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    Iraqi Sunni politicians reject visit by Iran's Soleimani to Falluja
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    https://en.zamanalwsl.net/news/16080...=socialnetwork

    Homs: Russia seeks discord among rebel factions in northern countryside


    Zaman Al Wasl)- While the Russian Ministry of Defense’s announcement on Wednesday the 25th of May of the extension of the period it previously gave to the Syrian opposition factions for them to continue what Moscow calls “their disclaimer from al-Nusra Front” under the title of “National Reconciliation” under the pretense that it received requests from several armed groups, knowledgeable sources passed on the news that what actually happened in some parts of eastern Ghouta area are being attempted in Homs’ northern countryside and other areas.

    A dissident officer from the al-Assad regime working in the Homs Corps as a field leader, confirmed to Zaman al-Wasl that what is rumored about reconciliations and decisions with the Russians is pure fabrications and there is nothing like that on the ground. He highlighted that Russia is creating those rumors as part of the false propaganda that was inspired by the al-Assad regime against the unarmed Syrian people since the start of the Syrian revolution.

    He added that the decision in Homs’ revolutionary northern countryside and inside Homs, and no one is thinking of this issue, and that the Russians are purposefully spreading these rumors to target the revolutionary ranks, no more, especially after it was unable to break through the fronts that it wanted despite the continued siege and starvation, in the shadow of the countries supporting the Syrian opposition being unable to send aid.

    In the same context, Homs corps faction, Homs Liberation Movement, and al-Tawhid Brigade announced in statements their denial about any communication with Russian officials in the framework of any Russian project to form a truce with the regime and transfer the battle to al-Nusra Front.

    The factions confirmed that no negotiation with the Russians on any subject except the fall of the regime and even then that is through the efforts of the High Council for Negotiations. They insisted that any Russian intervention in Syria is a blatant act of aggression and a brutal intervention. The factions insisted that they are not engaged in act of selling out in any international operation room.

    The Homs Liberation Movement clarified in turn that the Russians and those with them have resorted to planting sedition between brothers in arms. They already tried this cheap method when they created the issue of categorizing the revolutionary factions, and they messed up by placing each of Ahrar al-Sham and Jaysh al-Islam on fraudulent terrorist lists. And today after the success of the truce between the revolutionary factions in Eastern Ghouta suburbs, and with that news falling on their chests like a solid rock, they resorted to moving the sedition to Homs’ northern countryside which defeated the regime militias and the sectarian militias from Iran and Hezbollah, and the Russian forces combined in three military campaigns.

    He added that the revolutionary forces in Homs’s northern countryside succeeded and they still stand together tightly bound both militarily and politically, and formation is set on the unity of target, fate, decision, and this is the matter which confused the Russians.


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    Intriguing claim: Iran and Assad helping PYD/PKK keep KRG-aligned Kurds out of #Syria
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    Pentagon-trained, Amman-backed New Syrian Army sits unhappily in the desert, waiting for IS to attack
    https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east

    BUT WAIT....the Jordanian MOC under instructions from the US have basically parked the NSA in the desert and have not allowed them to either attack Assad OR IS....they have been repeatedly told that if they attack Assad they will lose all US military support......

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    Ajnad al-Sham Islamic Union versus "SLAT T-72(s)", Daraya :
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKjX8LAct6g

    NEW MAP: Battles for #Marea, North #Aleppo | #Syria
    #YPG attack #FSA and seize Sheikh Isa
    HD https://goo.gl/IpJfTX
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    Back in late November and early December, I thought the US ops and actions in northern Syria just can't get any more grotesque and absurd.

    I was wrong. They can.

    About 70 civilian and fighter casualties in the military operations in the northern countryside of Aleppo
    The casualties rose since yesterday in the northern countryside of Aleppo, Mare’ and Kaljibrin to at least 68, including 41 fighters at least from the rebel and Islamic Factions killed in the shelling, bombings and clashes against the “Islamic state”, as well as 27 civilian citizens -including 7 children at least and 5 citizens- were killed during the military operations which took place in the town of Kaljibrin north of Mare’ city, and information about another 10 people their fate is still unknown, it is unclear whether they were killed or they were able to flee to areas near the town in the northern countryside of Aleppo .
    All provided one could describe US actions in this part of Syria with straight face any more, it would be tragic to add that 37-40 of casualties (sources differ) were actually caused by US air strikes.

    That is: these were those Syrian casualties caused by US air strikes on 27 May alone.

    Yesterday, another 7 FSyA fighters were reportedly kllled when the CENTCOM hit their position in Mare'a...

    Meanwhile, the American 'most effective and reliable anti-ISIS force' is cynically exchanging local civilians for Sheikh Issa, and then 'proudly' taking photos of its thugs at the entrance to the place - as can be seen here - but not moving small finger to fight the Daesh. YPG's Jaysh at-Thuwar is already inside.

    On the top of that, there are reports that the YPG is in the process of doing the same with Mare'a too...

    Makes one wonder: is backstabbing included in the US 'train & equip' program for the YPG - an organization for which the US officials are so staunchly stressing has 'no relations to the PKK', while all the possible archives, testimonies etc. confirm is directly linked to the terrorist organization PKK?

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    BTW, that with insurgent and civilian casualties caused by US bombardments gets less surprising considering the video here is showing a USAF B-52 approaching a position of the Daesh in northern Aleppo...

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    Russian Syrian Express on the move....


    ВМФ #ЧФ BSF Tsezar Kunikov completed its 5th Syria campaign deployment, transited Bosphorus & entered the Black Sea

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    Just a side comment concerning an interesting comment that one often overlooks in all the comments on non linear warfare be it in eastern Ukraine and now in Syria .....the use of ideology to drive FP.

    Ideological debates seem to have disappeared after the Wall came down in Berlin......

    Reference Putin's visit to Greece which was intended to show NATO he can walk on NATO soil and they can do nothing and to "purchase" via the Greek privatization moves an entire "naval port" also inside NATO just as he has landing rights in Spain and Malta.....

    Two avowed atheists & Marxists dabble in a bit of icon-worshipping, just because this is supposedly anti-Western

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    ...and for those wondering why is the YPG (i.e. the PYD) considered 'terrorist' by so many people around the Middle East (and abroad), read this description of what the YPG actually did in Sheikh Issa, prepared by one of local Arab journalists (English translation is a little bit bumpy, but then, 'nobody is perfect'):

    (Note: QSD stands for YPG/PYD/SDF conglomerate)

    1. The forces of the treachery of Daesh attacked Kafar Kalbin and Jebrin on 25/5/2016 and have managed to control them after violent battles that led to the martyrdom of FSA good fighters.

    2. Daesh besieged Marea after occupying the villages leading to Azaz. There was where great fear on civilians in Marea and Sheikh Issa, almost 1,200 families,

    3. Contact with Saleh Muslim terrorist forces and QSD to open the road to allow civilians to cross crossing toward Azaz, so it was accepted that almost 200 families will cross out toward Tal Rifaa so that they can access Azaz.

    4. Once the civilians were in Muslim and QSD forces grip, they were forced to go to the village called Abin and forced them to hand over the cellular phones and personal identities.

    5. On friday evening 26/5/2016 delegation came from the so falsely called Jaish Thuwar to Azaz to negotiate with FSA on the civilians who have become prisoners of the their masters, and asked them to surrender Mare and Sheikh Issa in return for allowing those who wish to access Azaz to pass within the territory that they have recently occupied Tal Rifaat and Ain Daqne.

    6. The meeting ended without reaching an agreement; Friday evening and the negotiating delegation left Mare. Daesh began immediately a strong attack in an attempt to control the besieged city.

    7-Near Sheikh Issa forces, Saleh terrorist Muslim pressed the FSA to hand them over sheikh Issa, and in case they refuse they will open a front from the west and therefore Mare will be under fire from all sides and will not be able to withstand Daesh forces or Saleh terrorist Muslim,” QSD”together.

    8. Because of th meaness and pettiness of Saleh Muslim’s forces “QSD”, FSA was forced to withdraw from Sheikh Issa in return for the release of civilians who have been detained in advance and opening the road to aid the injured and evacuate the rest of the civilians from Mare in case they wanted to do so (Mediation and guarantees were given by the countries supporting QSD, i.e the US).

    9. Today morning Saturday 27/5/2016 forces, Saleh Muslim terrorist and QSD released civilians who were detained in the previous day, of course after they took their personal IDs, so they had to beg for their names from international organizations.
    So much about what the YPG/PYD/SDF calls 'humanitarian corridor'.

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    From the Sakhour hospital in #Aleppo a father only has this baby left, entire family killed by Assad bombing

    On Liwa al-Yarmouk merging with Nour al-Din Zinki in #Aleppo

    Update
    Another 5 ppl were injured in #ISIS rocket attacks on #Kilis yesterday. They are doing everything they can to draw #Turkey into the war.

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    Al Arabiya English ‏@AlArabiya_Eng

    US 'not doing what they could,' to fight #ISIS says #Pentagon-trained rebel commander
    http://ara.tv/mvvcc

    ISIS confirms that Abu Ali Al Anbari (Baghdadis deputy) was killed
    Interesting question is where especially after they lost their Fallujah commander to an air strike this week....

    Hama prison: prisoners detain General Ashraf Taha and Brigadier Jasim Khalaf and 15 other policemen
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    Obama WH is now attempting to control the decisions and actions of the Saudi's in much the same way as they do delivery of TOWs to FSA units that have been vetted multiple times over........

    White House Blocks Transfer of Cluster Bombs to Saudi Arabia
    https://foreignpolicy.com/2016/05/27...ampaign=buffer

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    Rebels captured Braghidah and Kafr Shosh from #ISIS in north #Aleppo.

    Reports rebels lost Dirkhabiya village captured 2 days ago in #Damascus western Ghouta to #Assad army today.

    Drone video #Daraya 8000 people starved by Assad #Syria Army #UN fails bends over for Assad
    https://video-lax3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/...1c&oe=574A1226

    FSA Mountain Hawks Brigade ATGM strike on #IS truck at entrance to Kafr Kalbayn, N. Aleppo
    https://youtu.be/YSNGHsoYfuA

    Rebel-held towns north of Aleppo pounded by airstrikes
    https://www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...b8sH1y-YZEd0SC

    Jabhat al-Nursa evacuated its positions in north #Aleppo months ago however part of Ahrar al-Sham Central Force fighting #IS with #FSA.

    Killed #IS fighter was wearing hand watch with Hafez al-Assad face on it probably original owner is an Assad soldier
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    CrowBat.....thought you would like this YPG comment from yesterday....explaining evidently just why they attacked Shk Issa......

    YPG linked JaT fighters in Shk Issa say we're here to "support our brothers in Mare against IS, JN & Ahrar al-Sham"

    YPG propaganda now has shifted...we are "liberating you from IS, JaN and AAS but then we will incorporate you into the new Kurdistan"..... because your territory is Arab Sunni but we will forget that and call it "previously at some point in history formerly Kurdish".....

    NOT exactly sure what they mean by "our brothers" since Mare is Arab Sunni........
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    Obama, Kerry, the UN and especially Putin need to urgently understand the Kurdish issues and that not all Kurds especially in the south east fully support PKK and YPG/SDF.....

    Diyarbakir: Erdogan receives heroes welcome in Kurdish majority. Blasts the PKK


    Diyarbakir: Seems like Erdogan still has a lot of support in Kurdish majority. Let's hope he delivers on promises

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    While the YPG and the 300 US SOF together with a much vaulted MSM support structure designed to evidently take IS controlled Raqqa..PULLED back after three days...... BUT did take FSA territory when they were suppose to be attacking IS and when IS was massively attacking FSA both the YPG and US CAS basically did nothing to assist them...why is that?

    BUT WAIT...YPG after taking the Arab Sunni town claimed they were helping "their brothers" in repelling IS, JaN and AAS....BUT only IS was in the town and JaN and AAS are not even in the area....AND YPG did not mention that they were not turning the Arab Sunni town back over to the FSA they "claimed" were their "brothers".....

    Aleppo: Syrian Rebels managed to repel the most heaviest ISIS offensive ever on Mare
    http://eldorar.com/node/98752

    Simply stated the much vaulted YPG/US SOF attack on Raqqa was nothing more than a propaganda move.....as there never was a serious intent to attack IS and take Raqqa.....just a lot of talk....
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    US calls on Syria rebels to respect truce...
    ... while being bombed by Russia and Assad.
    http://buff.ly/1X3Tdoy


    The Obama "fatalism" in Syria also applies massively right now to the Russian occupied eastern Ukraine where there is an ongoing war largely ignored by Obama and his spin machine......

    There is absolutely no ceasefire in eastern Ukraine and Minsk 2 is a total failure and yet western MSM ignores the fighting and the Obama WH basically ignores it as well.......

    ATO spox reported 5 KIAs and 4 WIA UAF servicemen for yesterday
    https://inforesist.org/vsu-ponesli-b...nuvshie-sutki/

    BTW....The UAF has had over 21 KIAs and over 60 WIAs just in the month of MAY..does that sound like FULL and COMPLETE Russian compliance with the 11 point Minsk 2 agreement?????

    BUT WAIT...Obama and Kerry state often...the "ceasefire" is largely holding"...the same exact words used for the CoH in Syria....

    Anyone see a pattern yet in the lack of Obama actions.....??

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    Day 92 of the CoH in Syria.
    Russia & Assad cont to ignore it.
    Jet & helicopter bombings.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PaPp8fS2kw4

    Obama "fatalism" hard at work......
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    Footage Rebels claim to have downed a small quad drone over #Daraya with small arms.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMLTpID1qqk

    Assad helicopters attacked (formerly) densely populated neighbourhoods in #Aleppo.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzOVLlQ9gss

    Watch and listen!
    Heavy #ClusterBomb air raids on #Anadan, N-W of #Aleppo.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZQ4DP8aCaU

    Footage
    Dozens of #Assad air strikes also on Khan Alsheh S-W of Damascus.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ia0YPZRfoUI

    Footage
    #Aleppo city is under heavy artillery attacks and air strikes since the morning.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQvZma51jEc

    Assad barrel bombs on Deirkhabiya in western Ghouta, #Damascus this morning

    Assad IRAM rocket falls close to the cameraman in #Daraya, #Damascus,

    Heavy clashes between rebels & regime forces/militias on the Bahariya front in eastern Ghouta, #Damascus

    Over 10 barrel bombs struck Deirkhabiya, al-Abaseh & Khan al-Sheeh in rural #Damascus this morning as well

    Nearly 20 Russia/Assad jets & helicopters burning many areas in #Aleppo this morning w/ 10s of airstrikes & barrel bombs

    Areas in #Aleppo targeted inc. Maysar, Ma’asarniya, Halk, Dawar al-Jandoul, Castello Rd, Sheikh Khudr, Karm al-Baik…

    Areas in #Aleppo targeted inc. Salihin, Marjeh, al-Eis, Khan Touman, Hraytan, Kafrbasin, Bustan Basha & Haidariya

    Over 10 barrel bombs struck Deirkhabiya, al-Abaseh & Khan al-Sheeh in rural #Damascus this morning as well
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