Syria #Assad-forces launch 4th attempt to regain Ma'ardas 10km north of #Hama city. 1 BMP destroyed by rebels so far.
BUT WAIT....all day yesterday proAssad commenters were posting they were in full control of Ma'ardas........
Why the UN’s Excuses for its Aid Fiasco in #Syria Fail to Convince”
by @ReinoudLeenders
http://www.joshualandis.com/blog/uns...noud-leenders/ …
Syria #Assad-forces launch 4th attempt to regain Ma'ardas 10km north of #Hama city. 1 BMP destroyed by rebels so far.
BUT WAIT....all day yesterday proAssad commenters were posting they were in full control of Ma'ardas........
Baggara head Nawwaf Bashir, disillusioned with pretty much everything, now against fighting regime
https://en.zamanalwsl.net/news/17903.html
(Zaman al-Wasl)- Sheikh of al-Baggara tribes in Syria Nawaf al-Basheer surprised us by saying, “the fall of Bashar al-Assad means fall of the institutions of the Syrian state,” because the alternative for this regime is either extremism or division considering the fall of the regime is something prohibited internationally.
Al-Basheer said in a dialogue with Zaman al-Wasl that the condition of the tribes in Syria was better before outbreak of the revolution because since outbreak of the revolution, the tribes were marginalized and impoverished. Also, the main supporters went away from the tribes although tribes fought ISIS for 8 months in Deir ez-Zor.
He considered regress of the tribal role in Syria has to do with the political Islam rise pointing out that the Iraqi experience is different from the Syrian one because Sunni Islam did not care for the tribes as Shia Islam did. To the details:
Z: All the eastern tribes’ regions are under ISIS control, why?
N: The tribes’ region is rich with oil, gas, and water. There are Euphrates, Tigris, livestock as well as grain storage and it is storage of Syria’s nutrition and that is why ISIS seized it.
Z: Since the outbreak of the revolution and you are a powerful human resource and marginalized historical one, is the flaw in you or where?
N: Flaw is in those who backed up Islamists in all their spectrum. The United States backs up the Kurds to form a state for them in the tribes’ region. Even associations, Hajem al-Mutayri backs up Salafism and other names. The reality is regional and international power do not want to deal with us. We fought ISIS in Deir ez-Zor for 8 months. Neither National Coalition, Interim Government nor any regional party supported us. Everyone is watching us and conspiring against us and we are the losing party in this catastrophe. We met with the Americans and other regional countries and we went to Jordan and they were understanding and supportive of the project, but they did not have the means to support the project. We were promised they will consult Gulf states, but nothing happened.
Z: there is an experience in Iraq in tribal mobilization, why did not present yourselves?
N: Shia in Iraq know the value of Arab tribes that’s why they backed them up while Sunni Islam is against tribes and hence; no back up.
Z: You do not even participate with Kurds in fighting ISIS even though it is your region?
N: How do you participate PYD party and they want to seize our region and capture it to establish their cantons.
Z: In case you were asked to fight ISIS, are you ready and do you have the capacity to do that and what is the Syrian future that fits the tribes’ vision if there is any?
N: After 5 years from the Syrian plight, we are with ceasefire and political solution. We are with building on Syrian state institution and negotiation without preconditions and fighting terrorism alone because we do not want to fight the regime because the fall of the regime means fall of the Syrian state institution and the alternative will be extremist Islam and we are against that.
Z: Some say the tribes do not have any influence on the ground and they are merely historical figures that do not have support from its own population, what do you say?
N: Tribes have big influence and major back up from the population, but unfortunately the population were starved and impoverished and no one care about them. Before the revolution their situation was better and after they were marginalized by the funders. Many of tribes affiliates fight only for funds.
Iran-KSA War of the Words heating up: SL Khameini & Saudi Grand Mufti escalate to doing the takfir dance around each other.
Syria From battle against #IS in eastern #Qalamoun after last try to overtake rebel ground
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kq2ZTmfm4U4 …
http://wikimapia.org/#lang=de&lat=33...45992&z=12&m=b …
Syria #Damascus Footage from last battle in #Daria
https://youtu.be/K4WvHR7FC4M
Syria Asala wa-al-Tanmiya shelling #Assad military Academy in #Aleppo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkYT6wMesks …
http://wikimapia.org/#lang=de&lat=36...95208&z=16&m=b …
Assad-forces continues assault on rebel held Abtaa town in #Daraa /southern #Syria
Syria #Assad-regime released 85 prisoners from #Hama central prison
Syria Clashes in Jabal Sha'ir btw #IS & #Assad-forces
http://wikimapia.org/#lang=de&lat=34...46777&z=11&m=b …
Warplanes destroyed the largest olive oil processing plant plant in #Idlib in the town of Hazano
https://youtu.be/a9DEn7-XK6c
Assad/Putin continue air strikes on first responders.....
we lost 4 volunteers of @SyriaCivilDef they were killed by Assad's aircrafts in Aleppo & Idlep today. rest in peace
Russian warplanes @Mod_russia targeted and destroyed the grand mosque in the city of #Anadan in #Aleppo today
https://youtu.be/Bm8Z4brYFh4
Unconfirmed.....if true then this is either the Russian 14th and or 15th Russian Peacekeeping Brigades......
Does not make sense though as the Assad opposition would not accept them as "peacekeepers" After being bombed cluster munitions and incendiary munitions and napalm and starved for over nine months by Putin...they would simply view Russian troops as aggressors....AS one says..."this would go over like a lead balloon"....AND it would allow Putin to now place Russian combat units into Syria which he cannot easily do right now....
Internal #Italy Army assessment: #Putin to dispatch a #Russia Army brigade as "#UN"-peacekeeping force to #Syria's #Aleppo with US blessing.
ALSO interesting as Ukraine has repeatedly asked for UN peacekeepers for eastern Ukraine and or OSCE forces as peacekeepers BUT Russia refuses....
IS Obama hurting so much for some kind of "legacy deal by Christmas" that he throws overboard all US FP?????
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Right on cue: @Mr_Ghostly found a tweet with a fresh white painted #Russia BTRs..Originally Posted by OUTLAW 09
https://twitter.com/M3t4_tr0n/status/773180765181972480 …
AGAIN more assumptions of what the US/Russians were talking about.....seriously doubt this one as FSA would never allow itself to be disarmed....who in their right mind would actually "trust Putin and or Assad" after five years of Putin supported genocide, starvation CWs, and now constant napalm/incendiary attacks and cluster munitions attacks on anything that is civilian infrastructure.....
Obama-#Putin deal seems to include disarmament of #Aleppo #FSA and handing city over to #Assad...
Could not see even the outside supporters of FSA/JFS accepting this one....
Last edited by OUTLAW 09; 09-07-2016 at 10:20 AM.
Well worth reading.......
From Political Islam to Muslim Democracy https://www.foreignaffairs.com/artic...cid=soc-tw-rdr …
Aleppo: Rebels killed 12+ pro-#Assad forces who tried to advance into #Ramouseh District from Cement Factory.
Homs: #Assad attacking #Rastan with incendiary bombs today. 🙏 #Genocide
Hama: Rebels destroying #Assad bulldozer with TOW near #Qomhana town today.
Aleppo: Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba has sent 1000 #Iraq|i Shia militias to Southern #Aleppo during the last 2 days.
Aleppo: Rebels have killed the #Iran|ian Generals Hossein Alikhani and Akbar Nazari in #Aleppo.
Aleppo: #FSA rebels declared areas north and east of #Al_Bab to military zones. #FSA will also attack #YPG militias if they don't retreat.
Aleppo: #FSA rebels are only 6 kilometers away from the next #YPG position west of #Manbij.
Aleppo: We will have a new 20+ kilometers long frontline between #FSA rebels & #YPG militias west of #Manbij soon. I expect heavy clashes.
Syrian National Resistance announces its formation.
https://youtu.be/c17W5g350sY
Originality and Development front firing mortars at regime forces at the #Aleppo Military Academy
https://youtu.be/DkYT6wMesks
Remnants of a cluster bomb that hit al-Lataminah in #Hama
https://youtu.be/ZY_BDL_AG4Q
Safwa Islamic Battalion hit a group of pro-regime fighters on um al Qara hill with a mortar
https://youtu.be/O31Cz-8nR0s #Aleppo
Regime hits Rastan with Napalm barrel bombs today. #Homs
https://youtu.be/HVgxEdRqhRI
Idlib Civil Defense put out a fire at a gas station hit by cluster munitions
https://youtu.be/6r7D9nk7vWs
Rebels in E. #Qalmoun still engaged in clashes with Islamic State fighters trying to push on the front.
https://youtu.be/Kq2ZTmfm4U4
Residents in Besieged #Aleppo turn plastic scrap into oil to use as fuel.
https://youtu.be/iws5bLJJ-nQ
Charities begin preparations for Eid al-Adha in liberated areas of Syria.
https://youtu.be/NDS5Z4SLKyc
Ajnad al-Sham Islamic Union combat video from the last few operations in #Darayya.
https://youtu.be/K4WvHR7FC4M
Local council of Kafr Takharim, #Idlib begin a project to replace the damaged sewage network in the city.
https://youtu.be/ZlTB0SVwSMU
'Hezbollah, Syrian army preparing large operation near Israel border'
http://bit.ly/2chZGL5 via @Jerusalem_Post
Regime demanding #Moadamiya evacuees go either to ISIS areas Deir Ezzor or Raqqa, or to the borders of Lebanon or Jordan. No #Idlib option.
I do not expect any regime attack to open a route into Foua pocket. Regime wants to push all rebels into Idlib to be Syria's Gaza Strip
Qasim Suleimani reportedly inspects ranks of Liwa Baqir & other formations,preparing for new south Aleppo offensive
US DoS confirms this....
Toner confirms McGurk trip into Syria: over weekend, he went to Germany, Syria, Turkey. in syria met with SDF leaders
Syria Opposition HNC @SyrianHNC_en
Hijab 'as former regime member I know Assad worked directly w Jihadis in Iraq, now he fuels extremism in Syria'
Last edited by OUTLAW 09; 09-07-2016 at 04:14 PM.
Really worth reading this article...........
Charles Lister @Charles_Lister
My new paper in CTC Sentinel!
"Dawn of Mass Jihad: Success in #Syria Fuels AQs Evolution”
https://www.ctc.usma.edu/posts/the-d...idas-evolution …
Charles Lister @Charles_Lister
86 prisoners set to be released today by #Assad regime from #Hama, in exchange for 2 #Russia pilots killed in Aug:
The Syrian Civil Defense has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.......really watch this film when it comes out.........
Charles Lister @Charles_Lister
"White Helmets” - a new short film out in 10 days on NETFLIX:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wj4ncIEDxw …
@SyriaCivilDef @RaedAlSaleh3
Read the @SyrianHNC’s 15 point transition framework: HNC includes all the armed group as well....
Arabic: http://etilaf.org/images/reports/hnc.geneva2012.pdf …
English: https://gallery.mailchimp.com/91f7a2...ry_English.pdf …
The HNC #Syria framework calls for:
1 - 6 month negotiation period, reflecting UNSC 2118 & 2254 & conducted during a “temporary truce."
2. A 1.5yr transition period, initiated by agreement for #Assad’s departure - creation of TGB, constitution etc.
HNC framework cont’d:
3. Transition & outcomes of national dialogue, incl. local, legislative & presidential elections w. UN support.
Last edited by OUTLAW 09; 09-07-2016 at 05:39 PM.
As per the pre-planned sequenced strategy:
#Turkey-backed FSA has declared #ISIS-held Al-Bab area a military zone.
Hezbollah commander Hassan Mussa Abdel Nabi Ali killed by Rebels in Ramoussah during previous clashes
FSA News @FSAPlatform
Video showing Iranian commander giving instruction to Iranian militia in #Aleppo.
Syria Rebels destroyed T-72 tank on Tell Um al-Qara' in south #Aleppo
http://wikimapia.org/#lang=de&lat=36...22889&z=15&m=b …
Syria Rebels destroyed 2 regime tanks in Kafraa' 7km NW of #Hama city
http://wikimapia.org/#lang=de&lat=35...14070&z=14&m=b …
Syria 13 dead 40+ injured after airstrike on #Aleppo's Sukkari neighborhood
https://youtu.be/O2HjszHc7vk
Syria A dozen #Assad-forces killed during failed assault on southern #Aleppo's Ramouseh
Daraya: last operations show importance of anti-tank weapons. Direct hit w/ RPG 29 vs T-72.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4WvHR7FC4M …
Hezbollah’s Qassem: No #Syria solution until after US elections
http://mme.cm/HMBW00
NEW MAP: NorthEast #Aleppo | #Syria
The Race to al-Bab city has begun
HD http://goo.gl/99sb29
Syria #IS bomb attack on #FSA/#Turkey army in Qanţarah
#EuphratesShield
http://wikimapia.org/#lang=de&lat=36...23703&z=15&m=b …
S. #Aleppo: #JFS targeting Iranian-led militias inside munition depot East of Khan Tuman.
http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=36....092419&z=14&m …
S. #Aleppo: Rebels destroyed a T-72 with an #ATGM on Tell Oum Qara front.
Last edited by OUTLAW 09; 09-07-2016 at 05:54 PM.
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