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    Hezbollah's #2 Naim Qassem says Hizb will announce who's behind the assassination of Badreddine "within hours"

    Seriously though: Almost every single person involved in Hariri's assassination is dead: Kanaan, Ghazale, Mughneye, Badreddine...etc

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    Israeli minister Ayyoub Kara denies Israeli involvement in killing of Mustafa #Badreddin, says result of internal dispute.

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    Quote Originally Posted by CrowBat View Post
    ...best part is where 'several of the women' killed in Zahra were wearing those distinct wests with ammo pouches.

    Guess, nobody told them that joining the Ba'ath Party Militia means becoming a combatant and makes it possible to get killed too.

    BTW, regime-fans are meanwhile in hypermodus with the entire affair. Some are using photos of (Sunni) victims of Baniyas massacre as 'evidence for massacre in Zahra'...
    https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CiUdVmlWwAEOxgV.jpg
    Armed Pro-regime women from Homs countryside. Of course not all Alawite women are fighters but certainly many of them ARE

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    Quote Originally Posted by OUTLAW 09 View Post
    Israeli minister Ayyoub Kara denies Israeli involvement in killing of Mustafa #Badreddin, says result of internal dispute.
    While the Israeli denial of involvement is is only increasing, meanwhile there are rumours that Badreddine was actually executed by Hezbollah - and together with _his_ 5 top commanders - because of his excessive corruption.

    Wouldn't surprise me the least: although meanwhile literally swimming in money (whether from drugs-smuggling or from Iranian donations), Hezbollah needs that cash badly for its commitments in Syria and Iraq (somebody has to finance the build-up of Hezbollah/Syria and Hezbollah/Iraq, after all). No good time to have an actually useless hero from the 1980s around, who's pocketing a better part of the income.

    So, 'make a martyr of Jihad against Zionism' from him, and the situation is solved.

    'Move away, people: there's nothing to see here'.

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    Appears the posting yesterday where JaF claimed to have killed the Hezbollah senior military field commander in the Hezbollah Khan Touman ops center was in fact correct while Syria and Hezbollah all blamed Israel.

    Hizbullah:"takfiris" responsible for shelling base that led to Badreddine death; "we will continue our fight against criminal gangs"

    Jaish al-Sunnah rebels claim Mustafa Badreddine was killed in rebel attack on #Hezbollah ops room in Khan Touman, #Aleppo
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    So who in the Obama WH is driving this development....Obama, CIA, CENTCOM, DoD or the Saudi's and Turks.....

    Deputy Sec of State: Agreement reached with Turkey to clear territory between Manbij & Mare north Syria from #IS

    Syria: once again the #US & #Turkey claim to have agreed on a #FSA-run safe zone, a matter of wait & see

    US and Turkey will increase the support to moderate Syrian opposition groups to expel #IS. Operations to be launched soon.
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    Syria: At least 18 civilians killed, tens wounded in today's heavy regime strikes on the rebel-held city of #Idlib.

    The Syrian government decided.
    It decided to not allow milk to starving babies, kill 200.000+ civilians & make 11 million lose their homes.

    How low can men with arms sink? Today Syrian Army (4. Division) blocked humanitarian mission to starving Daraya because it carried baby milk!

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    Remember when I posted the US comment that they could not determine who bombed an IDP camp nor particularly anything else in Syria especially hospitals.

    WHICH flew in the face of the US ISR and satellite abilities as well as a very active AWACs presence in the ME.....

    Actually this is interesting in that the US and NATO must have the same imagery and ISR that could have easily confirmed and or denied who exactly shot down MH17 months ago but strangely have not released anything...especially anything that would blame Russia....WHY is that?

    It takes social media having to purchase commercial sat imagery to find it out......

    Putin@War
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    For those who, just like me, would like to see larger version of the #MH17 loader & BUK captured on satellite image

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    Assad army pounding Talbisa village #Homs with artillery & rockets.
    https://youtu.be/NSS5zpBJafk
    https://youtu.be/Yo6FPgOoCk8

    Homs : SAA media sickeningly try to use a picture of the Banyas massacre as proof of an Opposition atrocity in #Zara

    WHAT is interesting is that Assad does not admit that he has armed women fighting in the SAA and they were in this fight just as involved in the fighting as the SAA militias were.....

    "How Russia allowed homegrown radicals to go and fight in Syria"
    http://www.reuters.com/investigates/...sia-militants/

    NOTICE Michael Weiss had already before Reuters done a long article fo The Daily Beast on the exact same topic in 2015...will post the link when I find it.

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    Syria +20 killed & +40 injured in Assad airstrikes in #Idlib & Red Cross centre & maternity hospital in Ariha today

    There’s more talk on my timeline about the 2 armed women killed by rebels in Zara than the civilians/children killed by Assad in Idlib today

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    IS announce offensive in #DeirEzzor, clashes with #SAA at Airbase, Baghiliyah & in city, airstrikes on Rashidiyah, HawijaSakr & others

    Syria #IslamicState launch assaults on western & eastern entrances of #DeirEzzor city

    Actually an interesting point and worth reading the link....
    Resentment over 1916 #SykesPicot deal still drives #Turkey foreign policy:
    @AFP
    https://www.yahoo.com/news/resentmen...051051052.html

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    Kyle W. Orton ‎@KyleWOrton
    Exporting jihadis to solve internal security problems + fulfill foreign policy goals is not unique to Russia.
    http://bit.ly/1NkOh6z

    Kyle W. Orton ‎@KyleWOrton
    Moscow's record of manipulating terrorism to its own ends goes back more than a century, long included Islamists.
    http://ow.ly/hlc0300boCi

    Kyle W. Orton ‎@KyleWOrton
    "In other words, pretty much everything skeptics about the [#Iran] deal said...turned out to be true"
    http://bit.ly/27hfX7B

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    Quote Originally Posted by CrowBat View Post
    While the Israeli denial of involvement is is only increasing, meanwhile there are rumours that Badreddine was actually executed by Hezbollah - and together with _his_ 5 top commanders - because of his excessive corruption.

    Wouldn't surprise me the least: although meanwhile literally swimming in money (whether from drugs-smuggling or from Iranian donations), Hezbollah needs that cash badly for its commitments in Syria and Iraq (somebody has to finance the build-up of Hezbollah/Syria and Hezbollah/Iraq, after all). No good time to have an actually useless hero from the 1980s around, who's pocketing a better part of the income.

    So, 'make a martyr of Jihad against Zionism' from him, and the situation is solved.

    'Move away, people: there's nothing to see here'.
    CrowBat....there had been one mention yesterday about a "possible internal dispute" BUT at least Hezbollah is allowing JaS to take the credit.......

    BUT on the other hand.......
    Hezbo hit an Israeli vehicle, leaving it with 2 flat tyres after Qentar's death. It must hit the remaing 2 tyres to revenge Badereddin death
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    Turkey and Ukraine agreed to a unified Black Sea strategy approach yesterday.......

    Russia's Black Sea expansion @Nato's next big challenge?

    http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1b9c24d8-1...#axzz48XCdPuOS
    (map: Kalibr naval missile range)

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    CrowBat....maybe wrong but the offensive phase of the Russians, Iranians, Iraqi's and Assad seems to be running out of stream on multiple fronts....

    After their defeats in Khan Touman, al Eis and other front areas they seem to be now on the losing end in DeirEzzor........

    It is almost like they are the Dutch boy trying to plug holes in the dike and they have run out of fingers to use even though they are rushing in more and more troops......

    Syria #IS try to storm the Heart Hospital-barrier in #DeirEzzor city
    http://wikimapia.org/#lang=de&lat=35...20300&z=17&m=b

    IS have entered Harrabesh neighborhood in front of #DeirEzzor airbase
    http://wikimapia.org/#lang=de&lat=35...67818&z=16&m=b

    Reports claim #IS took over Assad Hospital in #DeirEzzor city
    If true- regime defence collapsing
    http://wikimapia.org/#lang=de&lat=35...13702&z=16&m=b
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    Huge rebel operations 4 Yahmul & Jarez seizure, reducing #ISIS salient near Azaz, N. #Aleppo
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01G6X24u68g

    Seems #RuAF increased activity on #Aleppo after multiple fails from pro-Assad last days. #Handarat still main focus.

    Direct hits w/ Lava rockets by Jaish Al-Mujahideen on #Aleppo Military Academy & fire inside
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8F2mmcOc-A

    Over 160 hell cannon shells in S. #Aleppo (late April), probably used during Jaish Al-Fateh offensive on #KhanTuman.

    Footage: Sultan Murad is also involved in S. #Aleppo & confirming frontline S. of #khan_tuman is still near Humayra.

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    Kurdish PKK shoot down #Turkish cobra helicopter w/ Russian MANPAD SA 18(Video)
    http://bit.ly/1TMU8Tl

    There have been numerous field reports that Russia has indeed supplies weapons to PKK and YPG a branch of PKK......

    PKK's downing of a #Turkish helicopter by #Russian-made MANPADS (IGLA) is a game changer & could lead to further escalation in the region.

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    Excellent contextual piece on the #Hezbollah military commander killed in #Syria
    http://nyti.ms/1WuEQZw

    ISIS making huge gains today in Deir Ezzor by reaching & taking "Assad hospital": Regime West. defenses crumbling http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=35...14646&z=13&m=b

    Assad forces are trying to break into #Daraya with tanks & ground forces under heavy artillery & rocket fire cover #Damascus #Syria

    Several civilians injured in Assad barrel bombs on Busra al-Sham in #Daraa, #Syria today

    Reports of an #ISIS attack w/ VBIEDs on NSA rebel positions in al-Tanf, east rural #Homs

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    Assad-forces try to advance in #Latakia mountains

    Assad-forces launched ground assault on #Damascus southern suburb #Daria

    IS detonate vehicle bomb at gate of Shuhada' District in #DeirEzzor city
    http://wikimapia.org/#lang=de&lat=35...27628&z=16&m=b
    DeirEzzor: #ISIS detonated a massive VBIED in #Shuhada District.

    Mass arrests now in regime held parts of #DeirEzzor city- seems they have a "sleeper cell" -problem

    Assad-forces bombing now the Assad Hospital in #DeirEzzor city after #IS-commando stormed it
    http://wikimapia.org/#lang=de&lat=35...14646&z=16&m=b

    IslamicState control now Assad Hospital, Fuel Storage Facility & parts of Fourat University at southern entrance of #DeirEzzor city

    IslamicState close to cut off regime held parts of #DeirEzzor city from the airbase phone networks dead now
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    Who really killed #Hezbollah’s Mustafa #Badreddine?
    http://english.alarabiya.net/en/view...TfTVcM.twitter
    None of Hezbollah's enemies has claimed credit.

    In Iran today......Burning of Khamanie's picture & protests against poverty & wars abroad

    After Iran suffered multiple defeats in Syria they have called upon a retired general to take over
    http://en.eldorar.com/node/2277

    Iranian fighters killed in Aleppo airport
    http://almnatiq.net/244611

    Dozens of Assad forces have been killed by ISIS in Deir Ezzor
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