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all depends on speed of movement, manpower, fuel and artillery support - deep battle can severely dislocate enemy planning and result in large areas vacated by oppn without much of a fight....on the other hand platoon level clashes and getting bogged down in every village will see the war till 2025. they have to move forward strongly and sit astride some key points and block the enemy logistical network. challenge them to sit there with no ammo and food and die slowly or move out in time and save themselves
there is still a huge green area in Idlib and aleppo - most of these western rebels are either syrians, turkomans or chechens. the first two could see themselves having a future in turkey with relatives or friend or sneak into EU if they deftly withdraw in time. the chechens can always go back to chechnya though ruthless pro-rus militias(ramzan kadyrov types) are spying like hawks on every village there, so they might choose to fight till the end ... but numbers are not much.
the ISIS has more of the trans-national jihadis from the gulf emirates, europe, uzbeks ... these benched jihadis have not seen much action relatively are now working to prove themselves in deir ezzor...perhaps a field training by IS for the bigger battles to come in defending the caliphate in manbij and raqqa and haditha.
there is still a huge green area in Idlib and aleppo - most of these western rebels are either syrians, turkomans or chechens. the first two could see themselves having a future in turkey with relatives or friend or sneak into EU if they deftly withdraw in time. the chechens can always go back to chechnya though ruthless pro-rus militias(ramzan kadyrov types) are spying like hawks on every village there, so they might choose to fight till the end ... but numbers are not much.
the ISIS has more of the trans-national jihadis from the gulf emirates, europe, uzbeks ... these benched jihadis have not seen much action relatively are now working to prove themselves in deir ezzor...perhaps a field training by IS for the bigger battles to come in defending the caliphate in manbij and raqqa and haditha.
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Leith Abou Fadel @leithfadel 21h21 hours ago
Leith Abou Fadel Retweeted Al-Masdar News
Syrian Army has captured a strategic village in northern Latakia - they are 1 km away from Kinsibba
Leith Abou Fadel Retweeted Al-Masdar News
Syrian Army has captured a strategic village in northern Latakia - they are 1 km away from Kinsibba
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Actually, Al Nusra types are also of varied nationality. Paki, Afghan, Uzbek and a lot of Arab salafis. The core leadership though is either Syrian, Saudi or Turkish.
More on the fresh offensive
More on the fresh offensive
Watch Sidorenko's twitter handle for quickest updates on the fresh offensive. While he is firmly pro SAA but posts a lot of militant battlefield reports to corroborate action. Looks like Duwayr al Zeytoun is where the first advances of SAA have been made.Ivan Sidorenko @IvanSidorenko1 now4 minutes ago
#Syria #Aleppo #NorthernAleppo Reported 24 Minutes ago More than 17 (Seventeen) Air Raids targeting Cities/Towns
Ivan Sidorenko @IvanSidorenko1 now16 minutes ago
#Syria #Aleppo #NorthernAleppo Militant Activist Post saying Mujaheddin @ #Jibbin & Duwayr al-Zeytoun Need Backup
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in 48 hrs situation should be more clear - they have hit the lines for sure . question is whether they have been able to shatter a few gaps and have the exploitation columns to pour through , bypass strong points and get deep into the rear....or whether they all get bogged down into positional warfare.
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anybody seen this ?
Syrian/Kurdish female are amongst the best snipers in the ME, the top elite.
Anna News - Brave Syrian Female Snipers
Syrian/Kurdish female are amongst the best snipers in the ME, the top elite.
Anna News - Brave Syrian Female Snipers
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Nine US citizens have been arrested on terror charges in Saudi Arabia, local media report. The Americans were among a total of 33 terror suspects detained over the past week.
rt.com
© Members of Saudi security forcesSaudi Arabia arrests 431 Islamic State suspects, claims to thwart attacks
The arrests come following a string of attacks against Shia targets claimed by Sunni jihadists that have killed 50 people over the past year.
Among the suspects are 14 Saudi citizens, nine Americans, three Yemenis, two Syrians, a Filipino, an Indonesian, a citizen of Kazakhstan, a Palestinian, and a citizen of the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Gazette, an English-language daily, reported on Sunday, referencing an unnamed source.
Two US officials have told Reuters that Washington cannot immediately confirm that American citizens are among the 33 suspects. However, one of the officials said that US authorities are still checking the names against their databases.
rt.com
© Members of Saudi security forcesSaudi Arabia arrests 431 Islamic State suspects, claims to thwart attacks
The arrests come following a string of attacks against Shia targets claimed by Sunni jihadists that have killed 50 people over the past year.
Among the suspects are 14 Saudi citizens, nine Americans, three Yemenis, two Syrians, a Filipino, an Indonesian, a citizen of Kazakhstan, a Palestinian, and a citizen of the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Gazette, an English-language daily, reported on Sunday, referencing an unnamed source.
Two US officials have told Reuters that Washington cannot immediately confirm that American citizens are among the 33 suspects. However, one of the officials said that US authorities are still checking the names against their databases.
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Turks shell SAA!
Turkish army' artillery units opened fire at the Syrian government forces this morning to prevent their rapid advance against the militant groups in the Northern part of the coastal province of Lattakia near the border with Turkey.
http://en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13941110001395
No response from SAA, of course.
The Turks grow bolder by the minute.
Turkish army' artillery units opened fire at the Syrian government forces this morning to prevent their rapid advance against the militant groups in the Northern part of the coastal province of Lattakia near the border with Turkey.
http://en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13941110001395
No response from SAA, of course.
The Turks grow bolder by the minute.
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syria has revoked a 1998 agreement with turkey that bans syrian a/c from 15km inside syrian side itself of the turki border. also several Mig29 upgraded of SyAF have been empowered to patrol this zone to cover the russian bombers moving about , and fire at anything that intrudes into syrian airspace.
I would expect more Su30 and Su35 to be flying in via Iran to beef things up because turkey for sure will try to interfere in idlib and aleppo to protect its munnas, while russia will go after them with no quarter given.
http://www.alraimedia.com/ar/article/sp ... 7/nr/syria
Turkey and Hafez al-Assad
Imposed new rules of engagement in the field and diplomacy
Special reports -Monday, February 1, 2016 / 1,411 Views / 33
No agreement was serving Syrian aircraft approaching from the border to a distance of 15 kmLarge leading exporter in the joint operations room, which includes Russia, Syria, Iran and «Hezbollah» that «Russia imposed rules of engagement and rules of fire on the Syrian border - Turkey said and re-air dominance forces Aviation Syrian land forces occurred squadron of aircraft MiG-29 the Syrian to accompany those Russian with strict orders to fire rockets as soon as allowed any Turkish aircraft into Syrian airspace ». He informed the leader of the source to« opinion »that« the Agreement imposed by Turkey on the former president Hafez al-Assad in 1998 and Judge not allowed Syrian aircraft from the Turkish border - Syria for a distance of 15 kilometers inside Syria (Convention under which expelled Syrian Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan after Turkey has massed 10 thousand troops on the Syrian border threatened invasion) and non-military crowds gathered even elements and officers borders within the specified distance, has become one of the past and is considered by virtue of the canceled », adding:« The time for withdrawal of paragraph The city of Iskenderun usurped return of books, and the time when Turkey shot down a plane and a helicopter Syria. No longer it exists, it has benefited from its dominance of Turkey on the border areas and the urgent desire to create a buffer zone send the items and weapons to the Syrian Turkmen for their support against Damascus. After direct Russian intervention there has been a radical change, especially in the wake of the overthrow Sukhoi aircraft 24 Russian by F-16 Turkish last year to become the Sukhoi Russian the most expensive in the world for the cost of the loss of economic strategy at Istanbul ». He explained the source« Russia since the overthrow of plane , aircraft Sukhoi 30 brought a longer of the dominance of air plane, and installed anti-aircraft missile type as 400 and used lethal weapons and regained all the countryside almost Latakia and broke the Syrian Turkmen forces, which is the military arm of Turkey, but more importantly it is to give pay moral and qualitative of the Syrian army, has developed a squadron Syria MiG-29 to become the MiG-29 as - or contain radar ahead of type ZHUK-M is capable of tracking 10 targets and engage four targets at once, which covers 120 kilometers width of 5 kilometers and can launch Joe - Joe R77 lethal missiles. This Syrian aircraft also provided the updated electronic warfare capabilities such as prevention of jamming and other and now has the capability of carrying sophisticated missiles and high-precision bombs of the type KAB-500S-E, which is working on the Russian GLONASS system and not the western GPS for ground targets. And makes updated MiG 29 as - or the most sophisticated in the fourth generation of this aircraft. »
The leader said the source «Russia has asked Syria to the routine procedures and patrols along the Turkish border, to provide coverage of Russian launchers within the rules of the new Clash of the powers given to the airline Syrian and especially to swarm MiG 29 Developer air clashed with any Turkish goal of trying to breach the Syrian border, the re-launching of the Syrian sovereignty and it has lost since 1998 and abandoned it completely in 2011 with the launch of the revolution in Syria, but today the broad powers given to the weapons of the Syrian air without returning to the base to install it has been granted this power surplus of confidence and is ready to do a border policeman procedures and especially that umbrella protected come from a superpower such as Russia exists on the land of Sham ». He adds:« On the battlefield, there are reports and monitoring the letter and intelligence stating that there falls within the ranks of the insurgents because of defeats and split militant factions and accusing each other of treason and lack of support of the multiple areas that fell to the Party God and the Syrian army in the rural areas of Latakia, Hama, Aleppo and Daraa, is expected to split multiple factions and the army for conquest Al-Nusra Front. While the number of volunteers in the Syrian army and the forces of national defense increases with the graduation of a large number of them, shrink the number of militants from the spectra of the opposition and stop operating rooms for their support after the Jordanian meeting - Russian and coordination on the move, as well as the intention of Russia to close the fire all the border between Syria and Turkey to prevent access no supplies for insurgents, and even west of the Euphrates River, where the joint Russian - Syrian Air Force is working on the bombing supply routes for military and non-military gunmen axis. Thus, Russia took the lead militarily on the battlefield over the entire Syrian geography, and politically in Geneva, where talks to begin on Monday, a Russian design should not be given to the opposition politically unless you get militarily and not to accept any team deals with the Salafi jihadists (such as the victory and are free Sham and declared loyalty to them or fight in their ranks). Also, Russia will not stop until the military progress during the negotiations in Geneva as stipulated in the United Nations and in particular the agreement to negotiate the terms of today become all but Damascus and the
I would expect more Su30 and Su35 to be flying in via Iran to beef things up because turkey for sure will try to interfere in idlib and aleppo to protect its munnas, while russia will go after them with no quarter given.
http://www.alraimedia.com/ar/article/sp ... 7/nr/syria
Turkey and Hafez al-Assad
Imposed new rules of engagement in the field and diplomacy
Special reports -Monday, February 1, 2016 / 1,411 Views / 33
No agreement was serving Syrian aircraft approaching from the border to a distance of 15 kmLarge leading exporter in the joint operations room, which includes Russia, Syria, Iran and «Hezbollah» that «Russia imposed rules of engagement and rules of fire on the Syrian border - Turkey said and re-air dominance forces Aviation Syrian land forces occurred squadron of aircraft MiG-29 the Syrian to accompany those Russian with strict orders to fire rockets as soon as allowed any Turkish aircraft into Syrian airspace ». He informed the leader of the source to« opinion »that« the Agreement imposed by Turkey on the former president Hafez al-Assad in 1998 and Judge not allowed Syrian aircraft from the Turkish border - Syria for a distance of 15 kilometers inside Syria (Convention under which expelled Syrian Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan after Turkey has massed 10 thousand troops on the Syrian border threatened invasion) and non-military crowds gathered even elements and officers borders within the specified distance, has become one of the past and is considered by virtue of the canceled », adding:« The time for withdrawal of paragraph The city of Iskenderun usurped return of books, and the time when Turkey shot down a plane and a helicopter Syria. No longer it exists, it has benefited from its dominance of Turkey on the border areas and the urgent desire to create a buffer zone send the items and weapons to the Syrian Turkmen for their support against Damascus. After direct Russian intervention there has been a radical change, especially in the wake of the overthrow Sukhoi aircraft 24 Russian by F-16 Turkish last year to become the Sukhoi Russian the most expensive in the world for the cost of the loss of economic strategy at Istanbul ». He explained the source« Russia since the overthrow of plane , aircraft Sukhoi 30 brought a longer of the dominance of air plane, and installed anti-aircraft missile type as 400 and used lethal weapons and regained all the countryside almost Latakia and broke the Syrian Turkmen forces, which is the military arm of Turkey, but more importantly it is to give pay moral and qualitative of the Syrian army, has developed a squadron Syria MiG-29 to become the MiG-29 as - or contain radar ahead of type ZHUK-M is capable of tracking 10 targets and engage four targets at once, which covers 120 kilometers width of 5 kilometers and can launch Joe - Joe R77 lethal missiles. This Syrian aircraft also provided the updated electronic warfare capabilities such as prevention of jamming and other and now has the capability of carrying sophisticated missiles and high-precision bombs of the type KAB-500S-E, which is working on the Russian GLONASS system and not the western GPS for ground targets. And makes updated MiG 29 as - or the most sophisticated in the fourth generation of this aircraft. »
The leader said the source «Russia has asked Syria to the routine procedures and patrols along the Turkish border, to provide coverage of Russian launchers within the rules of the new Clash of the powers given to the airline Syrian and especially to swarm MiG 29 Developer air clashed with any Turkish goal of trying to breach the Syrian border, the re-launching of the Syrian sovereignty and it has lost since 1998 and abandoned it completely in 2011 with the launch of the revolution in Syria, but today the broad powers given to the weapons of the Syrian air without returning to the base to install it has been granted this power surplus of confidence and is ready to do a border policeman procedures and especially that umbrella protected come from a superpower such as Russia exists on the land of Sham ». He adds:« On the battlefield, there are reports and monitoring the letter and intelligence stating that there falls within the ranks of the insurgents because of defeats and split militant factions and accusing each other of treason and lack of support of the multiple areas that fell to the Party God and the Syrian army in the rural areas of Latakia, Hama, Aleppo and Daraa, is expected to split multiple factions and the army for conquest Al-Nusra Front. While the number of volunteers in the Syrian army and the forces of national defense increases with the graduation of a large number of them, shrink the number of militants from the spectra of the opposition and stop operating rooms for their support after the Jordanian meeting - Russian and coordination on the move, as well as the intention of Russia to close the fire all the border between Syria and Turkey to prevent access no supplies for insurgents, and even west of the Euphrates River, where the joint Russian - Syrian Air Force is working on the bombing supply routes for military and non-military gunmen axis. Thus, Russia took the lead militarily on the battlefield over the entire Syrian geography, and politically in Geneva, where talks to begin on Monday, a Russian design should not be given to the opposition politically unless you get militarily and not to accept any team deals with the Salafi jihadists (such as the victory and are free Sham and declared loyalty to them or fight in their ranks). Also, Russia will not stop until the military progress during the negotiations in Geneva as stipulated in the United Nations and in particular the agreement to negotiate the terms of today become all but Damascus and the
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the aim of Rus it is said is to "shut down logistics west of the euphrates and the turki and jordan borders"
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every lost tribe out there is marching to war, to put their stick into the beehive and have a "say" .... reminds me of forest tribes marching out to aid hanuman's army on the march south to the sea.
Sharmine Narwani
@snarwani
Al Quds Al Arabi says 1st Iraqi Christian militia, Babylonians Brigade, is preparing unit to fight alongside #Syria army & defend Christians
Sharmine Narwani
@snarwani
Al Quds Al Arabi says 1st Iraqi Christian militia, Babylonians Brigade, is preparing unit to fight alongside #Syria army & defend Christians
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http://www.aina.org/news/20150219185155.htm
http://www.aina.org/news/20160114135219.htm
i wonder why the newfound kindness to assyrian christians on the part of IS? perhaps trying to wean them away and keep them neutral?
http://www.aina.org/news/20160114135219.htm
i wonder why the newfound kindness to assyrian christians on the part of IS? perhaps trying to wean them away and keep them neutral?
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Elijah J. Magnier @EjmAlrai 19m19 minutes ago
3 #ISIS, Abu Muhammad al-Pakistani (#Pakistan) 2 Iraqis carried suicide attacks n d road #Tikrit-Tozkhormato
3 #ISIS, Abu Muhammad al-Pakistani (#Pakistan) 2 Iraqis carried suicide attacks n d road #Tikrit-Tozkhormato
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pakistan is now exporting sbied to ummah ... wah.
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Pictures of the two:Singha wrote:Elijah J. Magnier @EjmAlrai 19m19 minutes ago
3 #ISIS, Abu Muhammad al-Pakistani (#Pakistan) 2 Iraqis carried suicide attacks n d road #Tikrit-Tozkhormato


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Turkey caught firing into Syria. The link has video proof.
https://www.rt.com/news/330858-turkey-s ... territory/
https://www.rt.com/news/330858-turkey-s ... territory/
The Russian Defense Ministry has presented video evidence it says shows Turkish military shelling Syrian territory using heavy artillery positioned close to the border.
Syria’s General Staff has provided its Russian counterparts with video footage of deployment of self-propelled large caliber artillery vehicles at a Turkish frontier post, Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Major General Igor Konashenkov said at media briefing on Monday.
Syrian opposition groups have also provided video evidence of the Turkish military shelling Syrian territory, he added.
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Battlefield video from Daraaya, Damascus with cage like armour on tanks plus missiles being fired etc.
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looking at the size and complexity of the new cage armour and its appearance after the russis came onsite, definitely some thought and testing has gone into this with OEM support. perhaps these kits are being welded in russia itself and being delivered by ship to the coastal tank depots for retrofit. they would have tested it against known threats and found it helps the survivability....the turret volume has gone up twice now.
denying cheap kills to the enemy has a certain value both in material and morale terms. the crews are likely to fight harder and better if they feel better protected.
denying cheap kills to the enemy has a certain value both in material and morale terms. the crews are likely to fight harder and better if they feel better protected.
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The offensive in Northern Aleppo has helped SAA capture Duwayr Al-Zeitoun and Tal Jibin. It appears that SAA are moving to join up with the besieged pocket of Zahraa and Nubl town further west. If they can join up with this area then the rebels south of these positions will have lost all direct routes to Turkey in the Aleppo province.
Adding to what the SAA may be trying, the YPG maybe part of this game all along. YPG may just seal the Aleppo border with Turkey
Adding to what the SAA may be trying, the YPG maybe part of this game all along. YPG may just seal the Aleppo border with Turkey
This helps in joining the dots on Turkish firing into Syria, sudden attention being given to it, SAA Northern Aleppo offensive and YPG _ Russia tango.Leith Abou Fadel @leithfadel now1 minute ago
If the YPG takes the Aleppo border, the main supply route for the Islamist rebels will be flow through their territory. Not good for Turkey.
Leith Abou Fadel @leithfadel now51 seconds ago
The thing is, Turkey has to respond eventually in northern Aleppo. YPG is about the seal the entire Aleppo-Turkey border.
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reportedly every sleeping jihadi in azaz have been ordered to mobilize and get ready to fight. whether the bench jihadi knows bash, c, c++, java and the client requirement is python and swift, they are going onsite!
>> Duwayr Al-Zeitoun
are you sure this has been captured. we know this place was the first hit in the offensive but conflicting claims so far...
>> Duwayr Al-Zeitoun
are you sure this has been captured. we know this place was the first hit in the offensive but conflicting claims so far...
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YPG has no means to respond to the high number of artillery the turks have. only russian cruise missiles or Tochkas (taking a leaf out of houthi playbook) on these artillery sites after due warning to cease n desist are ignored can send a message.
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ThiruV wrote:Arab lady uses the baton of truth to slap some sense into some fool anchor on Arab TV, who gives the standard arab-islamist whining about ISIS not being an arab responsiblity
link
Wah could not concentrate on what she had to say

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Even rebel sources have confirmed loss of Zeitoun. Tal Jabbin is further north and after initial conflicting reports on Tal Jabbin, even that is confirmed to be under SAA control.Singha wrote:reportedly every sleeping jihadi in azaz have been ordered to mobilize and get ready to fight. whether the bench jihadi knows bash, c, c++, java and the client requirement is python and swift, they are going onsite!
>> Duwayr Al-Zeitoun
are you sure this has been captured. we know this place was the first hit in the offensive but conflicting claims so far...
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"tiger" forces are trying to take the thermal power plant in middle of pic and trap a large pockets of
rodents below it.
rodents below it.
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^^^ Another map explaining the objective of the Northern Aleppo offensive
Ivan Sidorenko @IvanSidorenko1 now2 minutes ago
#Syria #Aleppo #NorthernAleppo New Map By Maydani Showing Duwayr al-Zeytoun under #SAA control.
Ivan Sidorenko @IvanSidorenko1 now8 seconds ago
#Syria #Aleppo #NorthernAleppo "This is not a "Limited" Offensive They will keep trying to push to break the siege
Ivan Sidorenko @IvanSidorenko1 now1 minute ago
#Syria #Aleppo #NorthernAleppo If they get stopped before its not because "they decided too" its because Rebel's did a good job defending
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Some one had posted on Key Pubs forum about allegedly Su-35S jets making their way to Syria. Wonder why they need Su-35 (some combat zone testing) when they got Su-30SMs on station. May be we'll see Su-35 in multi-role action in coming days.


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Su 35 maybe for posturing and some foresight. Expected high temperatures on the Turkey - Syria border. At the same time what better way to validate weapons and platforms for Russia than a conflict.
Meanwhile in Iraq, the Iraqi Army is moving east from Ramadi to Fallujah. ISIS has a strong hold on Fallujah.
http://www.almasdarnews.com/article/ira ... -fallujah/
Meanwhile in Iraq, the Iraqi Army is moving east from Ramadi to Fallujah. ISIS has a strong hold on Fallujah.
http://www.almasdarnews.com/article/ira ... -fallujah/
The Iraqi Armed Forces are on the move in the eastern countryside of the Al-Anbar Governorate, where they are looking to liberate the remaining villages between the provincial capital (Ramadi) and the jihadist stronghold of Fallujah.
On Sunday morning, the Iraqi Army – backed by their popular committees and local tribes – captured 6 points belonging to the so-called “Islamic State of Iraq and Al-Sham” (ISIS) in the Ramadi countryside, furthering their buffer-zone around the aforementioned city.
According to the Iraqi Defense Minister, the 6 points captured by the Iraqi Armed Forces and their allies were located 7 km east of Ramadi near the Iraqi Police Station in Husaybeh.
Currently, the Iraqi Army and their allies have less than 30 km of territory left before they can link Ramadi and Fallujah.
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planes and crews are being rotated. the su30s might already have departed and the su35 are their replacement.
very impressive on equipment, pilots and ground crew to put up 6000 sorties for months off a austere base with no accidents. we have all seen the hinds how low they fly over hostile areas.
very impressive on equipment, pilots and ground crew to put up 6000 sorties for months off a austere base with no accidents. we have all seen the hinds how low they fly over hostile areas.
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the populated coastal parts of syria do not seem to have any free flowing rural areas - its just a continuous mass of urbanized villages and towns ... which makes it hard to just charge hard without running into something.
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Russia has learned the tactic of testing all news toys on useless jihadi scum from Khan. Khan must be weeping for all the marketing Russia getting now.
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Testing new weapons on these Jihadis who are ruthless and merciless I wont really regret.
We would also use some of our new toys on Kashmir and POK on this Jihadis but alas some one needs balls of steel to take that call , I remember days in kashmir when using choppers to hunt jihadis in the valley and dense jungle of Kashmir was considered escalatory by GOI as that would offend pakistan.
I wonder how many Soldiers and Civilian life would have been saved had we used even something as basic as Armed Chopper to hunt Jihadis in Kashmir Valley perhaps even an armed Kiran
We would also use some of our new toys on Kashmir and POK on this Jihadis but alas some one needs balls of steel to take that call , I remember days in kashmir when using choppers to hunt jihadis in the valley and dense jungle of Kashmir was considered escalatory by GOI as that would offend pakistan.
I wonder how many Soldiers and Civilian life would have been saved had we used even something as basic as Armed Chopper to hunt Jihadis in Kashmir Valley perhaps even an armed Kiran
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Reading that article confirms that the US war effort is 100% F-U.US military commander in Iraq and Syria rejects GOP pledges to 'carpet-bomb' Isis
I really feel 4 TSJi. The commanders are top-class cartoon fodder.While MacFarland and other US military officials have characterized the airstrikes against Isis as among the most precise in the history of warfare, the US has recently begun conceding that it has mistakenly killed and wounded civilians.
The private organization Airwars, which attempts to track the civilian impact of the bombing, has tallied allegations of between 2,029 and 2,635 noncombatants mistakenly killed in nearly 18 months of bombings, two orders of magnitude beyond what US military officials have confirmed.
MacFarlane rejected criticism that recent attacks on Mosul facilities where Isis keeps its cash risked targeting civilians.
“Is an enemy banker a combatant or not? Just because he doesn’t have an AK[-47] leaned up against a teller window, he’s still a bad guy, right?” MacFarland said, stating that the US airstrikes occur during times the US assesses will minimize loss of life.
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Looks like the trains to Houristan were chock-full: Russia used Backfire bombers to hit the ISIS attacks on Deir-ez-Zor
Read more: http://sputniknews.com/middleeast/20160 ... z3yx5IuZxD
Read more: http://sputniknews.com/middleeast/20160 ... z3yx5laPSNAccording to the Russian Defense Ministry spokesman, 1,354 terrorist targets have been destroyed in Syria's provinces of Aleppo, Latakia, Hama, Homs, Damascus, Raqqa, Daraa and Deir ez-Zor.
"Long-range bomber aircraft units supported the Syrian government troops defending the city Deir ez-Zor. Twenty three major terrorist targets were destroyed in the region as a result of airstrikes conducted by Tu-22M3 bombers flying in from Russia and task air force from the Hmeymim airbase. An attempt of a terrorist offensive in the Deir ez-Zor has been thwarted."
Moreover, Russian aviation foiled a terrorists' attempt to carry out a counter attack against Syrian government troops in the Daraa province. "As a result, 17 off-road vehicles with heavy weapons were destroyed, as well as over 50 terrorists"
Russian aviation destroyed a Jaysh al-Islam militant-controlled fuel depot in the Damascus province, as well as a Daesh-controlled fuel depot in the province of Aleppo, and a terrorist oil refinery in the Daesh's stronghold of Raqqa.
"In the region of Jubb Ghabsha in the province of Aleppo, a Su-24M bomber destroyed Daesh terrorist depots with armament and fuel."
Read more: http://sputniknews.com/middleeast/20160 ... z3yx5IuZxD
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What are Russian troops doing in Syrian Kurdistan?
February 1, 2016 Pavel Kotlyar, Gazeta.ru
After reports of the arrival in the Syrian city of Al-Qamishli of a plane carrying Russian servicemen, who supposedly intend to set up a military base in the area, the Gazeta.ru newspaper spoke with a local journalist about the situation in Syrian Kurdistan and the presence there of foreign soldiers. Alan Hasan is the editor-in-chief of Nu Dem (The New Times), the first independent newspaper published in Syrian Kurdistan.
February 1, 2016 Pavel Kotlyar, Gazeta.ru
After reports of the arrival in the Syrian city of Al-Qamishli of a plane carrying Russian servicemen, who supposedly intend to set up a military base in the area, the Gazeta.ru newspaper spoke with a local journalist about the situation in Syrian Kurdistan and the presence there of foreign soldiers. Alan Hasan is the editor-in-chief of Nu Dem (The New Times), the first independent newspaper published in Syrian Kurdistan.
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Wow. What a woman.ThiruV wrote:Arab lady uses the baton of truth to slap some sense into some fool anchor on Arab TV, who gives the standard arab-islamist whining about ISIS not being an arab responsiblity
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Yes, i am ashamed that he won't lie and deny about civilian casualties like a Russian general would do. And as of this date today, they have never acknowledged causing civilian casualties that I know of......ho hum.......UlanBatori wrote:Reading that article confirms that the US war effort is 100% F-U.US military commander in Iraq and Syria rejects GOP pledges to 'carpet-bomb' IsisI really feel 4 TSJi. The commanders are top-class cartoon fodder.While MacFarland and other US military officials have characterized the airstrikes against Isis as among the most precise in the history of warfare, the US has recently begun conceding that it has mistakenly killed and wounded civilians.
The private organization Airwars, which attempts to track the civilian impact of the bombing, has tallied allegations of between 2,029 and 2,635 noncombatants mistakenly killed in nearly 18 months of bombings, two orders of magnitude beyond what US military officials have confirmed.
MacFarlane rejected criticism that recent attacks on Mosul facilities where Isis keeps its cash risked targeting civilians.
“Is an enemy banker a combatant or not? Just because he doesn’t have an AK[-47] leaned up against a teller window, he’s still a bad guy, right?” MacFarland said, stating that the US airstrikes occur during times the US assesses will minimize loss of life.
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Re: The Levant crisis.(Israel,SYRIA,Lebanon,etc) - II
I yam said...
for afpakistan,......and
for leebiya,......and
for gyorgiya,.....and
for youkraine,....and
for yemen,.....and
for mali,......and
for ijrayeel,....and
for eyerak,....and
and north koriya,....and
for bakfickistan a second time.
I mean they are getting no mhediya coverage at all. It is as if their soosai bums are less holey than seeriyans. It is like seeriya is apple kompyuter and everyone is a pc maker. They still churn out the numbers but get no glory. Even congress is trying to hold up f16s. The hole brand of the epicenter is gone. You want 72, you now go to raqqa. Peshhour hotels are empty, maulvis are taking to selling chana bhatura instead of madrassa bijness.
This cant go on. Syria has to be stopped, it cant take over european AND russian AND amreekan media. Before you know it hollywood would be making seeriyans fight bourne and whats that piddly little scientologist guy and james bond. I tell you putin is losing his biography pichhar. Like he would have looked so dashing in a chair stroking a cat with dazzling production values. superb owl half time ads would have shown the pichhar ad. Now, it could be some randum seeriyan dicktator.
I tell you, there is one flashpoint. And it is north koriya. Hech bum (c). Unlimited. Wait? There was some cash in the flashpoiynt. cash a lot? jewyish cash? cash for gold? I dunno, but this doesnt sound right. Wasnt like there a bearded guy living in west point? Or that one eyed guy in the sequel who died? Was it north koriya? I thought north koriya was those dwarves and the one fat guy.
Anyway, you see my problem. We cant be having all the posts on seeriya alone. Le-want or Le-not-want. Its not a lottery. You cant win it all, like in that superb owl. The flashpoint wants its reporting, wherever it may have been.
Of course, this would never happen if hillarie was in charge. she would have kept the focus on bin ghazi. no seeriya sooriya for her. thanks, obumma.
for afpakistan,......and
for leebiya,......and
for gyorgiya,.....and
for youkraine,....and
for yemen,.....and
for mali,......and
for ijrayeel,....and
for eyerak,....and
and north koriya,....and
for bakfickistan a second time.
I mean they are getting no mhediya coverage at all. It is as if their soosai bums are less holey than seeriyans. It is like seeriya is apple kompyuter and everyone is a pc maker. They still churn out the numbers but get no glory. Even congress is trying to hold up f16s. The hole brand of the epicenter is gone. You want 72, you now go to raqqa. Peshhour hotels are empty, maulvis are taking to selling chana bhatura instead of madrassa bijness.
This cant go on. Syria has to be stopped, it cant take over european AND russian AND amreekan media. Before you know it hollywood would be making seeriyans fight bourne and whats that piddly little scientologist guy and james bond. I tell you putin is losing his biography pichhar. Like he would have looked so dashing in a chair stroking a cat with dazzling production values. superb owl half time ads would have shown the pichhar ad. Now, it could be some randum seeriyan dicktator.
I tell you, there is one flashpoint. And it is north koriya. Hech bum (c). Unlimited. Wait? There was some cash in the flashpoiynt. cash a lot? jewyish cash? cash for gold? I dunno, but this doesnt sound right. Wasnt like there a bearded guy living in west point? Or that one eyed guy in the sequel who died? Was it north koriya? I thought north koriya was those dwarves and the one fat guy.
Anyway, you see my problem. We cant be having all the posts on seeriya alone. Le-want or Le-not-want. Its not a lottery. You cant win it all, like in that superb owl. The flashpoint wants its reporting, wherever it may have been.
Of course, this would never happen if hillarie was in charge. she would have kept the focus on bin ghazi. no seeriya sooriya for her. thanks, obumma.
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We have threads to follow all those areas. And no need for tortured spellings.
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