Levant crisis - III
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Elijah J. Magnier
Elijah J. Magnier
@ejmalrai
For the first time since #Turkey started its "Olive Branch", Turkish Air Force bombed the city of #Afrin #Syria, causing 3 dead and several wounded. There are a bit less than one million inhabitants in the city (including IDP).
9:34 pm · 31 Jan 2018
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The city is not surrounded: the south of #Afrin is open to the area under the Syrian government control. The Syrian Army is allowing the flow of people weapons, munitions, food and medicine in and out of the city.
Elijah J. Magnier
@ejmalrai
For the first time since #Turkey started its "Olive Branch", Turkish Air Force bombed the city of #Afrin #Syria, causing 3 dead and several wounded. There are a bit less than one million inhabitants in the city (including IDP).
9:34 pm · 31 Jan 2018
10h
Replying to @ejmalrai
The city is not surrounded: the south of #Afrin is open to the area under the Syrian government control. The Syrian Army is allowing the flow of people weapons, munitions, food and medicine in and out of the city.
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ISIS is still very much alive both west and east of the river. they are like scorpions , need to eat once a month and can live under any rock.
Ivan Sidorenko
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#Syria #DeirEzZor #Bukamal #AlBukamal #AbuKamal #Abu_Kamal Al-Bukamal - البوكمال - Liwa Fatemiyoun / Fatimid Banner / Fatemiyoun Division Say in the past 48 HOURS Units of the Resistance & Hezbollah Repelled Two LARGE Attacks by #ISIS #Daesh @ Mayadin - Bukamal Area.
note the M16 rifles captured by the syrians in bukamal
Ivan Sidorenko
Ivan Sidorenko
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#Syria #DeirEzZor #Bukamal #AlBukamal #AbuKamal #Abu_Kamal Al-Bukamal - البوكمال - Liwa Fatemiyoun / Fatimid Banner / Fatemiyoun Division Say in the past 48 HOURS Units of the Resistance & Hezbollah Repelled Two LARGE Attacks by #ISIS #Daesh @ Mayadin - Bukamal Area.
note the M16 rifles captured by the syrians in bukamal
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Military Advisor
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Syrian Army liberates ~18 new locations in NW of #AbuDuhur city.After liberation Tell Sultan #SAA ~16km away from #Saraqib and ~32km away from besieged Fu'ah-Kafarya pocket.#Idlib /#Aleppo
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Syrian Army liberates ~18 new locations in NW of #AbuDuhur city.After liberation Tell Sultan #SAA ~16km away from #Saraqib and ~32km away from besieged Fu'ah-Kafarya pocket.#Idlib /#Aleppo
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the turkiye convoy of 100 vehicles that tried to occupy El Eis above was trying to block a potential syrian prong from that direction toward Saraqib and safeguard the eastern flanks of Idlib on behalf of the Nusra their buddies.
a couple of trucks were burned by the warning mode shelling by syrians near the convoy which retreated to some areas in the north.
a couple of trucks were burned by the warning mode shelling by syrians near the convoy which retreated to some areas in the north.
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24 Resistance Axis
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Territorial Map Syrian Arab Republic (31 Jan, 2018)
#SAA: 101937,33 km² (52,9%)
#SDF: 47547,52 km² (24,7%)
#FSA (+ #HTS): 17834,37 km² (9,2%)
#ISIS: 17085,49 km² (8,9%)
#TAF: 7318,18 km² (3,8%)
#IDF: 1155 km² (0,6%)
@Syria_Hezb_Iran
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Territorial Map Syrian Arab Republic (31 Jan, 2018)
#SAA: 101937,33 km² (52,9%)
#SDF: 47547,52 km² (24,7%)
#FSA (+ #HTS): 17834,37 km² (9,2%)
#ISIS: 17085,49 km² (8,9%)
#TAF: 7318,18 km² (3,8%)
#IDF: 1155 km² (0,6%)
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24 Resistance Axis
24 Resistance Axis
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#TAF & #FSA capture Bak Ubāsī, securing Shengal & Khalil Kalku. #SDF / #YPG / #YPJ launch counter-attack on contested CP 740 (Kêvire Kerr) & Qornê. #AFRIN #OpOliveBranch
24 Resistance Axis
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#TAF & #FSA capture Bak Ubāsī, securing Shengal & Khalil Kalku. #SDF / #YPG / #YPJ launch counter-attack on contested CP 740 (Kêvire Kerr) & Qornê. #AFRIN #OpOliveBranch
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https://muraselon.com/en/2018/02/sdf-18 ... ear-afrin/
SDF infiltration team downs 15 turks per their statement.
SDF infiltration team downs 15 turks per their statement.
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Leith Aboufadel
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A common question is how do opposition groups get weapons and supplies to the East Ghouta,, despite being besieged......opposition groups have a sophisticated network of tunnels that are used to evade the Syrian military. Often times, rebels travel through rural Damascus 1/2
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from Dara'a. They reach southern Damascus and begin smuggling the weapons and supplies. Sometimes they are caught before reaching their destinations, but they are relatively successful.
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A common question is how do opposition groups get weapons and supplies to the East Ghouta,, despite being besieged......opposition groups have a sophisticated network of tunnels that are used to evade the Syrian military. Often times, rebels travel through rural Damascus 1/2
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from Dara'a. They reach southern Damascus and begin smuggling the weapons and supplies. Sometimes they are caught before reaching their destinations, but they are relatively successful.
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Replying to @Russian_Defence
#Russia|n SSO officer in #Syira armed with #Steyr SSG 08 and holstered #Yarygin (6P35) sidearm, standing next to a tripod mounted Hensoldt (ex-Zeiss) x20-60 spotting scope. Note helmet mounted GoPro HERO5 and Petzl Strix w/ visible & IR light modes.
^^ usually seen with syrian forces to call in air strikes
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#Russia|n SSO officer in #Syira armed with #Steyr SSG 08 and holstered #Yarygin (6P35) sidearm, standing next to a tripod mounted Hensoldt (ex-Zeiss) x20-60 spotting scope. Note helmet mounted GoPro HERO5 and Petzl Strix w/ visible & IR light modes.
^^ usually seen with syrian forces to call in air strikes
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@Singha,
Fantastic overview of the involved groups in the Syrian rebels. Thanks.
Fantastic overview of the involved groups in the Syrian rebels. Thanks.
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video east of Idlib a Frogfoot is hit by anti aircraft cannon near the wing root but survives to fly away
https://twitter.com/NorthernStork/statu ... 5126329344
https://twitter.com/NorthernStork/statu ... 5126329344
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FSA mercs abuse the corpse of a dead YPJ female soldier
https://twitter.com/AzadiRojava/status/ ... 4509998080
https://twitter.com/AzadiRojava/status/ ... 4509998080
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turks are steadily clawing their way into northern afrin . YPG unable to turn the tide and attack their rear at other points.
they were only effective vs ISIS due to US air support and lack the organic tanks, howitzers, mine layers, meteorit UR77, TOS1 flamethrowers and even the crude elephant rockets the syrians/IRGC bring to any serious fight. all they have are some Milan ATGMs.
they seem to lack the workshops and weapons making cottage industry that all the other players SAA, Nusra, ISIS bring to table. points to a lack of education and engineering expertise and civilian industry in the rojava belt . the PKK is probably even more rustic.
they were only effective vs ISIS due to US air support and lack the organic tanks, howitzers, mine layers, meteorit UR77, TOS1 flamethrowers and even the crude elephant rockets the syrians/IRGC bring to any serious fight. all they have are some Milan ATGMs.
they seem to lack the workshops and weapons making cottage industry that all the other players SAA, Nusra, ISIS bring to table. points to a lack of education and engineering expertise and civilian industry in the rojava belt . the PKK is probably even more rustic.
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here is a year old but superb report on how ISIS armour workshops worked even under russian air power. they were able to manufacture spares and upkeep all varieties of tanks, IFVs and even build VBIEDs and technicals calmly using agile and concealment tactics. they surely had ex iraqi and syrian army technical people in the ranks , apart from civilian people from automobile workshops
YPG gets these readymade imports of vehicles delivered by the US and seems to lack much of this expertise to keep adapting and repairing things. all they have are pickup trucks. they lack even basic 105mm cannons. completely at mercy of their US overlords who turn the tap on and off and do not share the technology and maintainence workshops.
http://spioenkop.blogspot.in/2017/08/ar ... ry-of.html
YPG gets these readymade imports of vehicles delivered by the US and seems to lack much of this expertise to keep adapting and repairing things. all they have are pickup trucks. they lack even basic 105mm cannons. completely at mercy of their US overlords who turn the tap on and off and do not share the technology and maintainence workshops.
http://spioenkop.blogspot.in/2017/08/ar ... ry-of.html
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seems even before Oct 2014, a year before russians made a armed intervention in syria, the shadowy GRU ELINT units were onsite in Syria to provide intel to the Shia Crescent alliance . details were found in a captured base that was vacated. they have really honed their skills in eastern ukraine as well.
http://spioenkop.blogspot.in/2014/10/ca ... veals.html
http://spioenkop.blogspot.in/2014/10/ca ... veals.html
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Gissur Simonarson
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8h8 hours ago
The rebels fighting with Turkey are supposedly the moderate ones. Can you image who’s left in Idlib?
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8h8 hours ago
The rebels fighting with Turkey are supposedly the moderate ones. Can you image who’s left in Idlib?
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Erdogan working his audience. suit boot jihadis screaming their support
Shouts of "War, Jihad and Martyrdom" erupts among the crowd of the youth convention held by #Erdogan family foundation #TUGVA as Turkish president vows to set the world straight with his faith.
Held today in presidential palace in #Turkey's capital Ankara
watch with sound
https://twitter.com/abdbozkurt/status/9 ... 1024427009
Shouts of "War, Jihad and Martyrdom" erupts among the crowd of the youth convention held by #Erdogan family foundation #TUGVA as Turkish president vows to set the world straight with his faith.
Held today in presidential palace in #Turkey's capital Ankara
watch with sound
https://twitter.com/abdbozkurt/status/9 ... 1024427009
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^^ must be the AKP stormtroops who responded in minutes with weapons and mobilization in istanbul during the coup as mosque loudspeakers blared for the faithful to come out and fight the coup plot.
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the YPJ woman who was mutilated, her name is Darine Kobane, had fought in raqqa against ISIS before
https://twitter.com/AzadiRojava/status/ ... 1894147072
https://twitter.com/AzadiRojava/status/ ... 1894147072
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Idlib op is now postponed. tiger forces are moving SE to help end the large ISIS pocket that is in north hama est 1000 fighters inside.
just shows the sheer paucity of effective offensive formations in the SAA. I have lost count of the battles and messes the tigers had to fix, everywhere from aleppo to al bukamal.
just shows the sheer paucity of effective offensive formations in the SAA. I have lost count of the battles and messes the tigers had to fix, everywhere from aleppo to al bukamal.
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If Putin is a great chess player for trying to wean Turkey away from Nato, then so is Biden for supporting neo fascists in Ukraine.
If Kurds are collateral damage in the big strategic game, then so were the 40 ethnic Russians burnt in Odessa trade building too.
What were we outraging for then?!
And if Russia is right in supporting jihadis now, then so was US earlier. All moral high ground is gone. Russia is just another terrorist supporting entity.
Cheers
If Kurds are collateral damage in the big strategic game, then so were the 40 ethnic Russians burnt in Odessa trade building too.
What were we outraging for then?!
And if Russia is right in supporting jihadis now, then so was US earlier. All moral high ground is gone. Russia is just another terrorist supporting entity.
Cheers
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Wael Al Hussaini
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5h5 hours ago
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#SAA Tiger Forces to hand over their positions to another #SAA units
The next task is to clear #ISIS
pocket in #HamaCS to prevent any attacks from behind
Other #SAA units with allies to storm Al Eis soon and the target is Kafrya Al Fowaa, I don’t expect this front to be a success
Wael Al Hussaini
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Update:
Earlier today #Turkey issued to all the militias from Al Eis all the day way to Kafrya /Al Fowaa an order to retreat from their positions, or they will be bombed by #RuAF with no backup.
But until now the planes are still dropping ammo+aids to the two besieged towns.
@WaelAlHussaini
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The order was broadcasted through the militias communication devices, due to the continuous drops on the two towns, the militias are suspecting a large battle to occur after the arrival of the troops.
@dutchresearcher
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Replying to @WaelAlHussaini
Why don't you expect the front (towards Al Eis) to be a success?
@voglia_tanta
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Heavily it's heavily fortified by HTS the front between Khan Touman and Al Eis. On the same time SAA units there are not so good
@dutchresearcher
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If there's any soldier thinks this way and expect nothing (good) from an attempt to storm Al Eis, it's better not to begin at all, to my opinion, and wait for better troops to do the job. So, I don't think there will be an offensive towards Al Eis with mediocre troops.
@TheChelseaFlash
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SAA 4th Division and Hezbollah and others were very successful in south Aleppo during late 2015. With sufficient RuaF support they took Hadher, Al Eis, Khan Touman and loads of other areas in like 2 months
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Exactly, the Tigers werent there at the time(IIRC they were busy with breaking the siege on Kuweires).And the 4th division and Hezb/IRGC/Nujaba did just fine, as long as they have access to direct RUAF air support everything should be good.That being said i expect heavy combat.
@WaelAlHussaini
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#SAA Tiger Forces to hand over their positions to another #SAA units
The next task is to clear #ISIS
pocket in #HamaCS to prevent any attacks from behind
Other #SAA units with allies to storm Al Eis soon and the target is Kafrya Al Fowaa, I don’t expect this front to be a success
Wael Al Hussaini
@WaelAlHussaini
1h1 hour ago
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Update:
Earlier today #Turkey issued to all the militias from Al Eis all the day way to Kafrya /Al Fowaa an order to retreat from their positions, or they will be bombed by #RuAF with no backup.
But until now the planes are still dropping ammo+aids to the two besieged towns.
@WaelAlHussaini
1h1 hour ago
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The order was broadcasted through the militias communication devices, due to the continuous drops on the two towns, the militias are suspecting a large battle to occur after the arrival of the troops.
@dutchresearcher
5h5 hours ago
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Replying to @WaelAlHussaini
Why don't you expect the front (towards Al Eis) to be a success?
@voglia_tanta
5h5 hours ago
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Heavily it's heavily fortified by HTS the front between Khan Touman and Al Eis. On the same time SAA units there are not so good
@dutchresearcher
4h4 hours ago
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If there's any soldier thinks this way and expect nothing (good) from an attempt to storm Al Eis, it's better not to begin at all, to my opinion, and wait for better troops to do the job. So, I don't think there will be an offensive towards Al Eis with mediocre troops.
@TheChelseaFlash
3h3 hours ago
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SAA 4th Division and Hezbollah and others were very successful in south Aleppo during late 2015. With sufficient RuaF support they took Hadher, Al Eis, Khan Touman and loads of other areas in like 2 months
@djlink18
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Exactly, the Tigers werent there at the time(IIRC they were busy with breaking the siege on Kuweires).And the 4th division and Hezb/IRGC/Nujaba did just fine, as long as they have access to direct RUAF air support everything should be good.That being said i expect heavy combat.
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Ljubomir Ljubojevic
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3h3 hours ago
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A lot of troops will be freed by eliminating ISIS pocket, to be used in next offensive.
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A lot of troops will be freed by eliminating ISIS pocket, to be used in next offensive.
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well hidden YPG atgm team takes out a white FSA technical at long range. its a metis or kornet i dont know which, but not a milan for sure
https://twitter.com/MrKyruer/status/959407907988213761
one FSA "leader" named abu abbas seems to have been kia in this blast
https://twitter.com/MrKyruer/status/959407907988213761
one FSA "leader" named abu abbas seems to have been kia in this blast
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Ppl of saraqib digging trenches the pic claims
https://twitter.com/markito0171/status/ ... 93024?s=17
The aleppo to saraqib to hama main highway is the obvious next goal of saa as abu duhur is now wrapped up
But might start after a few weeks only as tigers moved south to clear the north hama isis pocket. Could be maskirovka to setup a strike from aleppo axis too
https://twitter.com/markito0171/status/ ... 93024?s=17
The aleppo to saraqib to hama main highway is the obvious next goal of saa as abu duhur is now wrapped up
But might start after a few weeks only as tigers moved south to clear the north hama isis pocket. Could be maskirovka to setup a strike from aleppo axis too
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Su-25 lost in Combat , unconfirmed report pilot dead
Video showing the site of the crash of a Russian jet after being shot down over Saraqib
https://twitter.com/michaelh992/status/ ... 5980486658
Video showing the site of the crash of a Russian jet after being shot down over Saraqib
https://twitter.com/michaelh992/status/ ... 5980486658
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BEIRUT, LEBANON: Rebel fighters shot down a Russian plane over Syria's northwest Idlib province on Saturday and captured its pilot, a monitor said.
"Rebel factions shot down a Sukhoi 25. The Russian pilot came down in a parachute, before being captured," said Rami Abdel Rahman, head of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
^^ it was bound to happen, with Su25 flying quite low in broad daylight in range of ZSU23-2 and HMGs even mounted on technicals.
"Rebel factions shot down a Sukhoi 25. The Russian pilot came down in a parachute, before being captured," said Rami Abdel Rahman, head of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
^^ it was bound to happen, with Su25 flying quite low in broad daylight in range of ZSU23-2 and HMGs even mounted on technicals.
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pilot died in the incident. Jaysh al Nasr it seems.
https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/br ... ed-rebels/
they must have captured and killed him, he is not in flight dress
https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/br ... ed-rebels/
they must have captured and killed him, he is not in flight dress
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tiger forces maskirovka in full flow....reported headed to another front but turns up in a new place
https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/br ... r-reports/
https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/br ... r-reports/
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BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:05 P.M.) – The Russian Navy has just fired several cruise missiles over the Idlib countryside, pro-government activists in Latakia reported this afternoon.
The cruise missiles reportedly targeted the eastern countryside of the Idlib Governorate, where the downed Russian pilot was killed today
^^^ I would imagine they will send in more manned a/c incl heavies to ravage the Saraqib area now.
The cruise missiles reportedly targeted the eastern countryside of the Idlib Governorate, where the downed Russian pilot was killed today
^^^ I would imagine they will send in more manned a/c incl heavies to ravage the Saraqib area now.
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So Jaish Al Nasr shot down a Russian plane and killed the pilot.
Jaish al Nasr is a constituent of Free Syrian Army armed by USA and Turkey, previously. The one, Putin is helping in smashing the evil kurds now.
The life of this Russian pilot, as the earlier one in 2015, is a small price to pay for the great strategic victory Putin will achieve when he rips Turkey away from USA.
Jaish al Nasr is a constituent of Free Syrian Army armed by USA and Turkey, previously. The one, Putin is helping in smashing the evil kurds now.
The life of this Russian pilot, as the earlier one in 2015, is a small price to pay for the great strategic victory Putin will achieve when he rips Turkey away from USA.
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Yusha Yuseef
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Russia works with Turkey to get back the Russian pilot dead body..
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Russia works with Turkey to get back the Russian pilot dead body..
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Unfortunately, yes.
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Yusha Yuseef
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20h20 hours ago
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Map |Syrian Army seizes more villages south Aleppo , 15 km to Saraqeb , 29 km to Fua
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Map |Syrian Army seizes more villages south Aleppo , 15 km to Saraqeb , 29 km to Fua
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EHSANI2
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33m33 minutes ago
Erdogan’s Spokesman Kalin: "There is no communication, no relationship, direct or indirect. Nothing with the Syrian regime, at any level. I can say that categorically & very clearly”. There's no deal with Russia 'you give Idlib and take Afrin'... they are two separate operations
@EHSANI22
33m33 minutes ago
Erdogan’s Spokesman Kalin: "There is no communication, no relationship, direct or indirect. Nothing with the Syrian regime, at any level. I can say that categorically & very clearly”. There's no deal with Russia 'you give Idlib and take Afrin'... they are two separate operations
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iran accuses saudi intel of supplying arms to irani kurds
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wir ... n-52596411
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wir ... n-52596411