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    @amnesty telling me, that "groups like the rebels, who committing war crimes, shouldn't be armed."

    Why is @amnesty never demanding from #Russia and #Iran to stop arming #Assad and bombing the #Syria|n people?
    https://twitter.com/worldonalert/sta...00356610027520 …

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    Homs: #ISIS launched new attacks against pro-#Assad forces around #Jub_al_Jarrah today after failed regime offensive in Eastern #Homs.

    Russia'n airstrikes with cluster bombs on
    Harbinafsah in south western rural #Hama
    http://wikimapia.org/#lang=de&lat=34...23611&z=14&m=b …

    Russia'n airstrikes with cluster bombs on
    Harbinafsah in south western rural #Hama
    http://wikimapia.org/#lang=de&lat=34...23611&z=14&m=b …

    BREAKING-Multiple casualties reported as airstrikes hit Palestinian refugee camp.
    But it was in Syria.
    Carry on.
    http://bit.ly/29k0oqp

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    ISIS using tanks, BMPs and heavy artillery in the #Manbij offensive.

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    Damascus : Loyalist media source Misyaf News confirms a Mi-24 helicopter was shot down in #East_Ghouta on Sunday.

    While #Russia removed restrictions on outbound #tourism with #Turkey, it is in no rush to remove #trade #sanctions:
    http://newsru.com/russia/05jul2016/medveg.html

    Homs: #ISIS destroyed 1 regime tank, 1 heavy machine gun and killed several pro-#Assad forces in #Abu_al_Balaya village

    Hasakah: 3 #YPG fighters killed & 5 wounded in a booby-trapped house in the village of #Hasan_Zayt, south of Mount #Abdul_Aziz.

    #Syria|n rebels advancing against pro-#Assad forces in Eastern #Ghouta today.
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    Cracks are starting to appear between Russia and Syria
    http://read.bi/29jViJt

    Hezbollah secretary general Hassan Nasrallah recently tackled the recent battles southwest of Aleppo, where the party reportedly suffered its worst losses since entering the conflict in Syria. Nasrallah admitted in a speech broadcasted live on the group's Al-Manar TV on June 24 that 26 Hezbollah fighters had been killed since the beginning of June.

    This rare acknowledgment of the party’s death toll seems to be an attempt to downplay the recent spate of casualties suffered in fighting near Syria’s largest city. This tally was later confirmed by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, who reported that “25 Hezbollah fighters were killed in southwest of Aleppo, which is the highest toll for Hezbollah fighters in a single battle since 2013.”

    Nasrallah later explained that the heavy losses came after the arrival of thousands of opposition fighters to the area via the Turkish border, who aim is to capture Aleppo and its surrounding countryside. However, several experts claim that the mounting Hezbollah casualties were mainly due to a lack of Russian air cover in the battle.

    Russia’s unilateral announcement of a two day ceasefire in Aleppo was actually one of the main factors that contributed to Hezbollah’s heavy losses. Russia's defense ministry stated that the goal of the ceasefire, which began on June 16, was to lower the level of violence and stabilize the situation in Aleppo.

    However, it was later claimed that Russia announced the ceasefire in Aleppo without consulting Damascus or Tehran and that the Russians intentionally deprived pro-Assad forces in Aleppo of air cover due to conflicting agendas among the allies. Mustafa al-Ahmed, a rebel fighter with Jaysh al-Fatah in Aleppo, believes that the absence of Russian airstrikes was the main reason behind Hezbollah’s losses.

    “Although the extensive use of mortar shelling and car bombs had contributed to a high number of casualties among Hezbollah’s fighters, the main reason was the absence of Russian air support to the Shiite militias backed by Iran,” Ahmed argued. Similarly, Hezbollah
    supporters reportedly blamed Russia for the mounting casualties and publicly criticized Moscow for not using its air force to protect the party’s fighters.

    Exhaustion among Hezbollah fighters, who are spread over several fronts in Syria, may also have contributed to the recent spike in casualties. Ali al-Saadi, a field commander in the Iraqi Shiite militia Harakat al-Nujaba, which is active in Syria and Iraq, told Al-Quds al-Araby that Hezbollah has requested urgent reinforcement from Iraqi Popular Mobilization militias to support their fighters in Aleppo.

    Saadi linked this request to the increased inability of Hezbollah to fight effectively while its fighters are active in multiple operations across Syria. He added that the Russian government had informed its Syrian counterparts that airstrikes in support of Hezbollah near Aleppo would not be useful unless there were enough soldiers on the ground to secure areas taken from rebels.

    Although not having enough fighters may have contributed to Hezbollah’s losses, it is unlikely that this was the main reason behind the spike in casualties. Al-Akhbar’s editor-in-chief Ibrahim al-Amin wrote on June 17 that Iran, Russia and Syria have agreed on an action plan for a large battle in Deir Ezzor province in which Hezbollah will play a central role.

    This claim, if true, refutes Saadi’s explanation and demonstrates that Hezbollah is willing and has the man power to expand their operations into new fronts in Syria.

    The most likely explanation behind the mass casualties is that Russia was not on board when the Syrian regime and Iran launched their Aleppo offensive. Nasrallah argued the fighting near Aleppo was necessary to “defend what remains of Syria, Lebanon, Iraq and Jordan.”

    However, it seems that Hezbollah was not able to convince Russia to fully support this battle. “Nasrallah’s latest speech exposed Iran’s failure to convince Moscow to fully join the fight to retake Aleppo and its countryside from the opposition,” wrote Mustafa Fahs, a former fellow at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations. Interfax news agency also quoted Russia's ambassador to Syria saying that he did not expect the Syrian army to assault the city in the near future.

    Nevertheless, it seems that Iran had a plan to change Russia’s position, but the strategy backfired. “Iran was trying to drag Russia into Aleppo by starting the fight there alone and hoping that the developments on the ground would push the later to join. However, it seems that Hezbollah is the one who paid the heaviest price for Iran’s gamble,” said a Western diplomat based in Lebanon, who spoke under the condition of anonymity.

    “We had to be in Aleppo, and we will stay in Aleppo,” Hassan Nasrallah declared in the same speech. The Hezbollah leader even promised to increase their presence there as "retreat is not permissible." However, it seems that the party leader is ignoring the recent improvements in relations between Russia and Turkey, which may reduce Russia’s involvement in Aleppo and could in turn increase the party’s losses there.
    Deir Ezzor civilians pressed into Hezbollah’s new militia
    https://now.mmedia.me/lb/en/NewsRepo...itia-activists

    So that is why Hezbollah was sent to DeZ, to create more militia outside of Assad's SAA structure.
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    Jordan continues to block food deliveries to 65k + Syrians trapped in terrible conditions at Jordan/Syrian border

    13th Division downed with machine guns a small #ISIS drone over N. #Aleppo.

    Heavy clashes on Bahariya-Midaa front where JaI claims seized back few positions, E. #Ghouta
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvFgsicmYtQ …

    Jaish Al-islam's "Al Omar" missile: propulsion system is provided by a Grad rocket, #Aleppo:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMQFHVV659s …

    Jaish Al-Islam shelling Regime positions in #Khaldiyah with Omar missiles, #Aleppo.

    Jaish Al-Nasr fired 2 #TOWs vs a tank & BMP in #Khaldiyah, #Aleppo.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DjlPQlUurI …
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LK3CQc9NPKo …

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    BREAKING: #ISIS Amaq news agency reports that #US combat drone was downed in Tabqah city, W. #Raqqa

    New promo from @Alaza_Army, filled with TOW shots, epic graphics, and training montages
    https://youtu.be/N3lQrjRalZ8
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    Hayyan near #Aleppo today.
    Same #Assad/#Putin war crimes as every day.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4X1XyBfIDnw …

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    Default Latest Update from ISW

    http://www.understandingwar.org/back...june-3-28-2016

    Jul 1, 2016 - Genevieve Casagrande:

    "Russia continues to pressure the U.S. and regional actors into closer cooperation through its military intervention in Syria. Russia ultimately seeks to supplant the U.S. as a security guarantor in the Middle East and has used its air campaign in Syria to galvanize its demands for greater coordination in the theater. Unidentified U.S. administration officials claimed that the White House issued a proposal for military partnership with Russia in Syria after several weeks of negotiations between the two countries. The deal reportedly calls for the U.S. to conduct a coordinated air campaign against ISIS and al Qaeda’s Syrian affiliate Jabhat al Nusra. In exchange, Russia has reportedly agreed to push the regime to stop striking specific geographic zones held by oppositions groups deemed acceptable by the U.S. The provision of geographic delineations of armed groups has been a longstanding demand of Russia. This type of delineation remains infeasible in opposition-held Syria as Jabhat al Nusra and other jihadist groups do not unilaterally control terrain, and any withdrawal of opposition forces from key frontlines jointly held with jihadist groups would likely render core opposition-held areas vulnerable to advances by pro-regime forces."

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    Quote Originally Posted by Azor View Post
    http://www.understandingwar.org/back...june-3-28-2016

    Jul 1, 2016 - Genevieve Casagrande:

    "Russia continues to pressure the U.S. and regional actors into closer cooperation through its military intervention in Syria. Russia ultimately seeks to supplant the U.S. as a security guarantor in the Middle East and has used its air campaign in Syria to galvanize its demands for greater coordination in the theater. Unidentified U.S. administration officials claimed that the White House issued a proposal for military partnership with Russia in Syria after several weeks of negotiations between the two countries. The deal reportedly calls for the U.S. to conduct a coordinated air campaign against ISIS and al Qaeda’s Syrian affiliate Jabhat al Nusra. In exchange, Russia has reportedly agreed to push the regime to stop striking specific geographic zones held by oppositions groups deemed acceptable by the U.S. The provision of geographic delineations of armed groups has been a longstanding demand of Russia. This type of delineation remains infeasible in opposition-held Syria as Jabhat al Nusra and other jihadist groups do not unilaterally control terrain, and any withdrawal of opposition forces from key frontlines jointly held with jihadist groups would likely render core opposition-held areas vulnerable to advances by pro-regime forces."
    Several hours after this was "leaked by the Obama/Rhodes WH" social media correctly pointed out that DoD (the military) was expressly forbidden to collaborate with the Russian military on basically anything....so stated in the 2016 National Defense Funding Bill...which was the cause for the SecDef to be the only one against the idea as reported by the NYTs...

    Then a few days later it was "again leaked" by the Obama/Rhodes WH that well maybe we will "share intelligence".....THEN that was shot down by the Intelligence Community.....

    BTW....virtually no US MSM picked on the possible violation of the 2016 DoD Funding Bill......still has not picked up on it.

    So basically this was a trial lead balloon by the Obama/Rhodes WH to show that they were indeed trying to stop the bombing...which we know they really do not care about if it continues....remember "actions speak volumes about intent".

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    Clashes in Al-Mankubah at NE entrance of #Manbij after #IS counter assault http://wikimapia.org/#lang=de&lat=36...67978&z=15&m=b …

    IS took control of Al Zatar Cement Factory at road
    #Manbij -> #Jarablus
    http://wikimapia.org/#lang=de&lat=36...44460&z=14&m=b …

    @UNOSAT This shows damage from a November 27th 2012 airstrike on Bab al-Hawa IDP camp. 47 tents destroyed.

    @UNOSAT The razed (and revolution sympathetic) Masaa al-Arbaeen district of Hama, with 3256 buildings demolished.

    Statistics by Syria's Civil Defense for June 2016 during the month of Ramadan: nearly 800 dead in Aleppo alone!

    Comment from a proAssad/Russian regime supporter......
    "Battle of Deirezzour maybe postponed to focus on Aleppo sources are telling me."

    Translated means....
    "Battle of Quagmire maybe postponed to give a priority to quagmire, sources telling me.

    I guess assadists dont warn each other, same place 1st Coast gives Eid present - Fagot ATGM to KPV gunners #Lattakia
    https://youtu.be/v_ckn3yMDWk

    Assadist Kornet team shows their face in Jabal Akrad, 1st Coast replies with Fagot ATGM to their forehead #Lattakia
    https://youtu.be/xWD9EihsNIU

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    Discontent over 40% incr. fuel prices sparks protest movement 'ghazna' in #Latakia. Regime forbids protest sit-in.

    SAA armored vehicles captured by #IS at Shaer gas field included 8 tanks & 4 BMPs

    Appears the SAA has now given up trying to be a coherent military organization and has gone over to simply resupplying the entire anti Assad forces and IS ......

    Who has fired most TOW missiles during the SCW? Abu Hamza, 1st Coastal Div. (More than 50)
    https://youtu.be/s0nvprmbExQ

    New video message from The Islamic State: “The Clear Victory – Wilāyat Ḥimṣ”
    http://jihadology.net/2016/07/04/new...%a5im%e1%b9%a3 …

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    BUT WAIT AI says virtually nothing about the torture and atrocities being committed by the Assad regime....in the same article....

    These pale in the face of Assad's actions........

    Syria: besides #JN Amnesty accuses Ahrar al-Sham, Jabhat al-Shamia, Nour al-Din al-Zinki & 16th Division of torture

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    Remember this?
    Joint #YPG-Jabhat al-Nusra checkpts in 2012-13…
    Yes, #Syria is complicated

    http://vvanwilgenburg.blogspot.com/2...eckpoints.html …

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    Some US foreign policy experts insisted for decades Hezbollah was indigenous org fighting for Lebanon

    Some still do

    Don't worry, those people are still employed.


    BUT WAIT........

    #Iranian military official: We have 100,000 missiles in #Lebanon ready to hit #Israel
    http://www.jpost.com/Arab-Israeli-Co...-Israel-459350 …

    ALL under the control of Hezbollah.......

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    ISIS could probably justify burning a Quran, banning the hijab, and drawing cartoons of the Prophet. Where there's a will, there's a hadith

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    ShOAB-0.5M cluster bombs used near Homs, ShOAB-0.5M cluster bombs only appeared after Russia started bombing
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kMX4T5cgBE
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    First it was Russia declaring "periods of silence"...now it is Assad....
    Syrian military declares 72-hour truce across Syria: military source

    http://reut.rs/29nsChe

    First Regime violation to its own "72hrs ceasefire": Jaish al-Islam reporting continuous violent attacks on Midaa front in E. #Ghouta.

    Only yest., Jaish Islam claims took out 4 tanks, 1 Shilka & 1 BMP:
    - Regime steps up efforts to seize E. #Ghouta
    - Reinforcemenrs from South


    Regime's ceasefire: focusing on its own attacks (Dam-N. Aleppo) & trying to stop Rebel offensives after their recent success (Lat-S. Aleppo)

    Assad regime sends reinforcements from #Daraa Province to Eastern #Ghouta. Rebels in Daraa don't attack the regime since months.

    Syria|n rebels destroyed 4 #Assad regime tanks and 1 BMP in Eastern #Ghouta yesterday.

    Basically Assad and Putin use the so called periods of silence to move their troops around the battlefield and to resupply them.....
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    NEW Nusra video release
    Battle of Khalasah
    https://youtu.be/sqEHGHj9GbU

    4 Martyrdom VBIED's was used in this battle.

    FSA 2nd Coastal Div. TOW strike on SAA position in Latakia
    https://youtu.be/IVjQUdqIghU

    Homs : Regime forces on the outskirts of #Waer fire Shilka 23mm cannons into the besieged neighborhood.

    Hasaka : Al-Hilal said Regime will form new "Volunteer Brigades" supervised by #Hezbollah to support #Kurdish Units in their "ISIS" war.

    Qunaitra : Israeli forces fire a missile into the Regime held city of #Baath that killed members of their forces.

    Israel|i army helicopter fired two rockets toward SAA army building in Quneitra causing it to totally collapse..
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    Assad regime Brigadier Ghassan Fayad assassinated, he's head of the political security branch in Damascus

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