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

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 11 Mar 2016 07:00

jihadi post being overrun in kabani latakia using a ATGM

https://twitter.com/Hamosh84/status/707686015461412865

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 11 Mar 2016 07:05

Karl Sharro ‏@KarlreMarks Mar 9
In Arab armies you can tell the rank of the officer from the size of their belly.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 11 Mar 2016 07:08

Elijah J. Magnier ‏@EjmAlrai 9h9 hours ago
To be honest, if someone spends billions of dollars in my country, I would give him a "Legion d'Honneur" every week. So it is ok.

John Allen Gay ‏@JohnAllenGay 8h8 hours ago
@EjmAlrai The Saudis and the French revolutionaries do have a common passion for beheading, though

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 11 Mar 2016 07:12

houbara hunting - iraq

https://twitter.com/Hamosh84/status/707995383302111232

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 11 Mar 2016 08:05

near ramadi

Haidar Sumeri
‏@IraqiSecurity
80 Da'ish militants killed + 56 others arrested by #Iraq's forces after they shaved their beards and tried to escape Zankourah as civilians.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 11 Mar 2016 08:08

video huge column of iraqi cavalry sweeping around lake tharthar in desert storm style parallel columns

https://twitter.com/IraqiSecurity/statu ... 2588719104

no lack of manpower in iraq unlike syria

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 11 Mar 2016 08:09

another column going to haditha which has a dam in western iraq

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 11 Mar 2016 08:15

devastated IS vehicles in samarra by tank fire mostly

https://twitter.com/IraqiSecurity/statu ... 4071311361

Haidar Sumeri ‏@IraqiSecurity Mar 9
Da'ish commander, Abu Mustafa Al-Muhajir, among 30 Da'ish militants killed in N. #Fallujah during clashes w/ #Iraq's forces over last 24hrs.

Haidar Sumeri ‏@IraqiSecurity Mar 9
#Iraq's forces around 50km northeast of Haditha, moving towards the city in western #Anbar, to break the siege.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CdIoGuVW4AAvvUg.jpg

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 11 Mar 2016 08:17

Haidar Sumeri ‏@IraqiSecurity Mar 9
On #InternationalWomensDay, Da'ish gunmen executed 6 women in Mosul. 4 Yezidis who tried to escape + 2 for "cooperating" with #Iraq's army.

Haidar Sumeri ‏@IraqiSecurity Mar 9
#Iraq; Reports of renewed fighting in Fallujah between tribesmen and Da'ish after the latter executed 50 men from the Al-Mahamida tribe.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 11 Mar 2016 08:17

sniper vs IS. "gopro" video

https://twitter.com/IraqiSecurity/statu ... 7820142592

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 11 Mar 2016 12:27

all of the east khanasser inhabited region is cleared. there remains a desert type area of 20km before it enters the Maskanah plain on west bank of the river.

in the east:

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 11 Mar 2016 12:29

ISIS seemed to have settled a lot of its fighters and their families as a citizenry all over deir and raqqa provinces and some areas of iraq. spread out in penny packets they will get rolled over. they need to mass and defend some concrete points. unfortunately the countryside is flat and any strongholds can be put under siege and bypassed for follow-on forces to defeat.

I am thinking why not just block all roads out of palmyra and move on east ? this is spread more panic in IS ranks.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 11 Mar 2016 12:31

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 11 Mar 2016 12:33

higher res map - plans seems for the two probes to reach the river and block IS N-S axis for good.
http://c.top4top.net/p_69lt311.jpg

habal · Post by **habal** » 11 Mar 2016 14:05

A-o-Snackbar dear friends,

Turkish Finance Minister appropriately named ek-ball finds himself in a fit of enlightened moderation.
The Turkish Minister cited a poem calling for bombings of infidel Greek churches to silence the bell chiming. ‘No prayer is heard anymore, the cross on the pulpit. The infidel Greek placed his flag all over the mosques. Come brother, hand in hand to bomb and silence the bells. The bells are silent’, read some of the verses he reportedly cited to the Turkish national assembly.

http://en.protothema.gr/turkish-finance ... arliament/

deejay · Post by **deejay** » 11 Mar 2016 15:40

https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/is ... countries/

A former fighter of the Islamic State calling himself ‘Abu Hamed’ has contacted the British journalist Stuart Ramsey from Sky News with stolen ISIS documents based of a memory stick which covers extensive information regarding 22.000 ISIS supporters from over 50 different countries.

The memory stick has since been passed on to the British police. Abu Hamed, who initially fought with the Free Syrian Army but since switched to the Islamic State had become upset with the latter’s leadership which in turn caused him to turn his back on Abu al-Baghdadi and his self-proclaimed caliphate.

Apparently, the memory stick was stolen from the head of the ISIS’ internal security force. The forms included answers to 23 questions such as assumed name, birthplace, education level, extent of Shariah learning and previous jobs, as well as details about the individuals’ journey to the Islamic State and whether they were potential suicide bombers or more traditional fighters.

This leak might help to prevent further terrorist attacks in Europe while also helping INTERPOL to track down and arrest supporters of the Islamic State. Most countries label ISIS as a terrorist group and as such, any support given to the aforementioned group can be considered a crime under EU and US law.

Richard Barret, former head of Britain’s MI6 Secret Intelligence Service, said the documents represented “a fantastic coup” and would aid the international community’s fight againt the Islamic State. In an interview with Sky News, he added: “It will be an absolute goldmine of information of enormous significance and interest to very many people, particularly the security and intelligence services,”.

On it were enrolment forms containing the names of ISIS supporters and of their relatives, telephone numbers and other details such as the subjects’ areas of expertise and who had recommended them.

One of the files, marked “Martyrs,” detailed a group of ISIS members who were willing and trained to carry out suicide attacks, Sky said. However, some uncertainties regarding the authenticity of the memory stick have been raised – for instance, the documents uncharacteristically used the words “date of killing” rather than the typical ISIS term “martyrdom”.

Romain Caillet, an independent jihadi expert, also noted that some documents feature a second, circular logo not previously used on ISIS files. The biggest concerns, Winter said, were the different names, logo, and grammatical mistakes that he described as “very much out of character” for ISIS documents.

A goldmine or a boobytrap of information?

deejay · Post by **deejay** » 11 Mar 2016 16:07

Motivational talk - Daesh style. Ever wondered what happens when the suicide bomber meets his assigned virgins? Video with English sub titles in link.

https://twitter.com/IadArtwork/status/7 ... 1086572549

Austin · Post by **Austin** » 11 Mar 2016 16:10

Obama: My take on Putin, Netanyahu, ISIS

http://edition.cnn.com/2016/03/10/polit ... index.html

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 11 Mar 2016 16:20

drone footage of a convoy savaged by hinds

Austin · Post by **Austin** » 11 Mar 2016 16:53

Austin wrote:Obama: My take on Putin, Netanyahu, ISIS

http://edition.cnn.com/2016/03/10/polit ... index.html

Looks like Kerry was the one leading from front along with CIA Director who wanted Syria to be attacked for use of Chemical Weapon which itself was a Saudi Black Ops

I suspect Obama knew about this ( Saudi ops ) and bargained for CW dismantling , For once Obama took a Bold Decision when Esbt wanted something else.

Also he attacks EU over Libya

UlanBatori · Post by **UlanBatori** » 11 Mar 2016 17:20

drone footage of a convoy savaged by hinds

Oh! NOW Gen. Vodkov is using advice from UBC Stategic Affairs Division.

deejay · Post by **deejay** » 11 Mar 2016 18:05

Nothing of the ancient heritage of Palmyra has been left untouched by ISIS. Most of the ruins are already destroyed. Here is a Rossia 24 news report with English subtitles

[youtube]w1-aFdeWTEY&feature=iv&src_vid=QqCcqMEVrCM&annotation_id=563e2114-0000-2f8a-843d-94eb2c062efc[/youtube]

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 11 Mar 2016 18:35

Isis alone is said to have 7000 men in arms in Libya
Country is split among factions, all well armed
Govt does not even control Tripoli tightly

By that account in Syria and Iraq they surely have 25000 jihadis

habal · Post by **habal** » 11 Mar 2016 19:01

Austin wrote:Obama: My take on Putin, Netanyahu, ISIS

http://edition.cnn.com/2016/03/10/polit ... index.html

'his take' ... does anybody care .. mm let's see

Obama: I don't think Putin is stupid.
Putin. I think he (obama) really is stupid.

Chinmayanand · Post by **Chinmayanand** » 11 Mar 2016 19:17

I don't understand how can Obama and US military remain silent when their ISIS buddies are getting a beating . What gives ? Long time no news of US smart bombs taking out some hospital or water tank or power-station . Is everything alright with US ?

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 11 Mar 2016 19:58

ISIS is the bad taliban. mysterious good talibans like new syria army , and some outfits in north, all armed with M-16 rifles are appearing out of the woodwork slowly to push back a weakening ISIS and establish a footprint for negotiations.

habal · Post by **habal** » 11 Mar 2016 19:58

this may be related to Levant, everything international is these days ...
Putin has ordered an immediate deployment of all RS-26 Rubezh.

http://www.eutimes.net/2016/03/russian- ... n+Times%29

http://sputniknews.com/russia/20160309/ ... ocker.html

rsingh · Post by **rsingh** » 11 Mar 2016 20:53

deejay wrote:https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/is ... countries/

A former fighter of the Islamic State calling himself ‘Abu Hamed’ has contacted the British journalist Stuart Ramsey from Sky News with stolen ISIS documents based of a memory stick which covers extensive information regarding 22.000 ISIS supporters from over 50 different countries.

The memory stick has since been passed on to the British police. Abu Hamed, who initially fought with the Free Syrian Army but since switched to the Islamic State had become upset with the latter’s leadership which in turn caused him to turn his back on Abu al-Baghdadi and his self-proclaimed caliphate.

Apparently, the memory stick was stolen from the head of the ISIS’ internal security force. The forms included answers to 23 questions such as assumed name, birthplace, education level, extent of Shariah learning and previous jobs, as well as details about the individuals’ journey to the Islamic State and whether they were potential suicide bombers or more traditional fighters.

This leak might help to prevent further terrorist attacks in Europe while also helping INTERPOL to track down and arrest supporters of the Islamic State. Most countries label ISIS as a terrorist group and as such, any support given to the aforementioned group can be considered a crime under EU and US law.

Richard Barret, former head of Britain’s MI6 Secret Intelligence Service, said the documents represented “a fantastic coup” and would aid the international community’s fight againt the Islamic State. In an interview with Sky News, he added: “It will be an absolute goldmine of information of enormous significance and interest to very many people, particularly the security and intelligence services,”.

On it were enrolment forms containing the names of ISIS supporters and of their relatives, telephone numbers and other details such as the subjects’ areas of expertise and who had recommended them.

One of the files, marked “Martyrs,” detailed a group of ISIS members who were willing and trained to carry out suicide attacks, Sky said. However, some uncertainties regarding the authenticity of the memory stick have been raised – for instance, the documents uncharacteristically used the words “date of killing” rather than the typical ISIS term “martyrdom”.

Romain Caillet, an independent jihadi expert, also noted that some documents feature a second, circular logo not previously used on ISIS files. The biggest concerns, Winter said, were the different names, logo, and grammatical mistakes that he described as “very much out of character” for ISIS documents.

A goldmine or a boobytrap of information?

I am skeptic. A terrorist group will put a central record of members and potential members at one place , neatly sorted according to country of origin , sex and etc. Its a simple trick to keep UK as a main stakeholder. Now every country will have to ask UK about the list. Uk can blakmail anybody. We have seen this before.

rsingh · Post by **rsingh** » 11 Mar 2016 21:19

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jRfX_aXVDk

UlanBatori · Post by **UlanBatori** » 11 Mar 2016 21:46

Obama's Terrorists: Flee See-Lie-An Army == ISIS

Playing Dress-Up in Syria: How the West Tries to Save Its Terrorist Hordes

Read more: http://sputniknews.com/middleeast/20160 ... z42c5Cobm2
The US-led coalition operating in Syria is playing a massive game of dress-up in the country, where “its immense but now stranded terrorist hordes” change their banners back and forth from Daesh to the so-called Free Syrian Army, seeking protection within the terms of the ceasefire, according to a Bangkok-based geopolitical researcher.
Free Syrian Army fighters clean their weapons and check ammunition at their base on the outskirts of Aleppo, Syria.
© AP Photo/ Khalil Hamra
US-backed Proxies Use Ceasefire in Syria to 'Regroup, Rearm and Prepare'
The Syrian conflict portrayed by the US-led coalition as a civil war within the country is in fact a clear invasion from outside Tony Cartalucci writes in his article for the New Eastern Outlook website.

The world has realized that there has never been a so-called Free Syrian Army (FSA) operating on Syrian soil. The fighters were actually western-backed “terrorist hordes,” flowing into the country as one would expect amid an invasion, not a “civil war,” he says.
“While the West’s military campaigns over and upon Syrian soil claimed to be taking on the so-called “Islamic State” (ISIS) or Daesh, it was clear that nothing was being done about cutting off the obvious supply corridors sustaining Daesh's ability to fight.

“In other words, the US and its “coalition’s” war on ISIS was feigned. No genuine military campaign would ever be fought on the front lines while neglecting the enemy’s logistical lifelines – especially when those lifelines led from NATO territory,” he states.
It wasn’t until Russia’s intervention on behalf of the Syrian government, he adds, when these corridors were targeted and disrupted – thus fully exposing the gambit for all the world to see.

“Not surprisingly, as soon as this began, it had an immediate effect on the West’s proxy forces across the country. Since then, Russian-backed Syrian forces have incrementally begun sealing off Syria’s borders, isolating stranded terrorist factions within the interior of the country, and retaking territory as these forces atrophy and dissipate.”

As the global public becomes increasingly aware of this “glaring point of logic,” the researcher explains, “it appears that the West is now attempting to cynically leverage it, while simultaneously rescuing thousands of trapped terrorist mercenaries facing encirclement and destruction in the closing phases of the Syrian conflict.

The author provides as an example a sudden appearance of the “New Syrian Army,” a moniker for the discredited FSA, on the Iraqi-Syrian border, “cutting off” ISIS supply lines leading back and forth between the two countries.

Syria Democratic Forces and Free Syrian Army fighters gesture on the back of pick-up trucks in a village on the outskirts of al-Shadadi town, Hasaka countryside, Syria
© REUTERS/ Rodi Said
Syrian Kurds Urge US, Russia to Force Free Syrian Army to Peace
He further questions why such border interdiction operations haven’t been done before, and in fact, why these “rebels” who are admittedly harbored, trained, funded, and armed in Jordan and Turkey to begin with, didn’t first begin by securing Syria’s borders to prevent Daesh from entering the country in precisely the same areas “rebels” are supposedly operating?

His answer is very simple: the West had no intention of stopping Daesh.

“In fact, Daesh are the “rebels” and the “rebels” are Daesh. Their “taking” of the Syrian-Iraqi border is superficial at best. The weapons, cash, and fighters will still flow, just as they do past NATO forces along the Turkish-Syrian border. The only difference is that now these terrorists will be flying the “FSA” flag, lending them protection amid a ceasefire agreed to in good faith by the Syrian government and its allies.”

Taking full advantage of the ceasefire, the “FSA” is now suddenly appearing as if rising from the dead, everywhere Daesh and Al Qaeda have dominated for years, he says.

“It appears that – having exhausted all other options – the West has decided to change as many of those black banners back to the “rebel” green, white, and black (the colors of the Free Syrian Army) as possible, before the conflict draws to a close, giving the West the most favorable position achievable ahead of “peace talks.”

During early victories against the West’s proxy forces, Al Qaeda and Daesh militants would dress as women to flee the battlefield. Now, they are dressing up as the otherwise nonexistent “FSA,” the author concludes.

Read more: http://sputniknews.com/middleeast/20160 ... z42c4WgtdH

Shanu · Post by **Shanu** » 11 Mar 2016 23:22

May not exactly belong here.. but another positive fallout of the defeat of the Sunni-Western plan for Syrian Jihadization.

http://www.euronews.com/2016/03/11/euro ... nder-fire/

Now the flow of Jihadis across Europe has brought Germany on her knees, ready to pay Jiziya to Turkey's Sultan and a visa-free travel for 75 million Turkish citizens. Other European nations are more circumspect, unwilling to accede to this blackmail and some are even willing to break the EU to prevent paying their share of the blood money. European nations have just two options - start drowning the migrants in the Aegian or accept Turkey's right to swamp Europe with Turkish Muslims. Lets see what the champions of Human Rights do.

manju · Post by **manju** » 12 Mar 2016 07:29

http://www.npr.org/sections/money/2015/ ... f=93559255

Very interesting podcast on the Isis budget in deresizzor municipality....

Shreeman · Post by **Shreeman** » 12 Mar 2016 09:44

There is a very interesting overhead drone video being teetared of bm21s clearing a patch. i dont know how to get or post teetar video links here.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 12 Mar 2016 10:03

Just post the tweet link we will click through

manjgu · Post by **manjgu** » 12 Mar 2016 10:31

https://twitter.com/bm21_grad/status/708363529829654528 ???

Shreeman · Post by **Shreeman** » 12 Mar 2016 11:02

Looks similar, one view of the drone was tracking the volley, another zoomed out view had the target area in picture. BM21 rockets go 20+ miles if they want to. Puts a visible perspective on aiming, retargetting, scooting, battery detectors and real hazards of fighting on the western front of a different theatre when the day comes. This isnt the ww2 style hill swarming you routinely see as progress. this stuff can clear out the 500 miles total in a few days.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 12 Mar 2016 13:11

AL masdar news.
Home Syria Syria Syrian Army, Hezbollah plan to liberate Deir Ezzor after Palmyra By Leith Fadel - 12/03/2016 0 On Friday, the Syrian Arab Army’s Central Command announced their intention to advance to Deir Ezzor after liberating the ancient city of Palmyra (Tadmur) in the Homs Governorate. The city of Palmyra is strategically situated between the provincial capitals of the Homs and Deir Ezzor governorates, so its location makes it an imperative military endeavor for the Syrian Armed Forces. More importantly, the liberation of the Palmyra-Deir Ezzor Highway will allow the 4,000 Syrian Arab Army soldiers from the 104th Brigade of the Republican Guard and the 137th Artillery Brigade of the 17th Reserve Division to no longer be under siege by the Islamic State of Iraq and Al-Sham (ISIS) in Deir Ezzor City.

https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/sy ... r-palmyra/ | Al-Masdar News

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 12 Mar 2016 13:46

TSJones · Post by **TSJones** » 12 Mar 2016 13:54

Shreeman wrote:Looks similar, one view of the drone was tracking the volley, another zoomed out view had the target area in picture. BM21 rockets go 20+ miles if they want to. Puts a visible perspective on aiming, retargetting, scooting, battery detectors and real hazards of fighting on the western front of a different theatre when the day comes. This isnt the ww2 style hill swarming you routinely see as progress. this stuff can clear out the 500 miles total in a few days.

Packeestan has their own version of it,,,,,,,,,,,thus sayeth wiki........

KRL 122 – Kahuta Research Laboratories from Pakistan have developed a rocket launcher that is very similar to the North-Korean BM-11[citation needed]. The KRL 122 was originally based on an Isuzu truck but later models use the Reo M35 truck. Some sources mention the designator Gadab. In addition to the original Soviet rockets, the system can launch the "Yarmuk" rocket developed by Pakistan Ordnance Factories.[citation needed] The KRL 122 has achieved a maximum range of over 40 km due to the use of upgraded 122 mm rockets.[14][15]

....all praise and honor be unto wiki.............

full disclosure: I am a wiki financial donor, not exactly on Bill Gates level however.....

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 12 Mar 2016 16:38

for some reason IA never invested enmasse in the BM21 even though the tubes would be cheap, the rockets cheap(unguided) and the soviet era trucks easily changed to something else.
the israelis put rockets on anything that could move, including old sherman and patton tanks

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/ ... trun-3.jpg