Levant crisis - III

habal · Post by **habal** » 29 Sep 2016 11:38

Military Report From Aleppo | September 28th 2016 -

Bhurishravas · Post by **Bhurishravas** » 29 Sep 2016 14:50

Singha wrote:Bhurishrava this is getting very repetitive ...you have a view and we heard it. No need to keep repeating it in every post. There was one poster who refused to just say bengaluru but always added the city of boiled beans...he refused to listen and carried on...admins banned him.

I posted two news links - Neither of which were posted before.
Your problem is more with my criticism of Putin than with repetitiveness.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 29 Sep 2016 16:14

final warning. do not post repetitive statements which adds no value. its fine to post the other stuff you posted.

its no different from the "india and TSP have fought 3 wars over cashmere" bs.

Austin · Post by **Austin** » 29 Sep 2016 17:33

Defense Ministry: Threats inadmissible in Russia-US dialog on Syria

Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said on Thursday.

"We once again state that we are fully ready for continuing a dialog with the American side and for continuing work on joint measures in fight against terrorists in Syria," he said.

"However, even signs of threats to our military and Russian nationals must be ruled out in this dialog. There will be no bargaining in the issues of ensuring the safety of Russian nationals no matter where they stay. This is our main and overriding priority," Konashenkov said.

"Rear admiral turned Department of State spokesman John Kirby, I am certain, is well aware of the after-effects of his statement. His words are the most frank confession by the US side so far the whole ‘opposition’ ostensibly fighting a civil war in Syria is a US-controlled international terrorist alliance," Konashenkov said.

"What makes Kirby’s statement particularly shocking is that the scale of direct US influence on terrorists’ activity is global. That it reaches as far as Russia. The mask comes off, doesn’t it, sirs?" Konashenkov asked.

Austin · Post by **Austin** » 29 Sep 2016 17:34

There is a sense of Sarcasm by Russian MOD in response to SD threat to Russian cities statements

Imagine if the same statement was made by Russian External affairs that fighting against Taliban or Al-Quaida would bring threats of Bombing and attacks on US Cities and its citizen .......senators would have cried murder and accused Russia of terrorism

Austin · Post by **Austin** » 29 Sep 2016 17:55

The fundamental weakness of the Shiah country in West Asia is that they dont have a common military force like GCC has it , Even Bahrain had Shia riots but GCC brought its force in with all soldiers and tanks and what not to quell the riots with blessing of massa and they just made some good story on CNN/BBC to spin to off as every thing is resolved.

The Shia otoh involving Iran , Iraq and for that matter Syria are just too widely dispersed their troop not trained for interoperability between them an they dont have any common security force like GCC does .....its all scattered around and hotch potch so they cannot provide any effective response and diplomatic too it becomes weak.

Looks like Russia is doing the heavy duty now in terms of Strike and taking all the trashing in UN and from EU and GCC for defending Assad.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 29 Sep 2016 18:39

Well looking at performance of gcc army with high std nato kit in yemen...they are no match from iran though iran army is not so well kitted. Neither gcc will show its face in iraq or syria

What they have is a surplus of cash to fund jihad and export their own jihadis to other lands plus nato political support. This gives them outsize teeth for no real conventional economic underpinning or population number

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 30 Sep 2016 10:06

PKK have downed a turkiye f16 over northern iraq or it crashed, but photos of the wreck parts after turks bombed it to bits are up on agitpapa twitter

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 30 Sep 2016 10:31

north front - handarat camp and kindi hospital have been taken...this time perhaps in great strength to hold them
central front - area around aleppo citadel being cleared slowly
south front - occasional fighting around 1070 housing complex

some buildings in east aleppo now sport syrian flags in anticipation of people secretly hoping the govt liberates them soon. armed nusra bandits are keeping a hawks eye on such splittist and counter revolutionary elements and have warned them houses will be burned if they sneak off to west aleppo.

ISIS had overrun maher and al-shaer gas fields in east homs in a surprise attack...maher is back in govt hands who are chasing them into al-shaer fields now.

Austin · Post by **Austin** » 30 Sep 2016 10:41

Singha wrote:Well looking at performance of gcc army with high std nato kit in yemen...they are no match from iran though iran army is not so well kitted. Neither gcc will show its face in iraq or syria

What they have is a surplus of cash to fund jihad and export their own jihadis to other lands plus nato political support. This gives them outsize teeth for no real conventional economic underpinning or population number

I was reffering to having common Shia Army grouping which can be useful to quell dessent/colour revolution in Syria and Shia countries.

When there were protest in Bahrain GCC quickly moved its forces inside the country atleast these GCC forces are useful that way to protect the monarchy if not to win any battles

Austin · Post by **Austin** » 30 Sep 2016 10:42

Forget the headline but the contents of BBC article seems to indicate Western military are shocked with Russian military performance in Syria which initially they thought would fail miserably

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-37507207

Philip · Post by **Philip** » 30 Sep 2016 13:53

The West/US has consistently underestimated Putin,asininely labelling him "Vlad-the-Bad",ex-KGB chief,etc.,etc.forgetting that their very own Bush Sr. was the CIA chief too! Kosher for a US pres to be a former CIA chief but not for the Russkies.Chee!Chee!

Secondly,the US forces which fight drinking bottled water preferably,eating junk food with bars and soda fountains in US bases, took a mighty hammering from the Iraqi resistance,which has morphed into ISIS.Not understanding,in fact refusing to understand the hoary history "I-rak",I-Ran and those Sh*ts",the cradle of civilisation in this epoch of global human history,Wat is worse,the US establishment has turned its back on ancient wizards like Henry K ,GB Sr. included,and excluded Russia from ts legitimate interests around the world.The Cold War mentality is alive and very active in Foggy Bottom.These illiterate diplomutts and anal-ysts,have also forgotten that Russia defeated Napoleon and Hitler,losing 27M in WW2 alone!

Putin has relentlessly and steadfastly given the highest priority to modernising the Russian armed forces,its intel apparatus,with a priority to the most important aspect,its start. forces and SSBNs in particular.Borei and Yasen N-subs and new ballistic and tactical missiles are being manufactured at blistering pace. On the global stage,Russia under Putin is resolved to maintain at any cost its strat. interests esp in the MEast where Syria is the key.Tartus,Latakia,etc. give it a foothold in the Meditt. and deny the Soothis and Gulfies control over Syrian O&G reserves-larger than Kuwait and pipeline routes to Europe which would affect its own supply lifeline to the EU.

Many US retd. generals,etc. have also spoken openly that Russian interests must be factored in. The US and Russia combined could rout ISIS within weeks,but it is NOT in US interests becos of theirSoothi conenction! The above mentioned facts being the reason and huge US arms sales to the Soothis and Gulfies. Meanwhile ,relentlessly the Russo-Syrian-Iranian forces are hell-bent upon capturing Aleppo and reinforcing the legitimacy and authority of the Assad regime.The stakes are v.v.high. Why the US is desperate for leverage against Russia and along with the Brits are hyperventilating in panic of the anticipated capture of Aleppo.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/ ... ia-islamic

Sectarian fighters mass for battle to capture east Aleppo
Hundreds of Syrian troops and an estimated 5,000 foreign Shia fighters plan imminent advance into besieged area of city
People dig in the rubble in an ongoing search for survivors at a site hit previously by an airstrike in the rebel-held Tariq al-Bab neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria on Monday.
Martin Chulov and Kareem Shaheen in Beirut
Thursday 29 September 2016

As the most intensive air bombardment of the war has rained down on opposition-held east Aleppo this week, an army of some 6,000 pro-government fighters has gathered on its outskirts for what they plan will be an imminent, decisive advance.

Among those poised to attack are hundreds of Syrian troops who have eyed the city from distant fixed positions since it was seized by Syrian rebels in mid-2012.

But in far greater numbers are an estimated 5,000 foreign fighters who will play a defining role in the battle – and take a lead stake in what emerges from the ruins.

Iran covertly recruits Afghan Shias to fight in Syria

The coming showdown for Aleppo is a culmination of plans made far from the warrooms of Damascus. Shia Islamic fighters have converged on the area from Iraq, Iran, Lebanon and Afghanistan to prepare for a clash that they see as a pre-ordained holy war that will determine the future of the region.

For the past four years, Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad and his regime have insisted that his forces were capable of shaping the battle for Aleppo and that the confrontation would be fought along nationalist lines. But with the battle now imminent, the remnants of Assad’s army have been relegated to a supporting role.

On social media accounts, and in interviews, leaders of the Shia groups speak in strident sectarian tones about the looming battle, which they bill as part of the same struggle to orientate power in Iraq and Lebanon.

Commanders gathered near Aleppo include battle-hardened devotees of Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, with close to a decade of experience fighting in Iraq against both US troops and Sunni militants, including the Islamic State (Isis).

One of the most prominent of those leaders is Akram al-Kaabi, from the Iraqi militia Keta’ib Hezbollah, who arrived in Aleppo last weekend. Surrounded by Shia iconography in the town of al-’Ais, near Aleppo, he praised his followers’ willingness to fight far from home and described them as part of an “army of resistance” defending the Shia faith from usurpers.

“Why are you going to Syria? Because we are in the axis of resistance, and the axis of resistance has many battles all over the world,” al-Kaabi said. “If we had to go to the farthest point of the world, we would go.”

In a speech to his fighters which was filmed and shared on social media, al-Kaabi said: “Youth like you are conducting jihad inside Iraq and outside Iraq, your path of jihad is blessed.”

Controlled by Iran, the deadly militia recruiting Iraq's men to die in Syria

Invoking centuries-old grievances between Sunnis and Shias, he compared Assad’s opponents in Aleppo to figures from the founding days of Islam who killed the son-in-law of the Prophet Muhammad at the battle of Karbala in 680 AD.

“We are facing monsters, the grandsons of Yazid and Muawiyah, and the grandsons of those who carried out the Karbala massacres – and today they want to repeat them.”

Muawiya and Yazid are still despised by the Shia for undermining attempts by Muhammad’s son-in-law Ali to lead an early Islamic caliphate.

All around the edges of Aleppo, yellow and green Shia flags flutter in the wind. Banners commemorating fallen fighters – some from Lebanon’s Hezbollah and more from the Iraqi groups – have been hung from homes and lamp posts.

The religious iconography is viewed by the opposition as a claim on the area, which in recent centuries has been home to mostly Sunni communities.

“Iran has been there a long time,” said Sobhi Zeitun, an opposition fighter who fled Aleppo for Turkey in May. “We could hear them on the radio for a long time. They taunted and mocked. They said they were going to kill us in the name of Ali. This is the face of Bashar, a man who hands over the country to sectarian groups, because he can’t defend it himself.”

As the air attacks on Aleppo intensified this week, a senior Iranian general acknowledged that forces he commands had given targets to the Russian air force

“Many victories, such as the one in Aleppo, could not have been achieved only by air and without the involvement of ground forces,” said Major General Yahya Rahim Safavi, a senior advisor to Iran’s Revolutionary Guards. “The Russian aerial support has been effective but ground forces had been supplying them with information about the location of terrorists.”

'Hell itself': Aleppo reels from alleged use of bunker-buster bombs

Together with Syrian planes, Russian jets are believed to have dropped more than 1,700 bombs on east Aleppo since the start of the week. Some of the bombs have been bunker busting explosives that Save The Children said have forced the closure of schools that had been moved underground to protect students from near constant attacks.

The strikes destroyed two more hospitals on Wednesday, taking to more than 40 the number of hospitals and medical clinics that had been destroyed and damaged in east Aleppo since the Russian intervention to support the Syrian leader one year ago.

Mohammed Sheikh, a resident of East Aleppo, fled the fighting in the city earlier this year. He said that the battle for the city was being fought along sectarian lines but said only one side – the Sunnis – were being labelled as sectarian. “There are hardline people among us [the opposition]. We admit that and we are scared of them. But you should all be scared about what comes next. You should all face what is happening. If this continues to be about one sect fighting the other, this will be a war that will destroy civilisation.”"

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 30 Sep 2016 14:58

every house in rebel held areas of aleppo is a hospital, school, orphanage, mosque, museum, granary ... one really wonders where the 1000s of jihadis strongly defending the place live and work.

Manish_P · Post by **Manish_P** » 30 Sep 2016 15:34

^

Well we do see them in places one expects the islamic rat scum to be in... the gutters, under the ground..

habal · Post by **habal** » 30 Sep 2016 17:06

you forget doctors, all victims in aleppo are doctors working in hospitals or white helmets killed in midst of rescuing al-muhaysini. Children running around with stuffed dolls given by western philanthropy are dime a dozen in war torn aleppo. For them running in streets amidst flying bullets is a pastime they indulge in when they get tired of PS-IV.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 30 Sep 2016 17:49

dont know how many bomber harris the british turd killed by insisting on bombing populated german towns by masses of 100s of level bombers, but the tokyo fire raid - again a deliberate attack designed to maximise civilian casualties killed some 100,000 people on its own. hiroshima and nagasaki were again targets picked because they would kill a lot of people, and yet not be tier1 place like tokyo. and on a lesser scale there was jallianwala bagh - got to teach the wogs a lesson on obedience to the raj.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 30 Sep 2016 17:51

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 30 Sep 2016 18:31

a yezidi girl keeping a watch to protect fellow yezidis on the road .. her face speaks of the horrors she has seen at such a young age

Lalmohan · Post by **Lalmohan** » 30 Sep 2016 18:35

singhullah - i referenced this very photograph in one of my posts from last year. it has haunted me ever since i first saw it

dnivas · Post by **dnivas** » 30 Sep 2016 21:39

That pic by Singha is epic. Doctors office/ orphanage / Pet Shop / Kittens;

Laughed for quite a bit. Did you make it?

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 30 Sep 2016 22:06

it was made by a "pro-regime" twitterer

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 01 Oct 2016 10:09

AL masdar

ALEPPO, SYRIA (12:00 A.M.) - The largest battle to take place in this 5 year-long conflict is quickly approaching Aleppo City, as both the Syrian Armed Forces and jihadist rebels mobilize thousands of men to gain the upper-hand on the battlefield.

Reports from the Syrian Arab Army's High Command indicate that the jihadist rebels of Jaysh Al-Fateh (Army of Conquest) have amassed thousands of militants in preparation for their large-scale counter-offensive against the government forces and their allies in southern and western Aleppo.

The supreme commander of the Syrian Armed Forces in Aleppo, Major General Za'id Saleh, told Al-Masdar News on Wednesday that only 2,500 militants remain inside the eastern Aleppo neighborhoods.

Lifting the siege on the east Aleppo neighborhoods is one of Jaysh Al-Fateh's main objectives during this upcoming offensive; it will also require a large number of military personnel to break-through the Syrian Arab Army's defenses again.

According to local reports from the Aleppo Governorate, Jaysh Al-Fateh, specifically Jabhat Fateh Al-Sham (formerly Al-Nusra Front), has prepared at least 20 VBIEDs (vehicle borne improvised explosive device) for this upcoming offensive, along with amassing thousands of fighters.

Not to be outdone, the Syrian Armed Forces have sent a large number of reinforcements from the Tartous Governorate to Aleppo City in order to combat the upcoming jihadist offensive.

This might be the last chance for the jihadist rebels reestablish themselves in the Aleppo Governorate because they have lost a considerable amount of territory over the course of three year

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 01 Oct 2016 10:11

russians stocking up on vodka...some could be rotations

LATAKIA, SYRIA (4:40 P.M.) - A large squadron of Sukhoi Su-24 fighter jets reportedly arrived to the Humaymim Military Airfields near the coastal city of Jableh on Friday morning.

These Su-24 fighter jets are expected to take part in the upcoming aerial campaign against the Islamic State of Iraq and Al-Sham (ISIS) in the vast Syrian Desert.

In addition to the arrival of the Su-24s, the Russians brought with them a squadron of Su-34 fighter jets to partake in the upcoming aerial campaign.

The Russian Air Force is also rumored to be bringing back the powerful Su-25 fighter jets to the Humaymim Military Airfields after a six month long hiatus.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 01 Oct 2016 10:13

inside the city the syrian govt continues to make slow progress block by block...jihadists are fighting for every yard and in meantime also pounding west aleppo when they get a chance.

total mayhem...but I guess fighting in built up areas is this way .. lots of infantry needed and strategic use of small agile tanks as precision fire to knock down snipers and ATGM positions then retreat behind cover again

Austin · Post by **Austin** » 01 Oct 2016 10:35

Watch Sergei Lavarov Interview to BBC on occasion of 1 Year of Russian Syrian operation.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-37523229

Singha,Habal do watch it its about 20 mins long

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 01 Oct 2016 13:05

Est 2500 jihadis from 20 different groups are inside aleppo pocket per saa estimates. Thats 3 batallions ie 1 brigade of infantry.

Military Advisor ‏@miladvisor
Russia will deploy add. Su-25 jets to Syria if the deal with US will collapses . Su-24's & 34's have been sent.

^^ reports that su24 four were sent in first wave..more might be imminent.

Amrika has dropped 3 euphrates bridges near deir azzor.saa is only on western side. So its a anti isis move to slow their movement. Since kurds hv no plans to move south of shahdadi i hv to fairly conclude they have made a agreement with russia to really help saa as their bases in jordan and iraq are closer than hymenim....could be taqiya after rus took out a idlib ops room with who knows what was inside..or maybe potus has regained control in the power struggle. ...

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 01 Oct 2016 13:08

Maybe in my lifetime will see the famed p2 joint bombing raid with b52 b1 tu160 tu22m3 f15e and su34 unloading 100s of heavy weapons on target in a "week of wrath" that will break the spine of isis..dreams dreams...

Philip · Post by **Philip** » 01 Oct 2016 14:27

Xtra airpower to blast to smithereens reinforcements for the trapped ungodly "rebels".This is going to be a fight to the finish.The US and its allies are desperately trying to hang on until a new US pres takes over. As the election countdown gathers speed,less attention is being paid to Syria and Aleppo. For most Yanquis,it's "a plague upon both houses". The Saudis now liable to be prosecuted for 9/11 by US ,will see less US public support for the Syrian "rebels".Putin and Assad and the Iranians however have to swiftly finish the job.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/worl ... 40396.html

Syria conflict: Diplomacy over crisis 'on life support' as fighting continues in Aleppo
Russia is reportedly sending in more war planes US discuss military options in response to air strikes
Dmitry Solovyov Moscow |
Saturday 1 October 2016 01:

Russia is sending more warplanes to Syria to ramp up its air campaign, a Russian newspaper has claimed, as the United States said diplomacy to halt the violence was “on life support” but not dead yet.

Fighting continued to intensify a week into a new Russian-backed Syrian government offensive to capture rebel-held eastern Aleppo and crush the last urban stronghold of a revolt against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad that began in 2011.

Moscow and Assad spurned a US-Russian brokered ceasefire agreed to this month and launched attacks on rebel-held areas in Aleppo in potentially the most decisive battle in the Syrian civil war.

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US warns Russia it will ‘cut ties’ over Syria unless bombing in Aleppo stops

US Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov spoke by telephone for a third straight day on Friday, with the top Russian diplomat saying Moscow was ready to consider more ways to normalise the situation in Aleppo.

But Mr Lavrov criticised Washington's failure to separate moderate rebel groups from those the Russians call terrorists, which had allowed forces led by the group formerly known as Jabhat al-Nusra front to violate the US-Russian truce agreed last month.

The United States made clear on Friday that it would not, at least for now, carry through on the threat it made on Wednesday to halt the diplomacy if Russia did not take immediate steps to halt the violence.

“This is on life support, but it's not flat-lined yet,” State Department spokesman Mark Toner said. “We have seen enough that we don't want to definitively close the door yet.”

In a 40-minute discussion with Syrians, diplomats and others on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly meeting in New York last week, Mr Kerry said the administration of President Barack Obama had failed to make any threat of military force that give him leverage with Russia.

“I think you're looking at three people, four people in the administration who have all argued for use of force, and I lost the argument,” Mr Kerry told the group, according to a recording of the session obtained by The New York Times.

US officials and analysts argued the White House has few alternatives. “If we do walk away from this diplomatic process, as ... moribund as it is, what are the options?” Mr Toner asked.

“They can't afford to,” said Chas Freeman, a retired US ambassador. “You can't do international business with silence and ostracism.”

The White House put on hold for now proposals to end the talks despite the possibility that continuing them would erase whatever credibility Washington has on Syria, risk encouraging Assad and his Russian backers to continue the carnage, and prompt Saudi Arabia and other Assad opponents to arm rebel groups with better weapons without consulting Washington.

It also would leave the United States vulnerable to attacks that it failed to intervene to halt war crimes, proponents of ending the diplomacy argued, according to officials familiar with the internal discussions.

According to the tape, however, Mr Kerry told the Syria group last week that as the bombing of Aleppo had escalated, “There's a different conversation taking place.”

CIA director John Brennan said in an interview on Friday that Russia's actions in Syria over the last several weeks have shown that Russian President Vladimir Putin has not been serious about negotiating a political solution to the conflict.

“I think that pushing back against a bully is appropriate,” Mr Brennan told Reuters. “I think that is very different than rushing in and bombing the hell out of a place.”

Military options that administration officials say are still being discussed include providing more sophisticated arms, logistical support, and training to Syrian rebel groups, though not shoulder-fired anti-aircraft missiles, either directly or via Gulf Arab states or Turkey, these officials said.

Another idea, they said, was first to attempt humanitarian relief flights over Aleppo or other embattled areas, escorted by fighter jets, to see how the Russians and Syrians respond. Further down the list would be launching an air or cruise missile strike on a Syrian base, with a tentative list already drawn up of what one official said was “slightly more than a dozen” Syrian airbases, barrel-bomb factories and other targets.

However, senior officials concluded there is no alternative to leaving the door open to talks for now because any immediate action would risk provoking an open conflict with Russia.
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According to the tape of his meeting with the Syrian group in New York, Mr Kerry warned that if the U.S. started using muscle, “then everybody ups the ante, right? Russia puts in more, Iran puts in more; Hezbollah is there more and Nusra is more; and Saudi Arabia and Turkey put all their surrogate money in, and you all are destroyed.”

Western countries accuse Russia of war crimes, saying it has targeted civilians, hospitals and aid deliveries in recent days to crush the will of 250,000 people trapped inside the besieged rebel-held sector of Aleppo, Syria's biggest city before the war.

Moscow and Damascus say they have targeted only militants.

Russia joined the war a year ago, tipping the balance of power in favour of Assad, who is also supported by Iranian ground forces and Shi'ite militia from Lebanon and 
Syria war a year since Russian intervention

The Kremlin said on Friday there was no time frame for its military operation in Syria. The main result of Russian air strikes over the past year is that “neither Isis, nor al-Qaeda nor [Jabhat al-Nusra] are now sitting in Damascus”, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters.

Russia's Izvestia newspaper reported that a group of Su-24 and Su-34 warplanes had arrived at Syria's Hmeymim base.

The Su-25 is an armoured twin-engine jet that was battle-tested in the 1980s during the Soviet war in Afghanistan. It can be used to strafe targets on the ground, or as a bomber.

Russia's defence ministry did not immediately respond to a request from Reuters for comment. The U.S. State and Defense Departments declined comment on the Izvestia report.

Syrian government forces and rebels fought battles on Friday in the city centre and north of Aleppo, where government troops had recaptured a Palestinian refugee camp on Thursday that already had changed hands once since the start of the attack.

The sides gave conflicting accounts of the outcome of Friday's fighting. North of the city, the military said it had captured territory around the Kindi hospital near the refugee camp. Rebel sources denied the army had advanced there.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 01 Oct 2016 19:03

Hilarious comment on the senators no fly zone question to the usaf general on liveleak

jattaboy 5 days ago
@Mad_Man_Muhammad That's the average american ignorance in a nutshell. He's asking what it would take to create a no-fly zone over a country the US has not declared war to, that is not endangering the US, that has been invaded by proxy armies and hordes of barbarians outside of any UN mandate and over which, despite everything, we are still flying missions outside of any request from the sovereign government. And following our example the entire NATO alliance of incompetent and ill conceived militaries do the same with Israel as the wild card.

Senator woke up one morning and read about barrel bombs. He decided they gotta be bad = we are the good ones so we gotta stop them = we call in the Chivalry. Now, the Chivalry tells him there's gonna be a lot of butt hurt. Senator gets annoyed. Just wanted to throw some money to the problem and be done in time for weekend
- See more at: http://m.liveleak.com/view?i=d16_147482 ... pOSaR.dpuf

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 01 Oct 2016 19:05

Have to highlight the staying power and ferocity of the 2500 jihadis in aleppo. Must be high on captagon and sex all the time. Not much food, constant combat, jets howling overhead, surrounded...

They are tough, these boys

Lalmohan · Post by **Lalmohan** » 01 Oct 2016 21:03

they have the love of allah on one haath and the love of the mauler up the other place...
they will die smiling

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 01 Oct 2016 21:10

Seriously i saw a video of a group of shams/ nusra elites in a underground room in ramouseh diring the breaking of the siege. Arty or airstrike was pounding the place and inside was shaking and clouds of dust...but all of them were calmly sitting in a line on the floor and eating apples.

deejay · Post by **deejay** » 01 Oct 2016 22:35

Singha wrote:Have to highlight the staying power and ferocity of the 2500 jihadis in aleppo. Must be high on captagon and sex all the time. Not much food, constant combat, jets howling overhead, surrounded...

They are tough, these boys

Its been 06 years of continuous fighting there. They just don't seem to tire of fighting - any side. No economy, no family, no housing - and still happy to be fighting. Islamic world !!!

Paul · Post by **Paul** » 01 Oct 2016 22:44

Laura Rozen ‏@lrozen · 25m25 minutes ago

Non USG source says the Obama administration will announce ceasing contacts with Russia on Syria today, any time now. 1/x

Philip · Post by **Philip** » 02 Oct 2016 01:41

I love Jo-Kerry's "all will be destroyed"if the Sultan and Soothis put all their money into supporting the "rebels"! The Soothis have just cut salaries of their royals,are bogged down in Oman and the Sultan has the Kurds biting his backside.His treasury is also rather empty after his escapades,loss of ISIS covert oil revenue and economic woes after the failed coup.Is Jo-Kerry going to persuade the US establishment to support ISIS?

habal · Post by **habal** » 02 Oct 2016 07:01

largest hospital in eastern aleppo is hit yesterday with barrel bombs: CNN

this hospital took care of 161 people, now aleppo east has no hospitals.

dnivas · Post by **dnivas** » 02 Oct 2016 08:35

Wonder what the US would have done if Fallujah still had civilians in them? No howls of civ casualities then. What a unfair world we live in.

Austin · Post by **Austin** » 02 Oct 2016 09:00

Houthis sunk a UAE vessel with anti-ship missile which the UAE claim were carrying medical aid but looking at the explosion , it seems the ships were carrying Weapons and Ammo

Rebels claim responsibility for attack on UAE warship transporting ‘medical aid’ to Yemen

Austin · Post by **Austin** » 02 Oct 2016 09:07

Seems like Russians are anticipating that US might bomb Syrian/SAA , Russians are warning of tectonic shift in ME.

I wonder if we will see a full scale war in Gulf between Shia and Sunnis

Direct aggression by US against Damascus to cause 'tectonic shift' in Middle East - Moscow

“If the US launches a direct aggression against Damascus and the Syrian Army, it would cause a terrible, tectonic shift not only in the country, but in the entire region,” Maria Zakharova said during a talk show, which is to be aired fully later on Saturday and has been cited by RIA.

With no government in Damascus, there will be a power vacuum in Syria, which “so-called moderates, who are, in reality, not moderate at all but just terrorists of all flavors, would fill; and there will be no dealing with them,” the diplomat predicted.

“And later it would be aggravated the way it happened in Iraq. We know that [Saddam Hussein’s] Iraqi Army became the basis of the Islamic State. Everything that both the [US-led] coalition and Russia are fighting now stems from it,” Zakharova said.

Austin · Post by **Austin** » 02 Oct 2016 09:10

I think Syrian event was a planned event , Perhaps like a leverage against Iran and Iraq at Behest of Sunni Gulf ....Saudis are unhappy with US over loosing Iraq when it was ruled by Sunni Dictator Saddam and Shiah were becoming powerful hence plan to weaken Syria and bring it under Sunni ISIS control , Works well for GCC and Israel both would be happy to see Assad go.

The only thing is none anticipated Russia would intervene forcefully