Levant crisis - III

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turns out the so called empty desert between mosul to hasakeh is having a huge network of villages and small roads. its comes up when you zoom into the below link. it shows a fake blank in google maps
https://www.mapquest.com/search/results ... 875&page=0
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Austin wrote:The TV channel "Star" published footage of takeoff and landing aircraft Su-33 and MiG-29KUB with the aircraft carrier "Admiral Kuznetsov".

When do we get to see a fully loaded, maximum capacity - MiG 29K taking off, from Vikramditya or Kuznetsov
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https://twitter.com/Syria_Protector/sta ... 9182690304

video desert hawks vs jihadi elites in minyan
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one good thing is the mig29K 1-engine recovery might get proven on this trip, so Vikky need not be tethered to standby airport radius of our shores.
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West media who have assets embedded in rebel forces based at Aleppo have passed on message that rebels are afraid of Admiral Kuz & fleet around even when they were assured that Ru already has land base and Kuz will not make much difference.
Mean while West (J Kerry & Co) are doing awoo awoo awooooooo about how Aleppo will be flattened if cease fire is not agreed, Ru is not stopped by World (!) ; a human catastrophe will unleash etc .
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Hector Morenco ‏@hectormorenco Oct 29
Soon the world will discover HRC & Obama are at the center of the Syrian conflict, profited from the Clinton foundation, & ignored ISIS.
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Hector Morenco ‏@hectormorenco Oct 30
The "FSA" Free Syrian Army was composed of (7) CIA operatives. This group was responsible for the 07/31/11 massacre of 95 people in Hama.
Hector Morenco ‏@hectormorenco Oct 30
The FSA, was orchastrated by the CIA at the request of Obama and HRC at the request of Qatar in exchange for Clinton foundation donations.
Hector Morenco ‏@hectormorenco Oct 29
Quatar & Saudis donated to the Clinton foundation while HRC was Sec. State. In exchange for the donations, the CIA was sent to Syria (2011).
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Erdogan gets wet at this image every night

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CwF3QVdWgAAz09x.jpg
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ISIS tunnel digger, left behind in Mosul

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All the elite jihadis now sneaking around in aleppo are carrying a anti armour tubed weapon that looks like m72 law which turkey makes locally, israel also makes it and has been captured south of mosul as well.

Wiki

The Turkish Army uses a locally built version by Makina ve Kimya Endustrisi Kurumu, called HAR-66 (Hafif Antitank Roketi, Light Antitank Rocket), which has the performance and characteristics of a mix of M72A2 and A3. Turkey also indigenously developed an anti-personnel warhead version of HAR-66 AP and called it "Eşek Arısı" (Wasp).[

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It must be analogous to the rpg 22+ ie deadly at short range
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There is also the at4 of bofors but built in lakhs all over incl the usa.
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Photo of us dod marked weapon near mosul

https://mobile.twitter.com/FrankBonn1/s ... 12/photo/1

I have not seen any pic of iraqi army using these weapons..they mostly have plain old rpg7...syria never had them...the only three sources for daesh would be turkey, israel or usa directly
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Ppl are saying those are leftovers if donated arms when iraqi army left mosul in 2014...
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habal wrote:Erdogan gets wet at this image every night

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CwF3QVdWgAAz09x.jpg
Blowback will lead to something like this, now in a different form.
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Breaking

Bagdadi is surrounded by Iraqi army in Mosul
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One positive about Turkish role is that US and their proxy Kurds would have taken Raqqa already had it not been for the presence of Turkey in Northern Syria.. The US has much as admitted Turkey slowed them up

Erdogan has permission of Russia/Syria to do a holding operation North of al bab. USA is endlessly frustrated with it's inability to take Raqqa.

If they do not take Raqqa or form Rojava, then their troops and United Snakes SF in various parts of Syria and trapped in Aleppo can be tried in international courts for war crimes.

Logic is that there was no 'enduring freedom' achieved and only endless destruction and abuse of human rights by US operations. This can be proven in court by the victor.

besides Turkey, the EU is not on board with the US and Kurdish proxy terrorists taking Raqqa

The EU got a nice gas deal from Russia and this may have influenced them to not jump on board the greater isreal creation bus- for now

Preventing the US and the Kurds from taking Raqqa, enabling the creation of greater Kurdistan or as I like to call it Israel 2.0, is a gift to Syria- right now-

situation is fluid and depending on other circumstances things could change.
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anna

not in english, action says it all.

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=e99_1477729067
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Would love to see him turn to ashes in a cage. Getting my Lassi and Samosas ready.
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What if Bag daddy is captured alive ?
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Kunduz style business class airlift to raqqa might be laid on
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Who says baghdadi is trapped?

Isof has stopped advance due to clouds and poor visibility hampering drones and air support. they are securing and clearing gogjali only
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baghdadi is sitting in mosul waiting for Iraqi PMU, this is Obama's Nov joke we have been waiting for.

that man came with a bang and went without a whimper.
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Admiral's Kuznetsov's location yesterday. So today it may have well crossed Greece

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He probably must have tunneled the way out of mousal by now, he knows if he lives he will fight for another day and Saudi and company would save him to fight another day
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5 Afghans of #IRGC's Fatemiyoun brigade & 1 Pakistani of Zeinab brigade killed in Aleppo, Syria, buried today in Qom, Iran.
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Iraq army nibbling into Mosul from around : troops are now moving from house to house, making the ground secure for the civilians who are still there
Villagers returned to their homes with white flags after Iraqi forces arrived http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-37845215
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Yes all.border suburbs are under observation now..by dawn tomorrow scout units will move in for sure.

This video is good...the pmu warrior needs to lose some weight lol

https://mobile.twitter.com/ARnews1936/s ... 00/video/1
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we're not taking raqqa right away.

1. mosul has yet to be taken.

2. the kurds are not the gold brigade. allowances must be made for their level of infantry skills.

3. US and allied SOF are extremely busy right now. given the limitations of the forces facing raqqa more leadership and support must be mustered for raqqa. half measures avail to us nothing. if you want victory then apply maximum effort.
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RT

Kurds are minors there (Raqqa); US is dependant on Nusra and other similar outfits in Raqqa against Assad. US wants to take over Raqqa while Assad & Co are busy with ALeppo. Raqqa will be established as the de facto capital of so-called moderate Syrian forces, which will re-group there, presumably under cover of a US-imposed no-fly zone, to become a counterweight to the authority of the Assad government in Damascus. Such a development would also establish a permanent US military presence in a country that has long been key to Washington’s objective of dominating the region. This will weaken Iran and also foil Russia's plan.
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Singha wrote:Yes all.border suburbs are under observation now..by dawn tomorrow scout units will move in for sure.

This video is good...the pmu warrior needs to lose some weight lol

https://mobile.twitter.com/ARnews1936/s ... 00/video/1

:rotfl: some humor is good during war.
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MohdKav wrote:
Austin wrote:The TV channel "Star" published footage of takeoff and landing aircraft Su-33 and MiG-29KUB with the aircraft carrier "Admiral Kuznetsov".

When do we get to see a fully loaded, maximum capacity - MiG 29K taking off, from Vikramditya or Kuznetsov
From what I understand the Kuznetsov's fighters can't carry a full strike load because of the inherent limitations of launching from a ski jump (as opposed to catapult launch).

Seems like a full air superiority loadout would be fine, though...
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Hassan Ridha ‏@sayed_ridha
Baghdadi also eulogises Adnani & al-Furqani who were IS' best ministers


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Hassan Ridha ‏@sayed_ridha
He blasts countries + Turkey who are fighting & conspiring against the Sunnis


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This comes as Iraqi Army closes in on IS' last stronghold in Iraq + other military defeats


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IS leader Abo Bakr al-Baghdadi releases audio message titled "This is what was promised by Allah & his Messenger"
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It seems coalition ac have spj that jam the wireless radios used by iraqi forces. some are up in arms alleging a conspiracy.
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Must be a southern route....the northern tal afar road goes to hasakah

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#BREAKING - #Iraqi #PMU have cut the #Syrian #Raqqa-#Nineveh #Iraq highway from #ISIS. ISIS your new destination is hell not Raqqa.
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Added later...nineveh town is south of mosul dam in the north do the iraqis must be moving south there....
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A thin lifeline is still open from mosul to tal afar...perhaps 30km wide .... pmu will look to close it fast and link up .. scattered villages lightly populated by daesh or abandoned

Bag daddy has until sunday to hightail it for raqqa...
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the day begins with happy tidings ..

26 dead/injured including a rebel leader due to rebel infighting in Aleppo via SOHR

The terrorists of AlZinki and FatahAlSham are attacking the terrorists of Estaqam in eastern Aleppo.

SOHR: 26 terrorists killed in the clashes between AlZinki terrorists & Estaqam terrorists in eastern Aleppo
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NO TERRORISTS IN ALEPPO, SAYS USA

excerpt....."According to the spokesman for the US Department of State, there are virtually no terrorists in Aleppo, and Russia and Syria attack the ‘moderate’ opposition and civilians. "

southfront.org/us-state-dept-believes-no-civilians-mosul-no-terrorists-aleppo/

Filthy Brookings drawing up partition plans. (and yes, they are using the Balkans for their model)

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/201 ... -in-syria/
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