Levant crisis - III

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 18 Nov 2016 18:37

iraqis have shown how to deal with VBIED attacks, always keeping well trained ATGM teams on all sides day or night.

if only the syrians had shown equal sense on that bull run to tabqah ... ISIS hit them from all sides with 20 vbied and the bull run turned into a 180' rout

Hitesh · Post by **Hitesh** » 18 Nov 2016 19:58

Still don't understand how they keep finding a steady supply of people willing to give up their lives in meaningless attacks.

Austin · Post by **Austin** » 18 Nov 2016 19:58

Gives good info on CEP of new Kh-101 cruise Missile it is 1-1,5 meter for a range of 4500 km with conventional warhead

Compare that with Kalbir cruise missile which has a range of 2500 km and CEP of 3-5 meter

Cruise missile strikes on militants in Syria are accurate and eliminate the consequences for civilians - Klintsevich
11/18/2016 8:59:50

Moscow. November 18th. Interfax-AVN - High-precision cruise missiles, that this week the Russian military used against militants in Syria, negate the accusations against the Russian Federation in the indiscriminate use of force, said the first deputy head of the Federation Council Committee on Defense and Security, Franz Klintsevich.

"All they are doing Russia's armed forces, not only video conferencing - this piece of work a splendid surgeon laser scalpel In this work, despite the fact that the objectives are highlighted, identified and explored with an accuracy of up to a meter, there can be no serious consequences associated with civilians ". - F.Klintsevich told "Interfax".

"All these untenable accusations that we broke the five hospitals - it's just not physically possible, because we have very accurate scouting purpose" - he stressed.

"Cruise missiles - a rather difficult thing anymore. and serious work is being done by those who carry out start of cruise missiles and that these rockets up to 1-1.5 meters hit the target in such a capacity, -. it's effective, "- F.Klintsevich said.

Speaking on the eve of a perfect the impact of strategic missile long-range aircraft Tu-95MS cruise missiles X-101 fighters in Syria, the senator said that "this is a very modern and effective weapons."

"We are using high-tech equipment have the ability to absolutely reliably scouting purposes to accompany and taking into account the content of these objectives according to the situation to strike ", - he said.

" you see that they are working and videoconferencing pilots who are in the "Hmeymim", as well as pilots, who are on the aircraft carrier "Admiral Kuznetsov". Shot frigate "Admiral Grigorovich" cruise missiles. Today involved Tu-95MS ", - he reminded F.Klintsevich.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 18 Nov 2016 20:09

some of the kataib hezbollah are in SW aleppo also, with their mentors the real hezbollah. but main body must be with other PMU units in Mosul front.
christian assyrian and yazidi militias too are on the Tal afar team this is their ancient pride lands.

the Singal - Tal Afar road is going to be blocked tomorrow or already in process.

manjgu · Post by **manjgu** » 18 Nov 2016 20:54

Hitesh bhai..the lure of 72 virgins is too much to resist. thoda koran ka adhyan karo..sab kuch samajh aa jayega. zannat, houris, kafir, momin...sab clear ho jayega.

IndraD · Post by **IndraD** » 18 Nov 2016 22:15

CNN
Bombs falling like rain in East Aleppo.

who are US backed Jabhat Fateh al-Sham?

The Syria-based jihadist group al-Nusra Front changed its name to Jabhat Fateh al-Sham (Front for the Conquest of Syria/the Levant) at the end of July 2016, reportedly cutting ties with al-Qaeda at the same time.

It is thought that the public severing of links with al-Qaeda may not be as total as portrayed, and could be a means for the group to become involved in the political process in Syria, where it is fighting forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad.

Led since its formation by Abu Mohammed al-Julani, Jabhat Fateh al-Sham (formerly known as Nusra Front) long tried to forge a broad alliance with other Syrian Islamist rebel groups, but its efforts had been hampered by its overt al-Qaeda links.

The former Nusra Front was excluded from taking part in on-off US- and Russia-sponsored Syrian peace talks in Geneva and Vienna.

IndraD · Post by **IndraD** » 18 Nov 2016 22:18

OTOH

John Bolton, the hawkish former diplomat and contender for US secretary of state in the administration of President-elect Donald Trump, has said that regime change is “the only long-term solution” for Iran and would bring broader regional and global stability.

Rishi Verma · Post by **Rishi Verma** » 18 Nov 2016 23:51

Hitesh wrote:Still don't understand how they keep finding a steady supply of people willing to give up their lives in meaningless attacks.

Somebody explained it to me that greens are taught since early childhood that this current life is bakwaas, the real life is in heaven so practically every Muslim can potentially be a vbied-certified driver with a calm face. It's that simple.

Hitesh · Post by **Hitesh** » 19 Nov 2016 00:20

Rishi Verma wrote:
Hitesh wrote:Still don't understand how they keep finding a steady supply of people willing to give up their lives in meaningless attacks.
Somebody explained it to me that greens are taught since early childhood that this current life is bakwaas, the real life is in heaven so practically every Muslim can potentially be a vbied-certified driver with a calm face. It's that simple.

How can that overcome a person's internal and natural strong instinct for self-preservation?

Rudradev · Post by **Rudradev** » 19 Nov 2016 04:50

X-posting.

Trump's new NSA, Michael Flynn, is extremely Turkey-Pasand.

https://theintercept.com/2016/11/17/tur ... -lobbying/

But Trump’s supposed aversion to lobbyists has not harmed the fortunes of Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, one of Trump’s earliest and most visible supporters, now a vice chair of the transition team and a rumored frontrunner for the influential post of national security adviser.

Though Flynn is not a lobbyist himself, his company, Flynn Intel Group, is registered with Congress as a lobbying organization, and has a registered lobbyist on its staff. A Flynn Intel Group client, Kamil Ekim Alptekin, a Turkish businessman with real estate, aerospace, and consulting interests, told The Intercept on Thursday that one of his companies, Inovo BV, paid Flynn’s company “tens of thousands of dollars” for analysis on world affairs. On election day, Flynn published an opinion piece for The Hill urging U.S. support for Turkey’s controversial strongman president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and pushing for the extradition of Erdogan’s political rival, Fethullah Gülen, who now resides in Pennsylvania. “From Turkey’s point of view, Washington is harboring Turkey’s Osama bin Laden,” Flynn wrote, on November 8.

...Flynn Intel Group is registered as a lobbyist for Inovo BV, a Dutch company controlled by Alptekin.

Flynn Intel Group had not registered as a lobbying entity until September. That month, [Robert Kelley, general counsel for the Flynn Intel Group] registered as a lobbyist for Inovo BV. (A third filing, from late October, identifies a government relations company called SGR LLC as lobbying Congress on behalf of the Flynn Intel Group.)

Earlier 2016 filings with the Department of Justice from Kelley’s law office identify him as an agent of the National Mobilization Forces, an Iraqi military group trained by the Turkish government and controlled by the former governor of Nineveh province. The filings show that Kelley received a total of $90,000 from the Iraqi group and terminated the relationship in June.

Erdogan has a bought-and-paid-for NSA in the Trump Administration.

Any guesses where the Levant war will go from here?

Also, we know exactly where Erdogan's Turkey stands on India, Pakistan, and Paki claims on Kashmir. Would an NSA who is also an Erdogan lobbyist be Pak-pasand in his views on this matter? Actually, given that he is making (his firm, now controlled by his son, will continue to make) millions of $$$ from Turkey... can Michael Flynn afford NOT to be Pak-pasand in his functioning as NSA?

Moreover, Donald Trump himself has admitted to a soft corner for Erdogan's Turkey, and a vested interest there:

The first time Bannon asked Trump about U.S. foreign policy toward Turkey, Trump volunteered that he had business interests there.

“I have a little conflict of interest, because I have a major, major building in Istanbul,” Trump said. “It’s called Trump Towers. Two towers, instead of one. Not the usual one, it’s two. And I’ve gotten to know Turkey very well.”

A little later, Bannon circled back, asking Trump to explain why his conflict of interest should not bother voters.

“They say, ‘Hey look, this guy’s got vested business interests all over the world. How do I know he’s going to stand up to Turkey?’ ” Bannon said.

Trump did not directly address the question.

chanakyaa · Post by **chanakyaa** » 19 Nov 2016 07:50

John Bolton, the hawkish former diplomat and contender for US secretary of state in the administration of President-elect Donald Trump, has said that regime change is “the only long-term solution” for Iran and would bring broader regional and global stability.

He thinks very highly of UN

Quick search of "john bolton Jose Bustani" brings back memories of Eye-raq shenanigans

chetak · Post by **chetak** » 19 Nov 2016 08:52

The deep state is moving quickly to protect itself against any Trump "unpredictability"

This is the level of nervousness.

US, British ‘Clean House’ to Delete Syria Terror Links

US, British ‘Clean House’ to Delete Syria Terror Links

By Finian Cunningham

November 15, 2016

"Information Clearing House" - "SCF" - US President Barack Obama has just given the Pentagon orders to assassinate commanders of the Al Nusra terror network in Syria. American media reports over the weekend say the new urgency arises from US intelligence fears that al Qaeda-affiliated groups are preparing to mount terror attacks against Western targets from strongholds in Syria.

The purported US «kill list» will be acted on through drone strikes and «intelligence assets». The latter refers, presumably, to US special forces that are already operating in northern Syria alongside Turkish military.

Last week, a similar announcement was carried in the British press, which reported that elite British SAS troops had received orders to kill up to 200 jihadi volunteers from Britain who are suspected to be active in Syria (and Iraq). Again, the same rationale was invoked as in the latest American plan. That the assassination program was to pre-empt terror attacks rebounding on Western states.

A British defense official was quoted as saying that the mission could be the most important ever undertaken by the SAS in its entire 75-year history. «The hunt is on», said the official, «to take out some very bad people».

Significantly, too, the British SAS kill operations in Syria are reportedly being carried out as part of a «multinational effort». That suggests that the Pentagon’s initiative reported this weekend in being coordinated with the British.

However, there is something decidedly odd about this sudden determination by the Americans and British to eliminate terrorists in Syria.

Since the outbreak of the Syrian war in 2011, US, British and other NATO forces have shown meagre success in delivering on official claims of combating al Qaeda-linked terror groups, such as Islamic State (IS, ISIS or Daesh) and Jabhat al Nusra (also known as Jabhat al Fatal al Sham).

A straightforward explanation for this apparent anomaly is that the US and its NATO allies are in reality covertly working with these terror networks as proxies for regime change against the Assad government – a longtime ally of Russia and Iran. What Washington refers to as «moderate rebels» whom it supports are in reality serving as conduits for arms and funds to the known terror groups. In this context, the terror groups have been Western assets in the regime-change war. Therefore, there has been no incentive to liquidate these assets – until now that is. Why now is the telling question.

The recent ceasefire debacles in the battleground northern city of Aleppo have demonstrated a systematic Western terror link. The failure by Washington to deliver on its commitment to separate so-called moderates from extremists is clear evidence that the alleged dichotomy is a hoax. The plain fact is that the US-backed «rebels» are fully integrated with the terror groups. That is, the US and its allies are sponsors of terrorism in Syria.

This has led to the reasonable charge by the Russian government that the US is supporting al Nusra, despite the latter being an internationally proscribed terrorist organization at the heart of the so-called American «war on terror». That charge has been corroborated by claims made by Nusra commanders who say that they have been receiving covert weapons supplies from the Americans. It is also substantiated by recent finds of US weaponry among terrorist dens that have been over-run by the Syrian Arab Army.

So, the question is: what is this latest urgency from the Pentagon to wipe out Nusra's leadership in Syria really about?

First, let’s note that the implied precision of terrorist «kill lists» that the Americans and British are suddenly working on seems incongruous given that these NATO powers have up to now apparently been unable to furnish Russia with coordinates for extremist bases in Syria.

The Russian Ministry of Defense disclosed last week that the Americans have not provided a single scrap of information on the location of terrorist groups in Syria. The US was obliged to share intelligence on extremist positions as part of the ceasefire plans resolved in September by Secretary of State John Kerry and Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

That then marks a seeming curious shift. From not being able to provide any intelligence on terror groups, now we are told in a different context that the US and its British counterpart are urgently moving ahead to carry out decapitation strikes on Nusra and ISIS commanders.

On the British side, reports said that a kill list of hundreds of British jihadis had been drawn up by the intelligence services of MI5, MI6 and GCHQ. Why wasn’t this information shared before with Russia, as part of the Kerry-Lavrov accord?

Timing is also another telling factor. Obama’s announced order to the Pentagon to ramp up assassination of Nusra leaders comes in the wake of the shock presidential election victory for Donald Trump. Trump’s election last week was an outcome that completely blindsided the White House and the Washington establishment, who thought that Democrat rival Hillary Clinton was a safe bet.

The abrupt US impetus to neutralize Nusra cadres also comes as the Russian navy flotilla takes up position in the Mediterranean off Syria. The flotilla is led by the aircraft carrier, Admiral Kuznetsov, along with destroyers equipped with Kalibr cruise missiles. The naval formation has been described as the biggest Russian deployment since the end of the Cold War 25 years ago. It will greatly enhance Russia’s air power which already has over the past year transformed the Syrian war into an eminent defeat for the Western-backed insurgents.

Now that nearly three weeks of Russia’s unilateral cessation in air strikes on terror targets in Syria has elapsed to no avail for a surrender by the insurgents, it is anticipated that Russian air power and Syrian forces on the ground are readying for a final, decisive offensive to vanquish the Western-backed proxy war.

President-elect Trump has stated on several occasions his approval of Russian and Syrian anti-terror efforts, unlike the Obama administration, which has sought to hamper them by accusing Moscow and Damascus of «war crimes» against civilians. Russia has rejected those claims as false. It points to recent initiatives to set up humanitarian corridors in Aleppo as evidence that it is trying to minimize civilian casualties. It is the US-backed militants who have sabotaged the humanitarian efforts.

In any case, Trump’s accession to the White House can be expected to give Russia a freer hand to bring the Syrian war to a close. And as noted, increased Russian military forces appear to be poised for this final push.

This is perhaps where the real significance of the latest Pentagon and British terrorist kill program is evinced. If we accept the plausible and proven premise that the Americans and their NATO allies have been covertly funding, arming and directing jihadi terror proxies, then one can expect that there is plenty of evidence within the terrorist ranks of such state-sponsoring criminal connections.

As Russian and Syrian forces eradicate the terrorist remnants one can anticipate that a trove of highly indicting information will be uncovered that grievously imputes Washington, London, Paris and others in Syria’s dirty war. Among the finds too will be hundreds of Nusra and other terrorist operatives who may be willing to testify as to who their handlers were. A huge can of worms awaits to be prized open.

To pre-empt such devastating evidence of Western culpability in waging a covert criminal war in Syria, the Pentagon and its British partner appear to be dispatching their elite troops to perform a little bit of «house cleaning». That cleaning may involve whacking jihadis who know too much.

No wonder the British official said it could the most important mission for the SAS in its 75-year history. Washington and London’s neck is on the line.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 19 Nov 2016 09:30

Bhurishravaji will be pleased to note this...

Al-Masdar News ‏@TheArabSource
#Turkey ‘in talks to buy Russian S-400 anti-missile system’ after snubbing China deal https://aml.ink/KipQy #Russia

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 19 Nov 2016 09:34

agitpapa ‏@agitpapa
Tayyip recalled & arrested 100s of TR officers in NATO. A few in Belgium & Germany requested asylum.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 19 Nov 2016 09:59

Haidar Sumeri ‏@IraqiSecurity
IMPORTANT:

#Iraq's Federal Police say they've liberated #MosulOp's southern front. Now preparing to storm Mosul airport/southern #Mosul.

chetak · Post by **chetak** » 19 Nov 2016 10:14

Singha wrote:Bhurishravaji will be pleased to note this...

Al-Masdar News ‏@TheArabSource
#Turkey ‘in talks to buy Russian S-400 anti-missile system’ after snubbing China deal https://aml.ink/KipQy #Russia

they have the chance of a snowball in hell.

putin mama is not very forgiving, especially when mother russia has been deliberately slighted by a nobody.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 19 Nov 2016 10:19

Well like ay head of state he will do what needs to get done. Keeping turkey in the tent helps to keep nato abm shield and forces away from the black sea and caucasus, control the kurds, intel on chechen jihad, good place for tourists , ability to invest in west via proxies for russi elites....yes turkey is a useful pal to have.

Turkey is improving ties with iran too.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 19 Nov 2016 10:19

Well like ay head of state he will do what needs to get done. Keeping turkey in the tent helps to keep nato abm shield and forces away from the black sea and caucasus, control the kurds, intel on chechen jihad, good place for tourists , ability to invest in west via proxies for russi elites....yes turkey is a useful pal to have.

Turkey is improving ties with iran too.

habal · Post by **habal** » 19 Nov 2016 13:03

US rebel = Oxymoron

Average Syrian recruit serving their 2 years compulsory service gets $4/month. So paying mercenaries and turning them into terrorists in turn makes them rebels ? Since when is this illegal activity turned legal. Any unnoticed UN provisions wherein you can pay merceneries in another country and they turn into rebels.

U.S. military pays Syrian rebels up to $400 per month: Pentagon

Syrian rebels receiving U.S. military training to battle Islamic State militants are being paid $250 to $400 per month, depending on their skills, performance and leadership position, the Pentagon said on Monday.

http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN0P22BX20150622

habal · Post by **habal** » 19 Nov 2016 13:10

http://www.fort-russ.com/2016/11/russia ... their.html

Russian Navy reinforcements on their way to Syria (PHOTOS+VIDEO)

On Wednesday, November 16th, 2 large landing ships of the Russian Navy passed through the Bosphorus after a third entered the Mediterranean Sea on Monday and a fourth passed through the strait on November 10th. A fifth is heading to Syria via Gibraltar.

The Georgy the Victor landing ship of the Northern Fleet is carrying military cargo to the Syrian port of Tartus, where a Russian military naval base is situated. On Wednesday, the Caesar Kunikov large landing ship met the former in the Black Sea while returning from the Syrian Arab Republic’s territorial waters. Relevant photos and videos were taken by witnesses in Istanbul during the Russian ship’s passing through the Bosphorus. Marines are visible on the decks of the military vessels.

According to British media, at the same time the large landing ship of the Baltic Fleet, Korolev, entered the Mediterranean via Gibraltar.

It is now known that these landing ships have been delivering military equipment to the Syrian port of Tartus for the past several years. At Tartus is located a permanent logistics support base of the Russian Navy in the Mediterranean Sea which has recently expanded to practically be a fully-fledged naval base. This is Georgy the Victor’s 9th trip to Syria in 2016.

On Monday, the large landing ship of the Baltic Fleet, Alexander Shabalin, passed through the Bosphorus and also headed to the Syrian Arab Republic with military supplies.

Back on November 10th, the Nikolay Filchenkov of the Black Sea Fleet entered the Mediterranean via the Black Sea straits.

habal · Post by **habal** » 19 Nov 2016 13:12

Stealth detector in Syria..

P-18 “Spoon Rest D” radar on Ural-4320 truck. Eastern Aleppo Kuweires Air base...
https://twitter.com/IvanSidorenko1/stat ... 4231857152

The P-18 radar is a 2D mobile early warning radar operating in VHF band. One unusual feature of the P-18 is its counter-stealth capability. Since the radar uses metre-length wave VHF, the shaping features and radar absorbent materials used on stealth aircraft are less efficient, allowing VHF based radars to detect targets at a greater range than centimeter or millimeter wave radar which stealth aircraft are optimized against. The presence of a P-18 radar in Yugoslavia during the Kosovo War is believed to have contributed to the loss of an US F-117 Nighthawk during the conflict.

habal · Post by **habal** » 19 Nov 2016 13:14

Syrian Republican Guard eliminates daesh rats in DeZ

https://twitter.com/MmaGreen/status/799400292949360640

Austin · Post by **Austin** » 19 Nov 2016 13:51

habal wrote:Stealth detector in Syria..

P-18 “Spoon Rest D” radar on Ural-4320 truck. Eastern Aleppo Kuweires Air base...
https://twitter.com/IvanSidorenko1/stat ... 4231857152

The P-18 radar is a 2D mobile early warning radar operating in VHF band. One unusual feature of the P-18 is its counter-stealth capability. Since the radar uses metre-length wave VHF, the shaping features and radar absorbent materials used on stealth aircraft are less efficient, allowing VHF based radars to detect targets at a greater range than centimeter or millimeter wave radar which stealth aircraft are optimized against. The presence of a P-18 radar in Yugoslavia during the Kosovo War is believed to have contributed to the loss of an US F-117 Nighthawk during the conflict.

That likely belongs to SAA , P-18 is like 60's system and Russian have many new generation of HF and VHF radar , Didnt see any modern HF radar deployed by Russians.

Any way old as it may be its handy system to be deployed and its mobile , Serbs used it effectively to track LO and other targets and develop effective tactics to deal with ARM.

UlanBatori · Post by **UlanBatori** » 19 Nov 2016 16:36

Viewing everything through indiapakistankashmir tunnels may be hindering clarity here.

I wonder if being pro-Turkey == pro Erdogan. Losing two trumptowers might be bad, but POTUS/NSA TrumpFlynn are very different from Candidate/Flunky TrumpFlynn in this respect. They can very credibly promise to erase 20 towers in Istanbul and Ankara, with Erdogan and all his junta inside, as a return of compliments. So I don't think Trump's assets in Turkey are in any danger. Erdogan is right now surviving on Russian oxygen, come to think of it, so things are a bit more complicated than they seemed even 3 mahine pehle. He probably has a CIA Wet Mission contract out on him.

UlanBatori · Post by **UlanBatori** » 19 Nov 2016 16:40

or millimeter wave radar which stealth aircraft are optimized against

Is this true?
MMwave radar I thought was developed precisely to counter stealth? Old radars were like 2 GHz or much lower, hain? Since 300GHz == 1mm, 3GHz == 10cm, 2GHz = 15cm.
One learns something new every din: Apparently now schlieren images are used to detect aircraft Now I begin to understand why there is so much interest in Background Oriented Schlieren and systems using multiple cameras.

Also "VHF radar operates in a regime which resonates around the size of an aircraft". Interesting.

Austin · Post by **Austin** » 19 Nov 2016 20:12

Stealth aircraft is optimised in shape and ram against X band radar most common firecontrol radar.

VHF or L band radar might detect LO types depending on size and shape atleast it stands better chance compared to X band depending on range to target.

MMW are high resolution radar aka K band Ka or Ku types as they lack range they are only used in missile seeker or short range FC radar but are good against any weather and target discrimination.

Best radar against LO are HF or meter band or OTH 10m to 100m wavelength , both are big and oth are fixed type .

Any ways this are common knowledge and are based on wavelength ,there are processing capability and algorithm developed for most modern aesa types x and L band that can detect LO types but are of classified nature

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 19 Nov 2016 21:30

perhaps the kuffar abrams tank gun was jammed or out of ammo...but this vbied managed to drive right at it head on and explode

https://twitter.com/oryxspioenkop/statu ... 6967669760

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 19 Nov 2016 21:34

Qatar a country as big as NCR is buying 72 F-15 for 21 billion usd.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 19 Nov 2016 21:37

IndraD · Post by **IndraD** » 20 Nov 2016 01:32

hilarious SIngha ji !

Stacey Dooley an average graduate urchin elevated to spl BBC correspondent was with Yezidi women recently in Iraq, in liberated area. She has made a documentary of horror and suffering these women have seen and how they survived ISIS in spite of being raped daily. Many of them have now joined Peshmerga and want to take revenge.

Yezidi women who have joined Peshmerga

Programme will be aired on BBC soon.

IndraD · Post by **IndraD** » 20 Nov 2016 01:37

Battle for Mosul is progressing at slow pace due to bad weather and vbied attack coming from IS

IndraD · Post by **IndraD** » 20 Nov 2016 03:58

A tank made of wood that was used by Islamic State militants as a diversion tactic is seen in Bawiza

a massive vbied attack from yesterday - Mosul

Rammpal · Post by **Rammpal** » 20 Nov 2016 07:15

habal wrote: The presence of a P-18 radar in Yugoslavia during the Kosovo War is believed to have contributed to the loss of an US F-117 Nighthawk during the conflict[/b].

"...According to NATO Commander Wesley Clark and other NATO generals, Yugoslav air defenses found that they could detect F-117s with their “obsolete” Soviet radars operating on long wavelengths..."

http://www.defenceaviation.com/2007/02/ ... art-1.html

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 20 Nov 2016 09:59

inside those mosul lanes, ATGMs or tank guns are of no use as vbieds can hide and then strike with less warning.
neither will artillery or airforce work without killing large numbers of people cowering inside their houses and unable to escape.
its a real huge problem and maybe only drones armed with hellfire missiles will work to spot and take out vbieds..but even there the resulting explosion will kill everyone in the surrounding houses.

Al masdar news:

Moments ago, Iraqi assault troops officially entered the Muharibeen neighbourhood in the northeastern part of Mosul city for the very first time in two years. The assault, which follows the capture of the neighbouring Zahraa and Tahrir districts, is being led by the Counter Terrorism Service (CTS), a branch of the Iraqi special forces.

Meanwhile, the Iraqi Army's 16th division arrived in the eastern part of Mosul city to compensate for heavy losses, primarily due to ISIS suicide bombings. These reinforcements will join the CTS, and elements of the 9th Armored Division, amid an ongoing push to reach the heart of Mosul.

On the southern axis, the Iraqi Armed Forces seized control of Qaryat Kaharīz village which now can be used as a launching pad to enter Mosul's southern neighbourhoods.

Meanwhile, the Islamic State launched a major counter-offensive west of Qayyarah in a bid to capture its airfield and cut off the Iraqi Army's supply line to Mosul. Although initially succesful, capturing 6 villages, the Iraqi Army swiftly responded and recaptured all lost sites, leaving the assault thwarted, and resulting in the death and arrest of 51 fighters.

An Iraqi military source informs Al-Masdar News that at least 2800 ISIS fighters have been killed or captured since the campaign to liberate Mosul, dubbed operation "We Are Coming, Nineveh", began on October 16th.

On the other hand, ISIS' Amaq Agency claims 2671 Iraqi and Kurdish troops have been killed during the offensive while 124 VBIED's (suicide trucks) have struck anti-ISIS forces.

Across the border, in Syria, the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have advanced to within 25 kilometers of another ISIS stronghold, none other than Raqqa, the de facto Islamic State capital.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 20 Nov 2016 10:00

and its only going to get worse in mosul old city on western banks of river - more population density and lanes like chandni chowk in delhi where only pedestrians and bikes can pass. lakhs of people trapped.

but all said and done the Iraqis despite losses and huge personal risk ARE ripping the heart out of the ISIS best fighters and eating it raw. this service to humanity cannot be ever forgotten.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 20 Nov 2016 10:06

SAA captures a strategic hill in eastern aleppo

https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/sy ... ap-update/

tigers have moved back to help with eastern aleppo

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 20 Nov 2016 10:08

twitter seems to have deleted the official a/c of the iraqi pmu .. along with several alt-right accounts too....democracy and freedom on full show ... "we agree to be democratic only if our candidate wins"

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 20 Nov 2016 10:11

Tal afar airport - a hiding isis car bomb charges at the pmu...desperate shooting...whoosh of a kornet going out followed by a explosion .. touch and go there for a few moments. it takes balls to stand ones ground and fight against such suicidal enemies and huge bombs

https://twitter.com/IraqiSecurity/statu ... 0709014528

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 20 Nov 2016 10:14

this is a good idea...launch small attacks on several places in south and west mosul by closing in...will stretch the ISIS thinner and force them to pull fighters out of eastern sector. with any luck many more VBIEd can be killed on the open ground west of the town

#Iraq's Federal Police say they've liberated #MosulOp's southern front. Now preparing to storm Mosul airport/southern #Mosul.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 20 Nov 2016 10:15

Haidar Sumeri ‏@IraqiSecurity 24h24 hours ago
You think Bush's #Iraq war was bad? $10 trillion and 20,000+ dead US troops later, we'll see what you guys think of Trump's #Iran war.