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.)