jeish al-Fatah terrorist group has admitted death of 167 members and has confirmed heavy damages and losses during clashes with the Syrian army and popular forces in the Southern parts of Aleppo.

Informed sources close to Jeish al-Fatah reported on Sunday that 24 ringleaders of the terrorist group are among the 167 militants killed in Aleppo recently.

They also added that 5 tanks and 34 military vehicles belonging to the terrorists were destroyed during the fighting.

Meantime, military sources said on Saturday that hundreds of Jeish al-Fatah terrorists crossed Turkey's border into Northern Syria to join their comrades in the mountainous battlefields of the coastal province of Lattakia that has been the scene of government forces' advances in the recent days.

"After significant advances of the Syrian army and its popular allies against the terrorist groups near the border with Turkey, Ankara paved the way for scores of the terrorists to enter Lattakia to join their comrades from Chechnya and Caucasus deployed in Turkmen mountain," the sources said.

habal · Post by **habal** » 20 Jun 2016 12:34

via Syrian Reporters
Vehicles, tanks and artillery belonging to the terrorist organization ISIS, taken away by the Syrian army and its allies in al-Raqqa Governorate (Russian). A suicide truck’s innards.

https://www.facebook.com/syrian.reporte ... 966646542/

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 20 Jun 2016 12:45

ISIS are a one trick pony on the attack.
take cover of dust or darkness to hit the initial defences with VBIEDs
then come forth with bulldozers and welded bridges to try and open holes in earth berms or cross ditches
then the armed horde moves in.

people have been checkmating them using ATGMs kept on warm standby to take out the VBIEDs.

the French have lately supplied some AA cannons to the SDF to save on using expensive ATGMs on VBIEDs.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 20 Jun 2016 12:49

Habal, SAA is nowhere near Raqqa _town_. do not confuse between western raqqa _state_ and the town which is on east bank.

I have no doubt some tribes will defect for various reasons and help the SAA. desert tribes are experts are seeing which way the sands are blowing and will adjust.

the Sukhanah area tribe are allegedly strong IS supporters though.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 20 Jun 2016 12:56

what I could decipher from the confusing signals below is that Hezbollah has sent 150 men from damascus region into deir azzor to make up for losses of other pro-govt militias there.

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in the control of regime forces in Deir al-Zour, which is applied to the organization of the "state" siege from all sides areas.

The founder of the campaign, "Deir ez-Zor slaughtered silently" for "Zaman Al Wasl", the Lebanese Hezbollah began days ago in the formation of a new brigade under the name "Brigade Zine El Abidine", adding that the helicopters, the military regime continues to move batches of components to the city of Deir ez-Zor through The last four days.

He said, "Ramadan" in his speech that the new militia headquarters is located near the central prison in the neighborhood, "Jura" under the control of forces regime in Deir al-Zour, estimated the number of elements of the brigade of about 150 component.

He pointed out that activist militants "Hezbollah" appeared in the city in four months, while their predecessors appear there are elements of the Syrian wing under the command of the Lebanese elements, and distinguished from the elements of the local militias, high salaries and influence.

He continued, "Ramadan" as saying, "The system is brought from Damascus and its countryside Palestinian militia belonging to the youth movement of Palestinian return, known as (Galilee forces) settled down in the neighborhood of mansions Deir ez-Zor to fight alongside troops against state regulation," he killed all of the "Mohammed Abbas Eid Al-Mohammad" and "Essam Issa Abbas' Palestinian militia at the hands of the organization during the clashes at the southern entrance of Deir al-Zour days ago.

The "young Palestinian return movement," the military wing "of Galilee forces" involved battles countryside tenderness against al "State", led by its secretary-general, "Fadi navigator", which has already been pledged to fight and its components as well as the forces of order, according to quantum News Agency system, "SANA".

And fighting alongside regime forces, elements of Hezbollah in Lebanon, and militias Iraq, and the Palestinian Liberation Army to suppress the Syrian revolution, and emerged as their role in the attack on the towns of the "short" and "Zabadani," then Aleppo and other areas over the years have elapsed from the age of the Syrian revolution against the regime of Bashar Assad, and continuing since March / March 2011.
- See more at: https://zamanalwsl.net/news/71669.html# ... bU.twitter

habal · Post by **habal** » 20 Jun 2016 13:05

Singha wrote:Habal, SAA is nowhere near Raqqa _town_. do not confuse between western raqqa _state_ and the town which is on east bank.

I have no doubt some tribes will defect for various reasons and help the SAA. desert tribes are experts are seeing which way the sands are blowing and will adjust.

the Sukhanah area tribe are allegedly strong IS supporters though.

you did say SAA will bypass tabqa and go eastwards to protect the flanks. Maybe, that's just what has happened. The flanks of tabqa may have very few isis reinforcements since many fled away with families.

habal · Post by **habal** » 20 Jun 2016 13:12

slowly something has set me thinking.

what is the starting date for op zarb-e-azb, and does it coincide with peak of isis activities in Syria. Since beginning of that unclean operation by napak army, they (napak army & ISI) just rounded up all the uzbeks, chechens, uighurs from FATA, North Waziristan and shipped them to syria via saudia/turkey. They just changed benefactors from ISI to ISIS, just one letter change.

this same force reaching there started a beheading frenzy, back in asylum North Waziristan & FATA the obstinate ones who refused to leave had to be cleaned up, that is when they launched this zarb-e-azb operation for their dard-e-mush.

habal · Post by **habal** » 20 Jun 2016 13:45

18 June 2016 16:38

Daesh Captures 20 Own Militia While Escaping Raqqa Battlefield in Syria

The ISIL has arrested nearly 2 dozen militants who were trying to escape the battle with the Syrian army in Raqqa province, informed sources disclosed.

"Over 20 ISIL terrorists who wanted to escape to Idlib province in order not to take part in the battle with the Syrian army in the Western part of Raqqa were arrested by the terrorist group," the Arabic-language media quoted local sources as saying on Saturday.
The sources reiterated that the arrested ISIL militants are facing an unknown fate.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 20 Jun 2016 14:06

yesterday they stabbed one of their own cadres in the heart on charges of treason.

the alternate (main) route to Tabqa is from the raqqa side in a circular way via resafa crossroad which the SAA holds now.
https://www.google.co.in/maps/@35.70701 ... 372,10.92z

its a strategic tri junction - one road to tabqa, one to sukhanah and one to dier azzor....if more reinforcements can be fed in, one column could make a start for deir azzor bypassing arak/sukhnah/T3 region and cut the logistical lines of ISIS from behind at the same time. if there were enough resources all the ISIS west of the river could hence be trapped in a great ring of diameter 100s of km.

the thawra oil field is on that thin grey line road to tabqa, the most direct route.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 20 Jun 2016 14:19

war between the iran govt and PKDI is brewing. the kurds say 750 iranian kurds have been executed in the last 1 year

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 20 Jun 2016 14:26

^^ the map as it stands above barely includes Manbij on its southern boundary but includes aleppo city, idlib and northern latakia and they wont get that unless US launches a full scale attack on all other parties there.

Raqqa is well south on the great bend of the river - so YPG is not going to spend blood and treasure on attacking raqqa.

maybe thats why SAA is taking its own time on the west bank, there is no "race to raqqa"

Virupaksha · Post by **Virupaksha** » 20 Jun 2016 14:29

unless the ring is in depth, by passing for relief for an insurgency type thing of ISIS which has air support from US and uses IEDs for creating distractions may not be worth while.

How many pitched in battles has ISIS fought??

Also according to this map,
http://syria.liveuamap.com/

moving on dei azzor right now creates problem of flaank weakness especially against the neo-ISIS, which US has officially blessed. Al- Sukhna and Khwam have to be cut off before moving on dei azzor.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 20 Jun 2016 14:49

you are right...nobody seems to be sure how strong and how far spread this NSA is ... till date they have fought neither ISIS or SAA just sitting there like alert vultures until anyone weakens to creep forward and grab free lands.

habal · Post by **habal** » 20 Jun 2016 14:49

this rojava pos keeps on growing - on maps.

someone wakes up in SD and makes a phone call and does some mental masturbation and voila rojava map has grown again.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 20 Jun 2016 14:59

without the kind of massed artillery, parachute brigade, helicopter assault and heavy logistical tail a conventional large army brings to battle, even getting to deir azzor IF ALL GOES WELL will take 6 months at this rate. a armed horde advancing across the desert will need a tail of some 200k stretching back to fwd depots in Salamiyah and Palmyra and that black ISIS pocket in mountains of east Hama remains uncleared till date.

protecting such a long tail with ISIS critters slithering around randomly is a manpower intensive task, with strongpoints, patrols, QRTs....

habal · Post by **habal** » 20 Jun 2016 15:01

New Syrian Army was straight out of walmart in tel-aviv and Amman and were hit by RuAF.
50 SD 'diplomats' sign a petition to strike at Assad. Lavrovs says 'get f******'
basically Kerry wants 3 more months of ceasefire and guarantees that Al-Qaeda will not be bombed by Russia.

if this doesn't prove anglo-israel lobby isn't behind the creation and organisation of Al-Qaeda, then I do not know what does.

no wonder this anglo establishment desperately wants crooked Hillary to be president, I mean who else can mentor their various terrorist creations in middle-east other than Hillary. Trump is just playing along.