Levant crisis - III

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 20 Aug 2016 18:26

indeed the YPG held enclaves of Afrin got arms ammo from russians and protected backside of Nubl and Zahra until the hezbollah came, and their Sheikh maqsood enclave in aleppo is protected on its back side by SAA who provide them ammo and food and jointly took the castello road last month.

habal · Post by **habal** » 20 Aug 2016 19:56

Hasaka is mostly provincial people, ancient laws and local tribe leaders rule there, this is widely misunderstood by many, there is no single Rojava/SDF force, it is a fragile blend and the Syrian Kurds are the minority, and if they are close to have internal fractions (which by the way it has been the story of the Kurds for centuries-internal war among factions), this fragile alliance under SDF may fall apart in no time.

The most important factor in all this Hasaka mess is that the Syrian Government was fast in reacting with strength, this has shown to the US and SDF that there will be a price to pay from now onwards. I bet Russia will have some helis or AA shipped to Qamishli airbase very soon.

Another piece of info is that Kurds among SDF that have relationship with Russia are complaining the US has prohibited any contact with Russia, that is funny since the leaders of Afrin and Sheikh Maksud are in close contact with Russia and Syria Government, in other word, this is a bigger mess then what is seems.

BTW, there is a on going meeting at Qamishli among the parties to calm things down in Hasaka.

habal · Post by **habal** » 20 Aug 2016 20:27

Kerry's going to have some explaining to do next time he meets Lavrov.

Americans forbid SDF from communicating with Russia.
https://twitter.com/miladvisor/status/7 ... 9665690624

SDF is almost 50% Syrian Arab who would switch to NDF (SAA) in a jiffy if
PYD/YPG/Kurd demands of disbanding NDF/Syrian Govt authority in Hasakah are even accepted by Syrian govt.

Keep in mind that Iran has put down, by force, a Kurdish uprising few weeks ago in NW Iran, this event was totally missed by MSM and alternative media and was one of the many attempts to induce more war to the region.

The most likely near future alliance between Russia-Iran-Turkey will be based on the principal of no Kurdish State anywhere, Iraq and Syria Governments are following closely this possible alliance since there will be serious impact to both countries.

NATO, US driven, is attempting a last card which is to empower the Kurds in Syria to go for an independent State, this attempt is viewed by Turkey as a declaration of war since it involves strengthening PKK (which is called by the EU/US as a terrorist organization).

The situation in Hasaka city, if not solved nicely under a ceasefire, it has the potential to go wild with the possibility of US/NATO intervention against Syrians which in fact would be understood as a declaration of war and the UN charter would be once more ignored, another aspect is Iranian-Syrian deal against foreign attacks and Russian response. All of this with Turkey-US-NATO relationship at its lowest and Iraq forces about to be ISIS free by early 2017.

habal · Post by **habal** » 20 Aug 2016 20:33

any attempt from the US to shot down a Syrian jet is a declaration of war and will be responded with more fighters and bombers in the area, not to forget that Syria has advanced AA and US jets may be easily hit.

if Syrian armed forces are attacked by the Unkil over Syrian airspace. Yakhonts still sit on Syria's coast, aimed at impossible-to-defend US warships.

Last but not least, KSA is in deep problem, Yemenis/Houtis received large quantities of firepower from Russia and Iran, the war now is no longer in Yemen, it is inside southern KSA and moving up fast toward Riyadh.

habal · Post by **habal** » 20 Aug 2016 21:53

BREAKING- Syrian Government deployed surface-to-air-missile systems to Hasaka after Pentagon's threats to shoot down Syrian planes.

https://southfront.org/syrian-governmen ... an-planes/

habal · Post by **habal** » 21 Aug 2016 14:32

good response by Syria to global terrorist enabler.

" Syrian jets fly over oil-rich Hasaka despite US warning "

http://www.worldbulletin.net/todays-new ... us-warning

habal · Post by **habal** » 21 Aug 2016 14:39

an alternate view on the refugee crises

The so called “refugee crisis” is cover for ethnic cleansing aka forced removal of Arabs and other indigenous persons from their ancestral lands! Destruction and theft of their culture and history- A process that was initiated with the creation of Israel and continues on through to today. This explains why Israel refuses to take any refugees.

October 2014 -GREATER ISRAEL and KURDISTAN: Now this is my kind of a Middle East"

Israel has been playing kurds against Syria since 2011.

habal · Post by **habal** » 21 Aug 2016 14:50

just fyi only
hall of shame inductees from USA

" Ten Secret Organizers of Pro-American coup in Turkey "

http://katehon.com/article/ten-secret-o ... oup-turkey

habal · Post by **habal** » 21 Aug 2016 15:35

" Henry Lowendorf: What we saw in Syria goes against everything we read in the United States "

http://ahtribune.com/opinion/1148-henry-lowendorf.html

pralay · Post by **pralay** » 22 Aug 2016 16:18

https://twitter.com/ruslantrad/status/7 ... 5192728576
According the reports, YPG forces closes the Castello road, the only road to the regime-held areas of

Looks like YPG is trying to grab the opportunity to wrestle freedom for kurdistan as SAA as the realignment of pawns is happening.
This will be a real bugger for SAA.

IndraD · Post by **IndraD** » 22 Aug 2016 16:48

Turkey-backed militants set to race US-supported Kurds for ISIS-held Syrian town (so US and Turkey not on same side? or at places they are?)
https://www.rt.com/news/356690-turkey-s ... -sdf-isis/

habal · Post by **habal** » 22 Aug 2016 20:37

after watching relentless propaganda by cnn, bbc, abc etc i am now of the belief that aleppo is a city full of hospitals esp childrens hospitals and maternity hospitals and there is a do-gooder doctor braving bombs around every street corner.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 22 Aug 2016 21:42

Russia has vacated hamadan base after failing to get a long term lease...

Bheeshma · Post by **Bheeshma** » 22 Aug 2016 22:01

Don't think Russia trusts Iran or vice versa much. They both have their own interests. Russia has no problem with Kurds but same cannot be said of iran and turkey.

dnivas · Post by **dnivas** » 22 Aug 2016 22:01

Singha wrote:Russia has vacated hamadan base after failing to get a long term lease...

That was super weird. I mean Russia dropped the ball when they were about to squeeze the US testimonials in Aleppo the first time. It's jarring to see them acquiesce to US negotiators at critical moments. Debalstvo / Aleppo
The few months got them all supplied and in defensive positions. It's just so strange. They were about to lock down the border, evn if they lose some territory inside, they should have locked down the border and then the "rebels" wither away.

Should have wrapped this ages ago.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 22 Aug 2016 22:27

Lack of killer inatinct..too much time spent on delhi bound natashas

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 23 Aug 2016 05:10

Kuznetsov is preparing for syria ops

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 23 Aug 2016 05:11

Russia should develop a new airbase on the latakia coast as a heavy bomber place. Will help with patrols over Med sea and africa also in the coming chaos in africa.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 23 Aug 2016 08:01

govt putting pressure on kurds to calm down in hasakah

Hassan Ridha ‏@sayed_ridha 2h2 hours ago
The crossing between Gov controlled Aleppo & Sheikh Maqsoud has been closed by SAA

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 23 Aug 2016 08:04

3 corner fight there Turkic jihadis vs ISIS vs SDF kurds
each will kill the other 2.

Hassan Ridha ‏@sayed_ridha 15h15 hours ago
Pro-SDF groups announce formation of Jarablus Military Council, warns Turk backed groups from attempting 2 take city

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 23 Aug 2016 08:05

^^ bottomline is IS position in north syria is starting to look insecure.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 23 Aug 2016 08:05

Hassan Ridha ‏@sayed_ridha 17h17 hours ago
as-Safir: Turkish intelligence head Hakan Fidan visited Damascus & met with Syrian officials

pralay · Post by **pralay** » 23 Aug 2016 10:14

https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/ne ... imim-base/

Syrian government officials reportedly met with YPG and Asayish leaderships in the Russian Hmeimim Base to negotiate a lasting ceasefire under Russian supervision.Three main points were agreed upon:

1. The security box in Hasakah is to remain under the control of the local police force while Brigades 121 and 123 in Kawkab region in eastern Hasakah are to be under the control of the Syrian Army.
2. Asayish units are to withdraw to their previous points of control.
3. Police stations to be given back to police officeers and interior ministry forces to be given the role of protecting governmental institutions including the prisons and immigration/passport offices.

Despite above,
https://twitter.com/sayed_ridha/status/ ... 1242571776

@sayed_ridha
YPG continue attack in Hasakah attempting to capture NDF positions in Souq al-Hal & at postal office, former claims control of Basel Stadium

Overall, a lot of confusing/conflicting reports from Hasakah

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 23 Aug 2016 10:46

turkish 155mm SP howitzers are shelling both ISIS and YPG around Jarablous & Manbij to open up space for its own army of faithful to cross over and establish a Azaz type enclave in Syria. faithful have been relocated from western end of turkey-syria border in large numbers.

habal · Post by **habal** » 23 Aug 2016 14:17

make of it what you will. But Russia had announced withdrawal/ scaling down syria ops in past. And look at how that turned out. It seems USA has a plan to include any iranian bases let out to third countries as bargaining chips in upcoming talks.

http://www.fort-russ.com/2016/08/deciph ... -from.html

The US was likely to use the existence of a Russian base as a bargaining chip in any upcoming ceasefire talks, which Russia has recently indicated it would be willing to enter into on a pilot basis. Indeed, following this track, the Russian announcement may be taken as a clear sign that specific terms of a ceasefire will be negotiated in the very near future.

habal · Post by **habal** » 23 Aug 2016 14:28

maybe or maybe not. keep guessing.
grandmaster putin vs CFR/kerry/SD/brookings/neocon/oldcon

http://www.khorasannews-en.com/en/doc/n ... base-envoy

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 23 Aug 2016 16:44

there are too many well funded and deadly players in the mix for any ceasefire.
AQ and IS will never ceasefire. nor will their GCC sponsors back off on funding.
both US and Russia are powerless to stop this bloodbath.

Syria will likely continue in this mode for years until all able bodied men and boys are dead. the YPJ women might get to rule over the ruins.

habal · Post by **habal** » 23 Aug 2016 17:05

this is the last round imho, because there are no fresh recruits incoming anymore, only merceneries.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgUb-eh67B0

The corporate media is doing it AGAIN.

Not long ago, they asked how they got Iraq so wrong (answer, they were mega-phones for war profiteers and totally abdicated their responsibility as journalists) and now they are recklessly spewing the exact same type of of inflammatory distortions and spin with Russia, Syria, Iran.

The use of the Aleppo Syrian child photo is a horrific example of the corporate media utilizing emotional manipulation to drive support of US military invasionism which will CREATE more of the same.

habal · Post by **habal** » 23 Aug 2016 17:08

I almost spilt out coffee laughing .. but on second thoughts yemen is a bit afar aint it.

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-08-2 ... -terrorism

Yagnasri · Post by **Yagnasri** » 23 Aug 2016 17:56

It may be a bit OT, but Obomber got the US in a reasonable good condition internationally except the Iraq and Afghan mess and with the help of HC and Kerry created an additional mess in Lybia, Syria, Yeman and allowed N.Korea to become nuclear. If HC wins, Yeman may fall to mercenaries paid by Saudi money unless Russia supports it. I think Yemenis are just ensuring that they keep Russian support in place before Nov 2016.

habal · Post by **habal** » 23 Aug 2016 18:02

as per bbc's latest aleppo is full of babies and tiny tots walking around in streets unattended & begging for toys.

when the city was in hands of isis and nusra it was paradise for these kids. Now they are in so much danger with SAA trying to get the city rid of these terrorists.

believe it or not, the only bright spot in the lives of these kids is when this week some aid workers from finland got them toys.

this is high quality of prop one is used to from bbc, esp because nobody can counter this without someone standing up for those innocent children.

Austin · Post by **Austin** » 23 Aug 2016 18:14

Su-34

habal · Post by **habal** » 23 Aug 2016 21:08

It's starting to all add up ...

" MI5 ‘blocked’ arrest of ISIS-supporting radical preacher Choudary ‘for years’ "

https://www.rt.com/uk/356707-mi5-police ... mpaign=RSS

Mi5 allowed British Muslim to recruit 850 "useful idiots" to fight for them in Syria.

http://www.blacklistednews.com/MI5_%E2% ... 8/Y/M.html

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 23 Aug 2016 22:48

Shades of uk exporting its poor class to australia even for flimsy crimes like stealing a loaf of bread

habal · Post by **habal** » 24 Aug 2016 08:02

they are harboring radical islamists with the intent of using them in unrests manufactured by them worldwide. These radicals help in mobilizing more radicals which then go on to seed the latest Islamoterrorist abreviations. Their boys in the mix.

habal · Post by **habal** » 24 Aug 2016 08:03

Someone's toying with the US .....

" US not sure whether Russia ‘stopped’ using Iran airbase "

http://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2016/08/23 ... n-airbase-

Karthik S · Post by **Karthik S** » 24 Aug 2016 08:12

habal wrote:Israeli F-16 Shut Down Over Damascus, Pilots Captured Alive

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ihDYUiPZcI

you sure that's the link?

habal · Post by **habal** » 24 Aug 2016 08:20

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 24 Aug 2016 08:25

Hassan Ridha ‏@sayed_ridha 11h11 hours ago
Qarqamesh village is being evacuated by Turkish Army due to IS shelling from Jarablus, it is also where FSA build up to attack the city

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 24 Aug 2016 08:27

Shahdadi is NE of deir azzor and captured in the phase1 of SDF offensive earlier this year. it sits on the Road via the desert to Mosul

Hassan Ridha ‏@sayed_ridha 11h11 hours ago
IS attempt to advance from al-'Azawi towards al-Shadadi amid clashes with SDF and Coalition airstrikes

Hassan Ridha ‏@sayed_ridha 11h11 hours ago
Rockets fired by IS land on al-Shadadi