Levant crisis - III

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Pix of su34 published with 330 missions and a su24 with 1000 not all could from syria as max they would fly once a day and deployment is just 1 year old
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"... as max they would fly once a day ...."

Absolute ?
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Vbeid made out of tanks is a non trivial opposition. If rebels were using artillery, mbrl, tanks, technicals, tank Vbeid, then some fall back could have been warranted. War is not a Hollywood movie. I really really really wonder what lessons Indian Military is drawing from this conflict or they are just busy importing golden plated items.
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‘Heart-wrenching even for Aleppo’: RT visits hospital after terrorist shelling (GRAPHIC VIDEO)



https://www.rt.com/news/364618-syria-al ... tal-video/
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Gyan wrote:Vbeid made out of tanks is a non trivial opposition. If rebels were using artillery, mbrl, tanks, technicals, tank Vbeid, then some fall back could have been warranted. War is not a Hollywood movie. I really really really wonder what lessons Indian Military is drawing from this conflict or they are just busy importing golden plated items.
WTF???? :evil:
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Sdf is now 13km from al bab and conrinues to creep along while fending off Turkish proxies on left flank.

It seems syrians or russians have cleared the skies of turkish ac sent to support their proxies..perhaps multiple lock ons from airborne or s400 grave stone radars
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Jihadis start normally with a feint but intense attack to draw attention and make saa commit reserve..then main blow lands elsewhere

Hope all sectors are being carefully watched including the narrow belt that links aleppo to khanasser..it has already been hit twice by rebels

They have access to full play of turkiye military intel plus gcc resources ...
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Shite militias have undertaken assault to take over Tal Afar: a Shia dominant area in West Mosul
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Finally the gate is starting to close...meh meh
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Problem was tal afar is 100k north of qayarah and 60k on daeshi hands
..so i think they had to move the strike forces and supply convoys through desert while guarding against mobile raiding units
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First tal afar team video
.a scout unit in the desert

https://youtu.be/dUAF8E0fBGU
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I suspect justice will be swifter up there with no hooman rights journos around...


Iraqi PMU English ‏@pmu_english
#BREAKING - In first 6 hours of operations #Iraqi #PMU liberated 7 villages & 35KM^2 from #ISIS south west of #Mosul in #Tal_Afar operation

Iraqi PMU English ‏@pmu_english
#Iraqi #PMU #Ezidi and #Turkmen along with all other #PMU units are now advancing to liberate Tal Afar from #ISIS west of #Mosul.


Iraqi PMU English
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#BREAKING - #Iraqi #PMU vow to bring the #ISIS leaders of enslavement campaign on #Ezidis to justice in Tal Afar operation west of #Mosul
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Haidar Sumeri ‏@IraqiSecurity
BREAKING: #US-led coalition jets reportedly bombed #Iraq's army in Tal Kayf near #Mosul. At least 4 soldiers died.
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http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/artic ... -divisions
Whose Rebels Will Fight for Raqqa Deepens U.S.-Turkey Divisions
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he told U.S. President Barack Obama in a phone call Wednesday that his country could rid Raqqa of Islamic State all by itself. Obama underscored to Erdogan the need for efforts against Islamic State to be “effectively integrated with the operations of other members of the coalition,” according to White House press secretary Josh Earnest.
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Al muhaysini speaks to the mother of a suicide bomber zombie, assuring her that the munna will get his 72

https://twitter.com/AliAlAhmed_en/statu ... 4955201536
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turkmen uzbek and uighur khalifa cubs perhaps in their kids club in Idlib

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Cahida Dêrsim ‏@cdersim3 Oct 28
Aldar Xelil, member of Movement for a Democratic Society: '#Raqqa operation will start soon. #YPG & #SDF are part of this operation.' (ANF)
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Doloroso ‏@Pynnha108 12h12 hours ago
List of Jihadist gangs currently attacking West Aleppo:

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Doloroso ‏@Pynnha108 12h12 hours ago
Yesterday's Jihadist assault on Aleppo was less about breaking the siege of East Aleppo than attacking civilian districts of West Aleppo

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hozaifa al turki - another of the svbied crew

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Blazing Fury ‏@FuryBlazing Oct 28
NATO refuses to own up #Daquq airstrike on Shia mosque. Killed 15 civilians. https://www.alaraby.co.uk/english/news/ ... _medium=sf … via @The_newarab
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Doloroso ‏@Pynnha108 23 Sep 2015
How KSA recycles its worst criminals - execution or jihad in Syria

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CPofzsbWsAE1Yfn.jpg
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CPof0TFWgAA0s1P.jpg

as Habal sir once said, jails all across like-minded nations in sunni crescent have been emptied to find motivated foot soldiers to beef up the ranks...
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Latest from aleppo

Syrians are also all in to finish the fight whatever the cost and col suheil hassan has returned to the city. both regular airstrikes and barrel bombs are being flung.

Yusha Yuseef ‏@MIG29_
#Breaking Exclusive #Aleppo , All Tiger forces and desert Hawks Their mission will be in Aleppo city
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I figure the main jihadi attack is still being masked and will.hit either north aleppo where desert hawks r kept or ramouseh arty base where part of tiger force is kept

One can expect a serial vbied attack each going through the damage of the preceding and attemping a deep telescoping spear into the heart of the rafidhis and kuffars.
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Behind the vbieds will be the legions of monkeys yelling aoa aiming to swarm the shattered defence lines
Then the elites who will seek to exploit the opened gaps and strike rear areas
Finally the Brutes to control the downcast population, collect rent, execute those who resist

Its like Halo..each function has a caste of special life forms
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Iraqi PMU English ‏@pmu_english
#BREAKING - Over 20 #ISIS suicide bombs have now been blown up during the operation to liberate #Tal_Afar from ISIS west of #Mosul
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http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/three- ... sCatID=341
Three soldiers killed in PKK attack in eastern Turkey
Noone is keeping a count here.
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Turkey has chickened out after Sy vows t bring down their plane if it attacks in side Sy territory : no air sorties in a week.
https://www.rt.com/news/364634-turkey-h ... irstrikes/
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https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20161 ... st-videos/
Pentagon paid PR firm $540m to make fake terrorist videos
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Amnesty International has confirmed “credible reports” that white phosphorus munitions have been used in the battle to recapture Mosul from Daesh militants, placing civilian lives at extreme risk of injury or death.
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An Iraqi soldier stands next to detained men accused of being Islamic State fighters, at a check point in Qayyara, south of Mosul, Iraq October 27, 2016. Smoke in the background is from burning oilfields set ablazed by Islamic State fighters. © Goran Tomasevic

looking at these boys they don't look like hardcore militia type with beard flowing and absent moustache: rather unemployed street urchins who have nothing better to do and this gives easy source of money.
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IndraD wrote:Turkey has chickened out after Sy vows t bring down their plane if it attacks in side Sy territory : no air sorties in a week.
https://www.rt.com/news/364634-turkey-h ... irstrikes/
They shot down Ru plane, but pulling out after Sy threats ?
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With immensely fierce clashes ongoing between the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and jihadist rebels in western Aleppo, the SAA was simultaneously able to capture 6 villages largely abandoned by ISIS in a rural region directly north of Aleppo city.

On Saturday evening, the SAA imposed full control over the villages of Fafin, Tall Sha'ir, Mahatah, Tall Susin, Kafr Qaris, and the town of Babinnis. Furthermore, Syrian government forces also captured the Muslamiyah Cement Factory and Aleppo Infantry College.

The attack was supported by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) who attacked ISIS' northern flank, causing Islamic State militants to retreat from the area entirely.


These captured areas were considered impregnable for years but had been greatly reduced of Islamic State manpower in recent days, presumably as ISIS commanders redeployed their forces to defend Al-Bab.

In total, the SAA secured 14 square kilometers of territory in the matter of hours.

The massive advance happened shortly after the SAA's Desert Hawks Brigade poured into Aleppo city after being deployed near Kuweiris Airbase for several days.

The advances were confirmed in a statement released by the Syrian Ministry of Defense.

Meanwhile, a delegation of SDF commanders met with high-ranking SAA officials at Kafr Saghir in order to discuss the upcoming border between the two parties, exchange information regarding ISIS movements in the province and discuss the situation in the isolated Kurdish-held Aleppo district of Sheikh Maqsoud.

The US-backed SDF and Russian-backed SAA are still on relatively good terms and have avoided clashing with one another, primarily due to both fighting common enemies, namely ISIS and Turkish-backed rebels
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Sy threats are now backed by the ping of s400 grave stone radar on the rwr
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Karthik S wrote:
IndraD wrote:Turkey has chickened out after Sy vows t bring down their plane if it attacks in side Sy territory : no air sorties in a week.
https://www.rt.com/news/364634-turkey-h ... irstrikes/
They shot down Ru plane, but pulling out after Sy threats ?
More like SAA moving their AD system along areas where Turkish aircraft was active.

More dramatic has been almost zero Israel flight against SAA , prior to Rus coming there Israel AF would jst routinely bomb SAA critical asset to support IS in guise of operation against Hezbollah, suddenly they don't find SAA supporting hizb post Rus deoloyment

What a sad thing just because SAA was weak every one in the region used their airforce to bomb SAA who were fighting the terrorist , suddenly when a strong power support SAA every one falls in line
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"Lets learn from Israel" - Putin

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Using these kornet fitted pickup trucks to protect their columns the pmu have demolished 20 svbied attacks on day1 yesterday alone of the tal afar advance

https://mobile.twitter.com/pmu_english/ ... 80/photo/4

Well thought soln given the flat terrain and good visibility to use these as screening protection..no more tabqa style massed vbied stunts and intimdation is going to work mr kornet is ready
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Check the link on how the White Helmet manipulated the pics of children rescued at Allepo , seems same kid rescued multiple times , It's A Fake

http://russia-insider.com/en/politics/a ... it/ri17214
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