The Levant crisis.(Israel,SYRIA,Lebanon,etc) - II

SaiK · Post by **SaiK** » 15 Dec 2015 06:37

Satya_anveshi wrote:‘Islamic coalition against terrorism’: Saudi Arabia presents 34-state military block

it mimics our 'maha gathbhandan' in a massive scale!

ramana · Post by **ramana** » 15 Dec 2015 06:53

Looks like that Tochka took out 154 killed. And a quite a rainbow coalition.

Vayutuvan · Post by **Vayutuvan** » 15 Dec 2015 07:11

devesh wrote:George Friedman's fantasy is a East Europe+Turkey axis to show the Russians their place. since Turkey is there, it will also unofficially of officially involve the other Sunni Gulf States.

devesh: Our flat world (earth?) knight seems to have fallen off the edge of the "flat earth" of his flat world.

I am not seeing his Pulitzer (x2) face anywhere now a days. But plagiarizing (Dr.?)F. Zakaria is all over the place.

Satya_anveshi · Post by **Satya_anveshi** » 15 Dec 2015 07:24

EXCLUSIVE: Sarin materials brought via Turkey & mixed in Syrian ISIS camps – Turkish MP to RT - Dec 14, 2015
https://www.rt.com/news/325825-sarin-gas-syria-turkey/

The main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) member, Erdem, brought up the issue for public discussion in parliament last week, citing evidence from an abruptly-closed criminal case. He accused Ankara of failing to investigate Turkish supply routes used to provide terrorists with toxic sarin gas ingredients.

“There is data in this indictment. Chemical weapon materials are being brought to Turkey and being put together in Syria in camps of ISIS which was known as Iraqi Al Qaeda during that time," Erdem told RT.

Sarin gas is a military-grade chemical that was used in a notorious attack on Ghouta and several other neighborhoods near the Syrian capital of Damascus in 2013. The attacks were pinned on the Syrian leadership, who in turn agreed to get rid of all chemical weapons stockpiles under a UN-brokered deal amid an imminent threat of US intervention.

Addressing parliamentarians on Thursday, Erdem showed a copy of the criminal case number 2013/120 that was opened by the General Prosecutor's Office in the city of Adana in southern Turkey.

The investigation revealed that a number of Turkish citizens took part in negotiations with Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) representatives on the supply of sarin gas. Pointing to evidence cited in the criminal case, he said that wiretapped phone conversations proved that an Al-Qaeda militant, Hayyam Kasap, acquired sarin.

This opens up interesting complications in an already complex theater, say, ISIS uses it on US, German, Russian, Turkish or even the base case, which is usage on Syrian/Iranian/Lebanese forces, then how each of these might respond to the event or the possibility of that event.

Satya_anveshi · Post by **Satya_anveshi** » 15 Dec 2015 07:49

Syrian Army Fully Controls Key Airbase near Damascus - Dec 14, 2015
http://www.almanar.com.lb/english/adeta ... &fromval=1

Syrian army on Monday established full control on a key military airport near the capital Damascus.

Syrian army soldiersField sources told al-Manar that the Syrian military was now in full control of the northern part of Marj al-Sultan town and its airport in Eastern Ghouta.

Insurgents seized the airport, about 15 kilometers (nine miles) east of Damascus, in November 2012.

The move is considered a new achievement for the Syrian army as it will reinforce Damascus international airport and the road that leads to it.

Satya_anveshi · Post by **Satya_anveshi** » 15 Dec 2015 08:03

A very interesting comment from Merkel madam. She is essentially admitting that accepting refugees was against her wishes and German interests.

I wish she said.."I sincerely hope that I won't be insulted with a Nobel Peace Prize for doing something not in harmony with core German national interest"

Posting here as it is tangentially related to Syria but this stuff might interest maharathis on Western Universalism dhaga.

Multiculturalism is a sham, says Angela Merkel - Dec 14, 2015
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wor ... d=pm_pop_b

Time magazine and the Financial Times newspaper recently named her Person of the Year, and delegates applauded her for so long at her party's convention on Monday that she had to stop them.

The speech that followed, however, may have surprised supporters of her policies: "Multiculturalism leads to parallel societies and therefore remains a ‘life lie,’ ” or a sham, she said, before adding that Germany may be reaching its limits in terms of accepting more refugees. "The challenge is immense," she said. "We want and we will reduce the number of refugees noticeably."

Although those remarks may seem uncharacteristic of Merkel, she probably would insist that she was not contradicting herself. In fact, she was only repeating a sentiment she first voiced several years ago when she said multiculturalism in Germany had "utterly failed."

"Of course the tendency had been to say, 'Let's adopt the multicultural concept and live happily side by side, and be happy to be living with each other.' But this concept has failed, and failed utterly," she said in 2010.

The applause following her speech lasted nine minutes and again had to be interrupted by Merkel. "Thanks, but we have work to do," she said.

{ This is telling of the hurt she is feeling }

Mihaylo · Post by **Mihaylo** » 15 Dec 2015 08:27

Satya_anveshi wrote:This is extremely funny If all terrorist form a coalition against terrorism WhoTF are they going to fight against?

‘Islamic coalition against terrorism’: Saudi Arabia presents 34-state military block
https://www.rt.com/news/325929-islamic- ... ism-saudi/

Countries involved in the coalition aside from Saudi Arabia, include Jordan, the UAE, Pakistan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Benin, Turkey, Chad, Togo, Tunisia, Djibouti, Senegal, Sudan, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Gabon, Guinea, the partially-recognized state of Palestine, the Islamic Federal Republic of the Comoros, Qatar, Cote d’Ivoire, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Maldives, Mali, Malaysia, Egypt, Morocco, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Yemen.

“The countries here mentioned have decided on the formation of a military alliance led by Saudi Arabia to fight terrorism, with a joint operations centre based in Riyadh to coordinate and support military operations,” state news agency SPA quoted an official statement as saying.

Where is Indonesia eh ?

-M

chetak · Post by **chetak** » 15 Dec 2015 08:34

Mihaylo wrote:
{quote="Satya_anveshi"}This is extremely funny If all terrorist form a coalition against terrorism WhoTF are they going to fight against?

‘Islamic coalition against terrorism’: Saudi Arabia presents 34-state military block
https://www.rt.com/news/325929-islamic- ... ism-saudi/

Countries involved in the coalition aside from Saudi Arabia, include Jordan, the UAE, Pakistan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Benin, Turkey, Chad, Togo, Tunisia, Djibouti, Senegal, Sudan, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Gabon, Guinea, the partially-recognized state of Palestine, the Islamic Federal Republic of the Comoros, Qatar, Cote d’Ivoire, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Maldives, Mali, Malaysia, Egypt, Morocco, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Yemen.

“The countries here mentioned have decided on the formation of a military alliance led by Saudi Arabia to fight terrorism, with a joint operations centre based in Riyadh to coordinate and support military operations,” state news agency SPA quoted an official statement as saying.{/quote}
Where is Indonesia eh ?

-M

saudi, pakistan, turkey !! ??

doesn't it look like a bunch of padres gathered in a brothel??

At least, there would be an element of honesty about them.

habal · Post by **habal** » 15 Dec 2015 08:42

whole lot of western commentators are so concerned about saudi complicity with turkey, these guys can't adjust their dish dashas without NATO permit let alone operate awacs and shoot down planes.
Russia Digging In for Long Haul in Syria

http://www.defensenews.com/story/defens ... /77148866/

“Some kind of enlargement of the Russian contingent was almost inevitable from the beginning, but the pace of enlargement is a matter of interpretation … many experts said that from the beginning it was not enough,” said Ruslan Pukhov, a member of the Defense Ministry’s public advisory board.

After six weeks of operations, Russia doubled the size of its air group, which is bombing targets in Syria by launching long-range bomber sorties from an air base in southern Russia, a decision that provided combat experience for Russia’s long-range aviation branch of the Air Force.

In a speech last week, Russian President Vladimir Putin denied claims that Russia is in Syria to pursue wider geopolitical goals, such as asserting its role as a major world power.

“Our actions are not dictated by some abstract, vague, geopolitical interests,” Putin said. “We are not testing our new weapons or demonstrating our might, which of course is also important … but the main thing is to protect Russia.”

The decision to introduce the strategic bombers to the mix was driven apparently by the Russian security services’ classification of the downing of a Russian civilian jet over Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula as an act of terror.

The size of Russia’s naval force sitting off the coast of Syria has also doubled to include some 10 ships, including the Moskva guided missile cruiser, outfitted with air defense systems that also cover most of Syria and overlap into Turkish airspace, and ships capable of firing Kalibr cruise missiles.

There have also been a number of reports in the Russian and international media indicating that Russia is preparing to deploy to two additional air bases in Syria — perhaps signaling a greater expansion of forces.

Satya_anveshi · Post by **Satya_anveshi** » 15 Dec 2015 08:47

chetak wrote: doesn't it look like a bunch of padres gathered in a brothel?? At least, there would be an element of honesty about them.

We have to congratulate them on successfully forming the coalition of "moderate terrorists" and encourage them to fight and defeat these "extremist terrorists"

habal · Post by **habal** » 15 Dec 2015 08:55

TSJones wrote:busy, busy, busy.......doing the Lord's work.

http://www.defense.gov/News-Article-Vie ... syria-iraq

From the start the air campaign against IS has targeted the economic infrastructure of Syria and Iraq.

“So far the US raids that came after the direct Russian involvement in Syria have only targeted civilian, infrastructure plants, electricity plants and other infrastructure, and they have not targeted any terrorist groups,” Jamal Wakim, a professor at the Lebanese International University, said in November.

http://www.infowars.com/centcom-investi ... mic-state/

habal · Post by **habal** » 15 Dec 2015 08:59

NATO losing on all fronts.

here it is confronted with alert mum who sees all ..

A Sydney teen failed to transfer USD$9,000 in funds allegedly for Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) after his mother discovered the cash in his underpants while cleaning her son’s bedroom.

The youth, whose name hasn’t been disclosed, was said to have been given the money by 23-year-old Omarjan Azari and Ali Al-Talebi, 26 and has agreed to testify against the pair.

https://www.rt.com/news/325838-isis-aus ... money-mom/

devesh · Post by **devesh** » 15 Dec 2015 09:25

2 things in Russia's favor now compared to Afghanistan:

1. they are no longer hindered by Marxist-Leninist ideology in understanding and interpreting Islamic Jihad for what it is. Ideology is the key to this war.

2. Experience of Chechnya is bound to come into play.

habal · Post by **habal** » 15 Dec 2015 09:28

been hearing for a long time China is thereabouts ?
have they made up their mind ?
have they had their fill ? maybe sat images of tartus can confirm.
apparently liaoning a/c and a cruiser have crossed suez and are anchored somewhere in med sea.

http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/610 ... ainst-ISIS

Russian media followed that up by quoting Igor Morozov, a member of the Russian Federation Committee on International Affairs, confirming Chinese aircraft carrier, Lianoning, and a guided missile cruiser were heading to the area, and adding Chinese military advisers were already in the region.

Mr Morozov said: "It is known that China has joined our military operation in Syria.

"The Chinese cruiser has already entered the Mediterranean, followed by its aircraft carrier."

These reports have not been verified by China and satellite images show the Syrian port of Tartus, currently empty.

Satya_anveshi · Post by **Satya_anveshi** » 15 Dec 2015 09:36

Texas Plumber Sues Car Dealer After Truck Appears in Syrian Militant Video

Mark Oberholtzer, the owner of Mark-1 Plumbing of Texas City, sold the pickup in October 2013 to a Ford dealership in Houston. Last year, the vehicle appeared in a photograph with an Islamic militant manning an anti-aircraft gun mounted on the truck’s bed.
Clearly visible in the photo, on the door of the truck, is the name and phone number of Oberholtzer's business.

habal · Post by **habal** » 15 Dec 2015 10:09

http://fortruss.blogspot.in/2015/12/rus ... n.html?m=1

Russian MLRS returns to Al Ghab plain
tos 1a ?

habal · Post by **habal** » 15 Dec 2015 10:13

so donald trump comes in and throws in a couple of his own bombs.

Donald Trump Accuses Israel Of Funding ISIS On Live TV
Trump appears on Morning Joe show with 'truth bombs'.

http://www.neonnettle.com/news/1501-don ... on-live-tv

Philip · Post by **Philip** » 15 Dec 2015 10:16

Syrian forces have captured an important air base,latest reports.

How to stop Isis getting its oil
To defeat Isis we must sever its oil lifeline – here's how

David Stupples

The high costs of running the Islamic State’s “caliphate” and fighting a ground war are largely met from selling oil, supplemented with donations and money extorted from Christians and hostages. Preventing the jihadists from profiting from oilfields under its control should be a priority for the military coalition – indeed, Britain’s first strikes in Syria were against oilfields.

But the coalition already has the capacity to stop the illegal oil trade. High above Syria and Iraq, beyond the range of any Isis missiles, are US and UK surveillance and strike drones such as the Predator and Reaper. These can operate for up to 24 hours, equipped with excellent sensors including synthetic aperture radar – sideways-looking radar that uses the flight path of the aircraft to electronically simulate an extremely large antenna. This continuously generates extremely high-resolution imagery even through cloud and sandstorms.
An example of the detail possible from SAR images. Sandia

These are the weapons with which to cut off Isis’s oil trade income, estimated at US$50m a month (US$600m a year). While looted banks and military bases provided Isis with a reported war chest of US$1.5-$2 billion, this oil income is vital to pay the salaries of its administrators and fighters, around US$500m a year, buy black market weaponry estimated at US$1 billion, and other essentials that bring annual costs to around US$2 billion.

Using surveillance aircraft/drones alongside attack drones, crude oil movement can be stopped. In parallel, bankers should be persuaded to block anonymous donation funding through the financial networks.
In pictures: Russia bombs Isis strongholds

Isis is shipping around 25,000 barrels of crude oil a day to Turkey by road tanker, sold on the black market for as little as US$25 a barrel – then a quarter of market price. Now it sells to rogue traders in organised operations within Iraq and Syria.

Why is cutting off the oil trade supporting Isis not being addressed more enthusiastically? Russian strikes have inflicted damage on the tanker fleets, but of 10,600 coalition strikes, only 196 have targeted oil infrastructure. With better use of airborne surveillance it would be easier to identify and destroy the tankers used to move illicit crude oil, cutting off this vital source of income and hastening an end to the conflict.
Stopping the flow of oil

Major Isis-controlled oil wells lie between al-Qaim in Iraq in northern Iraq and Deir Ezzor in Syria, 100km southeast of Raqqa. IS uses mobile refineries to process crude oil required for military and domestic use, but also transports crude oil by road through IS held routes, via Aleppo and a northern corridor through “friendly” rebel-held areas, to southern Turkey.

There is oil trading within rebel-held areas, and Russia has also identified (as yet unconfirmed) that crude oil is also being transported from Deir al-Zour (aka Deir Ezzor) to Batman in Turkey. Russia was conducting air strikes in the rebel-held region through which the oil is transported when one of its Su-24 aircraft was shot down by a Turkish fighter.

A large road tanker can transport around 300 barrels, so carrying 25,000 barrels a day requires a minimum of 84 tanker trucks, assuming the round trip can be achieved in a single day. The round trip is approximately 600km, so the tankers could be spaced every 8km – any less and the convoys would be too dangerous. To target an individual truck in transit with guided missiles from manned aircraft would prove very expensive – more than the value of the tanker and the oil carried. But coalition drone pilots can patrol the routes used by the oil tankers continuously, calling in strikes from other aircraft or attacking where necessary.
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Targeting the oil before it reaches the trading centres hidden in rebel-held territory would starve Isis of the funds it relies upon. As Russian president Putin noted, severing Isis’s support is the most effective way of shortening the conflict.

Isis has learned from the North Vietnamese in its fight against the US, holding large areas of territory with small groups of troops who live among the civilian population – not in barracks and frontline positions. The approaches of conventional warfare will be difficult – this conflict demands smart thinking.

David Stupples, Professor of Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Director of Electronic Warfare Research, City University London
This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article.

deejay · Post by **deejay** » 15 Dec 2015 17:06

https://twitter.com/PetoLucem

Peto Lucem Retweeted
Nardeep Pujji ‏@AWAKEALERT 9 hours ago
Alerted 3 months before ChemicalAttack on #Ghouta
US JOURNO BEHEADED FOR REVEALING #SARIN GAS ATTACK PLANS
#Syria

member_29247 · Post by **member_29247** » 15 Dec 2015 18:33

First time I a am seeing a US made truck meeting the quality requirements of ISIS or taliban, usually they are all Toyota Tacoma trucks

This looks like Ford F-350 for all we know it could be a smuggled truck via Jeddah

......
Added later
Why do you think Danny Pearle died? And the cover up that followed? Recall that Mrs Pearle was made to sing praises of TSP

A_Gupta · Post by **A_Gupta** » 15 Dec 2015 19:56

http://www.laprensasa.com/309_america-i ... ascus.html

Syrian army Monday recovered control of an important air base, along with the city of Marj al-Sultan, in Eastern Ghouta, a major stronghold of Syrian opposition in the outskirts of Damascus, reported official communication media and activists.

Official news agency Sana said soldiers retook this region after attacking fortified positions of Al Nusra, the Syrian affiliate of Al Qaeda, and Army of Islam.

vishvak · Post by **vishvak** » 15 Dec 2015 20:00

deejay wrote:https://twitter.com/PetoLucem

Peto Lucem Retweeted
Nardeep Pujji ‏@AWAKEALERT 9 hours ago
Alerted 3 months before ChemicalAttack on #Ghouta
US JOURNO BEHEADED FOR REVEALING #SARIN GAS ATTACK PLANS
#Syria

Son of pseudo secularism?

TSJones · Post by **TSJones** » 15 Dec 2015 20:20

it is a Ford F-250. The previous owner is getting hundreds of death threats over his business telephone.

the F-250 4x4 is the vehicle of choice for car thieves in Texas. it usually winds up in Mexico serving drug lords and their gangs. They love that truck.

I own a F-150. It's not as heavy duty as the F-250 or 350 but I get far better gas mileage.

Ford F-150 is the most reliable vehicle i have ever owned. My last one, 1998, gave me 250,000 miles of relatively trouble free service before I traded it in for the next one, a 2011. And the dealer gave me a $1000 for the trade in. I cried like a baby when I turned it in.

OT, no more from me on this.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 15 Dec 2015 20:23

I have seen mercedes 10t type trucks also very popular in african photos.
must be rugged and durable to survive in there.

http://photography.nationalgeographic.c ... 248-lw.jpg

as the innova in india has proved, any truck is a tough hound dog vs any form of car with no underlying chassis.

Shreeman · Post by **Shreeman** » 15 Dec 2015 21:08

TSJones wrote:it is a Ford F-250. The previous owner is getting hundreds of death threats over his business telephone.

the F-250 4x4 is the vehicle of choice for car thieves in Texas. it usually winds up in Mexico serving drug lords and their gangs. They love that truck.

I own a F-150. It's not as heavy duty as the F-250 or 350 but I get far better gas mileage.

Ford F-150 is the most reliable vehicle i have ever owned. My last one, 1998, gave me 250,000 miles of relatively trouble free service before I traded it in for the next one, a 2011. And the dealer gave me a $1000 for the trade in. I cried like a baby when I turned it in.

OT, no more from me on this.

There, there. It will be Ok. Plij dont cry.

edit -- it will be ok. all will be fine. this too shall pass.

ramana · Post by **ramana** » 15 Dec 2015 21:14

devesh wrote:George Friedman's fantasy is a East Europe+Turkey axis to show the Russians their place. since Turkey is there, it will also unofficially of officially involve the other Sunni Gulf States.

that's been his pet theory for 10 years now.

Guy must be smoking something potent.

Eastern Europe is mostly former Ottoman Turkey areas liberated by Tsarist Russia!!!!

With experts like this West will go down.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 15 Dec 2015 21:18

count Vlad dracu made his name fighting Turks and so did many a knight all the way into baltics. devout Catholics and orthodox stock...but could be formed into a hunting party if hatred of Russia unites them.

as of now turkey and Ukraine are bestest friends

deejay · Post by **deejay** » 15 Dec 2015 21:35

Hezbollah's ISIS kill count just went up:

http://www.almasdarnews.com/article/20815/

Hezbollah Overwhelms a Large Group of ISIS Terrorists in Eastern Lebanon: Top Commander Killed
BY LEITH FADEL ON DECEMBER 15, 2015 FEATURED

On Tuesday morning in eastern Lebanon, a small Hezbollah contingent carried out a powerful assault on the encroaching militants of the Islamic State of Iraq and Al-Sham (ISIS) in the Ras Ba’albak Barrens of the Beqa’a Governorate, killing several enemy combatants from the aforementioned terrorist group, including one of their top commanders in this region.

According to a battlefield reporter that is embedded with Hezbollah in eastern Lebanon, the Lebanese Resistance killed the top ISIS commander in Ras Ba’albak – the terrorist commander was identified as “Abu ‘Abdullah Al-Amer”.

Upon learning of his death in the Ras Ba’albak Barrens, several ISIS fighters attempted to recover his corpse from the Lebanese Resistance; however, they were unable to bypass the stiff defenses of Hezbollah along the Lebanese-Syrian border.

The ISIS leader was reportedly traveling with a large ISIS convoy towards Ras Ba’albak when a roadside bomb was detonated along the road, killing Abu ‘Abdullah and several of his combatants instantly; this was followed by a powerful assault by a small Hezbollah contingent.

Unable to hold back the swarming Hezbollah soldiers, the ISIS terrorists were forced to retreat without recovering the body of their fallen leader.

A second IED was detonated by Hezbollah fighters when a group of ISIS militants attended the scene to take Abu ‘Abdullah’s corpse; this was followed by a violent firefight that ultimately ended unfavorably for ISIS.

Shanu · Post by **Shanu** » 15 Dec 2015 23:02

Got this over the internet.

The Ottomans fought and lost 17 wars to Slavs/Russians in 5 centuries, the Turks should pray that their new Ottoman Sultan don't start the 18th.

UlanBatori · Post by **UlanBatori** » 16 Dec 2015 05:28

My last one, 1998, gave me 250,000 miles of relatively trouble free service before I traded it in for the next one, a 2011. And the dealer gave me a $1000 for the trade in.

Just think! Both probably still giving excellent service in Mosul and Raqqa, until they reach their Big Moments - Houristan in a flash.

Longhorn DFW Ford 2015 clearance sale! Explosive deals! No reasonable offer turned down! Same day intercontinental shipping! One load of ammonium nitrate and fuel oil free with each truck!

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 16 Dec 2015 06:33

vlad II draculea - vlad the impaler - a national hero in romania and bulgaria for resisting the much larger ottoman empire

vishvak · Post by **vishvak** » 16 Dec 2015 06:56

Shanu wrote:Got this over the internet.

The Ottomans fought and lost 17 wars to Slavs/Russians in 5 centuries, the Turks should pray that their new Ottoman Sultan don't start the 18th.

There won't be war if the sultenate - <genocide/slavery/drugs/nappies> the whole sultenate package - is defeated in Syria and Iraq.

habal · Post by **habal** » 16 Dec 2015 07:06

kuweiris airbase is again operational.

https://youtu.be/zULq7apyMnk

http://theweek.com/articles/593126/russ ... -literally

In a recent interview on a Russian news program, Konstantin Syvkov said more than 300 artillery pieces concentrated on a half-mile line outside of Hama produced a so-called "fire wave" that greatly aided the Syrian offensive at first. "This method consumes a lot of ammunition, but it is very effective in getting through fortifications," Syvkov said. "This allowed the breakthrough via the enemy defenses."

The biggest problem was the Syrians ran out of ammunition, including artillery shells supplied by the Russians, he said.

Reuters also recently reported that Russia might have at least one artillery brigade armed with howitzers operating in an area between the cities of Homs and Damascus.

Russian state television footage of a briefing at the defense ministry headquarters on Nov. 18 for Pres. Vladimir Putin briefly showed a map that revealed the position of the Russian army's 120th Artillery Brigade, according to a sharp-eyed military affairs blogger who spotted the position pinpointed on the chart.

Satya_anveshi · Post by **Satya_anveshi** » 16 Dec 2015 09:26

This is climb down from US in many ways:

‘We see Syria fundamentally very similarly’ – Kerry after talks with Putin, Lavrov - Dec 16, 2015
https://www.rt.com/news/326014-putin-ke ... rov-talks/

"We see Syria fundamentally very similarly, we want the same outcomes, we see the same dangers, we understand the same challenges," Kerry said. He added that the two nations have been “honest with differences,” but in general agree that the crisis in the Middle Eastern country “requires political process.”

“Russia and the United States agree that you can't defeat Daesh without also deescalating the fight in Syria,” the Secretary of State said, adding that both Moscow and Washington are “focused on political process” and that “Syrians will be making decisions on the future of Syria.”

Satya_anveshi · Post by **Satya_anveshi** » 16 Dec 2015 09:30

Syrian opposition provides Russian Air Force with coordinates to target terrorists – MoD - Dec 15, 2015
https://www.rt.com/news/326031-syria-ru ... pposition/

"Contact has been established and is constantly maintained. Opposition groups are providing the command of the Russian Air Force coordinates to strike terrorist targets," Lieutenant-General Sergey Rudskoy told journalists on Tuesday.

There are over 150 such opposition groups, Rudskoy said, adding that "the most patriotic of them" are already fighting IS terrorists alongside the Syrian army. "Today they count up to over 5,000 people," he told reporters.

deejay · Post by **deejay** » 16 Dec 2015 09:52

Saudi Arabian alliance against terrorism

Haidar Sumeri ‏@IraqiSecurity 4 hours ago
Islamic military alliance vs Da'ish.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 16 Dec 2015 18:27

Hassan Ridha ‏@sayed_ridha 3h3 hours ago

#ISF source: 16 Qataris among them an Emir were hunting in the desert of Al-Muthana southern #Iraq, militants in military uniform kidnapped them about 45km from Al-Sawamah towards the desert of #Najaf #Iraq, #ISF began search operation at noon

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 16 Dec 2015 18:28

Hassan Ridha ‏@sayed_ridha 6h6 hours ago
#Russia FM: There are talks with #Baghdad regarding launching missiles from Caspian Sea onto #IS targets in #Iraq

Sid · Post by **Sid** » 16 Dec 2015 19:30

deejay wrote:Saudi Arabian alliance against terrorism

Haidar Sumeri ‏@IraqiSecurity 4 hours ago
Islamic military alliance vs Da'ish.

Its the young SA prince (also SA defense minister) ruffling his feathers. He is more hard line/action oriented then all of his predecessors, who actually survived by minding their own business.

He is also trying to fulfill long lasting wish of creating military wing of OIC, similar to NATO.

But he is spreading his wings a bit early and without proper backing. And this alliances major target is Yemen, not Syria.

UlanBatori · Post by **UlanBatori** » 16 Dec 2015 20:01

What does the well-fed Quatari prince 'hunt' in the middle of a desert in 2015? Humans I presume? These wastes of oxygen could find no better pastime?