Syria in 2016 (January-March)

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CrowBat.......the tones coming out of Turkey are getting sharper by the hour....

Al Arabiya English ✔ @AlArabiya_Eng
#Breaking Turkey's Erdogan: Russia must be held accountable for killings in Syria -Dogan
http://ara.tv/256qv

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.@TheStudyofWar shows how Russia/Iran have brought Assad w/in 5 miles of encircling Aleppo
http://read.bi/1Qic2fc
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CrowBat.......hear anything about this previously......????
This went 0 to Nazi real quick. Then again, what did I expect from a group called "European solidarity". Salma today
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Syria: Russian warplane used illegal cluster bombs in last nights terror attack on Talbiseh
https://youtu.be/iTa1Z5wloqU
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Humor.........
Assad says #Syria will make a great #tourist destination after he's killed all the civilians
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Grim days ahead for civilians in Aleppo: "The Assad regime has a clear devastation and depopulation strategy." http://www.buzzfeed.com/mikegiglio/t...vyn#.mwM0z07Mk …

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Photos and names of 24 Iranians #IRGC who have been killed since 1 Feb in northern Aleppo, Syria.

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Russian Iranian non linear warfare are intertwined........

In Obama's world this is what one expects.

Khamenei adviser #Velayati after meeting #Putin: Only #Iran & #Russia are able to create New #World #Order of stability, peace and security

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bellingcat
‏@bellingcat How we identified the location Caesar's Assad torture victims photographs were taken
https://www.bellingcat.com/resources...15/03/18/3062/ …

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CrowBat.......the tones coming out of Turkey are getting sharper by the hour....

Al Arabiya English ✔ @AlArabiya_Eng
#Breaking Turkey's Erdogan: Russia must be held accountable for killings in Syria -Dogan
http://ara.tv/256qv

Saudi coalition spox Asiri: There are 20 Arab and Islamic countries that would unite their forces for training and preparation for the fight

Saudi Arabia is moving to hold military exercises in March in preparation for possible assault on IS-held locations in #Syria.

NOTICE that Turkey is in this mix....wonder if Putin, Assad and Khamenei have noticed...

Now comes the true sectarian fight...not the Iranian/Assad/Russia proxy fighting...

[CrowBat]

NOTICE in the video the AFG Shia mercenaries fighting in Alleppo recruited by IRGC are celebrating Khomeini NOT Assad/Putin.....
As pro-Assad forces celebrate their latest victories, countless refugees flee to Turkey
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=go_J...ature=youtu.be …

Mind: as next, we'll hear all the possible stories about 'high effectiveness of Russian air power in Syria' etc.

Asking insurgent sources it turns out there's still none. Their casualties reported so far are actually 'minimal'. And, sure: it's too early to know all the details or talk about totals.

But, what is available indicates that it's not something like 'Russian precision' that would be murderous or something. It's the sheer number of bombs they're dropping.

It's like when Luftwaffe bombed Sedan on 13 May 1940, or USAF carpet-bombed the 21st Panzer Division and the 1st SS Panzer-Corps in Caen area with 600 bombers, in July 1944: casualties were minimal (all together, perhaps a battalion in total), but it was sheer shock that was decisively massive. French troops couldn't raise their heads for hours, and when they did, their nerves were 'finished'. They began running away. When the first run away, the rest saw them running away and began running away too. When officers began asking why are all the troops running away, troops began babbling about 100 German tanks, then 1000 German tanks, then 10,000 German tanks - although there was not a single German tank on the western side of Sedan until the next morning (military historians often talk about Sadan of 1940 as the biggest victories of both, the Luftwaffe and Panzerwaffe - but especially the latter, and especially because not one German tank was involved).... Similar in 1944: although really battle-hardened by then, entire German units were so bedazzled by US bombardment, all the artillery and cannons on tanks had to be re-synchronised etc.: it was really so that entire divisions were 'out of order for days' alone from the shock of massive bombardment, although they've lost minimally.

...plus, high-intensity carpet-bombing (even if 'by only' 4-6 bombs per single Sukhoi) is combined with SS-21-strikes: it seems that these are much more effective than air strikes.

On the ground... when I ask insurgent contacts, they complain about numbers, not about firepower or else. They say regime troops are neither better supplied or anything else, but there are so many of them.

So it seems the IRGC is rushing 'thousands' of Afghan Hazaras into assaults and doesn't care about their loses.

Hand on heart: who cares about 400-500 Afghan refugees from Iran killed somewhere between Rityan and Zahra the last four days?

Nobody cared about millions of Afghans that fled to Iran already from Soviets in the 1980s...

Sure, from time to time their IRGC officers are killed too: for Tehran, they're just a good PR-show, and a very cheap price for gains in return.

Cummulative effect is: constant bombardment is stressing nerves, massive quantitative superiority of the IRGC on the ground - even more so. Just for example: the 13th Division FSyA might have lost but 20 combatants the last four days; they are sure they've killed up to 500 in return (this is likely to be exaggerated, but even if not: we'll never know because the battlefield is not under their control any more). But all of this was in vain...

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Another piece of news - especially important in regards of increasing Russo-Turkish tensions - can be seen on this video showing a VKS Su-35S at Hmemmem AB:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjHMaIOsDKc

Pay attention at inboard pylons - carrying AKU-170 launch rails and R-77 (aka RVV-AD, aka 'AA-12') ARH MRAAMs.

That is 'big news', sort of. The only question is: where and when has the VKS got any R-77s, then last they ever reported about them was about a contender to buy some, back in August last year...

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Russian, Iranian and Chinese non linear warfare requires from this US administration a clear and concisely stated strategic CUW strategy....there is simply none and none will be forth coming as this is the weakest FP President in 70 years abd he is racing to save his legacy ending in 12 months.

Kerry is a disaster......no when he basically dictates to the HNC they are to simply surrender to end the killing of Syrians who are actually being killed by Assad genocide, starvation and Russian bombs.......BUT when they point to the UNSC resolutions they are told "no preconditions".

Remember the Syrian opposition in 2011 stood up against a 50 year rule of a dictator family and demanded the rule of law, transparency and good governance.....AND for Obama and Kerry since when are these "pre conditions"???? In return they got genocide and starvation and what did they get from Obama ...absolutely nothing so what civil society in any nation state living under the same conditions is ever going to expect the US to do anything...other than "preach a faade" as that is what we are seeing out of this WH.....

BUT when the Russian FM Lavrov states the following THEN Kerry and Obama caves to the "pre conditions" NOTICE they say nothing.

SINCE when has US FP become the exact copy of the Russian FP???

Sad is not exactly the right word for this total failure of US global leadership.......having a 80 plus year old traveling to talk to Putin is a farce.

Kerry: "We're discussing new ideas to make ceasefire work"
Lavrov: "Close Turkish-Syrian border is a key condition to make ceasefire work"

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Putin's aggressive military actions in Syria has been done before in Georgia 2008 and in Chechnya

Feb.5, 2000 #Russia'n special troops massacred 82 civilians in #Chechnya's town #Aldy. #Memorial's graphic footage.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6lndgEDrenQ …

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America's backwards Syria policy: "Simply nefarious."
http://foreignpolicy.com/2016/02/05/...ampaign=buffer …

It is not only me complaining about the total failure of US FP......and I am a simple American sitting in Berlin watching a disaster unfold in both eastern Ukraine and Syria due to the lack of coherent, clear and concise US leadership other than "talk"...just "talk".

Any thirdgrader can "talk".....

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Nusra Vid showing some shia casualties in N-Aleppo
https://youtu.be/cGdUbcR-gt0

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The people in #Madaya are eating the grass again. The UN aid packages, have almost been consumed. What is left...
http://fb.me/3CbUO4ZmY

AND Assad is again blocking UN aid EVEN though his government stated it could be delivered....his tactics are the same for the last five years and one would think the Obama WH would "get it".

It is as if this President cannot jump over his own shadow....BUT WAIT he has no shadow.....thus he sees no need to act on anything.

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The West is asking Syrian civilians to dodge Assad, Putin and now US air strikes......WHILE Obama and Kerry sleep gently .....here is the daily reality of the killing fields of Syria.....just from early this morning....

While Putin is carrying out his two front non linear war...the Obama WH seems to think all you need to do is "talk" and "talk" and "talk".......BY "openly acknowledging" that there is an ongoing genocide, war crimes and starvation WHICH Kerry stated this week.... is in fact this WH "complicit" as is the UNSC in Assad's and Putin's war crimes/crimes against humanity...?

If so then why is there a need for the UNSC at all other than to "talk" and make each other "feel like they have done something....."?

3 martyrs and dozens wounded victims of #US_Coalition airstrikes on #alHoshrah village nearby #Manbij
#Aleppo cs #Syria FEB 6

US_Coalition warplanes carried out airstrikes targeting outskirts of #Omar Oil fields
#DeirEzzor #Syria FEB 6

RUSSIA warplanes carried out airstrikes targeting #alZakat village
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#RUSSIA warplanes carried out airstrikes targeting #alLataminah
#Hama #Syria FEB 6

#RUSSIA warplanes carried out airstrikes targeting #alSayak town
#Idlib #Syria FEB 6

Reports of big explosions in #ASSad Regime area of #Damascus
#Syria FEB 6 via @el_sarkis

#RUSSIA warplanes carried out airstrikes targeting #alHobait village
#Idlib #Syria FEB 6

Rebels targeted #SAA terrorists positions at #Khirbet_alGhazal village
#Daraa #Syria FEB 6

#SAA terrorists shelling with heavy artillery targeting #Sayeda village
#Daraa #Syria FEB 6

#RUSSIA warplanes carried out airstrikes targeting #Kessen village
#HOMS #SYRIA FEB 6

#RUSSIA warplanes carried out airstrikes targeting #Hirbnafsah town
#HAMA #SYRIA FEB 6

#SAA terrorists shelling Grad Rockets from their positions at #Azzan_Mount targeting #alRashideen
#Aleppo #Syria FEB 6

#SAA terrorists shelling Grad Rockets from their positions at #Azzan_Mount targeting #Khan_Touman
#Aleppo #Syria FEB 6

#RUSSIA warplanes carried out airstrikes targeting #Kurds_Mount & #Turkmen_Mount
#Latakia #Syria FEB 6

#RUSSIA warplanes carried out airstrikes targeting #alMansoura village
#Hama cs #Syria FEB 6

#RUSSIA warplanes carried out airstrikes targeting #Tel_Wasset village
#Hama cs #Syria FEB 6

#RUSSIA warplanes carried out airstrikes targeting #alQarqur village
#Hama cs #Syria FEB 6

RUSSIA warplanes carried out airstrikes targeting #alZayrat village
#Hama cs #Syria FEB 6

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Rebels destroyed #SAA Tank exterminating 3 mercenaries belonging to #Tazzf_3rdDiv shiia militia at #Ratyan fronts
#Aleppo cs #Syria FEB 6

#Iran media announces the extermination of 3 #IRGC officers & dozens of it's terrorists in #Syria FEB 6

#Jaysh_alFateh Repel #SAA terrorists infiltration backed by #Russia occupation in #Sirmaniyah village, between #Idlib & #Hama #Syria FEB 6

SAA boy Mohamed Ahmed Shaaer, nephew of Interior Minister from #Latakia, killed in #Hama cs FEB 5 #Syria

Heavy clashes between Rebels & #SAA foreigners terrorists at #Bayanoun & #Hayan fronts
#Aleppo cs #Syria FEB 6

1000s civilians leaving their homes in #Meng village,escaping #Russia & #ASSad allies terrorists bombardment
#Aleppo #Syria FEB 6

#RUSSIA warplanes carried out airstrikes targeting #alTeh village
#Idlib cs #Syria FEB 6

Yesterday FEB 5; #SAA helicopters dropped not less than 30 barrel bombs over the besieged #Moadamiyah_alSham & #Darayya
#Damascus #Syria

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Naeem Abbas accused of the assassination of Major Gen. "Francois Hajj", admits to the military court the involvement of the #ASSad Regime in the assassination of Major General, because he constantly was at the "delimitation" of #Lebanon - #Syria border, he also revealed that #ASSad Regime & it's allies plan for the assassination of MP Walid Jumblatt. #Syria FEB 6

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Breaking
To not open its border,#Turkey builds new giant #refugee camp in #Azaz right now.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAaz2JPMUNM …

The camp os set up by @IHHen
Of course,this won't save the people from the approaching pro-#Assad sectarian militias & #Russian air strikes.

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When the #KSA offered to join the fight against #ISIS in #Syria, the #Islamic State-sorry:#Republic had to jump in:

IRGC Commander stated in Iran that the Saudi troops "would not be brave enough to fight in Syrian" and "they would be defeated if they fought in Syria".....

BUT he conveniently "forgot" to mention the IRGC is losing Commanders left and right and hundreds of Shia mercenaries have been killed in the last 100 days.

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Atman
8929 inhabitants in 2004
0 inhabitants after the "liberation by #Assad" in 2016
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SNf8RToIBw …

BreakingFootage
D-30 artillery piece w/rebels turns up for the first time north of #Aleppo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6alPJ-jxF-s …

VIDEO: Sham Legion fire rocket at pro government forces near al-Zahraa, #Syria.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLTrxpIC1os …

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Will post the following from a well known and Moscow connected proRussian commenter......

Russian MoD says they proposed to set up a Syria consultation center in Amman to the US, but the idea was rejected
http://tass.ru/en/politics/854738 …

Russia says it is ready to include Kurdish forces in the Baghdad joint operations room. Should I say that Turkey will be pissed?

Interesting: Non-GCC OPEC members + GCC's Oman + Russia say they are ready to hold an emergency meeting on possible cuts in oil production

NOTE: what happened to that much heralded Russia KSA oil meeting that was to occur...right..was just another Russian rumor/lie to lift the price of oil.....

Russian correspondent in Syria suggests that military advisor could die as a result of a Turkish artillery attack
http://www.kp.ru/daily/26489.4/3357977/ …

NOTE: there have been three different Russian versions of the killing of this Russian General...was killed by a TOW strike...NOW blaming the "Turks"....

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سانا عاجل
‏@SanaAjel Al-Moallem:Security Council resolution no.2254,2 Vienna Communiques state that Syrian people alone have the right to determine their future

Last time I checked neither Russia and or Iran are "Syrian people".......

Reference the Russian info war media Russia Today......
Never short of lies: The #FSA - not "#Nusra" - held #Atman for years and defended until now
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTn-CXIaZ7o …
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