Developments Sep 19 >DeZ SAA crosses Euphrates river using pontoon bridge, liberates Marat & Mazlum villages. SDF expands control over industrial site 2 cargo planes with supplies & equipment land on airport RU media:US asked RU to meet and discuss future of DeZ SAA liberates 10 villages in NW DeZ. Ru Mod: 50 Pentagon: RU bombed SDF! - RU denied: We bomb only terrorist & inform US of strikes >3 Al-Qaeda (HTS) leaders assassinated in Idlib in 1 week >BBC: Destruction of Raqqa exceeds that of Mosul >Hama/Homs pocket: SAA liberates Um Tin and Al-Nabatiya towns >Reports of Jihadist build up near Golan Hights, SAA readies its forces >E Ghouta: SAA detonates tunnel used by rebels in Ayn Tarma >Reports: US forces withdrew from Az-Zaqf village near Iraqi border, part of US-Russian agreement on deconfliction zones >RuMOD: 54 rebels surrender to Gov. Small groups of IS fighters in DeZ also surrender >Journalist: Germany sent weapons to rebels via Balkan route >900 days of Saudi aggression: 12,907 citizens dead, 21k injured, destroyed 15 airports, 14 ports, 1941 bridges & roads, 296 hospitals & medical facilities, 791 schools, 114 university facilities /sg/ Army 2017 album - myalbum.com/album/seYvACY7CtIm
>First pic explains what exactly /sg/ is. >Second pic explains why Assad is so popular among redpilled individuals, and a brief history of Assad >Third pic is a tl;dr (jej) on the Syrian Civil War, updated to August 2017 >Fourth pic is proofs that moderates did the Khan Sheykoun chemical attack >Fifth pic is proofs of arms shipments to moderates, which ended up in the hands of Al-Qaeda and ISIS
>>76017 Patience is a virtue! He looks great, though the beard could be more prominent. Ideally, it should stand out as much as the moustache, because in your pic, the moustache is the most prominent facial feature, when it could be argued that the beard is more important.
>>76030 Oh, you know, posting gore and the like. it was a webm of a chink burning dogs alive in preparation for a meal >tfw I'm quickly becoming most b& regular on 4/sg/ I kinda deserved it though.
People to follow, ask 4/sg/ for more people to follow https://twitter.com/IvanSidorenko1 >He's a legit ground source, and provides accurate reports from soldiers fighting on the front lines https://twitter.com/MIG29_ >Chief(?) Editor for al-Masdar News, has multiple sources on the frontlines, famous for 'military source to me' reports. https://twitter.com/watanisy >Don't know as much about him, but he's mostly reliable.
Essential sites to use, ask 4/sg/ for other sites to followat the risk of sounding like a shill for these sites https://southfront.org/ >My opinion of Southfront? They don't have as many ground sources and mapmakers like al-Masdar, and for this reason, they focus more on quality of articles instead of quantity. >They are extremely reliable, offer in-depth analyses, mark unconfirmed news as such, and offer special insight into geopolitics in general. https://www.almasdarnews.com/ >My opinion of al-Masdar? They've got good ground sources and mapmakers, and offer news in Syria not conventionally available elsewhere, like reopening of mines, policy changes, war updates, etc. >However, they focus more on quantity (which has its fruits) over quality. Take 'BREAKING NEWS' reports with a grain of salt, to be safe. Al-Masdar is more Syria-focused, while Southfront is more Geopolitcs-focused.
Well now…. someone has landed on the richest gas field in Syria. Unknown is it Great Satan or SAA/Russian forces. We are going to wait for confirmation.
Welp, this is why you don't fuck with Russia. >during recent offensive in Hama rebels took few villages. Their main aim was to seize RU MP's unit, they managed to encircle it. >RuAF strikes stop the attack killing 850+,11 tanks, 4 IFVs, 46 pickups&5 mortars. SAA reversed all jihadi gains Crazy Ivan has a whole new meaning.
Kind of a bad news. But if the respond of trying to capture their MP's was killing of sooo many jihadists, I shudder to think what they will do with ISIS and k*rds too,I hope. F.
>>77058 >The Russians had a Lieutenant-General on the ground and within artillery range of ISIS Just how many troops does Russia have on the ground in Syria?
>>77060 Unclear. Few PMC - numbers unknown. I also know of specs - mostly FSB&GRU. Might be about 200. Totally about few thousands. But hey, >high ranking lt. general visits frontline >ISIS starts shelling entire area. Really makes you think….
War is not a game. But its argueably the most exciting outdoors activity. I am sure a lot more than just this commander died. Press wont just talk about the grunts who lost their heads.
IT IS HAPPENNING!!! K*rds genocide SOON!!!! >Russian warplanes bombing SDF positions in the recently captured Konik oil field area >Russian shelling and airstrikes on SDF positions in north of DeZ continues. Casualties reported. >Russia is stepping up their attack on SDF positions with mortars and Katyushas
Different kind of news today. Look /mlsg/, God's chosen people in their military training! >Two soldiers killed, four injured in Israeli army training exercise when tank toppled on them.
>>77651 It's not the first time. About the month ago same shit happend, but on tank-patrol, it also toppled, 3 kike grunts were injured. stupid antisemitic tanks!
>>77811 True. Sadly the k*rds have a bit of a protection force in the US, but I have my doubts on how much the US will sacrifice for them. But if we got the US to diverge their efforts towards Best Korea the k*rds might find themselves without any friends.
GOD FUCKING DAMN IT!!!! Tiger is redeployed to Hama only to acknowledge that there is ceasfire, Druze Beast is having some R&R in Suweida, and of course ISIS counter-attacks. Worst case scenario? SAA lost whole eastern bank of Euphrates - with most of it's soldiers and Russians dead and almost 200 kilo-memes of highway to DeZ.
>>78134 You need to get a new IP from your ISP. Usually you need to turn off your Cabel-Modem (the box you got from your ISP) and leave it off for a little while (the time can vary). If you don't get a new IP when you try or are impatient, just turn it off when you go to sleep and hopefully you will have a new IP from your ISP tomorrow when you wake up.
>>78140 If your phone is on wifi then it'll be the same ISP. I've had this before, sometimes it just goes away. If you can get an app to phonepost it might override it, but no guarantee. Try Overchan app, but it still might not work though.
Hi there! Long time since I dont come here. I`m already aware of the fucked up situation, and the morale, while not crumbled, suffered a heavy hit on us… So let me boost it by showing you the promise I promised for the lifting od the siege on DeZ. It may not be the final design, and I may change/correct the details for the next pics (name, beard, cutie mark, etc) So it`s now time for the opinions on the new stud!
>>78160 Thanks >>78161 I had to derail all my proyects these weeks due to administrative process, and it will take me until next week at least to get it done. And I suffer some kind of burophobia that throw away any sign of will to draw. I took the chance this afternoon to complete the final details and right after the process I´ll start to ponificate the tiger.
It may not be related, but I used to draw another of my oc as a russian soldier. I have more pics of pic related, for bump material I guess
>>78180 >Not much material of it. I was actually thinking of pitching a batpone sect of the Lular Guard, in conjunction with Vlad in the OCs thread but I was too lazy.
Raqqa combat footage, ISIS PoV. Catch it as it's still avilable. Also, saw some juicy pics of ISIS executing k*rds but cannot find them, should have saved in the first place. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6-I5zDSG4Y
What is US proxy doing after their masters are leaving them on their own? Well, going FULL JIHAD is the anwser. This is the group from the south of Syria, which was officially backed some time ago by Great Satan, not anymore tho.
>>79256 The US should start to chip or put collars on their proxies so they easily can take them out when they eventually go full jihad. This have happened too many times to be a surprise to them any more.
>>79265 It is not unthinkable it is intentional, I just wish they could tell their European counterpart this so we could close the borders without too much fuss.
>>79859 >He's fighting a poorer group of zealots who are more than willing to die fighting for what they believe Is this seriously what they think of Jihadists?! >They even put the flags on the uniforms, in case the goyim couldn't tell what country to hate
>>79875 I think I will sell my copy of "the Killing Joke". This above plus animated movie's introduction, which was a sexual frustration of Barbara Gordon, soo.. Yeah, I did not signed up for that shit.
>>79876 I used to be a big Marvel fan till the SJW stuff started poping up hard in comics.I know /mlp/ originated from /co/ which has a bad reputation for being one of the few boards on 4chan that actually has mixed feelings about SJW shit. Still surprises me with that being true that so much of the board is redpilled.
>>79878 >I know /mlp/ originated from /co/ Eh, /b/ had a pretty big influence in 2011 too, probably more than most would care to admit. Plus all this happened well before the SJW shits started screeching, /mlp/ grew into that on its own.
Vladimir Putin, the new master of the Middle East - Bloomberg >The Israelis and Turks, the Egyptians and Jordanians – they’re all beating a path to the Kremlin in the hope that Vladimir Putin, the new master of the Middle East, can secure their interests and fix their problems. >The latest in line is Saudi King Salman, who on Wednesday is due to become the first monarch of the oil-rich kingdom to visit Moscow. At the top of his agenda will be reining in Iran, a close Russian ally seen as a deadly foe by most Gulf Arab states. >Until very recently, Washington stood alone as the go-to destination for such leaders. Right now, American power in the region is perceptibly in retreat – testimony to the success of Russia’s military intervention in Syria, which shored up President Bashar al-Assad after years of U.S. insistence that he must go.
>>79859 but the oppositon forces are backed by the US and they use chemical weapons too? tbh this reads like they're describing the isreal palestine conflict otherwise no conflict like that exists anywhere
Developments Oct 6 >Russian submarines have fired Kalibr cruise missiles from the Mediterranean hitting terrorist targets in Syria, the Defense Ministry said. >Abu Mohammad al-Julani, leader of Al-Nusra Front, has fallen into a coma following a Russian surgical strike which killed 49 militants including 7 leaders >SAA are within striking distance of Mayadeen, artillery has been set up >ISIS has renewed its offensive in east Homs, reportedly have gained full fire control over the roads leading to Sukhnah from the east, west, and south >Erdogan accuses Mossad of supporting Iraqi Kurdistan referendum >Additional SAA 4th mechanized division arrives in DeZ governate, with orders to cross Euphrates to boost presence in Al-Umar oil fields >SAA liberates several points in Al-Mahsaa mountains north of Quraytayn >Sy government has announced the restoration of the Wabi Obeid Oil Factory in Al-Raqqa governate >SAA attacks several garrisons under FSA control on Wednesday, capturing several points near Jordanian border >RuAf made over 30 bombing raids in Aleppo and Idlib governates last week
>>80761 I am glad it is Assad that is removing that pocket. If it had been the "western coalition" ISIS would be allowed to leave that area and move to another that is controlled by ISIS.
>>80692 bretty gud but I still need maps, what I liked about shitmaps was I could come here day to day and track the changes to the overall situation easily
>>80762 That's Iraq. ;^) not Syria. >>80765 Yeah, I miss shitmaps too. I need to ask 4/sg/ from where ebin was taking his sources. Might be we will continue his legacy.
>>80769 if you can continue the shitmaps, that'd be fantastic. I'm fairly uneducated regarding the happenings of this war, but the shitmaps always helped and made it more interesting to see the progress. I'm sure quite a few lurkers would appreciate it, me included.
>U.S. Suspends Military Exercises With Gulf Allies Over Qatar Spat >Top U.S. officials have tried to coax Arab allies to end a blockade of Qatar >The Pentagon has suspended some military exercises with Gulf allies, in a rebuke to countries entangled in a monthslong diplomatic spat with Qatar that has eroded counterterrorism cooperation in the region. http://archive.fo/RuXMV - WSJ >One Day After Historic Saudi-Russian Summit, US Suspends Military Exercises With "Arab Allies" >Russia no longer even has to lift a finger (or buy a few thousands dollars worth of Facebook ads) to steal influence from the US in key geopolitical hotspots: the US can do so on its own. >According to the WSJ, the Pentagon halted military exercises with Gulf allies in a symbolic rebuke to countries caught in the ongoing diplomatic spat with Qatar that has eroded counterterrorism cooperation in the region, soured relations between historical allies, and allowed outside powers to establish substantial footholds in the region. http://archive.fo/jMhZx - ZH
I see ISIS is desperately asking their women for help now. >Isis has called on women to take up arms as it continues to lose territory in Syria and Iraq, in an alarming development that could have global consequences. >In a new edition of its Arabic language newspaper, the terrorist group told female supporters it was an “obligation” for them to wage physical jihad. http://archive.is/1u5Rp
At last, Feminism has gone full circle and now supports terrorist movements. Islamic Feminist Communism. Now if ISIS would maybe not utterly fail their conquest…
women who were subjected to bad parenting develop abnormal behavior that goes against maternal instincs, which can lead to negelect of offspring, abuse and potentially child murder. Feminism is a dead end road in the female part of society. these specimen do not take part into the procreation of humanity one way or another because they are either incapable, infertile, unattractive or cant deal with the male part of society appropriately. Bad parents breed bad children who in turn breed nothing and repel potential mates with their poor conduct. See the Calhoun Rat Utopia. The last remaining male rat refused to procreate with the colony of freely avaiable females and prefered to die in solitude rather than prolonging this toxic cycle that has decended into madness.
The fun has been doubled, it seems. So yeah, looks like part of HTS/Ahrar held Idlib is now under ISIS control. How the hell ISIS managed to get there? Well, don't ask me.
As I am ENORMOUSLY FUCKING MAD over Syria's dive-grass team loosing 2-1 to shit-fucks form Australia and general situation on the frontlines, I am taking a bit of break from reporting about situation develpoment, feel free to contribute.
and by Allah, if I will see ONE FUCKING SHIT-AUSTRALIAN CUNT gloating about it, I swear, I will find you and I WILL FUCK YOU UP!!! Love&friendship anons, don't forget ;^)
>>82188 He's been banned a lot I think I'll have to re-read the post again he was perma banned, not sure if he's going to get a VPN but he won't be name fagging if thats the case.
>>82188 Dunno man. It's been 3(?) weeks since we last saw from him. And well, might have as well post my Maghreboi pasta here.
Did you ever hear the tragedy of Maghreboi The White&Based? >No? I thought not. It’s not a story the khomeinists would tell you. It’s a salafi legend. Maghreboi was a Dark Lord of the Sponge, so powerful and so wise he could use the memes to influence the meme magic to create ultimate shitposts… He had such a knowledge of the dank memes, he could even keep the ones he cared about from archiving. >He could actually save memes from archive? The vape side of the meme-magic is a pathway to many abilities some consider to be unnatural. >What happened to him? He became so powerful… the only thing he was afraid of was losing his memes which eventually, of course, he did. Unfortunately, he taught his apprentices everything he knew, then they archived his memes, when he was gone. Ironic. He could save others from archive, but not himself. >Is it possible to learn this power? Not from a majoosi.
I suppose I'm going to be lazy, and paste South Front's map, but I'll try my hand at updates.
This map provides a general look at the military situation in Syria on October 12, 2017:
https://southfront.org/military-situation-in-syria-on-october-12-2017-map-update/ >The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and its allies are stroming the ISIS-held city of al-Mayadin in the Euphrates Valley; The SAA is preparing to storm the city of al-Qaryatayn in the province of Homs. The city has been seized by ISIS cells; The SAA has repelled all ISIS attacks along the Palmyra-Deir Ezzor highway and is now in full control of this important supply line; The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have seized Muwayli and Kabbar villages at the ash-Shaddaday-al-Busayran road and now are dveloping momentum in the area; The SDF is also fighting ISIS inside Raqqah city amid the circulating repoprts that the sides could reach an agreement allowing ISIS members to withdraw from Raqqah; In northern Hama, ISIS and Hayat Tahrir al-Sham are still clashing for the villages north of as-Saan.
https://southfront.org/syrian-government-forces-seize-kusham-fawqani-from-isis-north-of-deir-ezzor-map/ >Syrian Government Forces Seize Kusham Fawqani From ISIS North Of Deir Ezzor Syrian government forces have seized the village of Kusham Fawqani from ISIS terrorists north of Deir Ezzor city, according to the Hezbollah media wing in Syria. Government troops have also consolidated their advances near the al-Siyasah Bridge and secured their flank. Thus, Syrian Arab Army units are now in close close proximity from an area controlled by the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF – green on the map). Now, ISIS units can attack government troops in the area from the north only in case if the SDF allows them to do so. Thus, Syrian Arab Army units are now in close close proximity from an area controlled by the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF – green on the map). https://youtu.be/nTB2VetRg1I
https://southfront.org/syria-war-report-october-12-2017-syrian-army-pressures-isis-units-in-deir-ezzor-city/ >Syria War Report – October 12, 2017: Syrian Army Pressures ISIS Units In Deir Ezzor City The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and its allies are developing momentum against ISIS north and east of Deir Ezzor city. Government forces have secured the al-Siyasah bridge and further advanced to tighten the siege on ISIS units inside the northern part of Deir Ezzor. Separately, the SAA Tiger Forces captured Balum, Balout, the Electrical sub station, the Taybah school and other points in al-Mayadin city. Local sources report that the Syrian Air Force and the Russian Aerospace Forces are actively bombing ISIS targets across the entire Deir Ezzor countryside. On October 11, 40 members of the US-backed militant group, Ahmad al-Abdo Forces, surrendered to the SAA in southeastern Syria. The militants, including their commander Abu Dujana, had been deployed within US-led coalition forces at the at-Tanf garrison. The militants reportedly handed over their weapons to the SAA and provided info about US forces in at-Tanf. In turn, they got a free passage towards Eastern Qalamun area mostly controlled by Jaish al-Islam branch that has a ceasefire deal with government forces. Pro-government experts believe that more defections from the US-controlled at-Tanf base is expected in the near future because it lost all its strategic value when the SAA reached the border with Iraq north of it and reached Deir Ezzor city. On October 12, clashes continued between the SAA and ISIS near al-Qaryatayn city. Earlier, government forces retook from ISIS an area south of the city and secured all hills overlooking it. An SAA operation to take back al-Qaryatayn is expected soon. The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have further advanced at the ash-Shaddaday-al-Busayran road and seized Muwayli and Kabbar villages. As soon as the US-backed force secures the entire road, it will be able to storm al-Busayran itself and to develop momentum in the direction of the Omar oil fields. In Raqqah city, negotiations continued between US-backed forces and ISIS over terms and conditions of possible withdrawal deal for the terrorist group’s members, according to pro-opposition sources. Separately, a fighting was ongoing near the national hospital in the city center. If the sides reach no deal, the battle for Raqqah will continue with renewed vigour.
https://southfront.org/syrian-army-liberated-half-of-al-mayadin-city-map/ >Syrian Army Liberated Half Of Al-Mayadin City Syrian Arab Army (SAA) units, led by General Suheil al-Hasan, are advancing in the western and southern parts of al-Mayadin city in the Euphrates Valley. Following a series of firefights with ISIS, the SAA has liberated Balum, Balout, the Electrical sub station, the Taybah school and other points in the southern and western part of the city. About a half of Mayadin is under the government control.
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-syria-attack/islamic-state-attacks-kill-at-least-50-in-east-syria-kurdish-red-crescent-idUSKBN1CH2RI >Islamic State attacks kill at least 50 in east Syria: Kurdish Red Crescent BEIRUT (Reuters) - Islamic State suicide attackers killed at least 50 people in a triple car bomb attack on Thursday among a group of refugees in northeast Syria, a medical source in the Kurdish Red Crescent said. A large number of people were also injured by the three car bombs set off by the attackers, the source said. The attack took place at Abu Fas, near the border of Deir al-Zor and Hasaka provinces, said a war monitor, the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which said earlier that at least 18 people had been killed. The dead included refugees fleeing the fighting in Deir al-Zor as well as members of the Kurdish Asayish security force, the Observatory reported. Syrian state television said dozens had been killed in the attack. The jihadist group has lost swathes of its territory in both Syria and Iraq this year and is falling back on the towns and villages of the Euphrates valley southeast of Deir al-Zor. The U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces alliance of Kurdish and Arab militias is pressing it from the north and a rival offensive by the Syrian army, supported by allies including Iran and Russia, is attacking it from the west. On Wednesday it said it carried out an attack in the capital Damascus, where three suicide bombers detonated their devices near a police headquarters, killing two people and wounding six. Aid agencies have warned that the fighting in eastern Syria is the worst in the country this year and that air strikes have caused hundreds of civilian casualties.
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-security-widow/british-jihadi-white-widow-killed-by-u-s-drone-sun-report-idUSKBN1CH0PQ >British jihadi 'White Widow' killed by U.S. drone: Sun report LONDON (Reuters) - Sally Jones, a British jihadi who recruited online for the Islamic State group, has been killed in Syria by a U.S. drone along with her 12-year-old son, The Sun newspaper reported on Thursday. A convert to Islam from southern England, Jones was nicknamed the “White Widow” by the British press after her jihadi husband Junaid Hussain, also an IS militant, was killed by a drone in 2015.
Quoting a British intelligence source who had been briefed by U.S. counterparts, The Sun reported that Jones and her son had been killed in June close to Syria’s border with Iraq, as she was attempting to flee the IS stronghold of Raqqa. U.S. intelligence chiefs were quoted as saying they could not be 100 percent certain that Jones had been killed as there was no way of recovering any DNA from the ground, but they were “confident” she was dead.
Her son JoJo was presumed to be dead too, although his presence with her was not known at the time of the drone strike and he was not an intended target, according to The Sun. British Prime Minister Theresa May’s spokesman declined to comment directly on the report, as did Defence Secretary Michael Fallon. “If you are a British national in Iraq or Syria, and if you have chosen to fight for Daesh, an illegal organization that is preparing and inspiring terror attacks on our streets, then you’ve made yourself a legitimate target,” Fallon told reporters in London. “And you run the risk every hour of every day of being on the wrong end of an RAF or a United States missile,” he said. One Western security source, speaking on condition of anonymity, said that Jones had not been heard of since earlier this year so the assumption was that she was dead, although the source refused to confirm the details of the Sun report. Other IS militants have been reported dead only to reappear. A Central Intelligence Agency spokeswoman declined to comment.
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-syria-turkey/first-turkish-military-convoy-enters-syrias-idlib-idUSKBN1CH31K BEIRUT (Reuters) - A first convoy of the military operation that Turkey is carrying out in Syria’s Idlib province crossed into the area late on Thursday, two rebels and a witness said. The convoy included about 30 military vehicles, said Abu Khairo, a commander in a Free Syrian Army (FSA) rebel group based in the area, and it entered Syria near the Bab al-Hawa border crossing, according to a civilian witness.
It was heading to Sheikh Barakat, a hilltop that overlooks large areas of rebel-held northwestern Syria, but also the Afrin area held by the Kurdish YPG militia. The convoy was escorted by fighters from Tahrir al-Sham, an alliance of jihadist groups including the former al Qaeda affiliate previously known as the Nusra Front, Abu Khairo said.
“The Turkish army convoy is entering under the protection of Tahrir al-Sham to take positions on the front line with the YPG,” another FSA official in the area said. Turkey said on Saturday it was carrying out a military operation in Idlib and surrounding areas as part of a deal it reached with Russia and Iran last month to enforce a “de-escalation” zone in northwest Syria. The zone is one of several set up around Syria to reduce warfare between rebels, including groups backed by Turkey, and the government, which is supported by both Russia and Iran. (article was too long…)
>>82357 I do hope so, the dang commies need to be sent back to turkey. If they want to fight edrogan over territory it's fine but you can't just steal land from other countries to make kurdistan the syrians and Iraqis own it
That autism of mine… Forget to include that Mayadin (back-up capital of ISIS) was captured by Suheil&Co. >be ISIS >loose 2nd capital before you even loose 1st one
Oh and k*rds genocide happening at this very moment. Will report in the morning as the situation will clear itself a bit more. Live stream to follow if anyone is interested: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eq4g4fpUIGM
Soooo much going on, one can say, busy day for the reporters. And so, without further adue: Syria >Raqqa captured by SDF, single resistance pocket remains >Tigers has captured all the villages on the banks of Euphrates from DeZ to Mayadin >Euphrates river is crossed right by the Mayadin for 2 fronts assault - securing all the oil fields - plus making sure that one of the biggest gas & oil field is not retaken by k*rds as they lost it to ISIS >SAA lost some ground by the Iraq border - desert, tough terrain to hold, plus Soleimani is currently busy with k*rds in
Iraq >Sinjar mountains area and it's surroundings back under Iraqis control - can't tell if k*rds fled or there was some fighting. >in the east Iraqi army has started taking control of border passages with Iran, same thing in the north regarding the ones betwween Iraq&Turkey/Syria >rumors about planned offensive on the official capital of kurdish region - Erbil as Russia evacuates its consulate, details to follow
Plus, Syria shot-down kike's F-35 using S-200 air defence system which was developed back in the 50's. >be Israel >send warplanes on the same route for months into lebanon to attack syria >syrians do a "sorry we didnt know it was invisible" on it >f35 hit >airplane that cost $1 trillion in development downed by 60 yo SAM system >G*d's chosen people everyone…
Iraqi Kurd Army Agrees To Return To 2003 Border, Oil Slides >In a dramatic de-escalation of recent hostilities in Iraqi Kurdistan, where in a blitz campaign the Iraqi army was able to recapture Kirkuk , effectively regaining control of the oil-rich region, the Kurdish Peshmerga forces, i.e. the army of the autonomous region of Iraqi Kurdistan told Sky News Arabia that it has agreed to return to the 2003 Iraq border, which if confirmed would be a major concession to Iraq which has been pushing for just this conclusion for the past month.
Last footage of General Issam Zahreddine, aka the Druze Beast. Commander of Syrian Arab Army's Republican Guard in the 2014-217 besieged city of Deir ez-Zor. On the frontlines with his men untill the end. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szK5aO8N1hA
Also, motto he was following, by Imam Ali: >Be yourself, not who they want you to be. Do not repeat what you hear's other say. Do not listen to what others say. Because you were born crying, and they were all around you laughing. So die laughing and they're around you crying.
What a shame. The man would have been helpful to produce material for history books and documentaries. Hope they build him a monument. I take comfort in that he died how he lived, fighting wars.
Fucking damn it Fucking very very damn it! HE WAS SUPPOSED TO LIVE! HE WAS SUPPOSED TO SURVIVE!!! It was like his death sentence was being delayed until DeZ could be saved… I liked him. Since I started paying attention to the war in general and the DeZ situation in perticular, I started to like that man. He become an hero for me, a living hero who showed to us, to the world, that there`s still hope toeveryone who wants to see a better world or to just avoid it to get worse, but that may cost you so many sacrifices, even your own life… but that is ok. It`s ok to sacrifice yourself you a cause you believe in. As long as Syria keeps up, his service and sacrifice won´t be worthless. Farewell, Mr Zahreddine. Farewell, our dear Druze Beast.
I know it may not be proper, but I also wanted to show you some Syriana sketches I made last weekend. I was thinking of doing some of Levant, but now I dont think I will…
>>83128 Drawings are awesome! And finish Levant, for the memory of the Druze Beast! But take your time. And this is true what you said. Zahreddine himself swore that Deir ez-Zor won't have the same fate as other cities ISIS conquered. True Protector of the Homeland. And now we say our goodbye to Mighty Guardian!
Why do such good men have to die in a CIA experiment gone wrong? Fuck the kikes for making this war start in the first place and fuck why hasn't Trump pulled the plug on this retarded conflict yet? ISIS could be dead, the rebels done, and the K*rds gone if the US had the balls to just pull its support from the Saudis and the MIC to stop funding this war.
>>83152 Only for that I WON´T PONIFY him nor any other SAA/pro Assad force member until the conflic is over… It seems like each time a draw something related, something bad happens.
>>83135 When the Earth is united the high technology can be released. Release prior to that will make warfare far more deadly. There is a struggle regarding how the world will be united, and under who. Both people of good nature and people of bad nature see advantages in a one world government. At this point it seems the bad people have the upper hand. The wheel is turning though.
Developments Oct 21 >Reports that SAA have captured Quraytayn today after a two week long battle with ISIS >Israeli military fired three missiles towards SAA positions near the town of Al-Kowm, causing material damage at an army outpost in the Golan Heights >PYD official; Kurds 'only calling for a federalization of Syria, not looking for a partition of the country or an independent Kurdistan' >DeZ; SAA continue advance along the eastern bank of the Euphrates, liberating several areas that were occupied by IS >SAA uncover a large warehouse inside Al-Mayadeen that was dedicated to satellite broadcasting >RuAf destroy base with several HTS commanders in the Idlib countryside after launching several airstrikes near the town of Sarmin >Iraqi forces gain full control over Kirkuk, Friday, following a fierce 3 hour battle with Peshmerga at the Altun Kupri district >HTS have repelled a major offensive push by Syrian forces in the countryside of West Ghouta, helped out by IsAf airstrikes >54 Egyptian police officers killed while raiding a suspected Islamist insurgency hideout in the country’s western desert
>>83440 Don't know what the bump limit is for you guys over here but this is the latest batch of devs and OP for next use if it is close to baking time over here.
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:30 P.M.) – Minutes ago, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) announced the full liberation of the ancient city of Quraytayn in the southeastern countryside of the Homs Governorate.
Led by the Qalamoun Shield and 5th Legion, the Syrian Arab Army launched their final phase of their Quraytayn offensive this morning in a bid to expel the Islamic State (ISIS) from the city by the end of the day.
Their assault would prove successful, as the Islamic State was left no choice but to concede the city after being overwhelmed by the sheer force of the Syrian Arab Army units advancing inside Quraytayn.
CAIRO (Reuters) - At least 52 Egyptian police and conscripts were killed and six more wounded in a gun battle on Friday during a raid on a suspected militant hideout in the western desert, three security sources said.
Sources had said late on Friday at least 30 police were killed. Egypt is battling an Islamist insurgency concentrated in the Sinai peninsula from two main groups, including an Islamic State affiliate, that has killed hundreds of security forces since 2013.
The interior ministry released a statement on the operation on Friday but has so far not given any details on casualties. At least 23 police officers were killed and the other victims were conscripts, the sources said.
Security sources on Friday said authorities were following a lead to a militant camp in the desert where eight suspected members of Hasm Movement were believed to be hiding. The group has claimed attacks around Cairo targeting judges and police.
A convoy of four SUVs and one interior ministry vehicle was ambushed from higher ground by militants firing rocket-propelled grenades and detonating explosive devices, one senior security source said.
Militants are mostly fighting in remote northern Sinai where the Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis group pledged allegiance to Islamic State in 2014. Attacks mostly hit police and armed forces, but militants have also targeted Egypt’s Christians and tourists.
BAGHDAD/ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraqi forces on Friday took control of the last district in the oil-rich province of Kirkuk still in the hands of Kurdish Peshmerga fighters following a three-hour battle, security sources said.
The district of Altun Kupri, or Perde in Kurdish, lies on the road between the city of Kirkuk - which fell to Iraqi forces on Monday - and Erbil, capital of the semi-autonomous region of Kurdistan in northern Iraq that voted in a referendum last month to secede from Iraq against Baghdad’s wishes.
A force made up of U.S-trained Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service units, Federal Police and Iranian-backed fighters known as Popular Mobilisation began their advance on Altun Kupri at 7:30 a.m. (0430 GMT), said an Iraqi military spokesman.
Kurdish Peshmerga forces withdrew from the town, located on the Zab river, after battling the advancing Iraqi troops with machine guns, mortars and rocket-propelled grenades, Iraqi security sources said. Neither side gave information about casualties.
The Iraqi central government forces have advanced into Kirkuk province largely unopposed as most Peshmerga forces withdrew without a fight.
The government advance has transformed the balance of power in northern Iraq and is likely to scuttle the independence aspirations of the Kurds, who voted overwhelmingly on Sept. 25 to secede from Iraq and take the oil fields of Kirkuk with them.
The fighting at Altun Kupri marked only the second instance of significant violent resistance by the Kurds in Kirkuk province. Dozens were killed or wounded in the previous clash on Monday, the first night of the government advance.
The U.S. State Department said it was concerned by reports of violent clashes around Altun Kupri.
“In order to avoid any misunderstandings or further clashes, we urge the central government to calm the situation by limiting federal forces’ movements in disputed areas to only those coordinated with the Kurdistan Regional Government,” it said in a statement.
The State Department made clear that even though federal authority was reasserted over “disputed areas”, that in no way changes their status - “they remain disputed until their status is resolved in accordance with the Iraqi resolution” in what appeared to be a nod to the Kurds and their assertion that they have a stake in these territories.
Altun Kupri is the last town in Kirkuk province on the road to Erbil, lying just outside the border of the autonomous region established after the fall of Saddam Hussein in 2003. Iraqi forces are seeking to reestablish Baghdad’s authority over territory which the Kurdish forces occupied outside the official boundaries of their autonomous region, mostly seized since 2014 in the course of the war on Islamic State militants.
Iraq’s top Shi‘ite cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, called on Friday for the state to protect Kurds in northern Iraq, a rare political intervention by a figure whose words have the force of law for most of Iraq’s Shi‘ite majority.
Sistani’s call, issued at the Friday prayer in the holy Shi‘ite city of Kerbala by one of his representatives, came amid reports of abuses against Kurds in areas evacuated by the Kurdish Peshmerga including Kirkuk, Tuz Khormato and Khanaqin.
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Kurdish officials said tens of thousands of Kurds fled Kirkuk and Tuz to the two main cities of the Kurdish autonomous region, Erbil and Sulaimaniya.
Iraq’s post-Saddam constitution allows the Kurds self rule in three mountainous northern provinces and guarantees them a fixed percentage of Iraq’s total oil income, an arrangement that saw them prosper while the rest of the country was at war.
Although Kirkuk is outside the autonomous region, many Kurds consider it the heart of their historic homeland and its oil to be their birthright. Its loss makes their quest for independence appear remote, since it would leave them with only about half the oil revenue they had sought to claim for themselves.
Kurdish Peshmerga moved into Kirkuk without a fight in 2014, taking over positions left by the Iraqi army as it fled in the face of Islamic State militants.
Iraqi and Kurdish forces traded accusations of using weapons that Western powers had originally given them to fight Islamic State.
As many as two rockets landed near the international military headquarters in downtown Kabul early on Saturday morning, Afghan security officials said. There were no reports of casualties. At around 6 a.m. (01:30 am GMT) alarms could be heard sounding at the headquarters of the NATO-led military mission, as well as at several foreign embassies in the area. The alarms were followed by several loud explosions.
Early on Saturday morning, Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) claimed responsibility for a deadly suicide attack on the Shia Imam Zaman mosque in the Afghan capital Kabul, Reuters reports. The blast killed at least 39 people. Islamic State did not provide evidence to support its claim, but said the attacker detonated his explosive-laden vest inside the mosque as worshippers were gathering for prayer.
https://southfront.org/israel-asks-for-air-corridor-to-provide-assistance-to-iraqi-kurdistan-in-its-standoff-against-federal-government-reports/ On October 21, Maxim A. Suchkov a journalist in the US-based Al-Monitor news website said on Twitter that according to “Moscow rumors”, Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu informed Russia’s President Vladimir Putin that Israel is considering using the Syrian airpsace as a corridor to send planes to the Iraqi Kurdistan Region. Thus, Israel is allegedly going to provide aid to the Kurdistan Regional Government against the Iraqi Popular Mobilization Units (PMU). While it’s very unlikely that Tel Aviv is ready to provide some kind of military assistance to the KRG, there are no doubts that the Israeli leadership is searching ways to provide “humanitarian assistance” and some supplies to the KRG and its military force, the Peshmerga. Suchkov added that Russia does not see an Israeli involvement in the Iraqi Arab-Kurdish crisis as a good idea. Such intervention might risk the Russian investments in the Iraqi oil sector, Suchkov argued. In other words, Russia rejected the Israeli request for the assistance in the issue.
On October 20, Reuters reported that an Israeli official confirmed to it that Netanyahu is lobbying world powers to prevent further setbacks of the KRG as they lose contested areas to the Iraqi Army. The official told Reuters that the Israeli prime minister discussed the the Iraqi Kurdish issues with the United States, Russia, Germany and France. Another Israeli official told Reuters that the Iraqi Kurdistan Region is “a foothold” and a “strategic place” for Israel due to its proximity to Israel‘s enemies in Tehran and Damascus. The official also said that Israel wants to see Iraqi Kurds provided with the means to protect themselves. “It would be best if someone gave them weaponry, and whatever else, which we cannot give, obviously,” the official said according to Reuters. Back on September 13, Netanyahu announced an official Israeli support to creation of an independent Kurdish state in the Middle East. the Israeli prime minister’s office released a statement claiming that Israel “supports the legitimate efforts of the Kurdish people to attain a state of its own“. However, on September 25 two Israeli officials told Reuters that Netanyahu barred the Israeli government comment on the Kurdistan Region independence referendum in Iraq. One of the officials told Reuters back than that the Iraqi Kurdistan Region subject is “too sensitive”. In the near future, Israel will likely continue its media, diplomatic and other efforts to prevent the stabilization in Syria and Iraq after ISIS is defeated.
I remember a few weeks ago when someone made a post about western female Isis soldiers getting executed. I think it was by the Assad troops, but i dont rightly remember. Anyways, i dont support the roaches but I welcome that. That is true real world equality.
>>83642 If anywhere that might have been in Iraq, Mosul. Most likely wives of ISIS fighters. They only recently gave a fatwa permitting women to fight.
Let's start with Iraq: >20 000 square kilomemes of desert cleared from ISIS as IAF are closing on last city held by ISIS in Iraq - Al-Qa'im >minor pushing back of kurds back into autonomic region >Barzani will not extend presidential term >Turkey eliminated 55 PKK fighters in northern Iraq operation >at the moment there is a temporary ceasfire, situation to develop >IAF trying to make a buffer zone between Syria&Iraq kurds - God bless them for that, easier to deal with SDF
Syria >SDF rushed with the help of Great Satan to free the opressed oil fields, poor oil is free of ISIS now >T2 airbaise is finally captured by SAA and allies - operation to assault Abu Kamal together with Iraqis is a go, Tiger is the Syrian forces commander >minor gainz in N-E Hama where ISIS made it's pocket on rebel controlled area, they are still fighting HTS there >Hezbollah arrived at the north - Qamishli airport to support Iraq's PMU in their fight vs ISIS along the border - they are currently blocked by YPG, things might escalate, I hope SAA&IAF won't stop untill they eliminate the last SDF fighter >also speaking of SDF, local tribes that were living in the area of said oil fields deserted from ISIS to SDF, nothing like trustworthy allies,huh? :^) >reports of other ISIS fighters joining SDF also appearing, not confimred tho, take it with a grain of salt.
Maps below. And in other news: >UN, of course, blames Khan Sheikhun chemical attack on Assad - the one from 7th of April, when /pol/ finally broke between Assad&Trump supporters. >Few tones of wheat that was hidden by ISIS is found in recently cleared pocket- finally more bread for the troops >Turkey is aiming to set more "deescalation zones" in Idlib. Where? That remains to be seen. >few NSA documents leaked, showing that Saudi Crown Prince ordered coordinated FSA assault on Damascus back in 2013 >HTS lost few commanders to "uknown gunmen" same thing happend to Ahrar Al-Sham - Idlib party is in full swing it seems
Looks like the k*rds have started some infighting >Protesters storm Kurdistan parliament after Barzani announces resignation >Demonstrators, some carrying clubs, stormed the Iraqi Kurdistan parliament building in Erbil on Sunday, angry at the decision of Masoud Barzani to step down from the presidency of the region, witnesses said. http://archive.is/CC8Q3
>>84820 >>84823 They've already fucked up in Iraq, now that PKK&co. which are functioning as terrorists are on the rise because of hate towards regional government is rising. I don't know how it will turn out in Syria, as if anyone will say "kurdistan" out loud, the few seconds later Turkey would steam-roll through SDf territory - in theory. In practice? Much rely on how Russia's driven Astana talks will go and how Iran would like to expand their influence over Syria. I guess we need to wait few weeks untill ISIS is finally kill, then we will see.
>>84819 how do the kurdish and opposition forces (including al-nusra) actually measure up in comparison to the syrian army? I know they're currently being ignored to focus on isis but what's their estimated relative military strength?
>>84870 In term of numbers rebels group combined are in total of 41k kurds are about 30k. Rebels are on short with foreign support, still have solid stockpile of ATGMs. Kurds are supplied by USA with armored vehicles and weapons, and rely on the USAF air support. Alone, they do not present bigger threat.
>>84873 >>84874 are the kurds actually originally from syria or are these just people pushed out of turkey? do they have a legitimate claim to the land?
>>84876 Actually, 90% of SDF teritories is Arabian in origin and current inhabitants. And you are right. If anywhere, kurdistan should've been made mostly from Turkey's , northern Iraq & north-west Iran, with minimal loss of Syrian clay.
And good news, still shadowed by recent loss. City of Deir ez-Zor is finally liberated from ISIS. That would not be possible without Issam Zahreddine's and Republican Guard vailant defence. Glory to the Martyrs! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3R7iR4zCF7s
No news driectly about Syria, apart from some minor gainz in Hama front, I guess there is info blockade whenever Soleimani's IRGC are operating in Syria, so we won't have any intel about operations in Syria-Iraq region. Instead have a cute Erdogan art by one of the 4/pol/ anons. Saved it a bit time ago. Why watermelons? He was called like that by one of the journalists and this is a serious insult as it indicates that a person is plainly retarded. (he's right, you know)
>HTS begins an offensive >goes rather well for them >suddenly infighting in different part of Idlib starts to kick off >the absolute fucking state of the revolution
our site is by no means as fast as /pol/. the activity during the days usually focuses on a handful of threads on the front page, mostly during us evening times.
And to bring everyone on the /mlpol/ with the news… Al-Bukhmal, last major size city held by ISIS in Syria is liberated by Hezbollah, SAA & Iraqi forces. ISIS remnants will be hunt down and destroyed for the security of Syrian Arab Republic! will update map soon
MAP TIIIMEEE!!!! Iraq: >Iraqi Army captured city of Al-Qaim and has joined with SAA& allies at the border and together they've stormed the city al-Bukamal >other than 2 small towns ISIS is only present at the desert where they can be hunt down and eliminated, after their last places along the Euphrates are captured Iraq will be declared free of ISIS >nothing new in terms of kurds genocide, situation seems to shift on political ground rather than military
Syria: >minor gainz at Hama front >in the south SAA, Hezbollah, IRGC, and Iraqi Army took control over last major city in Syria: al-Bukamal. All that is left are smaller settlements along the Euphrates, smae like in Iraq plus the desert.
It is safe to say that ISIS is officaly dead. Now the question is, who will Assad go after first. Idlib or SDF?
On November 8, Ali Akbar Velayati, a top adviser to Iran Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, expressed that the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) will set off to capture Idlib governorate and eastern Syria after defeating ISIS, according to the Iranian news agency (MEHR).
“Soon we will see the eastern Syria cleared, and then the Idlib area in west,” Velayati said during his visit to the Syrian city of Aleppo. During a meeting with Aleppo governor Hussein Diab, Velayati stressed Iran’s will to participate in Syria’s restoration process. Khamenei’s top advisor said that his visit to Aleppo is a message “to all that we are determined to help with the restoration of peace and security to Aleppo”.
“The terrorists’ proxy wars have caused great damage to Aleppo and other cities in Syria, but they also strengthened the people’s resolve and resistance against the armed terrorists and their allies … The presence of an Iranian delegation in Aleppo signifies the readiness of the Iranian nation to stand by Syrian people, whether during the time of war or during the restoration process,” Velayati said after his meeting with the Aleppo governor. Back on November 3, Velayati said that the SAA will soon advance towards Raqqa city in eastern Syria to liberate it. A top adviser to President Bashar al-Assad, Bouthaina Shaaban also said on November 8 that the is SAA is willing to recapture Raqqa city.
The latest statements of Velayati and Shaaban mark a start of the new phase of the Syrian war, in which the Syrian government has to deal the Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) in Idlib governorate , and the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in eastern Syria. While there is a notable chance that the governmetn and the SDF may find some common ground for negotiations, further military oprations against HTS are widely expected.
>>87285 Hardly. Saudis wants kikes in their team, but they won't fall for that. Recent southfront analysis estimate that Hezbollah can fire 6 to 8 times more missiles towards Israel than in 2006 and can cover entire Israel under it's fire. Mossad has failed to infiltrate the ranks of Hezb, but it worked out in the opposite way. Additionally, Hezbollah military wing is constantly in opeartion, contrary to drills of IDF (not including patrols in occupied zones, that's not accountable for warfare). What we might expect is ME Cold War and possible sanctions on Lebanon and even more on Iran. Also, I could ask 4/sg/ for all kinds of fucking fails of saudi """"army"""" like crashing into front column vechicles, complete lack of chain of command, no sentries, terrible arms handling and so on. 3rd military spender in the world.. and they are getting BTFO'd on the daily basis by khat-chewing Shia farmers in Yemen that use rusty AK's and provisional rocket launchers which are able to decimate saudis navy and army bases. Sorry for Pepe, no Houthi pony was yet made… Also, Shia jihad>>>>>>>>Sunni/Salafi/Wahabi jihad and west only was treated by inferior type of it. TLDR; nothing will happen. You don't want to anger Majoosi.
>>87285 Can't say what there will be with Iran and the saudis, but if anything this proves 1 thing:
Even if the entire globe was to convert to Islam tomorrow, the mudslimes would still fucking murder their kin like isis in Iraq because you pray to Allah wrong.
>>87308 You got my mind ticking.. German industrialness + Jewish business. Who could stop them? It was a Jews in Germany that started producing all the condoms. Look how successful that was!!
You too, Hezbollah? I come into your thread and this is how you welcome me? I reach my hand out to you in peace and respect and you slap it away. This Hand will now clench into a fist. It is said the deepest circle of hell is reserved for traitors. I will make sure to reserve a seat for (You).
https://southfront.org/israel-to-suffer-substantial-casualties-in-case-of-confrontation-with-hezbollah-russias-ambassador-in-lebanon/ Heheh. This looks very nice. >Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Lebanon Alexander Zasypkin said that currently the situation in Lebanon is under control, and that Moscow does not expect military escalation there. >Zasypkin added that in the case of a new military action against Lebanon-based Hezbollah organization, Israel will “suffer substantial casualties”. >Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri resigned on November 4 in a declaration read from Saudi Arabia, pushing Lebanon back to the forefront of a regional struggle between Saudi Arabia and Iran. In his resignation speech, Hariri denounced Iran and the Lebanese Shi‘ite group Hezbollah for sowing strife in Arab states and said he feared assassination. Iran denied the accusations, saying the United States and Saudi Arabia are responsible for orchestrating the resignation. >Tensions are rapidly escalating between Hezbollah and Saudi Arabia/Israel. Some experts even believe that the region may be heading to another conflict.
>>87320 He's a Pole. >>87294 >spoiler How would she look like?
Safety BUMP, not much is happening. Some information warfare on it how ISIS militants struck a deal to be evacuated from Raqqa to the south so they can fight SAA on the south.
>>88643 >all that blindfire They're treating war like a COD game. If it wasn't for the fact they had so many people and were so well armed they'd get slaughtered by any conventional military force.
Yay, minor gainz in Idlibstan. Also, Rawa in Iraq captured by Iraqi forces, last city held by ISIS in Iraq. Now it's all desert safari and special forces hunting ISIS remnants. 2-3 weeks and Iraq is fully cleared.
>>89090 Against ISIS, yes. Tho there are still """rebels"""" in Idlib and in the south, plus kurds. But now that Iraq is almost done, ISIS will be done by Christmas.
Ehh.. time for update, I guess? Look, a wild ISIS pocket has appeared and it's killing HTS. Cancer fighting cancer, yay. In other news? Supposed arrest of 13 SAA officers that plotted to fight k*rds and american forces. I'm not saying they shouldn't do that. But it's too early for that. >REEEE where are maps? Not much has changed, will post when ISIS will be done.
>>90803 Thanks for update. Waiting the Syrian day of the rope when they hang the last ISIS member. Also the other side of the river needs some cleaning up, but as you say all in good time.
@realDonaldTrump Will be speaking to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey this morning about bringing peace to the mess that I inherited in the Middle East. I will get it all done, but what a mistake, in lives and dollars (6 trillion), to be there in the first place!
>Sources told the Saudi Arabia based newspaper New Khaleej that the Chinese Ministry of Defense intends to send two units known as the “Tigers of Siberia” and the “Night Tigers” - both elite special operations units - to assist the Syrian government's fight against the jihadist insurgency. The news follows a high level meeting last week in China between Syrian Presidential Advisor Bouthaina Shaaban and Chinese Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, who praised Damascus' efforts in fighting foreign militants from the East Turkistan Islamic Movement (ETIM, also commonly called the Turkestan Islamic Party, or TIP). The Muslim separatist group was founded by ethnic Uighurs and is based in the Xinjiang province of northwest China.