Levant crisis - III

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 11 Jun 2016 16:12

Nato airstrike.unused isis vbied flies up in air and explodes

https://mobile.twitter.com/CENTCOMArabi ... 60/video/1

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 11 Jun 2016 16:15

Drone footage of rasafiyeh crossroad shows large nos of saa vehicles resting there, with more moving up from the back, supplies being loaded, ppl walking around

The final push on tabqa AFB will be real soon.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 11 Jun 2016 16:27

Just occured to me why Assad and iran cannot give up deir azzor. With the Kurds in command of north east syria, eastern raqqa and Mosul region, the continuity of the shia cresent can only be through deir azzor , Palmyra and the Euphrates valley unless the Kurds play ball....thats why pmu is also taking part in anbar offensives and suleimani is signed on as strategy adviser to baghdad hq.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 11 Jun 2016 18:00

Hassan Ridha ‏@sayed_ridha
#SAA liberate Bīr Qulayb & 2 hills after taking Sfaiyah junction y'day, they have repelled #IS counterattack

12 km from the airbase

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 11 Jun 2016 18:31

http://mobile.twitter.com/LevantFalcon/ ... 72/photo/1

Good overall map of Syria

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 11 Jun 2016 19:12

Leith Abou Fadel ‏@leithfadel
Raqqa and Menbeij are important, but if the SAA can liberate Sukhanah, ISIS will lose a big part of their oil trade

...
A pro Isis tribe rules that town and helped them take Palmyra earlier

UlanBatori · Post by **UlanBatori** » 11 Jun 2016 20:08

The continuation of this oil trade is truly a black mark on the record of world-class pyromaniacs such as Gen. Vodkov. Why do they tolerate it? Oil tankers are too cheap to be blown up by missiles? More oil burned in conducting the mission than is destroyed? Still, what spectacular You-Tube videos they make! I can't understand it.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 11 Jun 2016 20:34

The Assad govt also buys some oil from Isis I think...

UlanBatori · Post by **UlanBatori** » 11 Jun 2016 22:17

If the ISIS weren't so Paki by nature, they would have enough sugar to add free to what they deliver to Assad & Gen. Vodkov. Anyway, tribe or no tribe, that place has to be taken over/destroyed.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 12 Jun 2016 06:20

even Syriatel also operates all over syria incl JN and ISIS controlled zones. thats why we get so many selfies and twitter photos asap from all over. a bus service continues between beirut-damascus-raqqa albeit passengers report random snipers shoot at it sometimes and low flying a/c tend to buzz it to investigate.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 12 Jun 2016 08:06

https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/ep ... raqqa-map/

Two videos of desert Hawks -- destination raqqa mashallah

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 12 Jun 2016 09:45

there is a large and poisonous ISIS pocket in east homs in between the two shafts extending way out to tabqah and arak. critics have expressed a fear they will strike at one of these prongs because they are relatively intact and far behind the tip of spear now.

but I kind of doubt it...without large scale resupply and concentration of force their impact will not be much.
they are isolated, out of food and fuel mostly and will either melt away on their own, or do their localized banzai thing like the 5 teenagers who did suicide belt attack yesterday.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 12 Jun 2016 09:46

Caption reads - Pictorial scenes drone, provided the hawks desert forces on the way to show tenderness

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 12 Jun 2016 09:48

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suqur_al-Sahara

Liwa Suqur al-Sahara[2] (Arabic: لواء صقور الصحراء‎‎ liwāʾ suqūr aṣ-ṣaḥrāʾ, translated as Desert Hawks Brigade and Desert Falcons) is an armed militia branch of the Syrian Arab Army fighting on the side of the Syrian government in the Syrian Civil War. It is primarily composed of former military officers and veterans as well as volunteers from other pro-government groups, with an age range of 25 to 40 years. Suqur al-Sahra has been described as an "elite"[3] group trained in ambush tactics, and has been employed in special assignments on several fronts. The group is equipped with light and medium arms, and is given artillery support from the regular Syrian Arab Army when needed

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 12 Jun 2016 09:51

the other unit is the maghawir al bahr the syrian marines of latakia which is a active duty army unit. saw heavy action in the retaking of latakia. very seasoned unit.

the tanks and tube artillery/grads would be from a republican guard division. they were hauled by semi trucks most of the way and then released into action.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 12 Jun 2016 09:58

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 12 Jun 2016 10:01

^^ all the oil and gas fields in the map above are vital govt targets - essential for it to sustain itself

the straight line from T3 to T2 pumping station seems to be a pipe going into iraq...there would surely be a service road and isolated villages along that route too - pretty bleak terrain in that quadrant.

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

the rugged mountains marked north of palmyra is apparently a ISIS den with spotters sitting on each hill keeping a hawks eye on kuffar movements both north and south in the plains below.

habal · Post by **habal** » 12 Jun 2016 10:08

this is my suspiscion for some time now ..
if true, russia seems compromised goods ...

recently Russia and the USA put out a draft constitution for Syria which rejected by Assad, no denying from Russia. The highlight of this constitution is that all natural resource and minerals must be privatized, heard anything about this. This website, has the details

https://levantinsight.wordpress.com/201 ... for-syria/

could be propaganda too.

habal · Post by **habal** » 12 Jun 2016 10:18

Here we go again, SAA, NDF and allies storming Kabani (Kabaneh) in Latakia, few hills around it were taken. The offensive to capture Kabani was held cold when Russia broke the ceasefire deal with the US.

This village, sitting on top of a vast mountain chain is critical for controlling the Turkish border, most of Al Ghab plains and the city of Jisr al Shughour. A person looking down NE of Kabani can see all the cities of Al Ghab, Jisr, Idlib city, and the Turkish border, and in a clear day with good lens, even Bab al Hawa border crossing, 80 kms away.

Kabani is vital for controlling the Latakia/Idlib Turkish border and to storm Jisr and Al Ghab plains.

May the heroes of Syria have better results this time and liberate this town once and for all.

https://twitter.com/sayed_ridha/status/ ... 1732849664

http://wikimapia.org/#lang=pt&lat=35.71 ... 8&z=15&m=b

habal · Post by **habal** » 12 Jun 2016 10:23

Singha wrote:https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CksE7CzVAAAIbIY.jpg

all oil and gas locations are still in isis hands.

habal · Post by **habal** » 12 Jun 2016 10:27

russian soft-pedalling in syria is allowing all kinds of insects to put their foot in ..

France Building Military Base in Syria "

https://southfront.org/report-france-bu ... -in-syria/

all these foreign military bases mean defacto partition of syria with russian acquiescence.

habal · Post by **habal** » 12 Jun 2016 10:37

No sugar for Daesh

By Ian Greenhalgh on June 11, 2016

'Sugar' from Dubai was shipped to Islamic State in Iraq via Turkey

Several tons of explosives have been discovered in a captured Daesh stash 3Km North-east of Fallujah. The bags are branded as ‘Refined Sugar’ from Dubai and shipped via Turkey to Iraq:

Yet again we are presented with solid evidence to prove that Turkey is supporting IS directly with financial and material backing from the Saudis and other Arab Gulf states.

This shows how much of the arms and supplies that Turkey is shipping to IS are disguised – as ‘humanitarian aid’.

http://www.veteranstoday.com/2016/06/11 ... -for-isis/

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 12 Jun 2016 11:28

spreading peace and justice on the lawless eastern frontier - good footage of a Daesh drone being shot down.

do IA dispersed units have such drones ?

- or is a global mmrca tender needed?

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

habal wrote:
Singha wrote:https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CksE7CzVAAAIbIY.jpg
all oil and gas locations are still in isis hands.

partially true now....

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 12 Jun 2016 14:58

Ahmad Al-Rashid ‏@jackahmed12
Spoke to a friend in Al-Bab

ISIS has shut down the Internet shops and no satellite TV. people don't know what's going on.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 12 Jun 2016 16:47

"Our forces have taken 543 ISIL terrorists who were trying to flee Fallujah under the cover of refugees," Deputy Commander of Fallujah Liberation Operations Major General Hadi Razich said.

He reiterated that the captured people are notorious for numerous crimes they have committed so far.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 12 Jun 2016 16:50

a person named Syricide has documented in depth the atrocity and massacre of 100s of prisoners the IS had carried out in tabqah in 2014 . justice is coming...

Elijah J. Magnier ‏@EjmAlrai 4h4 hours ago
#Russia/n special forces r participating with #SAA & allies with the attack against #ISIS and are at less than 5km from #Tabqah mil airport.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 12 Jun 2016 16:53

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 12 Jun 2016 16:55

a injured isis zombie captured by ypg - most of them look dazed and drugged ....

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CksULbaW0AAIx7m.jpg

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 12 Jun 2016 20:17

USAF strike in manbij killed lot of civilians per reports

habal · Post by **habal** » 12 Jun 2016 21:06

only 3 kms to tabqa airbase, russian spetsnaz and SAA 104th tiger forces leading the charge with ruaf aircover.

schinnas · Post by **schinnas** » 12 Jun 2016 21:11

It seems end (total routing) of ISIS will be this year. Since ISIS has resorted to controlling land, it is possible to wipe them out completely unlike totally covert terrorist organisations.

Philip · Post by **Philip** » 12 Jun 2016 21:17

Habal spot on! It's all about oil...and gas.Syria is sitting on far greater petro wealyh than Kuwait,why the " Sunni Syndicate" ,as I describe the alliance led by the Saudis and Turks has created and sustained ISIS.Remember its original name? ISIL,L for Levant.

Satya_anveshi · Post by **Satya_anveshi** » 13 Jun 2016 03:41

if ISIS has claimed responsibility to Orlando mass shooting then what type of cognitive dissonance it will throw the US admin and their middle-east policy drivers in? Will be interesting to watch what people say in this regard.

UlanBatori · Post by **UlanBatori** » 13 Jun 2016 04:21

No congi disso, s_aji. In the US aside from the 6 ppl reading this thread, I know of only 3 other ppl (one is a kid of a desi diplo) who understand clearly that ISIS was created and is supported by the US taxpayer's hard-earned $$, courtesy of the next POTUS.

See, even our resident True Sample Of American Judiciousness & Public Opinion doesn't get it, despite all the facts and logic laid out. Or at least pretends not to.

They think all those TOWs and AK-47s are going in to Defenders of American Style Freedom and Secular Democracy.

Suresh S · Post by **Suresh S** » 13 Jun 2016 04:29

American Style Freedom and Secular Democracy.

Super delegates 20 %. All TV stations,newspapers and magazines in the hands of people u can literally count on your fingers, feeding garbage to the masses non stop and making public opinion (more like making monkey out of the public ). Sounds like real democracy.

UlanBatori · Post by **UlanBatori** » 13 Jun 2016 06:44

Snahata: It don't do no good. 'They' can own all those, and its in vain. In Ulan Bator we don't subscribe to the Ulan Bator Fishwrap, read any magazines, listen to the radio or watch TV news. Read China Nonsense Network on the Internet, yes, but not to believe it. Same as "Rediff.com"

Its down to BRF and RT.com. Al Jazeera on matters not related to ISIS.

The denizens I know now believe mostly tribal websites between munching fatburgers and going out on hunting trips, practising how to build and burn crosses or to vote for extremist nutcases. Fortunately most can't read so it makes no difference what is written anywhere.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 13 Jun 2016 07:01

5oo daesh arrested in Fallujah trying to escape mingled with civilians

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 13 Jun 2016 07:02

Hassan Ridha ‏@sayed_ridha
SDF focus is fighting IS in north Syria, due to Turkish hostility & Kurdish reluctance to rejoin revo, they have a neutral stance toward SAA

Hassan Ridha
13h13 hours ago
Hassan Ridha ‏@sayed_ridha
#SDF spokesperson: No race with #SAA, if they want to liberate #Raqqa from #IS go ahead, there is no coordination