Syria in 2016 (January-March)

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Maybe social media can assist the DoS figure out who caused those "potholes"........

SYRIA: Evidence of Russian airstrikes breaching ceasefire cataloged by @CITeam_en
https://citeam.org/you-cease-we-fire...-syrian-truce/ …

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CrowBat...what do you think about this that has come in today......

Syria regime reportedly mobilizing for west #Aleppo campaign
http://mme.cm/UXAW00
pic.twitter.com/xVWD97TGkK

It's certainly so that the 'regime' (read: IRGC + Russians) is keen to finish insurgents in Aleppo. Even with all the hordes of Iraqi Shi'a Jihadists, they don't have enough troops to attack the city directly: that would take years. So, better to cut the place off from supply links to Idlib and thus Turkey.

And there is really a big concentration of their troops in Aleppo area: in net effectives, this is nearly two thirds the size of 'regime' troops in the rest of Syria.

Recent 'surge' (read: doubling) in number of Iraqi Shi'a units deployed to Syria, bitter battle with Daesh to re-open the Ithriya-Khan Nassir road, and intensive activity at Aleppo IAP/Nayrab AB - which saw plenty of landings of Russian, Iranian and Syrian transports in the last few days - is unlikely to be related to 'holding this area only'.

...and this entire comedy with 'cease-fire' is a more than wellcome break for 'regime' troops.

Therefore, this is a logical conclusion.

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Michael Weiss ✔ @michaeldweiss

Syria's High Negotiations Committee says truce is violated, it's "nullifi[ed]." I don't think this thing is going to last, you guys.

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Michael Weiss ✔ @michaeldweiss

Syria's High Negotiations Committee says truce is violated, it's "nullifi[ed]." I don't think this thing is going to last, you guys.

Renewed #Russia|n airstrikes this morning targeted Harbenafseh in south rural #Hama, #Syria

The stubborn resistance to #ISIS is even more impressive given myriad groups & throttled ammo/arms supply @hxhassan

Tracking sieges in #Syria: most devastating by Assad in Zabadani, Madaya, Daraya, Douma, and al-Hajar al-Aswad:
http://siegewatch.org

Slack in the intense bombings and the Arab Sunni's are back to peaceful demos......a la 2011......

Peaceful protests took place from Deraa to Aleppo: "The people want the downfall of the regime."
https://youtu.be/bNToWzKbpLY

Rebels of the Second Infantry Division (#FSA) clash with #Daesh in eastern #Qalamoon
https://youtu.be/qzD9z7XveO8

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A Syrian regime Mufti ; Ahmad Hassoun, Who threatened to blow up Europe in 2011 if it bombed Syria. Today in Bologna. Lectures on terrorism.

Even the EU seems to not be worrying about other jihadists than IS.........

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"Federalism" = soft partition. UPDATE 1-Russia says federal model is possible for Syria in future
http://reut.rs/1TMzrvG

Ever notice this........no one in the US appears to see it............
Syria catastrophe features diplomatic conferences absent any Syrians, and newspaper debates that follow suit:

Explaining the Saudis' fury + withdrawal from #Lebanon:
- @disgraceofgod: http://mme.cm/ZXAW00
- @hahussain: http://mme.cm/WXAW00

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One of the reasons Obama is "standing by" is that in theory he has to at some point call out the Assad and Putin's use of starvation and deliberate air strikes against civilians, hospitals, schools, mosques and schools as genocide and or at the least "war crimes".....and I pointed put that the Obama WH is using the smokescreen of legalese to delay having to do anything.

Appears that this "standing by" has also now "hit" Congress..........

U.S. lawmakers to condemn IS's genocide against minorities, but give Assad and Putin a pass on exterminating Syria's Sunni majority.
http://bv.ms/1TN6XC6

Read @joshrogin on the new House genocide resolution that condemns ISIS but is silent on Assad.
http://www.bloombergview.com/article...d-a-pass<br /> …

Strange is it not that a nation that proclaims religious freedom for all religions really really has a problem calling out the ethnic cleansing and genocide of a civil society that is not the same religion that the Obama WH and Congress "deems" of interest.

An interesting thesis that might go a long way in explaining the Obama ..."standing by"......

Interesting by @joshua_landis on whether the Russians are doing to Sunnis in Syria what the US did to Sunnis in Iraq http://www.thetakeaway.org/story/rus...-assad-rebels/ …

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In this whole debate of Obama "standing by or not standing by".....ever notice the Obama WH has distinctly kept quiet about the massive number of transnational shia jihadists numbering roughly 30,000..from over 60 Iraqi Shia militias, Hezbollah Lebanese/Iraqi, and a Shia mercenary army from over 12 countries recruited and paid for by IRGC and the 30-40,000 IRGC troops.

Why is that??...there have been a number of serious comments with very accurate quotes indicating that both Obama and Kerry signaled to the Iranians during the Iran Deal that they share the Iranian view that Syria belongs distinctly to the Iranian "sphere of influence".....

What is even more interesting is that Iran needs the Syrian land corridor via Syria to Hezbollah and to finish their construction started under Khomeini of the Green Crescent from AFG to Lebanon.

BTW...the Hezbollah land corridor ran right through the middle of the existing and established Sunni 70% majority in Syria....

In order to achieve this the complete Arab Sunni majority is being literally ethnically cleansed and displaced largely out of Syria and is being replaced with Shia...example the AFG Shia currently fighting in Syria have been promised by the IRGC a house and land in Syria for them and their families, and the Kurds are definitely ethnically cleansing all former Arab areas or destroying the Arab villages that they bring under their control. Also similar IRGC promises have been made to the other foreign shia mercenaries fighting in Syria.

Do not think for a moment the sheer destruction by the Russians of anything Sunni right now is an "accident" as the Russians along ago signed onto the Green Crescent as it allows them a superpower hegemony over the entire ME at a time when they sense Obama has basically "pulled completely out of the ME".......

Now then look at the great dislike by Obama and Kerry to use the term genocide and war crimes as that would require them to explain exactly what that is.......and they then must call out Iran and their Syrian proxy Assad and Putin.......

AND it might force Obama and Kerry to explain the massive increase in the last few weeks in Shia and Iranian troops being flowing into Damascus from Tehran and Iraq by Russian, Syrian and Iranian military troop transports...BUT again silence on this topic.

Interesting by @joshua_landis on whether the Russians are doing to Sunnis in Syria what the US did to Sunnis in Iraq
http://www.thetakeaway.org/story/rus...-assad-rebels/

There is an old German political saying...the security services have always been blind on the "right eye"....Obama when it comes to the question of why the US gets so uptight about Islamic State overlooks and outright ignores the "right wing jihadist".....Iran.

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Even well known German MSM gets wrapped into the Russian info warfare and never seems to question the official Russian ceasefire numbers....10...when there were a confirmed via video and eye witnesses over 40 yesterday.

How strange is that and yet we wonder just why Russian info warfare works do well....western MSM helps and never questions these days.....

Dirk Emmerich ‏@DEmmerich · 2h2 hours ago
Guten Morgen aus #Latakia... Waffenruhe in #Syrien hält trotz min. 10 Verstößen... Gestern Artillerie in Damaskus

Evidently he does not monitor as a good journalist should.... social media....

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Dutch find Assad regime 30 war crimes suspects among refugee wave
http://www.globalpost.com/article/67...g-refugee-wave …

There is a certain amount of underlining fear now being shown in the Russian constant stream of info war against Turkey....Russia IHMO actually believes they are going to cross the border and that alone would destroy their entire Syrian adventure....

Notice the release this in the US in order to effect the US opinion of Turkey since they know Obama does not get along well with Erdogan.....

Russian Embassy, USA @RusEmbUSA

#Ryabkov on #Syria, its future, roles of #Iran and #Kurds, and #Turkey's dangerous stance -
http://tass.ru/en/politics/859690 … pic.twitter.com/Muzn0NoydT

Cannot believe they are not looking at the KSA moves more closely ....

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Russian military studies ways use 'soft power' to combat 'color revolutions'
http://kommersant.ru/doc/2927168

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Dutch find Assad regime 30 war crimes suspects among refugee wave
http://www.globalpost.com/article/67...g-refugee-wave …

There is a certain amount of underlining fear now being shown in the Russian constant stream of info war against Turkey....Russia IHMO actually believes they are going to cross the border and that alone would destroy their entire Syrian adventure....

Notice the release this in the US in order to effect the US opinion of Turkey since they know Obama does not get along well with Erdogan.....

Russian Embassy, USA @RusEmbUSA

#Ryabkov on #Syria, its future, roles of #Iran and #Kurds, and #Turkey's dangerous stance -
http://tass.ru/en/politics/859690 … pic.twitter.com/Muzn0NoydT

Cannot believe they are not looking at the KSA moves more closely ....

First of all the Russian so called cessation of hostilities has been repeatedly violated by both Assad, YPG, shia mercenaires/IRGC and Assad so I am not so sure why they believe it still exists......

BUT this again just after this FM press release is climbing in shrillness from the Russians...they do believe the Turks are coming along with the KSA and IMO they are correct in their assumptions and are trying to apply pressure to the US to intervene WHICH they do not realize the US has absolutely no more creditability with either Turkey or KSA.....

IHMO Obama cannot move as he has publicly stated Turkey has the inherent right to defend itself from terrorists AND this is the important point...the Un Charter grants every UN member the inherent right to defend itself if it's national security is being threatened and both Turkey and KSA have publicly stated this thus fulfilling UN requirements for self protection under the Charter.

BREAKING: Russia says any Turkish ground operation in Syria might annul ceasefire agreement

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First of all the Russian so called cessation of hostilities has been repeatedly violated by both Assad, YPG, shia mercenaires/IRGC and Assad so I am not so sure why they believe it still exists......

BUT this again just after this FM press release is climbing in shrillness from the Russians...they do believe the Turks are coming along with the KSA and IMO they are correct in their assumptions and are trying to apply pressure to the US to intervene WHICH they do not realize the US has absolutely no more creditability with either Turkey or KSA.....

IHMO Obama cannot move as he has publicly stated Turkey has the inherent right to defend itself from terrorists AND this is the important point...the Un Charter grants every UN member the inherent right to defend itself if it's national security is being threatened and both Turkey and KSA have publicly stated this thus fulfilling UN requirements for self protection under the Charter.

BREAKING: Russia says any Turkish ground operation in Syria might annul ceasefire agreement

SAA terrorists shelling heavy artillery targeting #alSakhoor neighborhood
#Aleppo #Syria MAR 1

More #Russia airstrikes targeting #alBab city
#Aleppo cs #Syria MAR 1

35 Breaches in D Ceasefire Agreement on Its 2ed Day
Not less than 49 documented breaches
since the start of D ceaseF

Heavy regime shelling on Harbnafseh in rural Hama today as regime forces try to advance on the town.

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Defected Syrian General:
"I Was Ordered To Use Chemical Weapons"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jB_43...ature=youtu.be …

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12 Rebel (mainly FSA linked) groups fired #TOW in February in Northern #Syria. #ATGM
pic.twitter.com/G99fpzxRxF

Feb. witnessed very 1st #TOW vs #YPG (5 hits) & newly supplied T-90 (1 hit)
Only 1 ATGM used since « ceasefire » to repel tank N. Homs front

Major increases of #ATGM: N. #Aleppo (+633%) & South-#Deraa (+240%)
Major decreases: N. #Hama (-66%) & S. Hama (no ATGM).

Main targets are: logistics (27%), 23 mm guns (17%) & amored vehicles (15%).

Rebels fired 81 #ATGM in February in #Syria, 3rd highest number since 2011
65 are #TOW (80%). N. #Aleppo major front

U.S.-led coalition discussed Syria ground incursion
http://www.unian.info/world/1279112-...incursion.html …
pic.twitter.com/yAqGs1hf1p

ISIS multiple recent offensives 2 be considered as pre-emptive strikes 2 counter pro-Regime forces & #YPG/#SDF plans 2 move towards #Raqqah

TOW geolocation (26/02): launched from #Sheikh_Aqil (~2km) to Western #Bachmara, N. #Aleppo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSbbYazcx9I …

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Off and running with DAY FOUR of the Russian cessation of hostilities HOPEFULLY all the Syrians that witnessed the following call called the DoS Washington Syrian Coordination Center using that 1-800 and email address...that is if they were not spending a lot of time dodging bombs and or digging themselves out of rubble....

Took awhile to have the reports drift in due to poor comms in Syria........

HOPE the SCC finally figures out who is causing of the "potholes" in the road to implementing the CoH???????

Ballistic missile (TBM)impact at Al-Za'iniyah in #Latakia mountains
http://wikimapia.org/#lang=de&lat=35...25314&z=15&m=b …

#Syria rocket impacts in Al-Mastouma area some km south of #Idlib city

#Syria Airstrikes on Teir Maalah in northern #Homs now
http://wikimapia.org/#lang=de&lat=34...10322&z=15&m=b …

#Syria Several airstrikes hit also Bdama in #Latakia mountains
http://wikimapia.org/#lang=de&lat=35...01024&z=15&m=b …

#Syria 3 airstrikes hit Kinada in #Latakia mountains
http://wikimapia.org/#lang=de&lat=35...08448&z=15&m=b …
#Syria #Assad-forces shelling rebel hold parts of #Daraa city with mortars

#Syria #Russia conducted several air raids on villages in #Latakia moutains

#Syria Regime dropped leaflets on #Daraa
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1WDG8cdwM8 …

Hama Regime continues today its bombing of Harbinafsah town by air & artillery
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELSgK_dZ0mo …

Hama Regime continues bombing of Harbinafsah town by air & artillery
http://wikimapia.org/#lang=de&lat=34...24856&z=15&m=b …

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Wow.......really hope the DoS SCC Hotline and email lines are buzzing right now as the second batch of "potholes" has just come and surprise of surprises all the "potholes" are being created by Assad, Russian AF, Shia mercenaries and Hezbollah.....WHICH should not surprise even the DoS SCC....because they already know this......

News
#Assad and #Putin attacks taking place in #Daraa, #Aleppo, #Hama, #Homs & #Latakia provinces today.
There is def. NO #SyriaCeasefire.

Footage
#Assad artillery and #Putin air force working together in Hirbnafsah.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-bYfYrzjpY …

The #SyriaCeasefire continues ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nwBXmLqH7w …

Footage
Also in #ShaykhMaskin (#Daraa province),fighting continues after 3 days of a lull.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofLIKtIJs5I …

Activists say the regime attacked there, but from what I see it looks like fire is in regime-held area.

Assad regime burning FSA houses in the town they have a list of all the houses belongs to FSA rebels & they set them on fire

News
14 #Russian air strikes hit rebel-held southern #Hama province so far today.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELSgK_dZ0mo …

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The DoS Washington Syrian Coordination Center when they are conversing with their Russian counterparts in the Russian Coordination Center in Damascus SHOULD really really ask them what the heck they have been smoking lately with their statements below....whatever it is must be great because they are definitely on another planet in "an altered state of reality.

Russian MoD has now truly entered the outer space realm of "an altered state of reality" in trying to convince themselves that they are on the verge of a great success.....WTH.....?????

Acc. to the latest Russian MoD report, only "Jabhat al Nusra" keeps fighting, all other groups "come back to peaceful life" (under Assad)...

Russia once again going totally nuts.
"Jaish al Islam","Free Syrian Army" & "Yarmouk Brigade" sign agreement of reconciliation with Assad.

BUT WAIT.......
Leaflets dropped over #EastGhouta reassure (the world), #Assad will resume total war, try to recapture all land.

News
Thousands of #Assad leaflets dropped over #Douma,
#EastGhouta & #Daraa today.
People joke:"Burning material!"

BreakingNews
The #Russian air force killed 382 civilians across #Syria in February
121 of them children.

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AFP news agency 
‏@AFP
#BREAKING: Assad offers 'return to civilian life' to disarmed rebels in German TV interview

Well that Assad/Putin trial balloon went over like a lead ballooooooon......

Response from Syrian social media.........

Free Syrians promise Butcher #Assad & his criminal henchmen a fair trial if they surrender now to the #ICC - #Syria #Justice #RuleOfThelaw

What´s "BREAKING" about it? #Assad has been playing this game since 2011. Still 1000s of prisoners were killed since

Another #Assad interview. Every week Western outlets provide the mass murderer with a stage. Thanks @Aders_weltweit http://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/int...assad-101.html …

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Here is hoping the DoS Syrian Coordination Center is keeping up with all those Russian/Assad "potholes"....here is another batch just in...BUT WAIT it cannot be Assad and Russia causing all the "potholes"...as it is their proposed CoH....BUT WAIT also Kerry's..........

SAA terrorists in #Joureen launched #RUSSIA STS missiles on #alMastouma, killing one child and a man, dozens wounded
#Idlib cs #Syria MAR 1

BREAKING
#RUSSIA airstrikes targeted #alSirmaniyah village
#Idlib/#Hama countryside #Syria MAR 1

BREAKING
2 martyrs so far,dozens injured victims of 3 #SAA STS missiles targeted #alMastouma
#Idlib cs #Syria MAR 1

RUSSIA airstrikes targeted the #IDP Camp nearby #Yamadi village
#Latakia/#Idlib countryside #Syria-#Turkey borders MAR 1st

RUSSIA airstrikes targeted the #IDP CAMP in #Idlib countryside 3:20 PM
#Syria MAR 1st

According to @snhr 1033 civilians were killed in Feb 2016 in #Syria by #Russia & #Assad including 303 children & 173 women