Levant crisis - III

habal · Post by **habal** » 01 Nov 2016 13:01

Uncle Scam is hurriedly washing up his pets

manjgu · Post by **manjgu** » 01 Nov 2016 13:01

habal..what i meant a tank irrespective of wether its open hatched/close will be targetted by TOW if its in range? does not a open hatch offer more visibility to the commander...which is imp in urban warfare... +/- of both i guess.commander is in best position to decide in a particular situation

habal · Post by **habal** » 01 Nov 2016 13:08

well the terrain in which the last open hatch T-90 was hit was not urban AFAIK. Just open terrain slightly hilly.

habal · Post by **habal** » 01 Nov 2016 13:17

the tiger gets ready to hunt at night

habal · Post by **habal** » 01 Nov 2016 13:20

another one takes an afternoon nap

habal · Post by **habal** » 01 Nov 2016 13:25

Elijah J. Magnier
‏@EjmAlrai
I spoke to a commander on the ground in #Aleppo: he confirmed killed jihadists militants found better equipped than #Israeli special forces

Austin · Post by **Austin** » 01 Nov 2016 13:47

India puts Rebuild Syria programme on backburner

http://www.newindianexpress.com/thesund ... 30823.html

Sources told The Sunday Standard that India had broached the issue with its ally Russia about the BRICS reconstruction package for Syria. However, Russia is said to have indicated to New Delhi to wait. Russian President Vladimir Putin met Prime Minister Narendra Modi before the BRICS Summit for the Indo-Russian Annual bilateral. Moscow has dispatched its aircraft carrier to the region.

Aleppo, one Syria’s largest and commercially thriving city, has emerged as the key battleground in the country. The city has been divided in two parts with President Bashar al-Assad’s forces dominating the west and rebels, the east. Russia has been backing the Assad government and is bombing east Aleppo to wrest control of the urban centre from the rebels.

India had thought of bringing Moscow on board for the reconstruction proposal as it has found its position convergent with Russia’s. Both have been against the ouster of Assad’s government. New Delhi is keen to bolster its relations with the countries in the region, including Syria, as most of them are also member of the Organisation of Islamic Countries (OIC). Pakistan has been able to ratchet up OIC’s support for its Kashmir rhetoric.
MoS for External Affairs M J Akbar went to Syria and met President Assad, who appreciated India’s “objective” position and asked it to play more active role in the reconstruction of the war-torn country.

habal · Post by **habal** » 01 Nov 2016 13:47

look at the equipment on these rebels in aleppo

in the group in the first pic, atleast 4 of them sport ATG/bazooka.
they look well-fed, rested and ready to battle.

habal · Post by **habal** » 01 Nov 2016 13:51

look at the ISIS VBIEDs
ISIS left behind VBIEDs full of explosives without driver in Mosul.

Austin · Post by **Austin** » 01 Nov 2016 13:55

Kashmir is an internal issue of India: Syrian Ambassador
http://www.newindianexpress.com/thesund ... 33218.html

What is your assessment of the situation in Syria?

In Syria, two parties are fighting. One is a terror group and the other is a secular regime. Terror groups are being supported by the US and their allies such as Saudi Arabia, and the secular regime is being supported by Russia, China and BRICS countries. There is no moderate opposition; there are only terror groups on the ground. When they shave their beards, they become moderate opposition, and when they grow their beards, they become terror groups. So as Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, there is no good or bad terrorism. Terrorism is terrorism. There is no way to talk to terrorists.

India has problems with Pakistan and it wants Syria’s support in OIC as it is the only group adopting resolutions and commenting on Kashmir. How will Syria balance between its two allies—India and Pakistan?

Syria shares good relations with both countries. It has a different stand in the OIC. We request India and Pakistan to talk out a solution without external intervention within the ambit of the 1972 Shimla Agreement. We are confident that Indian policy makers will resolve the issue. We are against cross-border terrorism. As our President (Bashar al Assad) said, there is no border and no country for terrorism.

OIC’s recent meeting was in Tashkent. Syria took a stand that Kashmir is an internal matter of India?

Our stand is always to find a political solution. India, Pakistan have to resolve the issue bilaterally.

Austin · Post by **Austin** » 01 Nov 2016 13:57

^^ Which relevant thread we can post this to on Indian Kashmir and Syria ?

habal · Post by **habal** » 01 Nov 2016 13:58

Only PYD from Iraq has promised amnesty to US troops, they need a Rojava so that in case they lose the war, they will not be persecuted by International Court for war crimes by Iraqi or Syrian Govt.

British SAS soldiers are so worried about being prosecuted for war crimes they are being left behind on key missions by their gung-ho US colleagues

According to the Sunday Express, British forces are feeling increasingly reticent about missions after several SAS officers were told they are being investigated over operations in Iraq.
A source told the Sunday paper: 'The Americans are seeing a reticence that did not exist before. We have always stayed within the box, but we used to work things out as we went along.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... z4Ok9Ya02O
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Austin · Post by **Austin** » 01 Nov 2016 14:00

There was enough news in Western Press on Smoke seen on Kuznetsov .....some one posted a video on Smoke

habal · Post by **habal** » 01 Nov 2016 14:02

the support ship Peter Velikiy is nuclear powered, but Kuznetsov is not. The FSU should have initiated a program to build a nuke powered aircraft carrier instead of a diesel. So that both carrier and support ship need no refuelling. A true master of the seas.

habal · Post by **habal** » 01 Nov 2016 14:05

Sunni salafist Kurds fighting with Nusra/Ahrar al-sham in Aleppo.

these kurds, turkmen and other riff raff are fifth column that should be eliminated from Syria whichever way possible.

habal · Post by **habal** » 01 Nov 2016 14:13

Animated video embedded in this tweet shows the difference between USA and Russian airstrikes on Jihadists in Syria

https://twitter.com/Syria_Protector/sta ... 6652738560

habal · Post by **habal** » 01 Nov 2016 14:19

Drone captures moment jihadists carrying their injured member and then abandoning him as they flee in South-West Aleppo

https://twitter.com/Souria4Syrians/stat ... 8371753984

IndraD · Post by **IndraD** » 01 Nov 2016 14:56

very impressive military build up of Iraqi army as they enter Mosul https://twitter.com/RT_com/status/793297766491521026

Western officials criticize Damascus in public but secretly deal in private not to upset US – Assad https://www.rt.com/news/349097-assad-sb ... standards/

IndraD · Post by **IndraD** » 01 Nov 2016 18:03

Fierce fight has erupted in Mosul where Iraqi army SF has entered finally: IS is heavily entrenched and using heavy weaponry to fire upon. Army is returning fire with artillery and calling for US AF help.

Civilians are emerging from pockets with white flags in hands :

IndraD · Post by **IndraD** » 01 Nov 2016 18:07

hundreds of families leave homes as fight intensifies

Iraq PM has asked IS to surrender or prepare to die: Over 50 000 strong troops comprising of Iq army, Shite militia, Peshmerga SF & Kurds are advancing from East & South of Mosul

habal · Post by **habal** » 01 Nov 2016 18:39

# Aleppo: terrorist organizations targeting missiles at the United Nations Office of the city.

# Aleppo: UN evacuates foreign staff from city of Aleppo after the hotel where they reside shelled by insurgents.

habal · Post by **habal** » 01 Nov 2016 18:41

two videos found:

aleppo before

and after.

habal · Post by **habal** » 01 Nov 2016 18:45

Reportedly Chechens from Idlib/Latakia have joined battle in Aleppo with Ahrar-Al-Sham/Nusra/Jaish Fath. These are the heavy horses of the cavalry, shouldering most work of the rebels.

some supposedly Chechens wear special gear costing 100K$ or more.

Not even special forces uses such exotic equipment. These are designed to keep you in battle for days on end and enough fire power of 10 men.

habal · Post by **habal** » 01 Nov 2016 18:48

Russia is expected to regain bombing #Aleppo Epic battle militants" this week

ISIS 'Tunnel Digger' left behind near #Mosul #Iraq
https://twitter.com/EjmAlrai/status/793406909743267841

Well equipped Syrian rebels #Turkistan #Uyghur in #Aleppo "Epic battle" attacking apartments 1070. #Syria.
https://twitter.com/EjmAlrai/status/793177964561174532

A few hezbollah believed to have been killed by the poison/chemical gas attack by 'rebels' in Aleppo a few days ago. Reinforcements have been injected to replace those fallen with clear instructions that Aleppo should not fall, whatever be the cost.

Main location of these battles are the 1070 apartment complex.

Gyan · Post by **Gyan** » 01 Nov 2016 18:51

habal wrote:The story behind the recent IS purge in Mosul which resulted in death of 800-1200 IS.

When the USA invaded Iraq they bribed the Iraqi Generals to run away.. today so many of them live in Florida and Washington. And thus Iraqi defenses crumbled so easily.. They did the same thing when IS attacked Iraq. And they tried to do the same thing with IS now but the coup plotters were fond out and executed..

here's what happened.

USA tried to do an op Iraqi freedom with ISIS but the leaders were found out and a few hundred of the plotters executed. Obama's plans to take Mosul by November went up in flames and is now buried.

And the Iraqis are acting as Mad Max now ..

Caliphate losses on fragmented data from the Kurdish, Iraqi and US sources in the order of 800-1200 dead and wounded. The prisoners were very few.

the other losses in hardware are

Humvee - 32
demining machines - 2
MRAP - 6
UAV - 1
Armoured bulldozers - 11
BMP - 9
Abrams - 12
T-72 - 3
Tachanok - 21
Armored - 6

Looks like USA has fallen upon a bad phase, as a country it is in sade-saati phase and can do no right. Everything it tries flops beyond belief.

USA has never been able to extensively penetrate either Taliban, or Al Queeda or now ISIS. Which makes me feel, that they don't want to do it. In any case, ISIS seems to be Turkish SF.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 01 Nov 2016 19:27

agitpapa ‏@agitpapa
+otherwise they'll act together as always.

agitpapa
2h
agitpapa ‏@agitpapa
Huge SDF offensive today taking 9 villages NORTH of Al Bab starting w Hezwane from Turks & jihadis. SDF taking on Turks 1st, ISIS later bec+

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 01 Nov 2016 19:45

Feel really bad looking at the faces of the kids..all they have known in life is death, poverty and suffering with no ray of light

Hopefully these two shattered countries can heal and rebuild in the next decade

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 01 Nov 2016 19:53

Iraqi PMU English ‏@pmu_english
#BREAKING - Any #Turkish invasion of #Ezidi #Sinjar will face the full force of the #Iraqi #PMU to defend our lands from #Turkey

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 01 Nov 2016 20:10

Hezbollah and iraqis fighting in 1070 complex

https://youtu.be/QerzztdjJck

IndraD · Post by **IndraD** » 01 Nov 2016 20:12

Singha wrote:Iraqi PMU English ‏@pmu_english
#BREAKING - Any #Turkish invasion of #Ezidi #Sinjar will face the full force of the #Iraqi #PMU to defend our lands from #Turkey

Iraq can't fight two wars at a time: what will be stand of US & Russia?

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 01 Nov 2016 20:12

Distinct lack of much artillery. One of our arty divisions in mrsi fire for effect mode would wipe the earth clean for miles in the jihadi staging areas.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 01 Nov 2016 20:17

The pmu threat is in response to erdogan saying that tal afar is a turkmen town and he will act if pmu fights for it which is the end goal of current pmu alaksindr type sweep up the western nineveh plains....the iraqi army div at mosul dam stands between his bashiqa base and tal afar..also further west you get the kurd orgs turn more unfriendly to turks ending at ypg in syria. ALso pkk is fighting own battle in the north mountains.. .2 of their female soldiers were executed at a cliff and video on twitter in exchange i believe they killed some 25 turkish police or soldiers yesterday. they are very hard and seasoned mountain fighters....with no real friends, the mountains are their only friends

IndraD · Post by **IndraD** » 01 Nov 2016 20:19

Thanks. SO we can assume there is enough buffer of militia forces between Turkey & Tel Afar. But Turkey does have a huge army. Hope it does not do the spoil sport or foray into muddy water.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 01 Nov 2016 20:20

Hopefully spetsnaz are embedded with pmu so if turks or proxies try any tricks the platypuses can be called in. IRaqi pm would gladly sign off on giving erdogan a bloody nose

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 01 Nov 2016 20:21

There is a belt oc kurdish militia north of tel afar going to mosul dam in east and sinjar mountain in west. assayrian nibeveh plains forces in east and yezidi plus kurds in west at sinjar

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 01 Nov 2016 20:24

The iranian base at hamedan would be great for russians to support the pmu at tal afar since only iraqi af will provide cas not nato to pmu. bring in the backfires and a squadron of platypus

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 01 Nov 2016 20:28

Pmu are using kornet and toufan the iranian copyof tow as atgm and anti bunker los weapon. they have some iraqi heli gunship support and meager heavy artillery but lots of hmg and low caliber rockets and cannons.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 01 Nov 2016 22:32

Iraqis have entered multiple suburbs from east and north and attempting to isolate and surround known isis strong points. speed is good if manpower is there to swarm into the beehive..speed will save many lives now

A manbij style 2 month creep will result in massacres as isis goes berserk

IndraD · Post by **IndraD** » 01 Nov 2016 22:56

Admiral Kuz & Russian battle group reaches Mediterranean after ‘causing stir’ in the West.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 01 Nov 2016 23:14

Leisurely sailing to conserve fuel and let usa elections be over

The hammer will fall on aleppo then.