Levant crisis - III

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 21 Jun 2017 10:53

map of the 52nd state - the al-tanf protectorate

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DCxnL8pXcAEQ0Hu.jpg

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 21 Jun 2017 11:04

Elijah J. Magnier‏ @EjmAlrai 9h9 hours ago
Elijah J. Magnier Retweeted Paweł Wójcik
#ISIS video indicates #SDF lacks training2 face ISIS suicide attacks & not equipped w/ laser-guided antitankmissiles

^^^ correction they do not have ATGMs unless the barzani kurds have given them Milans. probably the YPG has it but not the arab units in the SDF who have RPG

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 21 Jun 2017 11:07

http://www.alraimedia.com/ar/article/sp ... 9/nr/syria

magnierji calls the match for russi+ cabal and says syrian kurds will be biggest losers when the dust settles

Austin · Post by **Austin** » 21 Jun 2017 11:08

Singha wrote:the fearsome UR77 explosive cable system again in damascus suburbs. drone footage shows rebels hightailing for the hills the moment the cable snakes out and lands on their lair , then the whole neighbourhood disintegrates

https://twitter.com/warsmonitoring/stat ... 9224239105

These guys are fighting every lane , every nook and corner , every rat hole inside the debry ..must be one of the worst form of urban warfare.

For a nation under Civil war since 2012 they seem to reasonably well armed

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 21 Jun 2017 11:36

fierce battles rage on in jobar and daraa. both urban ruins.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 21 Jun 2017 14:09

persian drone shot down by JF17 49km inside TSP !

http://www.news18.com/news/world/did-pa ... 39387.html

yesterday a terrorist leader was killed in clashes with persians adjacent to the baluchi border.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 21 Jun 2017 14:12

shilkas, bmps, tanks rolling somewhere in the southern desert
https://twitter.com/Souria4Syrians/stat ... 9544472576

nam · Post by **nam** » 21 Jun 2017 15:44

brar_w wrote:
Is Aim9x supposed to be with IIR ? quite strange that it would hit the engine when it's TFTA algo is suppose to know it is a jet and hit near the pilot to kill him?

Rather it seems to hit the hottest thing it found in the sky. A flare may have distracted it.

That's a fair point!

Austin · Post by **Austin** » 21 Jun 2017 16:29

Chances are the Su-22 pilot may not even know he is under attack if this was WVR fight , They need a MAWS to know if he is under attack and the direction the missile is approaching him to take evasive active and drop flares. Other wise it is just a pilot hunch , like hitting in the dark

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 21 Jun 2017 16:50

Very likely. Govt has no ground based radar there and nor does russia though a a50 was seen in Syria recently maybe training on live nato tracks

Shootdown occured late evening i think.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 21 Jun 2017 23:26

flanker goes close to a f16 over syria or baltic. looking at straight wing of the larger jet, could be a il20 or il38

https://twitter.com/MIG29_/status/877508321628041216

Austin · Post by **Austin** » 22 Jun 2017 00:01

France is ready to unilaterally use force in Syria in the case of chemical weapons Damascus - Macron
06.21.2017 21:02:26

Paris. 21st of June. Interfax - President of France Emmanuel Macron, said his country is ready to unilaterally use force in Syria in the case of chemical weapons Damascus.

"If you define a certain" red lines ", and then - ignore them, it means that you have decided to be weak That -. Not my way If you become aware of any use of chemical weapons on the ground (in Syria - IF). And if we know who used it precisely, France strike to destroy the known stockpiles of chemical weapons, "- he said in an interview with the Spanish newspaper" El País and several other European publications.

this E.Makron said he was ready to act in a similar situation together with the United States.

Austin · Post by **Austin** » 22 Jun 2017 00:03

Looks like a hint to terrorist to use chemical weapon by Western leaders , won't be surprised of new video coming out on the use of chemical weapons in Syria soon and western media crying murder

IndraD · Post by **IndraD** » 22 Jun 2017 02:12

Fleeing IS fighters have destroyed iconic Al Nouri mosque from where Bagdadi declared caliphate http://indianexpress.com/article/world/ ... l-4715936/

ramana · Post by **ramana** » 22 Jun 2017 02:40

IndraD wrote:Fleeing IS fighters have destroyed iconic Al Nouri mosque from where Bagdadi declared caliphate http://indianexpress.com/article/world/ ... l-4715936/

Nice. Shows their Wahabi origins.

Is Baghdadi in jahnum?

Y. Kanan · Post by **Y. Kanan** » 22 Jun 2017 06:37

IndraD wrote:
Singha wrote:Sy AF were attacking SDF when their jet got downed by US?
Hemze Hamza‏
@Sergermed_
The Afghani & Pakistani Shia thugs that fight on behalf of the Nusayri sect in Syria are infamous for looting in Aleppo.
The coalition said the Syrian Su-22 had bombed US-backed fighters battling so-called Islamic State in Raqqa province...http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-40329036
but then US could be lying again.

In another news Australia is stopped anti IS raids in Syria after Russia warns US their jets could be downed...

SDF is about 60% Kurd /40% jihadist. I'll bet the Syrians were bombing the jihadist-variety SDF and not Kurds. Syrian govt has a tactical alliance with the Kurds; it makes no sense they'd bomb them.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 22 Jun 2017 09:28

these arab formations in SDF are indeed a bit suspicious. US has been scooping up and training whoever is willing to join for pay in an attempt to arabize the forces now fighting in raqqa. these proxies will later be used to try and control eastern syria.

some could be deserters from jihadi bands or just people who changed jobs for better salary.

some could be genuine freedom fighters tired of the isis tyranny...like parts of the al shaitat tribe caught outside dez under isis rule. the shaitat in dez are fighting with the govt forces.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 22 Jun 2017 09:36

assad has been supplying free power to idlib. but ...

Bassem‏
@BBassem7
Rebels in Idlib blew up high voltage power lines in struggle to control electricity distribution to the city. Idlib now has no power.

^^^ goondas looking for revenue share. also a large IED in Idlib last night.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 22 Jun 2017 09:41

SyAF col issa ezaldeen managed to fly his damaged chopper back to qamishli apt. was targeted by ISIS it is alleged

the pylons could be for ferry tanks or rocket pods. both need for the DEZ missions from qamishli.

the periodic complex missions to dez to land more men and evac wounded are described here . worth a read
http://www.algora.com/blog/?p=235

Karthik S · Post by **Karthik S** » 22 Jun 2017 11:01

al-nuri mosque destroyed by ISIS.

https://twitter.com/IraqiSecurity/statu ... 3127418880

deejay · Post by **deejay** » 22 Jun 2017 11:06

@Singha the pylons are the place where rocket pods are attached. The rocket pods are not attached. The tube like thing next to the bottom of the fuselage in the camo colours is the fuel tank. This looks like the Mi 17 variant in IAF where we could carry 192, 57 mm rockets could be fitted.

A guess a high fwd speed landing which has sheered off the landing gear. Also burn marks aft of the APU. This thing has taken a lot of punishment and kept its occupants alive.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 22 Jun 2017 15:06

Leith Abou Fadel‏Verified account @leithfadel 7h7 hours ago

Daeshbag corpses littered the battlefield along the Khanasser-Ithriya Road. Their desperate offensive failed & now their men are fertilizer

^^^ isis tried to hit the tiger forces from the back @ resafa utilizing their pocket south of the khanassir plains.
but scouts spotted their gatbandhan and they were smacked.

i think tigers are consolidating at resafa until the forces from Ithriyah break through the last 30km of road and stabilize their logistical line and protection from the flanks.

so could be a few days of quiet on that front.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 22 Jun 2017 15:09

EU isis member in raqqa with a AGL
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DC3Hks-WAAEioUl.jpg

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 22 Jun 2017 15:11

this was position on June14 - saa and allies must be creeping up on sukhnah now.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 22 Jun 2017 15:13

Sukhnah is the gate into the lands of mordor...after that its all open desert with no defensible chokepoints, hills or rivers all the way to euphrates.

ISIS will fight viciously there. but if drones show all the civilians have vacated the place , they should just raze it with aeriel bombs and TOS1 and rebuild later. its only a small town.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 22 Jun 2017 16:02

video of al nuri mosque being dynamited
https://twitter.com/iraqi_day/status/877733602674356224

latest map of old mosul fighting
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DC2tu2HXcAAd_Kt.jpg

syrians+persians+sumerians pressing in from all sides on the al-tanf 52nd state
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DCxnL8pXcAEQ0Hu.jpg

UlanBatori · Post by **UlanBatori** » 22 Jun 2017 16:58

What is the color code there on the "Al Tanf 52nd state" link, Singhaji?
Orange== SAA?
Green == Moderate Terrorists? Or Kurds?
Blue == Al Tanf 52nd state?
Dark Grey = ISIS?

nam · Post by **nam** » 22 Jun 2017 17:49

If we are to believe CNN, it took a BVR!

http://edition.cnn.com/2017/06/21/polit ... index.html

Immediately after the Syrian Su-22 fighter jet dropped its bombs, two American F/A-18E Super Hornets, flying from the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush, engaged, firing a AIM-9 Sidewinder -- a short-range air-to-air missile -- at the Syrian plane from about half a mile away, two US officials told CNN.

But the Syrian jet deployed defensive flares, causing the US missile to miss its target. The US pilot proceeded to fire off a second missile, an AIM 120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile, which hit its intended target, downing the Syrian warplane and forcing its pilot to eject, the officials added.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 22 Jun 2017 18:39

UlanBatori wrote:What is the color code there on the "Al Tanf 52nd state" link, Singhaji?
Orange== SAA?
Green == Moderate Terrorists? Or Kurds?
Blue == Al Tanf 52nd state?
Dark Grey = ISIS?

Green is usa and its proxies
Blue is areas with fights lately.
Other two are right

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 22 Jun 2017 18:44

https://twitter.com/PetoLucem/status/877862240816332801

Saa creeping toward t2 pump station....mostly deserted areas except oil smugglers and hermits

Austin · Post by **Austin** » 22 Jun 2017 18:57

ISIS leader al-Baghdadi ‘highly likely’ eliminated – Russian Foreign Ministry

https://www.rt.com/news/393559-islamic- ... liminated/

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 22 Jun 2017 20:09

i wonder why the al nuri mosque was blasted. could it have been a tomb for some of the faithful who decided to kill themselves and then bring down the house literally.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 22 Jun 2017 22:09

Isis emir of hawija iraq killed with 13 others when a iraf raid collapsed his tunnel

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 22 Jun 2017 22:41

Isis hits back at iraqis on anbar border

https://mobile.almasdarnews.com/article ... ap-update/

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 22 Jun 2017 22:43

Isis drags dead sdf fighters through streets of downtown raqqa

https://twitter.com/TheArabSource/statu ... 6318963712

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 22 Jun 2017 22:44

Only the tiger forces have somehow learnt how to avoid getting blindsided by these periodic isis day of rage offensives. Takes acute observation and alertness

Aditya_V · Post by **Aditya_V** » 22 Jun 2017 22:49

nam wrote:If we are to believe CNN, it took a BVR!

http://edition.cnn.com/2017/06/21/polit ... index.html

Immediately after the Syrian Su-22 fighter jet dropped its bombs, two American F/A-18E Super Hornets, flying from the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush, engaged, firing a AIM-9 Sidewinder -- a short-range air-to-air missile -- at the Syrian plane from about half a mile away, two US officials told CNN.

But the Syrian jet deployed defensive flares, causing the US missile to miss its target. The US pilot proceeded to fire off a second missile, an AIM 120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile, which hit its intended target, downing the Syrian warplane and forcing its pilot to eject, the officials added.

As per this narration it was WVR fight where the Amraam was used for the kill since the aim9 missed .

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 23 Jun 2017 04:05

http://www.syriahr.com/en/?p=68583

Sohr which is anti assad says russia rejected and blocked plans to flush the raqqa daish to dez...so daish has hunkered down ..fightimg hard and has imposed a stalemate for now

Without the iraqi type trained cqb units of mosul its hard to see this motley sdf crew from a dozen militias making a great meal of this unless usaf levels the whole city but that would kill 1000s of civilians..having committed to taking raqqa they cannot back off now...

The monkey trap....

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 23 Jun 2017 04:58

Sdf has now fully surrounded the city..no more gate open.

https://twitter.com/Souria4Syrians/stat ... 3306204164

The bear is sitting outside gate with 6 inch claws if anyone leaks through

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 23 Jun 2017 12:00

tiger force takes out a isis truck with a atgm
https://twitter.com/MIG29_/status/877889840880201728