Levant crisis - III

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 28 Nov 2016 19:40

Yusha Yuseef ‏@MIG29_
Breaking #Aleppo Syrian Army capture Research houses south of Mount Pedro

This could be south of the mason dixon line. Instead of hard outer shell of coconut, breach this soft east west line and eat coconut inside out chasing the jihadis from core to shell

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 28 Nov 2016 19:43

Yuseef is a kind of embedded reporter for tiger force. He updates first on tigers moves and rest retweet

habal · Post by **habal** » 28 Nov 2016 19:47

Heavy infighting has erupted among the rats in Eastern Aleppo! this why they are collapsing rapidly.

Ahrar al-Sham: 10+ hardline leadership figures have quit the Shura Council amid infighting over annual leadership elections.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 28 Nov 2016 19:49

Unconfirmed reports of shams front moving hq from idlib to jarablus.

EHSANI2 ‏@EHSANI22
Only three days ago, my E #Aleppo source expected it would take at least 2 months for #SyrianArmy to achieve what it did past 48 hours
EHSANI2
EHSANI2 – ‏@EHSANI22

Asked my E #Aleppo source as to his explanation of events past 48 hours, he cited "mass sudden surrender" of armed groups

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 28 Nov 2016 19:55

VivaElComandante! ‏@redcommie
@EjmAlrai In last month many rats were trying to negotiate.Nusra had to fight and threaten them to continue so it was only a matter of time.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 28 Nov 2016 20:02

agitpapa ‏@agitpapa
One reason why Turks want to make child rape legal: 67% of EU child ***** site users are from Turkey.

Bhurishravas · Post by **Bhurishravas** » 28 Nov 2016 20:14

habal wrote: this is your own logic, Russians 'have not become best friends with Turkey or Turkmen rebels'. They have issued official statement yesterday that Syrian L39 has bombed Turkish lines at Al Bab killing 3 Turks. This is a message to Turkey to stay within limits.

Only Russian utility for Kurds is 'kaante ko kaante se nikalo' that makes sense is viz use kurds to repel turks and use turks to keep kurds in check.

Russia is cooperating with Turkey (which supported ISIS according to Moscow) with regard to the attack on Turkish soldiers. Nothing doing with any message. Erdogan has vowed revenge. Here - https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20161 ... -soldiers/

Russia is planning to sell air defence systems (apparently to take out ISIS or kurdish airforce wala kaanta) to Turkey (which supported ISIS according to Moscow).
http://news.trust.org/item/20161118090937-g8x6h/

habal · Post by **habal** » 28 Nov 2016 21:19

Bhurishravas wrote:
habal wrote: this is your own logic, Russians 'have not become best friends with Turkey or Turkmen rebels'. They have issued official statement yesterday that Syrian L39 has bombed Turkish lines at Al Bab killing 3 Turks. This is a message to Turkey to stay within limits.

Only Russian utility for Kurds is 'kaante ko kaante se nikalo' that makes sense is viz use kurds to repel turks and use turks to keep kurds in check.
Russia is cooperating with Turkey (which supported ISIS according to Moscow) with regard to the attack on Turkish soldiers. Nothing doing with any message.

by cooperating are they going to bring the dead turks back alive again ? Or is Russia going to switch off their S400s. Turkey has run out of options. SAA is at al bab.

Austin · Post by **Austin** » 28 Nov 2016 21:21

Kerry making ‘unbelievable effort’ to save Syrian rebels from Trump, Russia confirms

https://www.rt.com/news/368425-kerry-sy ... els-trump/

Russian presidential aide Yury Ushakov confirmed that Kerry has intensified contacts with his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, to discuss the situation in Syria as of late.

“This [effort] could be called unbelievable, in terms that there have never been so many phone calls between the Secretary of State and Russia’s FM which were focused on discussing a single issue – Syria,” he told journalists. Ushakov refrained from commenting on whether there was had been any progress.

According to the Post piece, which cites four unnamed US officials with the knowledge of the situation, Kerry hopes to secure a localized ceasefire in Aleppo by offering to separate members of the so-called moderate opposition from terrorist groups like Jabhat Fatah al-Sham (formerly Al-Nusra Front). The report says that Kerry has brought in other nations, including Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and, at times, Iran, in a bid to seal the deal.

“Officials acknowledge that a frustrated Kerry still has not been given authority by the White House to bring any meaningful pressure to bear against Assad or Russia, placing him in a weak negotiating position. The prospect of Hillary Clinton being elected president gave Kerry some leverage, because she was expected to pursue a more hawkish Syria policy,” Rogin wrote.

Moscow appears to be reluctant to strike any significant deal with the outgoing administration and is waiting for the Trump administration to take power.“We will patiently wait for that team to take their seats and then we are interested in having intensive dialogue with them,” Ushakov said.

Austin · Post by **Austin** » 28 Nov 2016 21:25

Syrian govt forces liberate about 40% of east Aleppo from terrorists – Reconciliation Center

https://www.rt.com/news/368400-east-ale ... liberated/

More than 3,000 civilians have left the eastern part of the besieged Syrian city of Aleppo in the last 24 hours, the Russian Center for Reconciliation said. It later reported that about 40 percent of the militant-held part of the city has been liberated.

Some 3,179 people, including 1,519 children – among them 138 newborn babies – have left Eastern Aleppo through the ‘humanitarian corridors’ set up by Syrian government forces, Russian Reconciliation Center said on Monday.

The center reported that 12 neighborhoods, comprising roughly 40 percent of the territory previously controlled by the militants, have been cleared.

Earlier on Monday, the center reported that to date 10 neighborhoods and more than 3,000 buildings have been cleared of Al-Nusra Front militants. The militants have also been pushed out of al-Qadisiyah, a key Aleppo district.

Shanmukh · Post by **Shanmukh** » 28 Nov 2016 21:28

@Austin-ji,
How many pet sanctuaries, children's hospitals & child specialists were liberated by the SAA in the last few days? Or did the children's hospitals, pet sanctuaries, etc move with the moderate, enlightened Jihadis into Jihadi controlled Aleppo?

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 28 Nov 2016 21:53

The actors and camera crew are agile and mobile. Must be shooting new footage further south

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 28 Nov 2016 21:57

Hassan Ridha ‏@sayed_ridha
Syrian Army has begun operations at edge of Tareeq al-Bab as well as at Ma'saraniyah youth housing

Hassan Ridha
5m
Hassan Ridha ‏@sayed_ridha
Syrian Army assert full control over Talet Barakat & the Scientific Research housing area south of Jabal Badro

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 28 Nov 2016 22:00

Maps are changing every few hours ... attacks started south of the sukhour colony

https://mobile.twitter.com/sayed_ridha/ ... 44/photo/1

uddu · Post by **uddu** » 28 Nov 2016 22:00

Guru's, What could be the possible reason of SA not moving from Palmyra to Al-Sukhna. The terrain seems desert with no habitation and can airpower help in decimating anything that moves in the desert and help SA move to Al-Sukhna and beyond?

IndraD · Post by **IndraD** » 28 Nov 2016 22:02

Apparently girl who tweeted sob stories about Aleppo and cruel Hassad has got her house bombed as well:so her family has moved on http://edition.cnn.com/2016/11/28/middl ... index.html

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 28 Nov 2016 22:04

There is very limited airpower and nothing on t4 airbase except a half dozen helis...

No resources to protect logistical line from palmyra to sukhanah from inevitable isis interdiction and vbied

They will need a pmu type horde to make a move which needs lot of transport and manpower. So must sitting in palmyra for now.

If you recall taking palmyra itself needed a huge effort

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 28 Nov 2016 22:05

I think that girl has no idea how her pix are being used or may not even be in aleppo.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 28 Nov 2016 22:07

When your house is bombed posing for twitter feed will be low on todo list for regular joes

Anne frank narrative sells well in west...malala is one

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 28 Nov 2016 22:14

Hassan Ridha ‏@sayed_ridha
SAA & YPG have joint-control over positions in Bustan al-Basha, al-Halek & Ayn al-Tell, YPG are not in any other neighbourhoods pic.twitter.com/Uxt72lUcDg

IndraD · Post by **IndraD** » 28 Nov 2016 22:16

Singha wrote:When your house is bombed posing for twitter feed will be low on todo list for regular joes

Anne frank narrative sells well in west...malala is one

how come she has wi fi , router & phone intact after bombing?

Gyan · Post by **Gyan** » 29 Nov 2016 00:25

She is too neat and clean.

Bhurishravas · Post by **Bhurishravas** » 29 Nov 2016 01:38

Its all propaganda for and by the west. We have been there in the past and seen it all.
Why would any arab girl hold a placard in English?!
Full nonsense.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 29 Nov 2016 05:47

The claim is her mother has a phone with some data plan. But the govt has also kept up telecom service in aleppo. Periodically it sends sms to everyone asking them to escape/surrender.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 29 Nov 2016 05:58

Certain areas like al hulek under joint saa ypg custody. Here is video of joint flags. The guy on left looks like ypg to me...not exactly chums with the other two but reasonably working together...

https://mobile.twitter.com/LinaArabii/s ... 96/video/1

Also saa and ypg together seem to have captured one azreq village 5km west of al bab...plan seems to be ypg takes west flank of al bab and saa the south

Rammpal · Post by **Rammpal** » 29 Nov 2016 06:01

Singha wrote:
Anne frank narrative sells well in west...malala is one

It's already proven fake, so do those amigos still believe in that garbage ?

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 29 Nov 2016 06:06

Cahida Dêrsim – ‏@cahida261

Groups affiliated to Syrian National Coalition are shelling #YPG-controlled Sheikh Maqsoud: 6 civilians killed (ANHA) #Aleppo

^^ this is being done from outside kafr hamra , haritan etc a real pita these areas despite numerous ruaf strikes

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 29 Nov 2016 06:08

Its time this entire belt of rats nests down to khan touman be taken down. Beyond it there are hills...the kurds can creep down from afrin and swat any jihadi hamlets therein while saa brooms the plains

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 29 Nov 2016 06:16

Al masdar

As the Tiger Forces settled in on the northern flank of Aleppo International Highway, other SAA factions engaged in heavy firefights and artillery exchanges with insurgents at the Sheikh Lufti district in the southeastern part of the city.

Here, the Desert Hawks Brigade, Republican Guard, Liwa al-Quds (Jerusalem Brigade) and Liwa al-Baqir (Syrian paramilitary) targeted positions held by Fatah Halab rebel groups. Subsequently, the joint pro-government forces captured about a dozen buildings in the Sheikh Lufti area on Monday after the recent capture of the nearby 'police hill'.

UlanBatori · Post by **UlanBatori** » 29 Nov 2016 07:45

Singha wrote:I think that girl has no idea how her pix are being used or may not even be in aleppo.

Ah! Welcome to Aleppo, Near Railway Station, Lahore, Bakistan. That's really rich, holding up signs in English to get the attention of the Syrian and the Russian airforces in Aleppo, Syria.

Propaganda, by dummies, of dummies, for dummies.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 29 Nov 2016 07:54

Interesting...assad has put up a sarkari pasand kurd and arab force in ne aleppo to work with saa. As they say in complex wars, managing coalitions and people is key..that is why eisenhower and omar bradley got hq positions and patton was a field commander mostly.

https://mobile.twitter.com/IvanSidorenk ... 22/photo/1

Monty was good at neither but got hyped up by british media ... uk had very few outstanding generals and a lot of disgracefully bad ones

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 29 Nov 2016 07:55

Sidorenko also says the rumour is ypg is planning to hand over all 18+ surrendered rats to the saa.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 29 Nov 2016 08:06

Iraqi federal police have reached mosul airport from south. Preparation ongoing to attack it.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 29 Nov 2016 08:06

Haidar Sumeri ‏@IraqiSecurity
#Iraq's army (16th Division) will storm Tal 'Afar district. The Hashd's role was to surround it/clear peripheries (completed

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 29 Nov 2016 08:10

5 inghimasi daesh attacked samarra yesterday. All hunted down by security. One detonated his belt when cornered. All thats left of him is his empty head and one leg

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 29 Nov 2016 08:14

The 16th div is newly arrived in mosul east to relieve the battle weary isof. Will take a while to detach units and send them to tal afar

So pmu is free for now to roam the deserts picking off isolated bands of daesh like they bagged some 30 yday in a outlying village

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 29 Nov 2016 09:02

Peto Lucem ‏@PetoLucem
Indeed. Next main objective for #SAA in #Aleppo will most prob. be Bab al Nayrab district. @Gawro21

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 29 Nov 2016 09:04

I just checked..bab al nayrab is the area having the citadel on western flank of the pocket.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 29 Nov 2016 09:11

Will be a iconic pic when it happens atop the citadel

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 29 Nov 2016 09:15

Having read the flags of our fathers book, the initial flag on mt.suribachi was a smaller one. A general down below grabbed that flag and hq ordered a bigger flag be raised as a photo shoot a couple days later. Most or all of the original cast of troops were there though...so that way still accurate

In a long war every country needs its heroes to keep morale up and people united.

The lashkars are dreaming though if their saudi cleric is taken as a brand. He is comfortable at home while his troops slog and die. In iraq gen al saadi of isof is worn and tired in mosul. Pmu leads are touring the front. Tiger , gen saleh and zahreddine are right at the front.