Levant crisis - III

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 27 May 2017 09:51

Ivan Sidorenko‏ @IvanSidorenko1 8h8 hours ago
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#Syria A Syrian Reporter says American/British forces pulled half of their units from Al Tanf towards inside Jordan without knowing reason.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 27 May 2017 09:52

I am not sure if its a good thing or a bad thing given how many factions "rule" libya these days.
either these luminaries will be executed or give birth to a new visigothic offshoot of ISIS

The Libya Observer‏Verified account @Lyobserver 10h10 hours ago
Pro Presidency Council Tripoli Revolutionaries Brigade led by Tajouri takes control of Hadba Prison where senior Gaddafi officials are held

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 27 May 2017 09:54

COPTIC NATIONALISM‏ @DioscorusBoles 16h16 hours ago

Most of the Coptic victims of the Minya attack are children. The bus trip to the monastery of st. Samuel was for kids.

UlanBatori · Post by **UlanBatori** » 27 May 2017 18:19

ISIS is really missing a trick by not taking over Jordan. Even Eyeranians may not go there, let along Russians.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 27 May 2017 20:10

Nothing can save jordan from the increasing threat of sinai isis and nato fed fsa .... i think its matter of time. Anyone wanting to visit places like petra or aqaba coast might as well go now with time running out.

The bells toll for the rise of a new hashemite khalifa...

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 27 May 2017 21:48

Well well..bear is sleeping but ears open...

https://mobile.almasdarnews.com/article ... a-palmyra/

Load up the platypuses and fencers with 20 kab500 each!!

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 27 May 2017 21:55

Kurds have neither the units or the heavy eqpt to fight a mosul type battle. Arab units even weaker. Moreover kurds will need to vacate raqqa being a arab town.

So not surprising throwing bags of dollars for isis to vacate raqqa.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 27 May 2017 22:09

#PMU commander Amiri: We will arrive to the #Syrian border very soon and we will only coordinate with the formal goverment of #Syria

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 27 May 2017 22:10

Amiri is ceo of al badr militia in pmu umbrella

UlanBatori · Post by **UlanBatori** » 28 May 2017 02:10

Speaking of ISIS in other countries... (RT.com)

Malaysian police arrests six Islamic State suspects

Malaysian authorities have arrested six local men for suspected involvement with the Islamic State militant group, police said on Saturday. Muslim-majority Malaysia has been on the watch for Islamic State-linked militants since an attack last year by the group in Jakarta, the capital of neighbouring Indonesia. Inspector-general of police Khalid Abu Bakar said in a statement that the six suspects were detained from separate raids in four states from May 23-26. One of the arrests involved two brothers - a religious school teacher and online businessman - under suspicion of helping the militant movement in Syria. The brothers are relatives of Muhammad Fudhail Omar. He is expected to take over the role of the former top Islamic State operative Muhammad Wanndy Mohamed Jedi who was on a US list of global militants until his death, Khalid said. Wanndy was the alleged mastermind behind a grenade attack on a Kuala Lumpur bar last June which injured eight people. It was the first and so far only Islamic State attack that caused casualties in Malaysia. (Reuters)

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 28 May 2017 07:39

https://twitter.com/Souria4Syrians/stat ... 4352929793

Egyptian president al sisi....

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 28 May 2017 12:50

Source in Gaddafi family tells me Libyan forces freed Saadi Gaddafi, son of slain leader from Fajr Libya prisons & Senousi last night https://t.co/ytgq8qY6Hp

They were detained in Al Hadbaa prison by Fajr Libya terrorists funded by #Qatar and led by Khalid Al Sheri & Belhadj https://t.co/3fd9C0gaLs

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 28 May 2017 12:50

Clashes between IS and Nusra in Arsal barrens while Lebanese Army shell the area

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 28 May 2017 18:34

A major attack on raqqa has started. Power is out. Heavy arty and rockets fired. Bombers and apaches.

Site is division17 base just north of city

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 28 May 2017 19:36

https://twitter.com/sayed_ridha/status/ ... 2403054596

Russia MoD: On 25 May, RuAF killed 120 IS militants coming from Raqqa towards Palmyra

UlanBatori · Post by **UlanBatori** » 28 May 2017 20:19

Rat-e-cide seems to gaining momentum. Wonder how many are from H'bad and B'loreKL. Good aerial recon and targeting removes the need for these terminal area ATGM heroics.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 28 May 2017 21:26

I guess the final stand of daish will be deir azzor and mayadin.

Nothing else is left. Al baaj will be engulfed by pmu soon

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 28 May 2017 21:30

I can confirm Russian Special Forces are also in east Hama with the Syrian Army. They will play an integral role in the upcoming offensive

Leith abou fadel twitter

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 28 May 2017 21:33

Footage shows russian helis a mix of mi8 mi17 mi35 come low in a atraight line..they focus on 1 target at a time..each ship fires rockets and then turns away..few seconds later the next in line fires...they might rotate around if target needs lot of rockets

No sign of the ka50s....must be working at night in recce and deeper interdiction

Austin · Post by **Austin** » 29 May 2017 10:10

^^ Singha , Ka-52 has been in action with its long range whirlwind missile , Check the latest footage of Ka-52 against ISIL Targets

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 29 May 2017 10:13

whirlwind missile - is that the same as ataka missile?

found your post on the radar - interesting to have 2 radars....
http://www.russiadefence.net/t1093p30-k ... -air-force

Austin · Post by **Austin** » 29 May 2017 10:56

whirlwind is Vikhr-1 missile `, The guys at keypubs mentioned most were long range shots took 21 seconds to reach the target , Note Vikhr is a supersonic missile

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 29 May 2017 18:29

https://twitter.com/_paulo34/status/868851602098192384

Raqqa was founded by seleucus nikator who married his daughter helen to sandrakottus lol

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 29 May 2017 18:30

Pmu has reached the syrian border south of singal belt

MILESTONE
#Iraq joint operations OFFICIALLY announce that #PMU have reached the #Iraqi- #Syrian borderline for the first time sine 2014. https://t.co/4Rc0gP9F81

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 29 May 2017 18:39

From al masdar article

The Iraqi Armed Forces will likely turn their attention to the strategic Al-Qa’im crossing in the Al-Anbar Governorate after today’s operations.

The Al-Qa’im crossing is the Islamic State’s last border point that links their forces in Iraq with those in Syria; if lost, they will be effectively surrounded from all sides.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 29 May 2017 23:05

Bogeyman suleimani seen on iraq syria border

https://mobile.almasdarnews.com/article ... an-border/

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 29 May 2017 23:09

Map. Pmu reaches syrian border near hasekeh. They have also weaned a section of yezidi militias off the peshmerga and will look to work with ypg and assyrian Christian militias in hasekeh

https://twitter.com/CivilWarMap/status/ ... 6789171200

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 29 May 2017 23:13

Suleimani going onsite means iran is very serious about the shia land corridors

Next might see pmu ignore the tal afar island and turn south along border to al qaim and then with assads sign move toward deir azzor from.east

Hasekeh assyrian christian units have reinforced deir azzor recently. The garrison is holding out despite no fresh tanks shilkas or bmps for 3 years and losing many to isis fire

Tal afar a sunni turkoman town is kept for iraqi army to roll up nd off linits to pmu

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 30 May 2017 09:38

Deep plans revealed why al tanf is so key to the new game and why pmu dropped tal afar where they say idle for months to march to syrian border

http://www.moonofalabama.org/2017/05/us ... nt-it.html

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 30 May 2017 10:36

map of yemen by riskintelligence
the frontlines have not changed much in 1 year

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DAqT_q-W0AExjBD.jpg

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 30 May 2017 15:33

latest caliphate map

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

Bhurishravas · Post by **Bhurishravas** » 30 May 2017 16:20

The Shia crescent will not come to fruition.
Israel above all will not want that. Neither will Turkey, or Saudi. So all in all, it is a formidable coalition against the Shias. Iran has made an enemy of Israel which is a powerful adversary. Iran has underestimated the hostility that it receives/will receive from Sunnis and believes in the stupid idea of Muslim Ummah.
The sunnis have been smarter. They have made up with Israel to finish with Iran and Shia problem in Ummah first. That is what the Sunni NATO has come into existence for.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 30 May 2017 17:05

well years and years of saudi machinations could not destroy Iraq or Syria. Iran is more united (mostly shia with no significant sunni minority for others to use), a caspian sea link to CAR and Russia and Cheen and not dumb like the GCC in technical matters. its not going to be a pushover.

israel will not get directly involved with the sunni kabila, just provide weapons and technical support, that even NATO is doing . israel might have more humint in the region thats the value add.

in 6 months time the future will be more clear.

turkey will be controlled and managed by russia using carrot and stick approach. unlike israel or saudis, they have the PKK right under their chair and a border with their ancient friends the Armenians

ISIS will no doubt be given wink wink to launch all out assaults on deir azzor now.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 30 May 2017 21:17

saudis have laid siege to their own shia dominated city for 3 weeks now

https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/be ... s-ramadan/

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 30 May 2017 21:18

cctv of yesterdays brutal attack on a baghdad ice cream parlour where families had gone for a snack at night

https://twitter.com/iraqi_day/status/869431147020914689

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 30 May 2017 21:20

*cough cough*

Iraqi Day
@iraqi_day

#BREAKING
#PMU have announced that forces already started to move south along the #Syrian- #Iraqi borderline all the way to Al-Qaim.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DBFHalDW0AARkaT.jpg

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 30 May 2017 21:23

Haidar Sumeri‏ @IraqiSecurity 17h17 hours ago
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More attacks in Baghdad are coming. Intelligence has been pointing to this for weeks now. Da'ish is reorganising in the Ramadi desert.
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Singha · Post by **Singha** » 31 May 2017 07:34

suleimani conferring with pmu leaders
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DA_7hgEUAAENHYR.jpg

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 31 May 2017 07:40

acc to elijah magnier twitter, the iraqi PM himself and the joint shia-russi intel center in baghdad is behind PMU being given charge to control and clean the entire border tracts of iraq sweeping down from the north. this is much to the displeasure of the eagle.

next few days we will know if the pmu is actually moving south and co-ordinating with the YPGJ along the border...

image by iraqi day on twitter

Austin · Post by **Austin** » 31 May 2017 14:58

Russian cruise missiles hit terrorist targets near Palmyra