To End Syria’s War, Help Assad’s Officers Defect,
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/03/op...e-iphone-share …
ANOTHER RUSSIAN CONTRIDICTION IN STATEMENTS......
AND what about Assad's Shia mercenary army and the RuAF....seems Lavrov "conveniently forgot about this very small fact"....
BREAKING: #Lavrov calls #Syrian_oppositions in #Geneva to abandon dependence on external funders
AND this in the face of now over 500 Russian air strikes in 48 hours and a major ground offensive ALL using Shia mercenaries...TALK about "external funders"??????
To End Syria’s War, Help Assad’s Officers Defect,
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/03/op...e-iphone-share …
In the face of no US Syrian strategy, over 500 Russian air strikes in 48 hours and a major Shia mercenary offensive HAS the US ordered the stopping of TOWs to the FSA.....???
Only 47% of #ATGM fired by Rebels in Jan.'16 are #TOW.
1st time since 2014 that TOW go under 50% (2015 average: 85%)
Seems to confirm recent reports claiming at least reduction (if not cut off) of #TOW supplied to Rebels. But that's not all.
Indeed, compared to December 2015, the decrease (-55%) of #TOW (49→22) is partially compensated with a #Fagot boost (4→15 : +375%).
Social media has been commenting on this for months and just now HRW and MSM are picking up on it...come on.....
Le Monde on @hrw investigation into Iran's secret Afghan army fighting for Assad in Syria.
http://www.lemonde.fr/proche-orient/...7095_3218.html …
Syria rebel designated "terrorist" by #Iran #Russia in #Geneva at #SyriaTalks my interview
http://on.wsj.com/1maC9fY
Jaysh Tahrir al-Sham, which clashed recently w/ Jaysh al-Islam in Dhamir (Damascus), declares war on IS
Aleppo Video from Anadan suburb after #Russia'n airstrikes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hvS...ature=youtu.be …
http://wikimapia.org/#lang=de&lat=36...62807&z=14&m=b …
Putin and Russia playing games again in Geneva...just as they did in the Minsk 2 talks....nothing new with this tactic.....question is will UN and US follow Russian lead??
MFA Russia ✔ @mfa_russia
The Russian side underscored the need to represent the entire Syrian opposition during the dialogue in Geneva http://www.mid.ru/en/foreign_policy/...ent/id/2048005 …
They are trying to get the Kurds involved and the somewhat proAssad opposition.
They were not invited by the UN so Russia attempts to bring them in via the backdoor......
On February 2, Deputy Foreign Minister Gennady Gatilov met with Bashar Ja’afari, Head of the Syrian Government’s delegation, representatives of the democratic and secular Syrian opposition Qadri Jamil, Randa Kassis and Heisam Manaa, as well as Ambassador Fu Cong, Deputy Permanent Representative of China to the UN, on the sidelines of intra-Syrian talks in Geneva. The above conducted a detailed discussion of issues related to the intra-Syrian talks and filling them with substantive content.
The Russian side underscored the need to represent the entire Syrian opposition during the dialogue and the imperative nature of implementing all provisions of the Vienna documents of the International Syria Support Group and Resolution No. 2254 of the UN Security Council.
Mr Gatilov also exchanged opinions on the course and prospects of the intra-Syrian negotiating process with Anwar Abdul-Hadi, Director of the Political Bureau of the Palestinian Liberation Organisation in Damascus.
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Perfect example of the total lack of an Obama Syrian strategy and the lack of anything resembling common sense coming from Kerry........
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opini...93f_story.html
By Editorial Board February 2 at 9:09 PM
Mr. Kerry continues to lecture as Syrians continue to starve to death
THE PEOPLE of Madaya, a Syrian town besieged by the government, are still starving. According to Doctors Without Borders, 16 more people have died of hunger despite a single delivery of aid last month, bringing to 51 the number who have perished from lack of food since December. Moreover, the town of 20,000 people, says the United Nations chief humanitarian coordinator, is “the tip of the iceberg.” Close to 500,000 Syrians are cut off from food assistance, Stephen O’Brien told the U.N. Security Council, and the government has denied about 100 of the U.N.’s 113 requests to deliver aid in the past year.
Secretary of State John F. Kerry has been denouncing this atrocity in recent days. “People are dying; children are suffering not as an accident of war, but as the consequence of an intentional tactic — surrender or starve,” he said Sunday. “And that tactic is directly contrary to the law of war.” Unfortunately, the Obama administration’s handling of the Syrian crisis appears to be enabling those very war crimes.
In December, the United States joined with Russia to pass Security Council Resolution 2254, which required the delivery of humanitarian aid and an end to the bombing of civilian areas as part of a plan to launch peace talks. Yet even though the sieges have not been lifted and the bombing has not stopped, Mr. Kerry and U.N. mediator Staffan de Mistura have insisted on going ahead with the peace talks, pressuring an opposition coalition to participate. While issuing strong statements of disapproval, neither the United States nor the United Nations has taken, proposed or even hinted at any action to force compliance by the regime of Bashar al-Assad or by Russia, which is doing much of the bombing.
While Mr. de Mistura was declaring the Geneva talks open on Monday, the regime and Russia were stepping up an offensive against rebel-held areas near the city of Aleppo. Opposition forces reported bombing attacks on hospitals and other critical civilian infrastructure. Meanwhile in Madaya, near Damascus, a shell fell in a schoolyard, injuring several children, according to the New York Times. The Russians and Syrians are using military action as leverage in the peace talks — or perhaps as a way of wrecking them. They show no interest in bargaining: The Syrian government delegation arrived in Geneva still insisting it would not negotiate with “terrorists” — which it defines as anyone bearing arms against the regime.
Mr. Kerry and the Obama administration, meanwhile, are responding with nothing but rhetoric. “We haven’t seen a catastrophe like this since World War II, and it’s unfolding before our eyes,” Mr. Kerry said Tuesday. “People in Madaya [are] eating leaves and grass or animals of one kind or another that they manage to capture.” He declared: “The Syrian regime has a responsibility — in fact, all parties to the conflict have a duty to facilitate humanitarian access to Syrians in desperate need. And this has to happen not a week from now. . . . It ought to happen in the first days.”
Or else what? On that, Mr. Kerry has had exactly nothing to say. Expect the sieges, the bombing, the starvation — and the statements — to continue.
CrowBat.........what do you think.......
Update
Judging from rebel reports -where they hit regime vehicles- #Assad and his allies virtually closed the gap.
pic.twitter.com/XoIgVcVX6b
Regime media claims, #Ratyan and #Mayer are encircled with rebels trapped inside.
This could be close to reality
3-O-8 Nerpa 240 mm rocket-assisted mortar projectile.
https://twitter.com/RobotNickk/statu...43697393967104 …
“That’s Not a Cluster Bomb” – The Differences Between OFAB 250-270s and RBK-500s
https://www.bellingcat.com/resources...-and-rbk-500s/ …
2nd pro-opposition news agency confirms regime reached Zahraa / Nubl, blames militias and Russian airstrikes.
pic.twitter.com/aDa4YQerl6
Jane's: Russia has deployed the 91N6 'Big Bird' battle management radar to support its S-400's at Hmeimim/Latakia
pic.twitter.com/Q92sCEpJHu
Top US military official: Russia has made it 'very clear' that it's not really in Syria to fight ISIS
http://read.bi/1nGOBoN
Obama's Syria bet was to keep rebels just "enough intact" to push these ill-fated talks
http://www.dailysabah.com/columns/ra...-stay-in-power …
pic.twitter.com/OFpVetY7gR
Kurdish PYD stands to gain a lot from recent pro-regime gains in #Aleppo
- A catastrophe for #Turkey & opposition
https://twitter.com/iAssil/status/694925946076454912 …
Last edited by OUTLAW 09; 02-03-2016 at 05:35 PM.
SDF forces have opened all checkpoints in the #Efrin canton to help Syrians from N #Aleppo get to safety to escape the regime
Rebels hold Rityan in N- #Aleppo despite #Russia'n airstrikes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XiPz3iK0ovY …
http://wikimapia.org/#lang=de&lat=36...94479&z=14&m=b …
White Helmets (2800 volunteers) rescued lives of 47.000 people in rebel hold areas
http://syriacivildefense.org/
Rebels denies that #Assad-forces broken siege of Nubbol-Zahraa enclave in northern #Aleppo
IMPORTANT
Rebels in #Aleppo (northern & southern fronts) deny what has been circulated between the #SAA "media" about their arrival in #Nubl & #Zahra, Clashes still ongoing with #SAA & it's foreigners militias in North #Aleppo cs, and our heroes in the southern #Aleppo cs, trying to storm #Khan_TOuman and #Khalidiya towns which are under #SAA terrorists control for almost 3 months.
#Aleppo cs #Syria FEB 3
1- Withdraw from Geneva.
2- Stop useless "peace talks".
3- Dissolve the SNC.
4- Announce Syria occupied by Russians and Iranians and fight.
Israel terrorists warplanes carried out airstrikes on outskirts of #alHara town
#Daraa #Syria FEB 3
Last edited by OUTLAW 09; 02-03-2016 at 06:49 PM.
Around 300 Civilians Killed by #Russia and #Assad Regime since Start of #Geneva Talks
http://ow.ly/3yZQ9A
HNC Urges #Syria Friends to Pressure #Russia to Stop Bombing Civilians
http://ow.ly/3yZRkp
@bm21_grad Allegedly Jaish al Islam just launched a "fateh a-110" ballistic missile onto Gov targets on the coast
BGM-71 TOW by North Div against people on rooftop, seems to have hit the outside wall.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r90_p3zItH8 …
Just me or is there a new red light in the unknown device? IR illuminator like Shtora's one? Turned on in combat?
Here's the actual video of the two T-90s, one flying a yellow flag (perhaps Hezbollah).
https://youtu.be/kBh-4zheu0M?t=10s …
The JAN screwed up - as so often.Originally Posted by OUTLAW 09
13th Division FSyA arrived in the area yesterday, and immediately recovered Rityan, stabilizing the situation on the eastern side of the Azaz corridor. It's still holding out there (and knocking out IRGC's armour with TOWs), the entire day, regardless of Russian air strikes and repeated MLRS-ing of the area.
When IRGC and Hezbollah/Lebanon attempted to assault Murasat al-Khan, this morning, the 13th beat them back too - and that with heavy loss.
But, the JAN - which was holding positions around the Nubol-Zahra pocket (Shi'a enclave) - left the Shi'a punch through and hit the left flank of the 13th Division in the back.
So, overall, despite heavy losses (some sources are citing up to 200 'regime' - primarily Afghan Hazaras, but also IRGC - KIA in the last three days), the (Syrian) Shi'a and the IRGC met south of Murasat al-Khan.
With this, the Azaz corridor is cut off. And that means that also the main supply line for about 3,5 million civilians living in insurgent-held parts of Aleppo and Idlib is cut off too.
Sure, there are few minor roads between Jishr ash-Shughour and Idlib City and Turkey, but they're neither as good, nor as useful as those between Aleppo and Turkey.
...ah forget that farce of 'Geneva talks'.
Insurgent representatives have withdrawm from there, today: there's nothing to talk about with this conglomerate of Assadist-IRGC-Hezbollah & Russian terror.
In that sense: Russian Military Officer Killed in Syria
...would be interesting to find out where was he 'helping train the Syrian military', then something tells me this happened in northern Aleppo - and he neither trained anybody, nor was fighting Daesh...A Russian military adviser has been killed by mortar fire in Syria, the Russian Defense Ministry said Wednesday.
The ministry said the officer was fatally wounded Monday by mortar shelling from the Islamic State group. Its statement, carried by Russian news agencies, said the officer was helping train the Syrian military in using Russian weapons. It said the officer will be posthumously awarded with a medal, but didn't identify him or specify where he died.
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Syria isn't Iran/Iraq 2.0: it's a readiness exercise for Russia.
Regime Deputy Head of Aleppo Sec. Committee Staff Brig. Gen. Mazhar Zaher killed by rebels on the Rashidayn front
Jaish al Islam claim launched ballistic missile (eastern #Qalamoun?)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DReGAOKfZ5s …
No idea if new
Iran'ian Brigadier General "Mohsen Qajarian" killed in battle of northern #Aleppo #Syria
Rebels launched counter assault in southern #Aleppo
http://wikimapia.org/#lang=de&lat=36...47744&z=15&m=b …
Last edited by OUTLAW 09; 02-04-2016 at 05:58 AM.
CrowBat...... anything to this comment.......similar to that time where the Russian CP tent got mortared and a number were killed...about a month or so ago.....
4 Russian generals killed in Syria’s Turkmen Mountain
http://v.aa.com.tr/514872
2- 15 killed 8 general 4 of them Russian do you have any confirmation?Will post english version soon
http://www.milliyet.com.tr/turkmenda...41/default.htm …
Last edited by OUTLAW 09; 02-04-2016 at 06:07 AM.
Assad regime drop leaflets over north #Homs: surrender or die.
Faylaq al-Sham say they took al-Khaldiya near Khan Tuman south #Aleppo.
Last edited by OUTLAW 09; 02-04-2016 at 06:12 AM.
CrowBat......this came in 40 minutes ago...anything to it...if yes AA or MANPAD??
Unconfirmed reports, Rebels shot down #Russia warplane in #Anadan moments ago
#Aleppo cs #Syria FEB 4
WHY is it that Kerry just keeps on falling for the Lavrov/Putin lies made straight to his face......???
US, France accuse Assad of scuppering Syria peace talks. You asked for it.
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Mid...shx?src=iPhone …
CONVINCE me that he truly did not see this coming????? AND the French...come on they want to drop all sanctions against Putin by the summer as there has been a sudden outbreak of "peace in eastern Ukraine"...BUT WAIT those 50 or more shellings/ground attacks do not count......
Further evidence just how out of touch this Obama WH is....Obama and Kerry never tire of saying there is no military solution in eastern Ukraine nor in Syria...when all military analysts say give the Ukrainians/Syrians the necessary defense weapons and let them take care of the problem.....THEN this WH literally finds virtually every excuse under the sun to say no.
BUT has Putin on the other side every dropped the military option....NEVER even now in eastern Ukraine there is a full blown Russian slow stepping ground offense in eastern Ukraine just as he unleashed in Aleppo.
So he definitely believes in the military solution....and the WH??????
Obama wants to go out of office with the following legacy, got the US out of all wars, and did not start any wars......simple as that.
Seriously go back and reread the eight phases of the Russian non linear warfare and you will immediately see the blending between UW and conventional use of forces.
Kerry: #Syria govt wants military - not political solution to conflict
Russian Syrian Express heading home........
ВМФ #ЧФ ropucha class LST Novocherkassk 142 returned from #Tartus #Syria in 11 days as usual
pic.twitter.com/WXa5fmpwdV
ВМФ #ЧФ BSF Ropucha class LST Yamal 156 transits northbound Bosphorus
Last edited by OUTLAW 09; 02-04-2016 at 07:40 AM.
Visual confirmation#RuAF Su-34 now also lead the battle for #Atman, just N of #Daraa city.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSfdvKN53qU …
pic.twitter.com/iRGmmFT5wc
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