Syria in 2016 (January-March)

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I have been criticizing this President for his sheer lack of a strategy which is amazing for a Harvard graduate....HE has actually been implementing a solid a la Wilson retrenchment program AND selling it or better in his own words...."messaging" that retrenchment to the US civil society ALL the while not putting into place a foreign policy foundation that other nation states can fully understand.

He completely failed in recognizing the Russian and Iranian non linear warfare coupled to Putin's political warfare three core geo political goals;
1. damage and discredit EU
2. damage and discredit NATO
3. completely disconnect the US from Europe and the entire ME

It is highly recommended to read this entire article and then sit back and think about it based on the daily reality that is directly opposite of what this President and his NSC is trying to "message".

http://smallwarsjournal.com/blog/thr...ign-policy-wen...


Michael Singh is managing director of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. From 2005 to 2008, he worked on Middle East issues at the National Security Council. He is on Twitter: @MichaelSinghDC.

Feb 2007 - Australian Prime Minister John Howard warns of the consequences for Iraq & Middle East of an Obama win
http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/...128798037.html …

FURTHER Russian evidence to their current actions against NATO...THAT Obama is so intent on ignoring......

“It is time to correct the mistake by Gorbachev“ #Russia #Baltics #Turkey #Nato
http://news.rambler.ru/head/32327873

Putin labels #NATO a security threat.
http://cnn.it/22ClLWX
pic.twitter.com/AQeHPLvm8H

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The Iraqi's and the US just keep on forgetting IS can indeed fight........ask the anti Assad forces.....but no one does......

Setback for Iraqi forces in #Ramadi. #ISIS & ISF sources: "Iraqi forces ambushed & retreated after suffering loses".
pic.twitter.com/5AhCVc14P8

ISIS media units are reporting "violent clashes in downtown #Ramadi near the govt complex" and "heavy shelling" of #Iraq Army positions.

Anyone believing anything Obama and Kerry say about Iran, Putin and or Assad....???

Were you among those who believed John Kerry when he promised to "push back" aggressively against Iran? https://twitter.com/pandagulu/status/682667330669776900 …

Assad-forces now only ~12km south of #IS hold al-Bab city in eastern #Aleppo countryside

Daraa Rebels claim killed 14 #SAA & 2 #Iran'ian officers & dozens #Iraq'i Shiite forces in Shayk Maskin
pic.twitter.com/CnJym0WM1F

Daraa From battle in Shayk Maskin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98SXa6-CFWQ …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUF33iAL_go …

Map
Rebels recaptured Samadaniyah al-Gharbi in #Quneitra prov after several hours.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GGf6i0eK-I …

Daraa: Heavy fighting in Sheikh Miskeen. Good ol' Volcano photographed by @MuradoRT who is embedded wi #SAA.

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Arsal Syrian refugee camps in Lebanon covered with snow need urgent fuel & food supplies.
https://youtu.be/LCSZb4Fj_I0

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To those in the #SouthernFront:
#MOC denies you offensives to cut Daraa corridor, denies you #ATGM since half a year.
Why obey to them???

Note: Daraa & #SouthernFront keep getting banned from recieving substantial #TOW- 1 #ATGM. Same since 6 months.

53 ATGM launches in December 2015:
http://justpaste.it/DecemberATGM

1250 total ATGM launches in Syria so far by anti-gov groups
~790 TOW
450+ other ATGM

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Note that #YPG use their sunni mercenary unit #JaTh to hide their landgrab Intentions.

Shekh Miskin: a strangely behaving allegedly assadist target is hit.
https://youtu.be/QSq_Bd4-6wo

ISW ‏@TheStudyofWar · 31 Dec 2015
How the battle against the Islamic State is redrawing the map of the Middle East. @LizSly
http://wpo.st/GnA01

Leader of (Kurdish) PYD-dominated Syrian Democratic Forces admits coordinating with the Assad regime.
http://bit.ly/1OzjPu2 #Syria

It is amazing that the US has for years not paid much attention to videos being released by the various Salafist groups---

Strangely neglected, this video released on January 23 2007 is the family photo of the newborn Islamic State of Iraq

You can see the brigades celebrating the establishment of the Islamic State – here a commander in Baghdad (Jan 2007)

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Syria-n Coalition Calls for Urgent International Action to Save ##Mouadamiya
http://ow.ly/Ww43B

Calls to #UNSC to protect civilians in #Mouadamiya according to resolutions 2139, 2165 &2254
http://ow.ly/Ww4vF

Davutoglu: #Russia’s bombing of the moderate armed opposition in #Aleppo and #Idlib boosts #Daesh (#ISIS)
http://ow.ly/Wv3EM

Maktabi: #Assad backed by #Russia & #Iran uses siege as #weapon to subdue, starve & displace #Syria-ns
http://ow.ly/Wv19a

Syria-n Coalition Condemns #Qamishli Bombings Blames #Russia for Continuation of #Terrorism
http://ow.ly/Wv34Z

Maktabi Criticizes #UN Role in Agreements Leading to Displacement of #Syria-ns
http://ow.ly/WuV9s

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After Ghouta regime apologists insisted Volcano rockets were purely a rebel weapon. Now RT f***ing poses with them https://twitter.com/ArtWendeley/stat...71055972040704 …

Same "unconventional artillery" used in the August 21st 2013 Sarin attack, thanks @MuradoRT

Michael Weiss ✔ @michaeldweiss
RT becoming an accidental Bellingcat.

not all volcanoes have the ring tail section...
pic.twitter.com/0Qt1JC8Xfy

RBK-500 cluster bombs on a Su-34 in Syria (@mod_russia denies they have it) and on a Su-17 in Afghanistan.