Levant crisis - III

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 02 Jan 2017 22:02

agitpapa ‏@agitpapa
+ Gorge b/w the escapees & Georgian military. It cost Chataev an arm and a leg. He was fully limbed b4 the incident http://www.chechensinsyria.com/?p=25182#more-25182 …

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agitpapa ‏@agitpapa
+ (sorry, internet was down) heard they would be sent to Syria instead they tried to escape to Dagestan. There was a battle at the Lopota +

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agitpapa ‏@agitpapa
+ means is he was 1 of the Pankisi Kists (Georgian Chechens) who were trained by Georgia & US SOFs near Tblisi 2 fight Russia. When they +

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agitpapa ‏@agitpapa
Akhmed Chataev who organized the June airport massacre & is the prime suspect 4 the Reina massacre is a "Lopota Gorge" Chechen. What this +

agitpapa ‏@agitpapa
One more reason why Chataev has it in for Tayyip: He took heavy losses to fight the Kurds at Kobani for him

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 02 Jan 2017 22:05

Syed Ali Reza – ‏@Ali_SyedRaza

Erdogan has screwed Turkey by allowing terrorists space in his country. Turkey is the new Pakistan.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 02 Jan 2017 22:08

Outstanding citizen here..hails from same village as gingerbeard al shishani too.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akhmed_Chatayev

IndraD · Post by **IndraD** » 03 Jan 2017 00:53

At least 35 people have been killed in a suicide car bomb attack in a busy square in Iraq's capital, Baghdad, security and medical sources say.
Sixty-one other people were injured by the blast in the predominantly Shia Muslim eastern district of Sadr City.
Another car bomb later exploded in the car park of the nearby Al-Kindi hospital, killing three people.
The jihadist group Islamic State said it carried out both attacks, targeting a "gathering of Shia" in the first.

IndraD · Post by **IndraD** » 03 Jan 2017 00:53

The 'Nimr' Tiger ‏@Souria4Syrians 5h5 hours ago
[GRAPHIC] 6terrorist attacks hit Baghdad today so far. Dozens of civilians dead. Numbers rising rapidly. Wahabis on social media celebrating

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 03 Jan 2017 07:18

about the reina attack

Haidar Sumeri ‏@IraqiSecurity Jan 1
Many Saudis are in complete denial, saying that Saudi victims were killed in a restaurant complex & not a nightclub.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 03 Jan 2017 07:19

new FSA ad - one ring to bind all the nazgul

https://twitter.com/Souria4Syrians/stat ... 8088977408

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 03 Jan 2017 07:19

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 03 Jan 2017 07:22

top right is confusing - how can a state sponsored hizbullah terrorist be the ISIS emir of turkey?
afaik turkey supports hamas in gaza strip not the hezbollah in lebanon!!

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 03 Jan 2017 07:25

reina munna per the police....

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C1MMjlLXcAQhtDU.jpg

walking around shooting a selfie video https://twitter.com/NatDefFor/status/816029178852216832

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 03 Jan 2017 07:27

this is great news - no complications in who to target

Walid
‏@walid970721 Walid Retweeted قناة الميادين
Seems the pro-AlQaeda elements in Ahrar have won over the Ikhwanis & agreed to merge w/Nusra in preparation for the battle of Idlib #Syria

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 03 Jan 2017 07:28

big attacks in baghdad, samarra, ramadi, abu ghraib

Daniel Nisman
‏@DannyNis
Additional explosion now reported in west #Baghdad's Amil district followed by heavy gunfire. May be the 7th or 8th attack in the city today

Daniel Nisman ‏@DannyNis 12h12 hours ago
#Breaking-New car bombing reported in east Baghdad's Zafraniyeh area moments ago causing causalities. 6 bombings have already been reported

agitpapa ‏@agitpapa 9h9 hours ago
agitpapa Retweeted Daniel Nisman
Mosul 2nd phase: Not only 600 Iraqi army losses but Baghdad under heavy attack. I see real risk of Gen Townsend ****** this up.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 03 Jan 2017 07:29

this is a disaster if even half true

Agathocle deSyracuse ‏@deSyracuse 15h15 hours ago
Since the beginning of 2nd phase of #Mosul offensive (Dec 30), Iraq army lost more than 600 troops (source @pierrepiccinin for @magorient)

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 03 Jan 2017 07:30

they probably need to disregard NAto dictates and end the mosul circus quickly. this will free up units to patrol and clean other areas rather than everyone camped around mosul only. iraqi security esp CT units has been denuded for the mosul campaign and IS/AQ have duly taken advantage using sleeper cells, uncleared desert areas and weapon caches.

heavy armour probes right into the heart of the city - the industrial zone on east bank of river - setup a firebase there and crack the biscuit apart from all directions. isolate the old city on west bank like sukkari was done for mopping up later.

Austin · Post by **Austin** » 03 Jan 2017 09:35

Russian Sappers in Allepo

Austin · Post by **Austin** » 03 Jan 2017 09:59

Remotely Operated Mine Clearing Vehical used in Allepo

http://bmpd.livejournal.com/2354747.html

Austin · Post by **Austin** » 03 Jan 2017 10:01

98.8 FM ? what is that IS Radio Channel.........Tune into 98.8 FM for latest and greatest music and news from IS

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 03 Jan 2017 12:21

graphic pic of reina club bodies - not inlining it

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C1L4hgkXUAILJrm.jpg

doloroso has proposed the SAA advance upto the west bank of the euphrates via khanasser desert and heir hafr plains while SDF takes the east bank . map of current situation.

IndraD · Post by **IndraD** » 03 Jan 2017 14:18

A fragile truce:

Rebels in Syria halt talks over peace negotiations

Syrian rebel groups said on Monday they had decided to freeze any talks about their possible participation in peace negotiations being prepared by Moscow in Kazakhstan unless the Syrian government and its Iran-backed allies end what they said were violations of a ceasefire.

In a statement, the rebel groups also said that any territorial advances by the army and Iran-backed militias that are fighting alongside it would end the fragile ceasefire brokered by Russia and Turkey, which back opposing sides, that came into effect on Friday.

"The regime and its allies have continued firing and committed many and large violations," said the statement signed by the mainly moderate rebel groups operating under the umbrella of the so-called Free Syrian Army (FSA).

IndraD · Post by **IndraD** » 03 Jan 2017 14:23

Mosul front
Very slow developments , this is all one gets to hear
'Caution marks Iraqi army advance against Islamic State north of Mosul'
'Iraqi army performing at peak'

Western officials from a coalition providing air support, training and advice to the Iraqi military have hailed the recovery of the army and police, which dropped their weapons and fled Islamic State's blitz across a third of the country in 2014 despite billions of dollars in U.S. support.

"They don't have to be as good as us, they just have to be better than Daesh," one U.S. military official told Reuters earlier this year, using an Arabic acronym for Islamic State.

That marginal advantage, though, means the Mosul campaign is likely to drag on for many months and could wreak significant destruction.

http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-mideas ... KKBN14K08X

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 03 Jan 2017 15:09

The Haber Turk newspaper said the man may be a member of China’s Muslim Uighur minority. It said he arrived in the Turkish city of Konya with his wife and two children. His family was detained, it said.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 03 Jan 2017 16:26

UlanBatori · Post by **UlanBatori** » 03 Jan 2017 19:35

The Maghreb and ORIENT courier? These ppl are even more dhimmified than desis are. They still think of Turkey as Gateway to The Orient, what-what I say? White jackets and shoes, on The Orient Express and all. No wonder the place is ripe for Islamist takeover - the Secular crowd is all dhimmis.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 03 Jan 2017 19:37

its some kind of frenchie e-mag - elijah maginer, le carabinier and agathocle de syracuse form that bucket...not much into tactical reports but more analytical reports

agitpapa, doloroso, furiouskurd, dr partizan - pro kurdish

ivan siderenko - known for posting gory pix and lots of saa selfies - pro assad

hassan ridha, leith abou fadel, nimr tiger, majd fahd, ibrahim joudeh - tactical pro assad news

petolucem - mainly maps

green lemon - more of a weapons nut

moscow ghost - russian, pro-assad

lizzy phelan - irish RT journo , pro assad

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 03 Jan 2017 19:47

https://twitter.com/pmu_english?lang=en

Iraqi PMU English ‏@pmu_english 21 Dec 2016
Very impressive barber work by #ISIS fighters trying to pass off as civilians. Prime reason we investigate many male civilians fleeing ISIS

IndraD · Post by **IndraD** » 03 Jan 2017 19:49

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/12/1 ... 45623.html

over 100 journalists killed in 2016 mostly in ME.

IndraD · Post by **IndraD** » 03 Jan 2017 19:50

Turkey
Police releases photo of suspect : most likely from Central Asia.

IndraD · Post by **IndraD** » 03 Jan 2017 19:53

Russian sappers in AN124 before taking off for Aleppo : so dogs can take off without seat belts/restraints just like that?

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 03 Jan 2017 19:55

Ankaralı Jan
‏@06JAnk Ankaralı Jan Retweeted jiyan
Pro-ISIS accounts allegedly claiming the Istanbul bomber has made it back to ISIS-held territory

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 03 Jan 2017 21:36

Al mannar lebanon

Vice President Nouri Maliki said that volunteer forces fighting against ISIL Takfiris in Iraq can help in combating the terrorist group in Syria after defeating it in Iraq.

In a press conference in Tehran on Monday, Maliki said Hashd al-Shaabi, the Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), may provide their help in Syria after cleansing Iraq from the Takfiri insurgents.

“If we can be successful against Daesh and liberate our soil, we can go into Syria if our brothers there need help against Daesh,” Maliki said, using the Arabic acronym of ISIL.

Meanwhile, the former Iraqi PM rejected possibilities of a Mosul division after defeating ISIL.

“The city is home to diverse ethnic and religious groups, including no less important Kurdish elements as well. There is real concerns on the prospects of the city after defeat of ISIL and many countries see the city as an option for their expansionist policies. Currently, the active political forces in Iraq are working to fashion a sort of political unity for the city,” Maliki told journalists as quoted by Anadolu news agency.

Before visiting Tehran, Maliki emphasized that Iraqi security forces along with fighters from Popular Mobilization Units and Kurdish Peshmerga are resolute to put an end to ISIL’s presence in Mosul and eventually eliminate the terrorists from the Iraqi soil.

Iraqi army soldiers, supported by pro-government Popular Mobilization Units (commonly known by the Arabic name Hashd al-Sha’abi) and Kurdish Peshmerga, launched a joint operation on October 17 to retake Mosul from Daesh terrorists.

The Iraqi forces’ advance has, however, been slowed down due to the presence of hundreds of thousands of civilians, many of whom are prevented from leaving Mosul by ISIL terrorists.

Source: Agencies

Yagnasri · Post by **Yagnasri** » 03 Jan 2017 22:00

https://nervana1.org/2017/01/02/syria-t ... rab-nakba/

One more view on the present state of affairs in ME. There is no logic of any kind for Barbaria funded mess in Syria and Yemen.

IndraD · Post by **IndraD** » 04 Jan 2017 00:27

You just can't trust them! Or there is more to it?

An Islamic State defector who claimed in news interviews to have refused to commit violence for the group has been charged by German authorities with murder and war crimes for his role in a mass execution in Syria in 2015.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/na ... f681d3c952

nachiket · Post by **nachiket** » 04 Jan 2017 00:38

Singha wrote:Al mannar lebanon

Vice President Nouri Maliki said that volunteer forces fighting against ISIL Takfiris in Iraq can help in combating the terrorist group in Syria after defeating it in Iraq.

In a press conference in Tehran on Monday, Maliki said Hashd al-Shaabi, the Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), may provide their help in Syria after cleansing Iraq from the Takfiri insurgents.

The Iraqi's have made such statements even before the Mosul operation started and for a time I was hopeful. But Mosul seems to be turning into a meat grinder and the PMF may not have any strength left after it is taken to do a hot pursuit into Syria. Unless it is only the Iraqi army that is suffering most of the casualties in Mosul and the PMF is merely playing a supporting role and conserving its strength.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 04 Jan 2017 06:32

Pmu is banned from mosul and tal afar urban ops. They are fully intact in a belt from qayarah to tal afar and shingal in west and presently have no work.

Its the iraqi ct police and army who have taken savage losses and tal afar is just besieged because 9th div is stuck in mosul.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 04 Jan 2017 06:34

Some claims that isis is pulling out slowly from palmyra and deploying to protect raqqa from sdf. Syrians arty and russian uav combo are hitting them if they concentrate around t4.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 04 Jan 2017 07:46

massa strikes nusra in Idlib at turkish border . they also did a drone strike killing 3 leaders yesterday. since russis 'own' that airspace this has to be co-ordinated with russi ATC @ hymenim. french rafales also launched a strike on palmyra

https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/25 ... sh-border/

russians attack al bab again - at the outskirts where turkish army is struggling to enter from the west

https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/ru ... st-aleppo/

BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:10 P.M.) - The Russian Air Force launched several airstrikes over the eastern countryside of Aleppo on Tuesday, targeting the Islamic State of Iraq and Al-Sham's (ISIS) defenses near the key city of Al-Bab.

According to a military source in Aleppo City, the Russian Air Force carried out a large number of airstrikes over Al-Bab today, hitting several Islamic State targets near the Al-Farouq Hospital and Jabal Aqil.

These Russian airstrikes on Tuesday provided the Turkish Army necessary air cover while they were advancing on the Islamic State's positions in western Al-Bab.

The Russian Air Force will continue providing air cover to the Turkish Army, as long as they attack terrorist groups operating inside of Syria.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 04 Jan 2017 07:48

BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:35 P.M.) - A large force comprised of mostly Syrian Arab Army (SAA) soldiers arrived in the southern countryside of Aleppo this morning after a long deployment inside the eastern neighborhoods of the provincial capital.

These soldiers from the Syrian Arab Army's Republican Guard are expected to take part in the upcoming southern Aleppo offensive that will include allied forces from Hezbollah, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and Harakat Al-Nujaba (Iraqi paramilitary).

What sets southern Aleppo apart from the northern countryside is its large presence of jihadist rebels that are not included in the nationwide ceasefire deal setup by the Russian and Turkish governments.

The entire Aleppo-Idlib border is filled with jihadist rebels from Jabhat Fateh Al-Sham (formerly Al-Nusra Front), making this operation permissible for the Syrian Arab Army and their allies.

The primary target for the Syrian Arab Army during this offensive will be the villages located along the Aleppo-Damascus Highway (M-5 Highway).

If they are successful, the Syrian Arab Army will be able to make their first major push into the Idlib Governorate since their expulsion from the provincial capital in late April 2015.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 04 Jan 2017 07:49

since there is no element of deception or tactical surprise here, a crushing amt of artillery has to be arranged to ease the way to M5 highway.
a day of wrath, a rolling wall of fire, a balrog party....

there is not much point in urban fighting over every village and hill. it is 40km to Idlib from SAA lines.

this offensive is however going to leave the fate of fuah and kafraya in precarious state.....they might get massacred even if the opposite rebel enclaves in ghouta face same risk from the iranians camped outside - UN and MSM pressure will be brought to bear to uphold human rights and overlook this atrocity if the JFS does it....."we are better than them". afaik one rebel enclave has no civilians and some 150 fighters, the other one has civilians too and 100s of rebels.

we have already seen what happened in the evac of 1500 old, sick and wounded ... nubl hezbollah had to apply boot to neck of jihadis to get even that slight co-operation .... there should have been a 1:1 for deal in east aleppo - 50k people incl jihadis left and fuah+kafraya has 40k survivors , throw in the rebel enclaves in ghouta also if they wanted to leave - another headache gone.

Vlad "inder gujral" putin failed on that

RoyG · Post by **RoyG** » 04 Jan 2017 08:00

Kerry admitting they let ISIS go after Assad.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 04 Jan 2017 08:15

I figure massa has one more shock in store - SDF and SAA opening track2 channel on how to split the ISIS emirate leaving massans out. what happens in deir azzor will point the way.