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

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 03 Apr 2016 08:47

The U.S. backed “Syrian Democratic Forces” have reentered the Deir Ezzor Governorate after seizing the Juweif Oil Station from the Islamic State of Iraq and Al-Sham (ISIS) on Saturday afternoon. According to the media wing for the “People’s Protection Units” (YPG), this site is a pressure station along the oil pipeline that stretches from Al-Hasakah to the port-city of Baniyas in Tartous. The Syrian Democratic Forces were able to seize this imperative site that is located 40 km north of Deir Ezzor City after U.S. airstrikes pounded ISIS’ positions near the Al-Hasakah border.

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

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 03 Apr 2016 08:53

rumour is they also captured some radioactive material for dirty bomb from the university

WSJ

Islamic State Hijacks Mosul University Chemistry Lab for Making Bombs
U.S.-led coalition bombed campus in March, but extent of any damage unknown
By MARGARET COKER in London and BEN KESLING in Baghdad
Updated April 1, 2016 10:08 a.m. ET
Islamic State has been using a well-stocked university chemistry lab in Mosul, Iraq, for the past year to concoct a new generation of explosive devices and train militants to make them, according to U.S. and Iraqi military officials and two people familiar with the university.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 03 Apr 2016 10:18

The 'Nimr' Tiger ‏@Souria4Syrians
BREAKING: Russian airforce strikes reported around #Kinsabba plus concentrated SAA artillery targeting filthy jihadists. #Latakia

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 03 Apr 2016 14:44

Air France stewardesses, furious at being ordered to wear headscarves in Tehran, say they will refuse to fly to the Iranian capital when the airline resumes the service later this month.

Female members of flight crews have been ordered to cover their hair once they disembark in Tehran and unions are demanding that the flights be made voluntary for women.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 03 Apr 2016 15:41

Turkiye grey wolf enforcers...looks like from tintin comic
No wonder tspa idolizes them
https://mobile.twitter.com/Furiouskurd/ ... 40/photo/1

deejay · Post by **deejay** » 03 Apr 2016 17:04

SAA have taken Quryatayn.

Hassan Ridha
‏@sayed_ridha
#SAA & allied forces backed by #RuAF have taken full control of Al-Qaryatayn after massive retreat by #IS militants

Al-Masdar News ‏@TheArabSource now1 hour ago
Breaking: Syrian Army liberates Quraytayn http://bit.ly/1VmjxI2 #Homs #ISIS #Quraytyan #Syria

https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/br ... quraytayn/

Some may not like this pic posted by @sayyed_ridha

deejay · Post by **deejay** » 03 Apr 2016 17:24

After Quryatayn, SAA advance to Sukhana, east of Palmyra resumes.

A different perspective of Mi 28s in action over Quryatayn (almost from same height) in this link:
https://twitter.com/Souria4Syrians/stat ... 8226541569

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 03 Apr 2016 19:27

Helicopters should be able to hunt Isis groups trying to retreat South to Jordan.border. there are some mountains there and only one real road.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 03 Apr 2016 19:30

Quraytyn urban area was four times of Palmyra

Next mystery is where are civilians and finding mass graves

In Palmyra mass grave of 40 women and children found so far..many more to come. Russi sappers with full kit hard at work...1000s of IED found so far like a cabbage field

deejay · Post by **deejay** » 03 Apr 2016 20:22

SyrianMilitaryCap. ‏@syrianmilitary now4 hours ago
RuAF Mi-35m equipped with Vitebsk APS over #Syria
this might be the first pic of Mi-35m with this system

deejay · Post by **deejay** » 03 Apr 2016 20:38

I had to share this tweet:

Haidar Sumeri ‏@IraqiSecurity now4 hours ago
Congratulations to the #US!

American-backed FSA "rebel groups" currently conducting joint ops with Al-Qaeda in #Syria in southern Aleppo.
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habal · Post by **habal** » 03 Apr 2016 21:25

Syrian Army direct ATGM hit on Nusra terrorists vehicle in Al Eis Southern Aleppo

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 03 Apr 2016 22:09

makes it 4 times in a row IS have chosen to withdraw when faced with superior firepower than accept martydom

aleppo thermal plant
khanasser road counter-offensive
palmyra
quraytyn

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 03 Apr 2016 22:15

turkish backed JN gradually expanding control east from azaz over IS

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 03 Apr 2016 22:17

the al busayri crossroads is next on the hitlist

habal · Post by **habal** » 03 Apr 2016 22:18

Reports are that British were helping ISIS-Nusra offensive in Aleppo. All communications between ground and base station in gazientep intercepted by Russian sat. Handlers speaking broken stacatto Arabic, spitting arabic, (sounds almost spanish) most likely mi6 handlers.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 03 Apr 2016 22:22

reinforcements and supplies being sent up for counter attack in southern aleppo countryside

Ivan Sidorenko ‏@IvanSidorenko1 37m37 minutes ago
#Syria #Aleppo #SouthernAleppo Militant Activist Says Convoy of 100 #SAA/Ally vehicles headed From #Hama > #Aleppo

some reports say the FSA has withdrawn from El Eis and JN remains by itself

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 03 Apr 2016 22:24

mil situation in iraq

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 03 Apr 2016 22:27

SAA has specially equipped some tanks for urban fighting in towns - take a look at this one in quraytyn - a huge bird cage on all sides plus chains hanging onto the ground to detonate landmines. only subset of tanks are kept for this role . in palmyra they were moved forward but remained unused as IS ran away.

https://twitter.com/MmaGreen/status/716641438126092288

UlanBatori · Post by **UlanBatori** » 04 Apr 2016 00:27

makes it 4 times in a row IS have chosen to withdraw when faced with superior firepower than accept martydom
aleppo thermal plant
khanasser road counter-offensive
palmyra
quraytyn

That's what bothers me - plus the fact that RUAF/SAA do not seem to have the resources to ensure 90% pest-e-sha'eed during those to turn into a wholesale panicked rout. Wonder what's going on. Their tactic seems to be to provide an escape route and prevent needless casualties - but then how to prevent these goons from regrouping and joining their main forces? Communications are wireless these days, so just physical isolation is not enough. At least their vehicles have to be shot up.

Now the other US-NATO-backed terrorists are raising their viper-hoods again in Aleppo, Latakia etc. A few really high-toll pest-e-shaeeds are needed, I think.

Y. Kanan · Post by **Y. Kanan** » 04 Apr 2016 04:22

Singha wrote:Armenia has no direct border with Russia
Turkey has no direct border with Azerbaijan

Russia can reach Armenia via Iran
Turkey cab reach Azerbaijan via Georgia

Russia can.hit Azerbaijan via Caspian
Turkey can hit Armenia via land border

But in reality both are clients of Russian arms and security cover I think

I've been predicting this for a long while. I'm convinced Turkey is behind it.

Mihaylo · Post by **Mihaylo** » 04 Apr 2016 05:52

UlanBatori wrote:
makes it 4 times in a row IS have chosen to withdraw when faced with superior firepower than accept martydom
aleppo thermal plant
khanasser road counter-offensive
palmyra
quraytyn
That's what bothers me - plus the fact that RUAF/SAA do not seem to have the resources to ensure 90% pest-e-sha'eed during those to turn into a wholesale panicked rout. Wonder what's going on. Their tactic seems to be to provide an escape route and prevent needless casualties - but then how to prevent these goons from regrouping and joining their main forces? Communications are wireless these days, so just physical isolation is not enough. At least their vehicles have to be shot up.

Now the other US-NATO-backed terrorists are raising their viper-hoods again in Aleppo, Latakia etc. A few really high-toll pest-e-shaeeds are needed, I think.

Well, if they are escaping into Turkey then it is killing 2 birds with 1 stone. Turkey will be in turmoil for next decade at least, a la Randistan

-M

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 04 Apr 2016 07:28

They will fall back into Jordan and join the new Isis enckave in daraa Damascus pronvince or slink across the desert to t3 pumping station South of Arak on the Palmyra sukanah road after the AL busayri cross road is taken which will be soon.

They won't go to deir as only deaths head 104 Republican guard and shaitat tribe awaits there. Deir has been mostly abandoned.

AL busayri to t3 to Arak to sukanah to tabqah to raqqa is their escape route

Few of them might enter westernmost corner of anbar in iraq a road that Isis still holds but their escape North to Mosul is blocked by govt controlled haditha ramadi Baghdad axis and Iraqis are taking 0 pows

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 04 Apr 2016 07:29

SAA is focussed on gaining land at least expense unless there is no option. Their manpower for serious fighting is limited

habal · Post by **habal** » 04 Apr 2016 08:02

Two good short videos:

Mi28 in Al Qaryatayn, what it seems a pair of them, washing the dirt out of town, nice images.

https://twitter.com/Souria4Syrians/stat ... 8226541569

Priceless direct hit on a hell cannon ammo pile by the Syrian artillery, maybe south Aleppo.

https://twitter.com/Syria_Protector/sta ... 0731464704

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 04 Apr 2016 08:10

if we think of it, ISIS never really had to fight house to house - they like mongols would usually raid long range in pickup truck convoys, drive boldly into town shooting in the air and waving the feared black flag, the defenders would panic, throw their arms and try to run away, those caught would be rounded up and shot or beheaded without further ado. same scene in iraq they did not have any serious fight because the iraqi army panicked and ran away to baghdad.

this is how they got palmyra and quraytyn too per an account I posted here.

so I dont think their cadre has much experience in urban house to house fighting unlike the militias around aleppo and damascus who do it all day.

they have not been openly challenged and now they are being challenged, they cannot put up a disciplined fight and melt away.

they sowed a lot of IEDs in palmyra and surely quraytyn as well but could never use it...just a waste of man hours.

imo in combat terms they are a lot less effective than the seasoned JN/Shams/turkoman/"FSA" militias in the west. the terrain being open desert is also less forgiving. these have a lot of ex-army or army deserters and trained well by turki backers.

in one instance they tried shelling the hymenim airbase at extreme range from a 155mm gun. no way in hell a hell cannon munna can compute proper artillery tables for such a mission. had to be ex-SAA artillery guy.

habal · Post by **habal** » 04 Apr 2016 08:12

the azerbaijan move by Turdkey, was this the reason why USA moved it's staff out of that country. Inevitable response to this move by affected parties. Looks like another gem from Turdogan's high school undertaking strategic studies (THUSS).

Ganire Atasova, 36, from Azerbaijani ANS television was one of the dozens of journalists who tried to get close to Erdoğan as he neared the stage to deliver opening remarks for the Diyanet Center of America-a new Turkish social complex, including a mosque.
It was only minutes after she had heard the news that her nation had reclaimed land occupied by Armenia during clashes Friday and Saturday which killed a dozen Azerbaijani soldiers, and led her to push through the crowd and somehow reach Mr Erdoğan despite his security detail (*yeh, like it wasn’t really stage-managed, LOL).

"When I heard the news and the moment I asked the president about the martyred soldiers, I was moved to tears," Atasova told Turkey's state-run news agency, Anadolu Agency (AA), in an exclusive interview.
"As a reporter I have to hide my feelings but bear in mind that I'm a mother, a woman, and I have two children, two sons. The soldiers who were martyred were my sons as well and I felt that pain."
Saying she felt the pain of the killed soldiers' mothers and sisters when she heard the news, Atasova stressed that she considers all sons and daughters of Azerbaijan as her own.
The patriotic reporter, who has not been home in five months, added it was even worse for her not to be with her own people on the day of such a huge loss. Atasova said Azerbaijani media always reports emotionally whenever soldiers are killed, including Turkey's.
"Martyred soldiers are our lives, our blood, our family, and one of us. One's nation is above all and one should give up one's life for the nation if necessary," she added.
Thanking Mr Erdoğan for answering her question so carefully and sensitively, Atasova stated that he thereby showed to the whole world that he understands the pain of Azerbaijani women and mothers who have lost their brave sons.

"The Azerbaijani people love Mr Erdoğan because Turkey stands by Azerbaijan with every step it takes." (*may they soon step towards the pain and humiliation they now richly deserve).

http://www.dailysabah.com/world/2016/04 ... nt-erdogan

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 04 Apr 2016 08:22

iraqi imam hussein brigade in north syria

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 04 Apr 2016 08:24

special urban combat cage tank in al quraytyn...360' immune to RPG and has chains dragging on ground to detonate mines...we need to think of similar add-on kit to fight in the heavily urbanized parts of pakjab and sindh

habal · Post by **habal** » 04 Apr 2016 08:25

i think one must desist the temptation of comparing ISIS with mongols, and thus giving them respectability as if their battles are entirely self conceived and self executed. Though there is that tempation to compare the technicals and toyota pick up raids and ambush across the desert to mongol raids on horseback. But really few people really know what happens in ISIS back office. they are infact entirely supported by NATO and it's various arms, covertly and often overtly. It is not something mongols ever had. They had to pull on their own steam. ISIS in comparison is a lame ****.

Tal Al-‘Ays: Alqaeda/Nusra, backed by Faylaq Al-Shaam, started their operation yesterday at dawn around 4:30 a.m. Like the invasion of Idlib, the terrorists were equipped with 10 BMPs and 2 T-72 tanks overhauled by the Turks and the British. According to Wael, the rats, also, were armed with about 8 TOW launchers courtesy of American manufacturers and the Saudi villains who will stop at nothing to prove what a crush of stooges and nincompoops they really are.

Once again, however, the Syrian Military Intelligence Directorate did its job by applying what it had learned over the last 5 years. The fact remains that the British terrorist handlers, most of whom are MI6 independent contractors formerly with the agency or retirees from SAS, cannot keep any secrets. They use mediocre communications platforms which are easily intercepted by the Russian military, the Syrian counterintelligence branch of the MI or HZB, which is proving itself to be surprisingly adept at the most complicated forms of encryption and deciphering. Not only that, citizens are regularly reporting events to the MoI which uniquely controls 3 separate intelligence agencies all reporting to Maj. Gen. Muhammad Ibraheem Al-Sha’aar. The Intel was clear: British handlers in Gaziantep would micro-manage the assault based on detailed satellite and drone intelligence from the CIA and MI6.

When the assault started at the time mentioned herein-above, you could hear British accented voices barking out orders in execrable Arabic – so dreadful it sounded like bad Spanish. It was only a few times, according to Wael, when a fluent speaker of Syrian Arabic could be heard with British voices in the background correcting this message or modifying this order. It was as though they were playing team table tennis using Korean.

Via Wikimapia: http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=36.00 ... 4&z=14&m=b
The moment the convoy of rodents appeared out of the darkness, emerging from the Idlib area, Russian Air Force bombers with night capabilities swept down on them. The West has a morbid fear of equipping their criminals with advanced shoulder-fired anti-aircraft missiles lest they wind up bringing down European passenger jets. Instead, the West turns a blind eye to those antiquated SAMs which percolated into this theater by way of the Iraqi army’s arsenals captured by ISIS or the multitudinous Toyota pickups armed with Croatian manufactured Doschkas. It was reported to me that the rodents fired several missiles at the Sukhoi bombers and the Hind helicopters flown by the SAAF. By deploying chaff to deflect the SAM rockets, the Syrian and Russian air forces controlled the skies. Don’t forget also that Russia manufactures the old SAMs and knows every detail about their design and target acquisition capabilities.

The Alqaeda vultures were quite sophisticated this time, installing mobile HQs and command and control centers on board some of the BMPs. But these motorized beasts are easy to detect when they are festooned with aerials, and the like, bringing to attention the fact that they are something more than mere armored personnel carriers, so, the RuAF and SAAF concentrated their efforts on 2 targets: The first was the mobile headquarters. SyrPer has learned that every BMP (all four) which carried advanced satellite communications gear was vaporized. The second was the focus of the SAA artillery units which received specific targeting intelligence allowing them to strike precisely at coordinated units of terrorists, effectively disrupting their organization, forcing them to divert direction in ways favorable to the SAA.

By the time the dust settled, the SAA had annihilated the 4 BMPs and the 2 T-72 tanks. The tanks were reportedly destroyed by roving SAA rangers armed with Kornets or Milan anti-tank weapons. To the eternal chagrin of the rodent barbarians, this defeat allowed the SAA to enlarge the area under its control to include all hilltops around the Jabal Al-‘Ays area. The aftermath was so devastating to the rodent army, an complete assessment was made possible.

Read more at http://syrianperspective.com/2016/04/sy ... tgRB24R.99

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 04 Apr 2016 08:27

looks like a shabiha enforcer who joined tiger force

habal · Post by **habal** » 04 Apr 2016 08:28

Quratayn is 4 times larger than Palmyra as well as surrounded by high positions in the hills overlooking entire city. To complete victory in Quratayn, SAA had to first conquer the hills and that takes a lot of manpower, that is why it took 2 days more than normal.

habal · Post by **habal** » 04 Apr 2016 08:29

Syria's Al Ikhbaria reporter inside the liberated town of Al Qaryatayn, Southeast Homs Countryside today

https://twitter.com/MmaGreen/status/716641438126092288

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 04 Apr 2016 08:31

4000 rats of all hues were apparently massed for the south aleppo attack, over a front of 10km. this including outfits from FSA who the JN were slapping around recently. all the beta & omega dogs lined up behind the alpha for the attack.

habal · Post by **habal** » 04 Apr 2016 08:36

British MP publicly says ISIS are Israeli : http://en.alalam.ir/news/1804418

SANA – The Israeli authorities continue supporting the terrorist organizations in Syria, transporting injured terrorists to receive treatment in Israeli hospitals. A wounded person was transported from Syria to Nahariya Hospital two days ago, the Israeli Channel 2 TV reported, quoting an Israeli officer. He noted that the person met with his brother, who was also injured and taken to Zeev Hospital three weeks before.

Although the Israeli occupation authorities refuse to disclose the exact number of terrorists who have received treatment in Israeli hospitals, Channel 2 pointed out that the injured are being moved 'quietly' and that they number well over 2 thousand.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 04 Apr 2016 08:39

ka52 on a raid in the desert

https://twitter.com/TheArabSource/statu ... 4276813824

habal · Post by **habal** » 04 Apr 2016 08:42

Singha wrote:4000 rats of all hues were apparently massed for the south aleppo attack, over a front of 10km. this including outfits from FSA who the JN were slapping around recently. all the beta & omega dogs lined up behind the alpha for the attack.

what they are doing is taking up isis & al-qaeda (nusra) and clubbing them along with FSA so that in case there is a break of cease fire, which will be when RuAF responds, then blame of failure of ceasefire will be laid down upon Russia + Assad by western mouthpiece media and NATO+USA are all goody boys who worked for keeping peace but failed due to Russia and Assad.

So Assad has to go, for peace to stabilize. Their inference.

because Assad's position has always been that atleast he can stand in elections, and let Syrian people decide, but western pundits know fully well that Assad will win any elections by landslide as successful wartime president and one who can give stability. So the western focus was/is/always will be that Assad should not stand in elections, lest he win and upset their plans for regime change.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 04 Apr 2016 08:43

Moments ago, Syrian government troops captured several points on the eastern and northern perimeter of al-Eis in southern Aleppo. This advance has them positioned just a few hundred meters from al-Eis itself. While Syrian Arab Army (SAA) soldiers are yet to physically enter the town and its nearby hill, they are expected to storm the area either during the night or some time tomorrow. Over the evening hours alone, Russian jets have struck the town and hill of al-Eis with over 20 airstrikes, as intel indicates that local SAA commanders are more than keen to recapture this tactically vital high ground which was lost yesterday. However, 9 Hezbollah fighters have been killed (confirmed) in this area in the past two days while dozens of government troops have also been killed-in-action during yesterday’s combat with rebels in southern Aleppo Meanwhile, the death toll among insurgents is believed to be close to 100 and will likely surpass it during the nightly air raids at al-Eis. Moscow and Damascus have seemingly been angered by Islamist rebels breaching the Syrian ceasefire yesterday, by attacking and capturing government-held checkpoints in southern Aleppo and northeastern Latakia. Therefore, Russian pilots have been ordered to strike with a vengeance seconded only to their extensive and highly coordinated air raids on Palmyra city, where ISIS was expelled last week.

https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/sy ... ds-al-eis/ | Al-Masdar News

habal · Post by **habal** » 04 Apr 2016 08:50

UlanBatori wrote: That's what bothers me - plus the fact that RUAF/SAA do not seem to have the resources to ensure 90% pest-e-sha'eed during those to turn into a wholesale panicked rout. Wonder what's going on. Their tactic seems to be to provide an escape route and prevent needless casualties - but then how to prevent these goons from regrouping and joining their main forces? Communications are wireless these days, so just physical isolation is not enough. At least their vehicles have to be shot up.

Now the other US-NATO-backed terrorists are raising their viper-hoods again in Aleppo, Latakia etc. A few really high-toll pest-e-shaeeds are needed, I think.

there was one road open for ISIS to retreat from Quratayn, an unpaved road through wadi al Ayn, in the very southern tip of the Orchards, the allied forces were clearly letting this open door for ISIS to retreat, In effect, no matter what, if they take this route they will be easy pray for RuAF night raids, it is reported that over a dozen attack helicopters are supporting the attack non stop at Al Qaryatayn, so they leave open a route out of war zone as bait, but taking that road is a one-way ticket.

habal · Post by **habal** » 04 Apr 2016 08:58

ISIS attempts to flee Quratayn have been spectacularly unsuccessful. All escape routes were blocked by SAA occupying all the high positions overlooking Quratayn including the mountains and elevations overlooking the town.

Yesterday, there was an attempt by the ISIS to escape the town toward the surrounding hills at Al-Jubayl Mountain and Elevation 861. It appears the ISIS did not have sufficient information about the fact that the SAA had already occupied these positions effectively encircling the city. It was a disaster as rows of terrorists were scattered trying to get out while Syrian Army infantry shot them into pieces.

The SyAir Force also played a major role in liquidating the last remaining filth inside Quryatayn. Once SAA-MI confirmed that all shoulder-held anti-aircraft rockets were destroyed, SyAAF Hind Helicopter Gunships moved in to eradicate the remnant vermin still inside.

It is now established that ISIS has been dislodged and destroyed from all of Homs. The number of dead ISIS rats in this battle is over 200 with many fatally wounded who will not be able to make it to medical aid.