Levant crisis - III

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 13 Dec 2016 21:39

isis happily looting the well stocked russian camp in palmyra

https://twitter.com/worldonalert/status ... 4147618816

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 13 Dec 2016 21:40

BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:05 P.M.) - The Syrian Arab Army sent several units of reinforcements to the T-4 Military Airport on Tuesday in order to help build-up their forces for their upcoming counter-offensive in the Palmyra countryside.

According to a military source in Damascus, the Syrian Arab Army's High Command sent reinforcements from the Aleppo Governorate to eastern Homs today; these units were made up of soldiers from the elite Tiger Forces and Military Shield.

At least 2,500 more soldiers are expected to be redeployed to the Palmyra front in the coming days, as part of the greater force to retake the oil fields surrounding this ancient Syrian city.

With the so-called "Islamic State of Iraq and Al-Sham" (ISIS) in control of all the oil fields north of Palmyra, the people in the Homs, Hama, Latakia, Damascus, and Tartous governorates have limited electricity and fuel; it is now an imperative endeavor to restore these sites for the Syrian Armed Forces.

habal · Post by **habal** » 13 Dec 2016 21:44

Russians are learning from americans how to bomb without hurting ISIS munna.

habal · Post by **habal** » 13 Dec 2016 21:52

some good looking aleppan women

habal · Post by **habal** » 13 Dec 2016 21:53

maytham

100s of operation centers and headquarters that are fully equipped with the best american equipment discovered by SAA in eastern Aleppo

habal · Post by **habal** » 13 Dec 2016 21:54

Ammo and weapons depots that worth 100s of millions of dollars discovered by #SAA in eastern #Aleppo.
Thanks #Obama all is well received.

https://twitter.com/maytham956/status/8 ... 5951151104

habal · Post by **habal** » 13 Dec 2016 21:57

So was this a weapons swap between US & Russia.

Our munnas take your equipment in Palmyra and your guys take ours in Aleppo.

IndraD · Post by **IndraD** » 13 Dec 2016 21:58

early morning temperature in Aleppo plummets to -4 C , must be a hard battle, both for civilians and army.

habal · Post by **habal** » 13 Dec 2016 21:58

Singha wrote:those 44 tanks are nearly a regiment. will pose a significant threat when put to use.

Seems the 11th Division is no longer an armored division due to leaving 30+ tanks and similar number of other vehicles behind in palmyra.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 13 Dec 2016 22:13

So the saying goes the only properly run defensive setup in syria is deir azzor...

None should be surprised if t4 also falls and its rolled further back..ndf are not comparable to iraqi pmu with embedded irani vets maybe.

Perhaps joint russi amriki plan is to do a euphrates shield on isis and pull them away from raqqa which sdf will now encircle and take. Syrians will ofcourse pay in more blood in homs.

Cynical quid pro quo games...usa stood by in aleppo and will get russi co op on raqqa

One arabi warlord who is anti assad has also promised his legions for wrath of euphrates phase2. 200 more socom operators are sent to syria this week.

Assad has no option but to take back the gas and oil on his own meager resources now. Hezbollah is keen on idlib but will likely send whatever help they can and the local shaitat tribe are anti isis and will fight

Gyan · Post by **Gyan** » 13 Dec 2016 23:57

I think Assad will take Aleppo and then rest till Iraq takes Mosul. Thereafter, Eastern part of Syria including Palmyra will be captured - liberated with Iraqi help.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 14 Dec 2016 07:05

sounds like a plan to me.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 14 Dec 2016 07:15

a couple hours from now, buses will start. pics of assad on them...

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 14 Dec 2016 07:16

Leith Abou Fadel ‏@leithfadel 3h3 hours ago
The first people to enter the jihadist neighborhoods after they are transported to west Aleppo will be the Russian and Syrian demining crews

Leith Abou Fadel ‏@leithfadel 3h3 hours ago
Update from east Aleppo: no clashes. Army still has not entered any of the jihadist areas.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 14 Dec 2016 07:17

Leith Abou Fadel ‏@leithfadel 5h5 hours ago
ISIS on the verge of capturing the T-4 Airport. Situation is really bad.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 14 Dec 2016 07:18

Sarah Abdallah ‏@sahouraxo 5h5 hours ago
Just when you think the #fakenews madness can't get any faker and anymore absurd... This happens.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 14 Dec 2016 07:19

NassimNicholasTaleb ‏@nntaleb Nov 20
Idiotic (IYI) journos are trying to make us believe Putin is fighting Mother Theresa in Syria, not the AlQaeda of Sept 11.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 14 Dec 2016 07:21

a very generous deal and they would likely decamp to north syria turkiye nuova , turkiye proper or to their supporters and benefactors in EU tham sit around being bombed in idlib

Leith Abou Fadel ‏@leithfadel 6h6 hours ago
Militants allowed to leave east Aleppo with their weapons....

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 14 Dec 2016 07:25

The 'Nimr' Tiger
‏@Souria4Syrians
Syrian Army soldiers who surrendered to US-Backed rebels in Khan Al Assal in Aleppo. They were all executed. No option to exit or amnesty

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 14 Dec 2016 07:26

saa general with liwa al quds commander

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 14 Dec 2016 07:27

Leith Abou Fadel ‏@leithfadel 9h9 hours ago
Breaking: Iranian General Qassim Suleimani seen in east Aleppo shouting "murder them all"

Source: Al-Arabiya

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 14 Dec 2016 07:29

proud winner of this weeks fakenews challenge

Haidar Sumeri ‏@IraqiSecurity 9h9 hours ago
Haidar Sumeri Retweeted بحر الاشواق
The amount of #FakeNews regarding #Aleppo is astounding.

This is from a music video

بحر الاشواق
‏@slman210
Girl running to survive and All her family have been killed
It's not in Hollywood
This real in syria
#Save_Aleppo

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 14 Dec 2016 07:31

the MSM wailing yesterday was to secure a safe passage deal for the terrorists with their small arms , families to Idlib so they can continue to cause more mayhem later...its all about preserving "assets" for now. expect some suicide bombings in tartous and latakia soon. assad cannot let this nest of vipers roost right next to his areas.

Aldin Abazović ‏@Ald_Aba 10h10 hours ago
Amount of fake images and videos used by opposition to create sense of massacre in #Aleppo is staggering, and its not helping civilians.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 14 Dec 2016 07:36

The 'Nimr' Tiger ‏@Souria4Syrians 5h5 hours ago
Syrian-born Salafi cleric Adnan Arour who incited people to carry guns, exterminate Alawites & overthrow Assad is stuffing his face in Saudi

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 14 Dec 2016 07:40

Rania Khalek ‏@RaniaKhalek 22h22 hours ago
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The west funds propaganda and then, predictably, it believes its own propaganda even as reality contradicts the lies.

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Exclusive: British Govt-Funded Outlet Offered US Journalist $17k/Month 2 Produce Propaganda 4 Syrian Rebels

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 14 Dec 2016 08:05

al masdar

BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:30 A.M.) - The last Syrian Air Force base in east Homs is now in grave danger as the so-called "Islamic State of Iraq and Al-Sham" (ISIS) launch their largest attack yet.

ISIS began their assault by seizing several sites north of the T-4 Airbase, including the airport's hangars and Russian military base that was built several months before the terrorist offensive in east Homs.

While reinforcements have arrived in eastern Homs, it is not likely that they will have much of an affect on the battle due to the Islamic State's superior numbers and geographical advantage.

According to a military source at the T-4 Military Airport, the situation is currently very tense, with the Islamic State repeatedly storming sites after being repelled a number of times prior.

Losing the T-4 Military Airport would not only be a public relations disaster for the Syrian Arab Army, but it would also delay any potential counter-offensive they were planning near Palmyra.

The other issue they face is the potential loss of Quraytayn, which is located south of the T-4 Airport and directly east of the Qalamoun Mountains.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 14 Dec 2016 08:09

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 14 Dec 2016 08:11

tiger forces are probably being taken by air from aleppo airport to t4

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 14 Dec 2016 08:12

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 14 Dec 2016 08:13

heavy weapons following by road

https://twitter.com/IvanSidorenko1/stat ... 1766624256

habal · Post by **habal** » 14 Dec 2016 08:31

Asad has got into trap of looking a do-gooder in everyone's eyes. Else he would have taken aleppo captives and shipped them to homs and put them to digging trenches.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 14 Dec 2016 08:55

the terrorists now going out are the worst of the lot, with a track record, who did not dare to surrender earlier . now going out free with no trial for crimes.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 14 Dec 2016 08:59

map released by amaq. they need to put up multiple berm lines like deir azzor 2 storeys high and bring in artillery to defend it .... touch and go for now

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 14 Dec 2016 09:01

https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/2016 ... sh-attack/

Up to 5,000 militants, including hundreds of suicide bombers and dozens of vehicles, took part in the offensive.

They had reportedly relocated from Mosul in Iraq and the Syrian provinces Deir ez-Zor and Raqqa, where the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) had stalled their planned attack on the group. Their ability to reach Palmyra apparently undetected by regional surveillance operations has been a cause for consternation. One theory is that the fighters disguised themselves as local people, military expert Alexander Perendzhiev, a lecturer at Moscow's Plekhanov Russian University of Economics, told RIA Novosti. "Terrorists in Syria use sophisticated tactics to move in small groups, so-called 'flash mob tactics.' Under the guise of Bedouins, local people or even Syrian army soldiers, they come from different directions and meet in an inconspicuous place. As a result, suddenly there is an unexpectedly large force in one place." "The terrorists have taken more than one city using this tactic, but we still haven't learned to actively counteract it," he added.

Read more: https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/2016 ... sh-attack/

habal · Post by **habal** » 14 Dec 2016 09:01

check out ejaz haider's latest interview of hina rabbani khar on capital tv. She mentions clearly that one of the serving luminaries of democrat regime spent vast amount of energy to reorient pakistanis to be jihadis (not that they need much help in this, but still) and not just be anti-soviet or anti-najibullah.

so these are strategic assets, with focussed jihadi training makes them indispensable for future campaigns.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 14 Dec 2016 09:03

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 14 Dec 2016 09:05

they also need to protect quraytyn else the damascus homs highway is under threat

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 14 Dec 2016 09:09

for now isis are moving around boldly with tanks and technicals in broad daylight on the perimeter of T4.

T4 is stuck out on a salient vulnerable to attacks from north and south. the govt might decide to shorten its lines by falling back to quraytn and stabilizing it there.

this will reduce the urgency of sending people and resources to T4 which right now has no great value as syria will again need to denude other fronts to build up for a palmyra offensive . will take the heat off Idlib.

habal · Post by **habal** » 14 Dec 2016 09:11

that big blob is supposed to be 4k ISIS ?

and 'institute of war, is supposed to help stem flailing jihadi morale by putting up bigger blobs ?

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 14 Dec 2016 09:12

blobs can be ignored. forces mass around targets or occupied sites only. else its a vast emptiness.