Levant crisis - III

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Reports of iskander being fired from latakia toward palmyra.could be kalibers flying over land
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read the syrper report, once weather cleared up isis in palmyra is in shambles.Out of 100 toyota pickups that entered homs from mosul, 66 were destroyed in RuAF air strikes.

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battle of the bulge . We all know how that ended.
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I have been told that ISIS was alerted to the meteorological situation by agents of the CIA and MI6 who planned the operation.
Since this thread has long gone into the retarded mode, here is my theory.
ISIS has launched numerous satellites into orbit using NASA. CIA and MI6 have been the go between to facilitate the arrangement. With these satellites ISIS has eyes all around middle east. That is how they learn of the vulnerable weak spots to attack.
These weak spots are bombed by F16s, which again are flown by ISIS pilots trained by CIA and MI6. I have been told that ISIS attacking with VBIEDs is propaganda spread by Mossad to aid ISIS and deceive noble Russians and Iranians.
RAW has been helping ISIS by shipping Pakistani jihadis to Syria and Iraq. Mossad and RAW are collaborating with MI6,CIA,NATO and Pentagon to strengthen ISIS.
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mashallah, general saab

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Breaking
Islamic State fighters 're-enter ancient Palmyra' in Syria
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Syria conflict: US urges 'grace' as Aleppo's fall nears

The BBC's Hugh Schofield in Paris says the language suggests the US government and its allies are resigned to an imminent Syrian government victory in Aleppo, and can do little more than plead for it to allow safe passage out of the city for opposition fighters.
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Turkey does GUBO re Russia
Turkey 'gives key Nato posts including jobs in London to pro-Russia hardliners' in the wake of failed coup against Erdogan
Hundreds of Nato officials and diplomats have been purged by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan since a failed coup in July
Fears have been voiced that they are being replaced by 'ultra-nationalists'
Among those reportedly replaced are two senior officers in the Turkish defence attache's office in London
The Council of Europe has said the purge breaches international law


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... z4SSnWILpz
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IndraD wrote:Breaking
Islamic State fighters 're-enter ancient Palmyra' in Syria
RT is showing their convoy movement now; apparently thinned out Sy forces including SDF who were supposed to guard liberated central Sy is reason behind.
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Video released by IS shows mangled and charred mass of steel and iron left behind in name of tanks & armoured vehicles after Al Salaam hospital fiasco
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20161 ... -in-mosul/
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RuAF and SAF saved the day at palmyra.
Looks like they got nice turkey shoot on ISIS fighters and convoys.
20 Gunships, 6 jets and Tu-95 bomber forced the ISIS to retreat from city into the orchards.
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Deadly blasts in Istanbul
Explosions near a stadium after a football game in Istanbul, Turkey, killed at least 13 people and injured others, reports say.
Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said it was thought a car bomb had specifically targeted riot police.
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Bhurishravas wrote:
I have been told that ISIS was alerted to the meteorological situation by agents of the CIA and MI6 who planned the operation.
Since this thread has long gone into the retarded mode, here is my theory.
ISIS has launched numerous satellites into orbit using NASA. CIA and MI6 have been the go between to facilitate the arrangement. With these satellites ISIS has eyes all around middle east. That is how they learn of the vulnerable weak spots to attack.
These weak spots are bombed by F16s, which again are flown by ISIS pilots trained by CIA and MI6. I have been told that ISIS attacking with VBIEDs is propaganda spread by Mossad to aid ISIS and deceive noble Russians and Iranians.
RAW has been helping ISIS by shipping Pakistani jihadis to Syria and Iraq. Mossad and RAW are collaborating with MI6,CIA,NATO and Pentagon to strengthen ISIS.
I know, so retarded. The US has no track record of supporting jihadists. People need to start taking the Americans at their word and stop engaging in conspiracy theories.
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Must watch video of Eva Bartlett @EvaKBartlett at UN Syrian mission press conf. schooling Norwegian journalist on why MSM lies about #Syria
https://twitter.com/walid970721/status/ ... 9246703616
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Ruaf backfires reported to be hitting isis in palmyra outskirts

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at least 18 RuAF attack helicopters are now defending Palmyra plus every ready to go jet in the SyAAF and RuAF
#SavePalmyra
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relentless warnings, shoot one down already

Russia sent out a warning to the Israeli Air Force:We will shut down Israeli fighter jets if they intervene in Syria war

http://www.awdnews.com/political/russi- ... -syria-war
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Isis blitzkrieg failed...saa and ndf shortened their perimeter and fought well until damascus sent more units

Now they can sit in outskirts and get bombed to hell..no collateral risk there..or disengage scatter and melt away
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Turkish munna ahrat al sham is now a google alphabet holding co with some 16 sultan pasand gangs merging
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Over 60 vehicles destroyed, 3 VBIED’s and dozens of suicide bombers. Turks and Kurds have stopped Euphrates Wrath/shield to allow IS freedom of movement.

Palmyra under full Syrian Army control as of 10:00 PM Syrian time. Almost 20 helicopter gunships supporting the SAA in the area..
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that's great news Palmyra has been secured once again from CIA-Islamic-Mossad fascist forces.......

giggle..... :D .
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Janissaries of sultan murad unit have breached the first defensive line of isis west of al bab with turkish armour support..not clear if they have managed to enter the grain silos as first line was well outside
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these Turkish troopa are funny, no sense of shame among them. Fighting on behalf of him who killed their colleagues.
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https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/2016 ... s-palmyra/

Palmyra is once again under complete control of Syrian army and militia.

daesh attacks have been repulsed, but dec has 12 days of fog in palmyra. If isis doesn't suffer enough casualties in men, they can always come back when weather is suitable.
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Two Explosions rock central Istanbul, 20 police officers injured

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2016- ... 895891.htm

A riot police bus was targeted with two possible explosions and the possibility of car bombings.
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Fog....dorsnt that mean deir azzor is due for yet anothet zombie attack?
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yes, in winter months there is issue of visibility in those parts during some days. Dei ez zor is different from homs, but yes it is vulnerable to same strikes under cover of dust storms & fog. ISIS until now has gamed these weather aberrations exceedingly well.

this fog caused a Mig23 to crash yesterday but both pilots are ok.
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US Air Force Again Bombs Iraqi Forces In Mosul, Kills 90 Servicemen ”

https://southfront.org/us-air-force-aga ... ervicemen/
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imho this has been a problem for the shia regime in Iraq. The Shia mafia masquarading as the Iraqi government is hopelessly weak and incompetent, as they are to blame for the massacring of the Iraqi people by their “ally” but that is what happened when you lie down with dogs - you get up with fleas,

they used their American "ally" to do all their dirty work to get rid of Saddam Hussain and now they can’t seem to get rid of their "ally".

What goes around comes around, the Shia did nothing to defend their country, didn’t even lift a finger against enemy, watched as the enemy marched from Kuwait to baghdad without firing one shot. The blood of Saddam is on their hands, and if they continue in this vein then Iraq will continue to be a failed state for years to come.
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entire isis is littered with US assets. Just scratch their background a little and all sorts of links pop up.

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Islamic State Leader Omar al-Shishani Fought Under US. Umbrella

Abu Omar al-Shishani, the red-bearded face of ISIS terror lately described in such headlines as ‘Star pupil’: Pied piper of ISIS recruits was trained by U.S. for the fact that he received American military training as part of an elite Georgian army unit in 2006 and after, did not stop playing for “team America” once he left his home country in the Caucuses. He actually enjoyed U.S. backing and American taxpayer largesse as late as 2013, soon after entering Syria with his band of Chechen jihadists.

After the battle, Col. Abdul Jabbar al-Okaidi, the head of the United States-backed opposition’s Aleppo military council, appeared in a video alongside Abu Jandal, a leader of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria.

McClatchy News: “The problem was that the American-backed colonel had been filmed celebrating his men’s joint victory with al Qaida-affiliated fighters, creating a public relations nightmare for the Obama administration…”

A translated video montage of footage covering events at Menagh, authenticated by Middle East expert Joshua Landis, shows a clip of Robert Ford’s prior visit to Col. Okaidi inside Syria, with the two standing side by side in an image meant to seal official U.S. support for Okaidi as its top brass on the ground.

https://medium.com/@BradRHoff/islamic-s ... .wniebm35n
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Russian military police at the air base in Syria Hmeymim

http://bmpd.livejournal.com/2316610.html

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that truck in the background seems to be a radar guided AA gun with a 2faced radar used for base protection and local air defence.
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training the georgian army while training embedded units of shishanis for work right next door was a nice legit cover play.
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Y. Kanan wrote: I know, so retarded. The US has no track record of supporting jihadists. People need to start taking the Americans at their word and stop engaging in conspiracy theories.
Yeah. US has a track record of supplying jihadis so we should stop applying our brains.
9/11 was done by jews onlee.
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Russia and Saudi have softened towards each other over oil prices: After Saudi persuading not only OPEC but non OPEC countries including Ru has cut down oil production as well, already bringing up oil prices to over $55/barrel. Lets see if this leads to any further soft posturing regarding war on IS.
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agitpapa ‏@agitpapa 20m20 minutes ago
Austrian foreign minister formally declares that his country will block any forther EU membership talks with Turkey.
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agitpapa ‏@agitpapa 19m19 minutes ago
Aleppo24 reporter in Al Bab: Turks finally enter town thru Zamzam neighbourhood SE of the city.
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repub guard on the way...

NDF ‏@NatDefFor 1h1 hour ago
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Yes.
4th division in the West Ghouta heading to #Palmyra

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agitpapa ‏@agitpapa 55m55 minutes ago
+ Sounds like there was a contingency plan in place & it was well executed. Big fail for ISIS.

agitpapa ‏@agitpapa 57m57 minutes ago
#Tadmor NDF & SAA performed orderly evacuation & retreat, followed by Russian SLCM & air strikes that drove ISIS back : @NatDefFor +
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NDF
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Russian MoD:Jets delivered 64 airstrikes around Palmyra during the night
+300 ISIS militants killed and 11 tanks were destroyed

NDF ‏@NatDefFor 1h1 hour ago
Russian MoD: 31 cars with heavy machine gun were also destroyed and SAA replled the all attacks
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ria novosti

DAMASCUS, Dec. 11 - RIA Novosti. Militants of the terrorist group "Islamic state" (IG, banned in Russia - ed.) Were forced to withdraw from the Syrian Palmyra after strikes by strategic bombers videoconferencing Russian Tu-22M3, moreover, were struck with missiles "Caliber", transmits information portal "Al -Masdar " .

According to the portal, the terrorists were forced to retreat after the Air Force of Syria and videoconferencing RF caused them massive airstrikes. As part of the transaction, according to the portal, Air-Space Forces of the Russian Federation involved strategic bombers Tu-22M3 and over 20 combat helicopters.
In addition, the heights of Al-Tar had been struck by cruise missiles "Caliber".

One of the sources, "Al-Masdar", close to the CAA, states that to Palmyra Syrian elite intelligence unit were sent under the command of Major General Juma al-Jasim. Gen. al-Jasim gained fame thanks to successful military operations against the militants IG during an operation in eastern Kalamune, as well as in connection with the siege breakthrough airbase Doumeira.
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