The Bill Clinton team admitted Rwanda mistake; the current WH team blames Assad, rebels, Turks, Saudis, Qataris 4 Syria
As Admin cynically said. US doesn't fix "fundamentally broken societies" in Middle East.
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The Bill Clinton team admitted Rwanda mistake; the current WH team blames Assad, rebels, Turks, Saudis, Qataris 4 Syria
As Admin cynically said. US doesn't fix "fundamentally broken societies" in Middle East.
What seems to be some #Jordanian reconnaissance aircraft scanning the south #Syria #IS hotspot.
Geolocation of Ahmad al-Abdo Martyrs Brigade TOW strike on IS VBIED in Qalamoun, #Syria.
http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=33...A8%D8%AF%D9%88 …
Also confirmation, #Hezbollah now operates the SA-22, SA-5, Yachont, Fateh-110, SS-21 and Scud-D.
But this is not entirely new, I guess.
iranian army troops in Khan Tuman. Ops in south Aleppo is now limited to IRGC & Iranian army
https://youtu.be/DycGoQkkRBg
Michael Weiss
✔ @michaeldweiss The Islamic State’s Scorched-Earth Strategy
http://foreignpolicy.com/2016/04/06/...arth-strategy/ …
Opposition still advancing. #ISIS lost many positions including the grain silos. Battles reached Tal Aar & Wuquf villages.
Testament of Iranian #IRGC Heydar Ebrahimkhani killed in Aleppo,Syria:«People say fighters go to Syria for money»
Ahrar al-Sham commander Mohammed al-Shami claim they captured 16 #Hezbollah members in al-Eis battle in southern #Aleppo
From #FSA battle against #IslamicState in Al-Ra'i town in northern #Aleppo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OsFFKncPRg8 …
More #Iran'i militias arrived in southern #Aleppo #Syria
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DycGoQkkRBg …
After seized al-Ra'i town -what's the next #FSA push against #IslamicState- along #Turkey border or to south?
Syrian rebels recaptured the town of #Adawan in #Daraa province from #ISIS today.
BIG NEWS:
2 more senior AQ leaders were killed by US drone in #Idlib:
- Taha Rifai (in pic)
- Abu Omar al-Masri
Taha was wanted for involvement in 1998 E. Africa Embassy bombings, the assassination of #Egypt presidents & signing AQ fatwa vs. US.
Dozens of workers secured by Rebels (Jaish al-Islam) as they fled #IS in E. #Qalamoun (#Damascus) when Regime failed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5RtSlnJYCo …
Aleppo Rebels inside former #IS-HQ in al-Ra'i town
Ahrar al-Sham confirm al-Ra'i north Aleppo fully captured by rebels coalition.
https://twitter.com/islamic_front/st...99310110515200 …
7th Russian Soldier Reported Killed in Syria, Former Internal Troops Contractor
http://www.interpretermag.com/russia...-7-2016/#13222 …
Assad air force raids on #Marzia in rural #Idlib province.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRS_bla08lo
Up to a thousand Turkish-backed troops in the largest battle vs. ISIS so far.
If Turkey ever backed IS,this is over.
CrowBat..........for your info.......
Julian Rpcke @JulianRoepcke
Top intelligence source confirms to me, SA-17 Grizzly, #Russia delivered to #Assad last year, now with #Hezbollah.
Deeply troubling @SpecialReport w/ fmr SecDefs on micromanaging, inexperienced & indecisive Obama White House https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPFT...ature=youtu.be …
Turkey/rebel push in norther #Syria effective against #IS and #YPG's #Rojava project, at least diminishing.
CrowBat.....confirms what you had posted.......
Al Badia cement factory captured by #IS is only 15km from Al Seen military airbase hosting several MiG-29 squadrons. https://twitter.com/terror_monitor/s...17175521771521 …
The rumor Ahrar al-Sham sent their Central Force through Turkey Bab al-Hawa border crossing is confirmed today.
Car drive on #Aleppo highway at ICARDA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Mg3fOXiVec …
http://wikimapia.org/#lang=de&lat=36...40928&z=14&m=b …
Aleppo: #FSA statement: "#YPG hostile actions and crimes will not be tolerated anymore."
Aleppo: #FSA statement: "#YPG broke every truce & backstabbed us in North Aleppo & attacking Castillo Road now."
FSA TOW take out YPG technical on 5th April near Castilo road in #Aleppo.
https://youtu.be/_gimqPNg9oc
Several #TOW again vs #YPG targets, but this time by Suqur Al-Jabal & for first time in #Sheikh_Maqsud (#Aleppo).
FSA blow up recoiless gun from #YPG in #Aleppo's Sheikh Maksoud
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxSXiw_1py0 …
Rebels coalition expelled ISIL from al-Waqf village south al-Ra'i north Aleppo.
http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=36...h=al%20%5Cwaqf …
Mass exodus of from western Daraa as residents flee fighting between Rebels & ISIS.
Rebels coalition liberated 50 square kilometre from #ISIL since campaign started north #Aleppo.
The #Iranian regime has 60000 troops in #Syria,seeking to destroy the opposition and preserve Assad in power,to no avail the supreme leader of the terror state seems pushing for regional war with Saudi/Turk over Assad
Al-Masdar News @TheArabSource
Syrian Army, rebels work together against #ISIS in east #Damascus
http://bit.ly/20ae0Fg
Spent a year chasing him in Diyala in 2005/2006 now he bounces back and forth between Syria and Iraq......rumors of his cancer and dying seem to have been a cover story
Izzat al-#Douri -- long presumed dead -- is seen in a new video taped speech.
#Iraq
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZT5pn5zayW4 …
Charles Lister @Charles_Lister
As opp'n continues shelling Kurdish Sheikh Maqsoud, Jaish al-Islam announces punishment of commander for doing such:
The first time in the war in Syria that a party admits such a misbehavior by 1 of its officers
USAF A10s providing CAS to FSA over Al Rai yesterday.
Shuhada' al-Yarmouk member on the current turn of events in Deraa: "The situation is not good. Armies are fighting us."
Seems now FSA is a "army".....
Russian Syrian Express is definitely "withdrawing equipment as Putin stated"......NOT.
Russian Navy's Ropucha Class Large Landing Craft Minsk 127 returning from Tartous. Looks empty and is riding high.
The thesis in his book is interesting actually........
Michael McFaul
✔ @McFaul In my book, Advancing Democracy Abroad, I show that U.S. almost never uses force to promote democracy.
Michael McFaul
✔ @McFaul Almost all US wars, including last 2, started in name of hard power interests, not values. Humanitarian intervention extremely rare.
Michael McFaul
✔ @McFaul Why do so many, including apparently @potus in @TheAtlantic piece buy into false dichotomy of " realists" vs "liberal interventionists" ?
Confirmed RuAF airstrikes last night on rebels held areas north Syria:
3 on Saraqib, Idleb
3 on Atarib, Aleppo
2 on Taftanaz airbase, Idleb
7 #Russia'n airstrikes on #Atareb west of #Aleppo tonight
Russia bombing #Saraqib & #Atareb
in northern #Syria tonight
- towns full of residents
Russian warplanes have been in skies of Aleppo's & Idlib's suburbs for more than an hour now & heavily bombarding Aleppo's southern suburbs.
Renewed #Russia'n "fireworks" tonight on towns in southern #Aleppo with White Phosphorus bombs
[B]Russia dropped more than a dozen white phosphorous bombs on al-Eis town in northern #Aleppo #Syriathe past 48h
Russians are now using thermobaric munitions against FSA.....
Russia dropped fuel air bombs on #Saraqib town tonight #Idlib #Syria
Advances by Rebel forces from al-Rai, capturing Hadabat and Mulla Ya'qub #Aleppo
Aleppo Car tour in al-Rai after #IS expelled
towngate need colour insteat of black
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjdScQPo8FE …
Heavy fighting btw #Assad-forces & #IslamicState in #DeirEzzor city
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLbL_7vCe0A …
Anonymous @GroupAnon
Syria Government server hacked many .gov.sy website 10GB compressed data leaked!
http://pastebin.com/vWFfYN82 #OpSyria
CrowBat.....anything to this comment?
Syria Pro regime activist claim #Russia delivered 20+ top modern T14 ARMAT tanks to southern #Aleppo frontline
Would make sense if the Russians wanted to actually combat field test it .....but still the risk of it being hit and damaging the Russian image should be a factor...but with Russians one never knows.....
Would also have to be driven by Russian tankers.....
I would 'correct' that list to SA-17, SA-22, Fateh-110, SS-21 and SS-26.
But yes: no surprise this happens when one insists on letting Assad remain in power, and thus offers him a chance to let the IRGC transform two thirds of what is left of Syrian military into Hezbollah...
Yup, but there is only one MiG-29 squadron left - No. 697 Squadron.Quote:
CrowBat.....confirms what you had posted.......
Al Badia cement factory captured by #IS is only 15km from Al Seen military airbase hosting several MiG-29 squadrons.
(There used to be an entire No. 69 Brigade, with two operational units - including Nos. 697 and 698 - and a third, No. 699, working up; but, that third unit was never really established, and all of this was back in late 1980s and early 1990s.)
CrowBat.....is it not strange that while social media and key ME specialists who are on social media get the total demise of the SAA since late 2012 western MSM and Obama/Kerry seem to have missed it....
100% of pro-Regime forces killed yesterday near #Al_Eis & documented are foreign fighters: 7 Iraqi, 4 Iranians & 1 Hazara. S. #Aleppo.
BUT then Obama and Kerry push the Iran Deal and then Kerry now in the ME after meeting with Bahrain leaders says "we need to push back on Iran"....it is almost like they are trying to match the Putin "altered state of reality"....OR simply going through the motions to make it appear they are concerned before exiting the WH....
One must truly ask "what planet does Kerry reside on these days"?????
"Good faith"..come on Assad has never been about "good faith" since he took power and helped setup IS.
Even with a CoH Assad completely violated it and WHAT about all that humanitarian aid Kwerry stated at a press conference was going to be immediately delivered....absolutely nothing, nada, zip........
U.S. Embassy Syria Verified account
@USEmbassySyria
.@JohnKerry: The key now will be whether or not Assad is capable of negotiating in good faith, & we have to put that to the test.
REMEMBER Kerry almost used the same exact words after the next to last visit with Putin and his FM......"with some good faith and intent" we might be able to rescind the sanctions against Russia.....
FSA continues moving forward with their operations.....
@Nrg8000 now ~50km to reach Jarabulus at Euphrates river -then the #IslamicState lost all contact to #Turkey border- but #YPG not happy
50 km but very sparsely populated. No big village btwn Al-Rai and Jarablus, Ghandurah is the biggest but is small
Worth to note that #YPG/#SDF seized Kafr Nasih from Rebels (in February) bordering with #ISIS & didn't attack IS...not a single time did they attack IS...BUT FSA..a total different story.
From a proRussian commenter:
Alexey Khlebnikov
@AleksKhlebnikov
#Russia's MoD reports over 1,000 JAN militants w/7 tanks & 24 armored pickups concentrated in areas north from #Aleppo.Escalation on the way
Alexey Khlebnikov @AleksKhlebnikov
JAN is likely preparing a large-scale offensive in #Aleppo. Number of militants coming there is increasing in recent days,says #Russia's MoD
Alexey Khlebnikov @AleksKhlebnikov
MoD says JAN militants r concentrating in Muheim Handrat, Jandul, Hraitan & Kafr Hamra (to the north from Aleppo)
Alexey Khlebnikov @AleksKhlebnikov
Apr.11: #SyriaTalks to resume
Apr.14: #Syria Parl elections planned
Now: Escalation in #Aleppo-JAN attacks, escalation near Damascus-#ISIS
How in the heck are Parliament elections to occur??????
Charles Lister
@Charles_Lister
Jabhat al-Nusra has *0* presence in N. #Aleppo, so it looks like #Russia is boldly lying & looking for escalation:
After reports #RuAF backed #YPG in #SheikhMaqsood past days vs Rebels, here's the pretext to back #YPG near #Azaz.
FSA take control of #Tasil town in western #Daraa after #IS-offshoots fled
Rebels storming now #Tasil town in western #Daraa to expell #IS-offshhots
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u43r...ature=youtu.be …
Innovation/adaption..."the mother of invention" hard at work.......wonder just how many more "SAA" actual Syrians will "jump ship" from Assad......
Syria At the moment rebels help #Assad-forces to survive east of #Damascus after #IS stormed the area
http://wikimapia.org/#lang=de&lat=33...43839&z=11&m=b …
Hm... please, don't get me wrong now: I certainly do not intend to brag; and, there's no doubt, I do not follow any of 'key ME specialists' on the social media... so feel free to correct me and call me biased too (which I surely am). But, I do not know anybody who is following relevant developments with sufficient care.
Back in 2013 or so, there was one gent (or was it a lady... can't recall any more) on the ISW, who offered some clues in regards of direction in which Assad's military is developing (something like, 'from military to militias'). 'Haven't seen anything even roughly similar published ever since. At least not by anybody else (except in Syrian Conflagration).
But then, nobody else attempted to find out exact extension of defections from the SAA either and thus the legend is still that 'there were not many defections' - although this is simply bollocks.
Unsurprisingly, the situation in regards of monitoring of IRGC's involvement can only be described as 'tragic': except for one article on Soleimani from back in early 2014, and my book, I do not know any other source detailling this to anything like similar levels (see: organization of the entire 'business', involved commanders, units, decision-making processes and reasoning, outcomes of various battles, lessons learned etc.)
Now, I assume - or at least I very much hope - US, British, French, Israeli intel services (for example) have a much better total view of the situation. But, something tells me this is not the case: unless there would be a clear... 'incentive' (?) to find out (like, say, Oblabla or Plapp...erm...Cameron ordering their services to find out - but why should they do that if they're not interested in getting involved?).... there's simply no reason for them to work on this topic.
(And, hand on heart: 'penetrating' the IRGC is not really that problematic - if for no other reason then because they are so eager to brag about their achievements. But, it takes years of experience - otherwise one ends having plenty of sources each of which is feeding bits only, and the total sum of these tends to reimnd one of certain surrealist paintings...)
Anyway... I'm definitely bamboozled by Israeli silence in regards of all of this: it's as if they are keen to get themselves entirely new quality of an 'existential threat'.
US shipped 3,000+ tons of weapons from #Bulgaria to #FSA rebels in #Syria since November 2015.
Michael Weiss
✔ @michaeldweiss Interesting. Rebels were always a bit "meh" about the TOW but raved about the Fagot:
http://www.janes.com/article/59374/u...E0TX6g.twitter …
Reports of a huge explosion in the Port of #Latakia 1 hour ago, smoke still rising.
Panama Papers could help Syrian opposition go after Assad's wealth
http://bv.ms/1Nbi2ph
All across #Syria, protests against extremists (#Assad, #ISIS, #Nusra) also this Friday.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUiUcM5z-Hw …
Russian air force strikes on the last access area to #Aleppo city.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hFiaqi2VO0 …
Saraqib in #Idlib: The #RussianArmy stopped their "ISIS-only" weeks and now hits rebel-held cities again.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XubIvh7oII …
Syrian rebels have now DOUBLED their territory north of #Aleppo since the start of the "ceasefire" Feb 27.
While Russia announced a major withdrawal in Syria, the opposite appears to have taken place
http://aje.io/zuam
German MSM BILd Editor in Chief is now in the field with FSA inside Syrian..virtually the only MSM reporter to venture into FSA zones and the fighting.....
Claas Weinmann
@Claas_Weinmann
Proud to have an E-i-C who still loves being in the field. @jreichelt reports from #Syria:
https://www.facebook.com/julian.reic...3384545242016/ …
Damascus After regimeTV #SANA claim all 300 workers of Badia cement factory dead- #IS released them
Rebels captured #Afgan milita from #Shiite Qdus Brigade in #Handarat.
FSA costs #ISIL great losses on international #Damascus-#Baghdad highway
#RFS correspondent: Ahmad Zakariya
https://rfsmediaoffice.com/en/2016/0.../#.Vwea2xN969Y …
Rebels claim destroyed regime tank with TOW in #Aleppo's northern Handarat
Rebels regain control of entire factories area in northern Handarat after battles with #Assad-forces
6 airstrikes on #Damascus' Dumayr suburb- #IS still try to storm rebel held town & regime airbase http://wikimapia.org/#lang=de&lat=33...07211&z=14&m=b …
CrowBat.....something up your area..........
So at least 3 Mi-28s, 4 Ka-52s and 3 Mi-24/35s at Shayrat airbase via @JeremyBinnie
Aleppo #IS bring reinforcements to villages south of al-Rai to counter #FSA
Aleppo #FSA move into Ka'ibah south of al-Rai
& clashes with #IS in this area
http://wikimapia.org/#lang=de&lat=36...17631&z=14&m=b …
Hawar Kilis Operation has taken Kaeebeh,beginning its south advance on Al-Bab,and Outflanking ISIS at Sawran and Dabiq
Russia'n general declare airstrike support for kurdish #YPG militia in northern #Syria
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUIF3ltOl08 …
AND naturally he is stating it is JaN....
Kurds, rebels in rat race to seize #ISIS territory
http://mme.cm/N5AW00 via @NOW_eng
AhrarSham & #FSA have reversed all of Liwa Shuhada Yarmouk's recent gains in SW #Daraa countryside
Total recall: #Hezbollah may well want what #Syria had in #Lebanon
http://mme.cm/K5AW00 via @NOW_eng
Rebels convoys now #Tasil town in western #Daraa after #IS-offshoots fled
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGEFZS-xNx8 …
Jabhat al-Nusra handed over regime Su-22 pilot to Ahrar al-Sham after confirmed the warplane downed with MANPAD.
CrowBat.........
Hama Defection of #Assad-forces near Kafr Nabudah
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRkIMVvS1uk …
Highly reliable source confirms this suicide operation in Damascus province, killing around 50 regime soldiers Was executed by Dutch IS-fighter Abū Mujāhid al-Hūlandī, aka Anis Zerguit, brother of the killed Soufyan aka FightingJournalist, who was Killed in the battle of Koban late 2014. Another killed Dutch IS-fighter, leaving behind 3 spouses
Charles Lister @Charles_Lister
Wow.
US citizen Kevin Dawes has been released in #Syria [by #Assad regime], held since '12
http://wpo.st/w34T1
Assad trying to now "play nice" so the US will work with him?????
Russia arrests U.S. citizen in #Syria, takes him to #Russia - is #Syria formally a Russian colony now?
https://twitter.com/reuters/status/718494962338435072 …
BREAKING: Russian Foreign Ministry says U.S. citizen was arrested in Syria for illegal entry and other breaches of law
MORE: U.S. citizen freed in Syria has been taken to Moscow, handed to U.S. embassy and has left Russia: Russian Foreign Ministry
Not a spy @finriswolf
One of #KevinDawes conversations with me on the risk of capture in #Syria before his eventual capture
Issam Al Reis @south_front_sy
Following advances yesterday #FSA #Southern_Front also fully liberated the town of Tseel today in south west #Daraa from #Daesh affiliates
Mar 23: Coalition strike on ISIS vehicle near Kabibah Oil Field
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkgRft0xAQ4 …
http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=36...7414&z=19&m=bh …
There goes Sykes-Picot: a coalition airstrike in Iraq labelled by @CJTFOIR as "near Al Hawl, Syria"
Situation in North Aleppo. All Handarat points rebel controlled have been regained
YPG Kurdish militia playing a very dangerous game in co with Russia/Assad in Aleppo. This will not end well for them
Fighter of kurdish well equipped #FSA brigade in northern #Aleppo:
"I will fight against #YPG"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PO8-xVb2pM …
Rebels captured #Isis member in #alRai,he was hungry, injured and even asked for cigarettes 😂
#ALeppo cs #Syria APR7
Aftermath several airstrikes on #Altareb, destroying what left of civilian houses & School
#Aleppo cs #Syria APR 8
Rebels destroyed #SAA terrorists a cannon 23' in #Tel_Mayasat moments ago
#Aleppo cs #Syria APRIL 8
MASSACRE; 3Martyrs including a child & several wounded victims of Airstrikes on #alSheikh_Ahmed & #alTalihy villages
#Idlib cs #Syria APRIL8
Rebels just destroyed #SAA terrorists Rocket Launcher at #Nayrab airbase, was targeting Rebels at #Handarat fronts
#Aleppo cs #Syria APRIL 8
SAA terrorists dropped barrel bombs over #alHamidiyah neighborhood, this time ASSad genocidal barrels didn't explode
#DeirEzzor #Syria APR8
Martyrs and several wounded including children, victims of #SAA terrorists barrel bombs over #alTakeiyah Street
#DeirEzzor #Syria APRIL 8
Several airstrikes targeted #alSanae neighborhood
#DeirEzzor #Syria APRIL 8
SAA helicopters dropped barrel bombs over #alQiyasat village - #Ariha, minutes ago
#Idlib cs #Syria APRIL 8
SAA terrorists positioned at #Turkmen_mount #Latakia, fired #RUSSIA balistic missiles targeting #Jisr_alShghour
#Idlib cs #Syria APRIL 8
SAA terrorists helicopters dropped barrel bombs over #Handarat .
#Aleppo cs #Syria APRIL 8
SAA terrorists dropped barrel bombs over #Deir_Foul moments ago
#Homs cs #Syria APRIL 8
Kyle W. Orton @KyleWOrton
#Syria's rebellion cut off IS's main supply route to the outside world, al-Ra'i, in Aleppo yesterday.
http://bit.ly/1RJf7JS
The rebellion is pushing IS back north and south: an attempted advance by IS's frontgroup in Tasil, Deraa, has been repelled
The #Assad regime has murdered the last doctor in besieged Zabadani and bombed two hospitals in besieged East Ghouta
http://goo.gl/IYLfWO
Zabadani's under a terrifying regime siege + 28/46 sieges (61%) of ongoing sieges are in East Ghouta, worst in Douma
http://bit.ly/1oNS7hJ
Kyle W. Orton @KyleWOrton
CIA presented Obama with 50 options for engineering the downfall of #Assad. He rejected them all.
http://goo.gl/lfS7VB
BUT WAIT...in a recent WaPo article the Obama WH claimed they had a highly successful Syrian/IS strategy and it was working.......
Kyle W. Orton @KyleWOrton
The CIA believed that President Obama telling #Assad to "step aside" was a statement of policy, so prepared options to make it happen
Azaz pays tribute to commander Abu Sheikh who died during the liberation of al-Raai. #Syria
http://youtu.be/jnD__r35PRs
Russian Syrian Express......
ВМФ Ropucha class LSTs #Бф BF A.Otrakovsky completes 4th Syrian deployment of 2016 & returns to the BlackSea 17:00Z
Fast turnaround: #ВМФ Ropucha class LST #Бф BF A.Otrakovsky returns from #Tartus #Syria in 9days &transits Bosphorus
That's 13knots/h average all the way from there. Quick for Ropucha's. 031 was supposed to pass with Minsk yesterday.
Typical Russian info warfare vagueness..........
http://sputniknews.com/middleeast/20...#ixzz45GQesaDN
Militants Near Syria's Aleppo Given 85 Heat-Seeking Missiles - Source
Middle East
12:50 08.04.2016(updated 12:57 08.04.2016)
Quote:
DAMASCUS (Sputnik) – An armed group of militants in Syria has received no less than 85 heat-seeking missiles capable taking down aviation, a source in Aleppo told Sputnik on Friday.
The source said the information comes from a conversation overheard between militants.
“They have received 85 missiles, 85 heat-seeking missiles have been brought into Syria,” the source said after providing a recording of the conversation.
It is unclear from the recorded conversation where the rockets came from or their specifics, but is clear that the group is based outside Aleppo.
NCRI reveals: #Iran ramps up IRGC forces & army in #Syria in preparation for operations in Aleppo
http://bit.ly/1qxKTj4
Russian propaganda also misrepresenting #JaI´s statement about using indiscriminate weapons.
http://sputniknews.com/middleeast/20...-chemical.html …
JaI´s spokesman @islamalloush0 on which unauthorized weapons were used by them in #Aleppo: Grad rockets.
While #JaI didn´t specify the "unauthorized weapons" the pro regime crowd see them admitting use of CW.
Kyle W. Orton @KyleWOrton
Deserves to be better known: ten Europeans were tortured to death by Assad, per @joshrogin's reporting on CAESAR docs in DEC 2014.