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Aldin Abazović @Ald_Aba 6h6 hours ago
Northern #Aleppo - Heavy clashes ongoing between #YPG and militants at western entrance and nation hospital in Azaz
Haidar Sumeri @IraqiSecurity 6h6 hours ago
BREAKING: #Iraq army troops, including a commando regiment, have reached Makhmur (SE of Mosul). Build-up continues.
Leith Abou Fadel @leithfadel 2h2 hours ago
My prediction for the ceasefire:
There will be no ceasefire because Nusra and Ahrar Al-Sham are the majority of the terrorists fighting.
Serge @Zinvor 2h2 hours ago
Wonder how a ceasefire in Syria that excludes Nusra (Al-Qaeda) is gonna work out when Nusra is in coalitions & has presence at every front.
Leith Abou Fadel @leithfadel 2h2 hours ago
Nusra is fighting in every province (save Deir Ezzor, Hasakah, and Raqqa):
what the hell is the point of this ceasefire again?
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has confirmed that it will deploy ground troops to Syria in order to combat the Islamic State of Iraq and Al-Sham (ISIS). According to the Saudi owned news service “Al-Arabiya”, the Al-Saud regime’s decision to deploy troops is final and will be part of a much larger coalition to combat ISIS. The news agency quoted the Saudi Army’s spokesman Brigadier General Ahmad Al-Assiri as stating that the regime’s decision is “final” and “irreversible.”
Singha wrote:
what the hell is the point of this ceasefire again?
to consolidate russian gains, what else.
In return russians put pressure on turkey, flying rights to american planes, consolidate syria kurdistan. my speculation.
NATO to fly AWACS spy planes over Syria
BRUSSELS, Feb. 11 NATO defense Ministers on Thursday agreed to provide NATO AWACS spy planes, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said.
He said they supported the U.S. request for spying over Syria and Iraq at the ministerial meeting.
US version of Aleppo bombing.
Acc. to some USAF briefings in Bagdad the two A10 were coming for a
call-in for Kurd militia helping in Manbij them against ISIS.
here is the ref. map section.
Murad Gazdiev @MuradoRT
Turkey 'concerned' about 'ethnic cleansing' in #Syria. Strange how butchering a million Armenians never triggered Turkey's concern-o-meter
Peace deal after Russia gave end of month offer first. However,ISIS still on the hit list.This appears to be a desperate attempt by the US and co. to get their "fighters" assisting the Syrian "rebels",who are in all probability mercenaries and "contractors" as we saw in Iraq,spared the full Putin! Thjey've learnt this doge from the Pakis in Afghanistan with that evacuation of ISI cadre who were heading for the chopping block.
Crunch peace talks in Munich reach late-night deal
Humanitarian access is first priority, say John Kerry and Sergei Lavrov
Military action against Islamic State will continue
Read the full text of the communique
Su-34 is seen carrying Kh-35U in Syria , Seems they are using it against fixed ground targets at stand off ranges ...interesting coz Kh-35 is anti-ship missile but with Radar it perhaps has ISAR capability to hit ground targets
if JN has been sacrificed as a pawn in big game in favour of saving the other rebels, jawlani's location might have been passed onto to Ruaf by "those who know" ....
there is going to be a reordering of the chessboard for the next round of the tournament.
valuable rooks, knights and bishops will be kept. pawns will be thrown under bus.
With JN and ISIS off the peace agreements, virtually all targets will be open to RuAF attacks except may be Lattakia. SAA+ have a weeks time to take this area. I expect that once the agreement of limited peace comes into force, a lot of SAA+ will be redoployed against ISIS on the Palmyra front, Al Quratayn front and towards Tabaqah airfield. Also expect eastern Aleppo fronts to get more attention towards Al Bab and Raqqa.
Clown Prince Md.Bin Sh*tworm and his megalomainiac ambitions. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world ... 68251.html Syria civil war: Prospect of Saudi incursion raises fears of a conflict without end Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev warns of the spectre of a permanent or world war if the Gulf nations send troops
The first fateful steps have been taken for Saudi-led troops to enter Syria’s civil war, a move that has raised fears of powers across the region being drawn into a bloody conflict without end.
Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the Saudi Defence Minister and heir apparent to the throne, presented his country’s military plans to a summit organised by a US-led coalition on Syria at Nato headquarters in Brussels. Ashton Carter, the US Defence Secretary, reported afterwards that a “wide variety of things” had been discussed with the Saudis on the use of ground forces.
He added: “First of all it was training of both the military and the police, forces on the ground enabling and accompanying partner force, the Saudi ground forces can do that. We talked about use of special forces – although I don’t want to go into that here – we also talked about logistic support and sustainment, and of the rebuilding that will need to take place.”
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Saudi Arabia confirms plans to send troops to Syria
He said: “Saudi Arabia is also re-invigorating its air campaign, Saudi Arabia and its partners have a clear stake in this fight… In the weeks to come there will be opportunities to follow up on the offers made today.”
Saudi Arabia and the Gulf states had withdrawn in recent months from carrying out air strikes in Syria and Iraq, focusing instead on Yemen where they are battling Iran-backed Houthi rebels. The Saudis have stated they will lead a force drawn from an Islamic coalition. Its members – United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Jordan and Kuwait – were also present at the meeting.
Michael Fallon, the Defence Secretary, who met Prince Mohammed at the summit, said: “We welcome the offer. The Saudis are serious, they are leading this coalition.”
Syrians Flee Aleppo to Huge Refugee Camp near Turkish Border
The Saudis stated reason for the proposed intervention in Syria is to tackle Isis, but there is widespread apprehension that it may also widen and escalate the vicious sectarian strife. There is a widely held perception that troops from the Sunni Gulf states will provide support for Syria’s Sunni rebels who are losing ground and this will bring them into conflict with the Shia enemies – Iranian “volunteers” and Lebanese Hezbollah fighters backing the regime of Bashar al-Assad. That regime is also backed by Russian air strikes.
The Russian Prime Minister raised the spectre of a permanent or a world war if the Gulf nations sent troops and world powers failed to negotiate a peace. “All sides must be compelled to sit at the negotiating table instead of unleashing a new world war,” said Dmitry Medvedev.
PS:Time for all Indian workers in Saudi A to fine-tune their emergency plans should the sh*t hit the sand dunes.MBS is on a deathwish and any Saudi intervention in Syria would be considered an act of war by the Syrian govt.The Russians would have to come to Syria's rescue and we will truly witness the desert sands steeped in blood.
& thus I think it is a bluff !
you will find that as the govt forces increasingly meet with success and the local population in Aleppo too doesn't back the rebels either, many such bluffs will be played out.
1. Saudis attacking ISIS and covertly attacking Assad. !0,00,000 Saudi troops raring to go in Jordan.
2. Turks launch attacks at Kurds inside Syria, and threaten to launch artillery and close bosporus and Erdogan does topless belly dance in Istanbul overlooking bosporus and passing Russian ships.
3. Saudis threaten to defecate at Jordan border with their backs facing Damascus and thereby send strong signal to world at large, Yes we can.
4. NATO will lift bagdaddy in helicopter and land him @ Hague and thereby signal end of hostilities.
5. Turkey will attack across Jarablus and Azaz, simultaneous with air operation backed by NATO thereby eradicating Turkish race from present and from memory.
6. Erdogan will push Davutoglu from top of building and claim all iz well. He was mastermind you see.
its quite clear 'look east' policy is in effect...with north aleppo cooling off, more RuAF strikes are available on call.
- move to get into tabqah airbase
- now further south
Leith Abou Fadel @leithfadel 7m7 minutes ago
Leith Abou Fadel Retweeted Al-Masdar News
Syrian Army has regained the initiative in Palmyra - reports of their advance at Tal Salihiyah and Al-Dawa
the third and final will be east aleppo move on deir hafr and el bab - both have significant number of IS.
I think the ISIS have lost about 5000 'soldiers' to date in it's failed attempts to take over DeZ military airbase. Syria Army seems to have a nice meat-grinder going over there.
Saudi, Turkey, UAE war calls are a pressure on Russia to back off from bombing and enforce the peace treaty. Cease Fire! stop shooting the moderate terrorists.
Saudis are in a bad state in South Western part of their country. They know it.
If Turkey has held off so long with a far more capable (probably most capable in the region) army, Saudis with their chocolate soldiers and bushy beards won't dare striking anywhere in Syria. Just imagine Syria shipping in some more nice missiles to the Houthis. Jizan will be lost in no time.
And if the Saudis do step in, Iran won't limit the number of IRGC to 6000. Kurds hold the Turks, Houthis for the Saudis. Rest all ij drama wonly.
time has come to empower the SyAF with say 8 Hinds and operate them out of Deir azzor itself.....these would make a immediate impact on the rodents. RuS should hand over some hinds and provide all the munitions needed like Shturm missiles and rockets.
the last estimate i saw here for isis numbers was 20,000, if they have lost 5,000 in D-e-Z, then they must be in pretty bad shape
does that appear to be the case?
isis has escaped relatively unscathed over the past year except defeats in tikrit and ramadi.
ruaf has been busy in west
usaf has not done anything serious
but they have to defend mosul also now and falluja.
so my est is around 10k for syria and 10k for iraq
money or weapons is no problem plenty of fuel as well
in syria they are very spread out in iraq more concentrated
neither alsaud nor bakis nor turki have the ability to do anything minus us/nato.
saudis lack courage, ability, intelligence, bravery, brain power to use, opposable thumbs. bakis have run out of pants to brown. turki is busy with kurds and about to make more yoghurt.
it would be great if the saudis can no longer just sit and hunt ********. for once other ******** will hunt them. if only wishes were horses, and at least one of the actors in these messes a little less compromised....
king salmon seems very keen to swim up river to the great spawning creek in the sky
even if the bear(s) and wolves don't get him as he heads up river, sooner or later he's going to run out of the will to live...
The KSA and SDOTUS are hoping to have places such as Raqqa, Palmyra and Mosul turned over to KSA for policing, thus perpetuating ISIS control (i.e. torture and slavery). I assume Comrade Vlad is not silly enough to allow that.
Wonder why they don't invite the KSA to come in BEFORE the CeaseFire. Surely the RUAF can provide the maps and coordinates for convoy routes and base camps for the convenience of the KSA?
Leith Abou Fadel @leithfadel 5h5 hours ago
For the record: ISIS fighters in Syria are predominately Syrian. Anyone who argues otherwise is lying or in denial.
Leith Abou Fadel @leithfadel 5h5 hours ago
Nusra is also ruthless, which is a tactic that works to their advantage. New Syrian Army recruits are timid when fighting them.
Leith Abou Fadel @leithfadel 5h5 hours ago
ISIS is definitely the global threat, but they don't have the support in Syria like Nusra. Nusra is widely supported in Idlib & Deir Ezzor
Leith Abou Fadel @leithfadel 5h5 hours ago
I would argue that Nusra is equally as threatening as ISIS in terms of military prowess. Nusra is better at recruiting domestically though
Leith Abou Fadel @leithfadel 5h5 hours ago
The antidote to Nusra and ISIS is Hezbollah. The latter doesn't retreat and they're far more disciplined on the battlefield.
Leith Abou Fadel @leithfadel 5h5 hours ago
Without Nusra, the rebels would have been finished a long time ago. Their suicide attacks & refusal to retreat makes them difficult to fight
Leith Abou Fadel @leithfadel 5h5 hours ago
Reality is that the Islamists do all the fighting - Nusra is the best opposition force. No lie. I hate them, but they are good fighters.
Leith Abou Fadel @leithfadel 5h5 hours ago
Lavrov is actually rather brilliant. This ceasefire is all a ploy. Russia is proving there is no "non-Jihadist" forces in Syria.
Leith Abou Fadel @leithfadel 6h6 hours ago
IMHO: spreading west towards Turkey is far more beneficial for the government than going north. Let the Kurds and Islamists fight for it.
Leith Abou Fadel @leithfadel 6h6 hours ago
The only place where the ceasefire will be applicable is Daraa, but even there you have a growing presence of Nusra fighters.
Anti-IS tribal fighters managed to get inside a Daesh headquarters by putting on IS uniforms.. After dispatching no less than 22 IS jackals, they only left after placing Syrian flags on the wall, plus two portraits of the President Bashar al-Assad. (LOL!)
The raid is assumed to have been carried out by members of the Zulfiqar Arab Bedouin tribes battalion. The Zulfikar fighters belong to the Shaytat tribe. After the IS slaughtered their families in 2014, they went over the Syrian army. A group of fighters from the same unit also blasted a car of the IS leader in Al-Bukamal. The terrorist and four of his henchmen were killed.
On the same day the president assad's mother passed away, the terrorist-infested region of the East Ghoutaa, was ablaze with Schadenfreude, that German expression meaning to rejoice at another’s misfortune. In Arabic it’s called “Shamaat”. The rats were Saudi stooges belonging to Jaysh Al-Islam, the leader of whom was Zahraan Alloush, killed in airstrike. his successor also killed in air strike. They wanted to send a message of defiance to Dr. Assad at a time when his mother had just passed away peacefully in her sleep at the age of 86 years.
A commentator says the scene was in Tal Al-Sawwaan in the deep East Ghoutaa . Just 9 people less than 100 were dressed in dark prison uniforms and told they had to run a gauntlet. Those who were able to clear the gauntlet would be set free. Otherwise, it was obvious all others would die running down a fenced corridor with Tochkas and AK47s firing away at them. a few who made it through the gauntlet but were shot in the head afterwards. In order to control the targets, they were released in batches of 20. In other words, this massacre was played out in 5 separate rounds.
In Syrian theatre,Saudi most probably will push in 10k Afghans they have "bought" using Paki.
If this happen, it will be decision time for Iran to punish the Puny Pinnochiostan next door.. by upping the ante in Balochistan.
Leith Abou Fadel @leithfadel 2h2 hours ago
Leith Abou Fadel Retweeted Hala Jaber
"Societal issue" that is created by your religious ignorance, you degenerate imbecile. Jubeir needs to be smacked.
Leith Abou Fadel added,
Hala Jaber @HalaJaber
.2/ "When it comes to issues like women’s driving, this is not a religious issue, it’s a societal issue,” #Adel_al_Jubeir said in #Munich
Leith Abou Fadel @leithfadel 3h3 hours ago
Leith Abou Fadel Retweeted Saud Bin Abdulaziz
Bro, the 9 year old Iranian Eagle Scouts could smack your army around with a sling shot. Sit down and shut up Leith Abou Fadel added,
Saud Bin Abdulaziz @ksa12226
@shane1980vols @leithfadel @AKProvokasyon
No wonder now how Iranians ride you like donkeys in the region lol
