Devs June 27 >US will not be allowed to use Iraq to bomb Iran: President Barham Salih >UAE splits with U.S. over blame for oil tanker attack in May >LNA releases ex-USAF mercenary pilot captured in May >US threatens Turkey with ‘economic ramifications’ over Russia missile defense deal >US Marine Corps Expeditionary Force arrives off Iranian coast >Syrian Army reinforcements dispatched to Palmyra after string of ISIS attacks >Israeli Air Force carries out sorties with US, British F-35s in Syria >Saudi special forces capture ISIS emir of Yemen >Heavy fighting between Taliban & IS-K in Kunar and Nangarhar >Jihadists beat back another SAA attack in northwestern Hama >Syria’s Mediterranean oil pipelines targeted by unknown attackers. >IS launches attack on SAA positions south of Al-Raqqa >US RQ-4A Global Hawk shot down after it entered Iranian airspace
>U.S., Taliban aim to firm up date for foreign force exit from Afghanistan
Upcoming peace talks between the United States and the Taliban will focus on working out a timeline for the withdrawal of U.S.-led troops from Afghanistan and on a Taliban guarantee militants won’t plot attacks from Afghan soil, sources said on Monday.
A seventh round of talks between the warring sides begins on Saturday in Qatar’s capital of Doha, where U.S. and Taliban negotiators have been trying to hammer out a deal to end to the 18-year-long war since October.
“Once the timetable for foreign force withdrawal is announced, then talks will automatically enter the next stage,” said Sohail Shaheen, a spokesman for the Taliban’s political office in Doha.
“We don’t need to wait for the completion of the withdrawal, both withdrawal and talks can move forward simultaneously.”
The focus of the talks has been a Taliban demand for the withdrawal of U.S. and other foreign forces and a U.S. demand the Taliban guarantee that Afghanistan will not be used as a base for militant attacks.
Two other main issues in the process are a ceasefire and talks between the rival Afghan sides - the insurgents and the Western-backed government.
But the Taliban have long refused to talk to the Afghan government, denouncing it as foreign “puppet”, and fighting has seen no let-up.
Two other sources with knowledge of the talks said the sixth round in May ended with unease on both sides, but since then informal meeting had taken place to work out what can be agreed on.
The U.S. special envoy for peace in Afghanistan, Zalmay Khalilzad, has also held informal meetings with the Taliban leadership in Doha.
“Based on my recent visits to Afghanistan and Qatar, I believe all sides want rapid progress,” Khalilzad said on Twitter.
Khalilzad, an Afghan-born American diplomat has been leading the talks to secure a political settlement with the hardline Islamist group that now controls more Afghan territory than at any time since being toppled in 2001 by U.S.-led forces.
About 20,000 foreign troops, most of them American, are in Afghanistan as part of a U.S.-led NATO mission to train, assist and advise Afghan forces. Some U.S. forces carry out counter-terrorism operations.
At least 3,804 civilians were killed in the war last year, according to the United Nations. Thousands of Afghan soldiers, police and Taliban were also killed.
Nevertheless, the Taliban leader vowed this month to sustain the fight until their objectives were reached.
In March, a draft agreement was reached on the withdrawal of foreign forces in exchange for a commitment by the Taliban to cut ties with militant groups such as al Qaeda.
A Taliban source said both sides were expecting some clarity and results on the prime issues in the new round talks.
“A ceasefire and intra-Afghan talks will not be discussed during the seventh round,” said the Taliban source, who declined to be identified.
Some Afghan government officials side fear the United States and the Taliban will strike a deal on the withdrawal of foreign forces, enabling the United States to get out of an unpopular war but leaving government forces to battle on alone. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-afghanistan-talks-idUSKCN1TP186
#Syria : #Breaking The Turkish observation point was targeted by Syrian Government artillery for the second time today. Casualties among Turkish personnel were recorded after the second attack.
Three Turkish helicopters entered Idlib to evacuate the wounded Turkish soldiers at the point of Sher Mghar in the countryside of Hama after being targeted by artillery shells.
>>227522 >>227526 Turkish military: 1 Turkish soldier killed, 3 wounded in deliberate attack on observation point 10 in Idlib deescalation zone. Russia military attache was summoned in Ankara. Attack will be responded severely
>what's the average opinion of turkey in general and erdogay in particular since 2010 very negative after the Marmara incident and the recent comments and spat with bibi
>>227532 ah yes, i'd have thought that he would be somewhat seen as a potential ally against gassad and iyy-ran (especially iyy-ran and their proxies) because i highly doubt they consider the gulf niggers and KSA to be anything else but "italy in WW2" tier of ally in a war against iran which leads me to this question: what about KSA and the other arab statelets (bahrain, UAE, qatar) do the average jew fall for the "muh greatest ally in the region against the majoosi menace" "they wuz our friends"?
>>227534 >ah yes, i'd have thought that he would be somewhat seen as a potential ally against gassad and iyy-ran (especially iyy-ran and their proxies) because i highly doubt they consider the gulf niggers and KSA to be anything else but "italy in WW2" tier of ally in a war against iran Before Erdo went full cray cray relations were pretty positive. it's actually still a very popular destination for tourists and families (since it's cheap), Antalya in particular. but now there's no chance for any reconciliation. too much bad blood. maybe if and when bibi is gone.
>do the average jew fall for the "muh greatest ally in the region against the majoosi menace" "they wuz our friends"? nah, just seen as useful enemy of my enemy is my friend type of "partners". also any legitimization from them means government scores international good boi points they like to boast about.
#Syria: #TIP announced deployment of large reinforcements on Greater #Idlib fronts. 100s of fighters mobilized not using anymore heavy vehicles, but clearly favoring high mobility fo face overwhelming Russian-Regime firepower.
>>227532 #BREAKING: Turkish army is firing artillery at Syrian army positions in retaliation for an earlier attack that killed a Turkish soldier and wounded 3 more
Turkish army's began to shoot at the points from where the pro-Assad forces fired at observation point during the attack. At least 15 shots have been fired so far
really makes you go hmmm >the letter says he was abducted by people with mask in a black van when he was going back home after work and was blackmailed into killing the imam of Brest or else they'll kill his family members >they showed him personal information about him that no one but himself could know and showed him they knew the address of his family members >he says that he expects them to kill him after he killed the target because he knows too much
>>227554 >>227547 >>227555 #BREAKING #NEW: Turkish Defense Ministry informed #Russia that #Assad regime will be punished ‘heavily’ for today’s attacks on #Turkish positions.
>>227549 http://www.leparisien.fr/faits-divers/qui-est-rachid-el-jay-l-imam-de-brest-blesse-par-balles-27-06-2019-8104887.php >> Pour l'instant, l'auteur de l'attaque de ce jeudi, un certain Karl F, 22 ans, apparaît comme partisan d'extrême droite. Une théorie que le spécialiste Romain Caillet précise toutefois analyser avec prudence. « Rien dans le document ne permet de faire le lien avec l'extrême droite », indique-t-il après avoir lu le courrier de menace écrit par le tireur et envoyé au responsable d'une autre mosquée dans lequel il annonçait son passage à l'acte.
they says that the guy was a """far right member extremist"""
>-No strikes by the Turks. Likely intimidation. -Syrian Air Force allegedly also in the air -Two points were targeted by Turkish artillery during the exchange. Kareem and Qabr Fiddah. -Rebels targeted the same area with grad rockets -Turkish points at Morek and Maidan Ghazal hit https://twitter.com/NotWoofers/status/1144367264172511238
Intense clashes continue in northwestern Hama as Syrian Army attempts to open supply road
EIRUT, LEBANON (3:30 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) launched a new attack on the key hilltop of Tal Malah, today, striking the militant defenses from the eastern part of the Mhardeh-Sqaylabiyeh Road.
Backed by heavy artillery, the Syrian Arab Army is reportedly engaged in a fierce battle with the militants of Jaysh Al-Izza and Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham at the western flank of Tal Malah and the nearby town of Jibeen.
No advances have been reported thus far.
The Syrian Arab Army has been trying to retake Tal Malah for over two weeks now; however, all of their attempts have been repelled by the militant forces.
You guys gonna watch day 3 of the /pol/eague today? /sg/ has a fair chance of making it to the next round, with how much chaos there is in their group.
>>227946 It will take some time tho. The amount of me being fucked in the head throughout my puberty and early adulthood is quite a lot, as I see when therapy advances. >>227947 Hmmm a lot of purple. I see why not. :^)
>>227950 apparently he ordered his forces to attack turkish ships don't know what type of fleet he has >inb4 he'll try to board the turkish ships with a fleet consisting of rapefugee boats
>>227952 Supposedly he also ordered the arrest of Turkish citizens. It'll be interesting to see how Turkey responds to this, since Haftar is probably just trying to save face for his failed offensive by blaming Turkish support to the GNA
>>227953 >euro navy >a worthy comparison of the cCc REIS™ Kara Boga fleet >>227954 knowing how he went against SAA shelling i'd suspect he'll take a direct action on this if it escalates
>>227961 holy shit javelins? that shit is so expensive that even USA can't afford the units trained for it to train with live ammo for all of the soldiers, only a select few can do
---- #Syria: 55 days of N. #Hama Offensive summarized (+ main areas w/ clashes). - SAA initial assault (31 days) reached S. edge of Jebal Zawiyah. - Stalemate since Rebels launched c.-Offensive on Tell-Malah front 24 days ago, stopping SAA advance further North.
>According to pro Govt. media Khwaja Umari district is still under security threat. To make more clear-Govt. forces are in district center but surrounding is in #Taliban hands. Road to #Ghazni is under occasional fire https://twitter.com/RisboLensky/status/1142113048611753985
>According to @hab_azizi #Taliban reached Taloqan suburbs and reported that people spotted #Taliban fighters 200 m from Takhar University building. This means that #IEA came from NE to perimeters of #Takhar provincial capital #Afghanistan https://twitter.com/RisboLensky/status/1144293299177558016
>#Syria: again Regime artillery shelled this PM the #TSK Observation Post on Jebal Shahabo shortly after a Turkish convoy reached the base. Physical damage but no casualties reported. https://twitter.com/QalaatAlMudiq/status/1145023554603368449
- Assad loyalists fired three artillery shells at ob point #10 - No loss of personnel or military assets - Use of communication channels with Russia stopped the shelling - Preparations made to retaliate if shelling continues again https://twitter.com/WyvernReports/status/1145035082052378631
>Military units targeted the sites of the "Nasra" terrorists on the axis extending from the village of Nukair north of the town of Habit to the villages of Sheikh Mustafa and Rkaya and Taramla and the town of Karsgana and the villages of Maraiyan and Balashon between the ... https://twitter.com/nm79797979/status/1145035680575307776
>US looking into ‘different solutions’ to Turkey’s S-400/F-35 ‘problem’– Trump after Erdogan meeting
“[Erdogan] was prohibited from buying [Patriot systems] until he bought something else. And then as soon as he buys something else, everyone says ‘okay, you can buy.’ You can’t do business that way. Turkey has been a friend of ours…You have to treat people fairly. You understand that? You have to treat people fairly,” the US president said. https://www.rt.com/usa/462961-trump-erdogan-defense-issues/
>>228162 >>228160 i don't think it'll be above him to pull a meme strike à la israel from egypt to act strong but i think it'll most likely go in the line of increasing supply output to GNA and maybe provide them with MANPAD to knock down a plane or two like they did with russia
>>228165 >egypt Quite sure the Egyptians are on the LNA side. Doubt they would let the Turks attack them. > i think it'll most likely go in the line of increasing supply output to GNA and maybe provide them with MANPAD to knock down a plane or two like they did with russia I see.
>>228171 Sisi is far more flexible than assad and assad has bent the knee to more powerful players many times all he cares about is staying in power even if it means sucking more dicks than morsi and mubarak combined and if he can't be bribed/coerced into it i would think the turks will have to launch from northern cyprus btw what's up with you people and golden weapons?
>>228174 >Sisi is far more flexible than assad and assad has bent the knee to more powerful players many times all he cares about is staying in power even if it means sucking more dicks than morsi and mubarak combined and if he can't be bribed/coerced into it i would think the turks will have to launch from northern cyprus I see. Thanks for the clarification. > what's up with you people and golden weapons? Mostly decorative. Given in award ceremonies and such. Also Arabs love to buy that shit.
>>227978 >tfw cannot shitmupdate because insufficient funds for a laptop (gotta save up as much as quick as I can) and because of this clusterfuck dead-end limbo situation >tfw iShit creates jpg artifacts on Districtmap despite being saved as png so no mobile shitmupdates either. Thank God for this phone anyway. It’s gonna be a good long while.... possibly 2-3 months unless something happens before then... Hopefully I’ll be out of this dead-end by October. No, I don’t want PayPal help or anything like that, I want to fix this situation that I’m halfway responsible for creating by myself. I’ve got a plan, just gotta be patient and hope for the best in the meantime. Don’t ask for details, I don’t want to reveal too much because we never know who may be watching.
>>227978 But to the normal stuff >Taliban besieged Lal wa Sarjangal district in eastern #Ghor and called authorities there to surrender This is actually big because that district is majority-Hazara. >According to @hab_azizi #Taliban reached Taloqan suburbs and reported that people spotted #Taliban fighters 200 m from Takhar University building. This means that #IEA came from NE to perimeters of #Takhar provincial capital #Afghanistan Mark another provincial capital as contested. This is gonna put even more strain on an already-overextended ANDSF. I suspect the Taliban are prepping each and every provincial capital so when the time is right, they’ll launch a simultaneous country-wide offensive against the capitals in order to completely shatter the ANDSF and render NATO support a moot point since there wouldn’t be much of anything left to support unlike now. >Taliban militants appear to have launched major attacks in the district centre of the Deh Yak of Ghazni. Taliban also claim to have overrun the police HQ Could be seeing another attempt to surround Ghazni like they have Tarinkot surrounded and under passive siege. Such a passive siege has succeeded before in Kunduz, back in 2015.
#Syria: in June Rebel ATGM launches didn't dry up. 48 #ATGM strikes were officially claimed by #NLF (75%) & Jaish Izza, 28 of them are visually documented (64% are #Kornets). 2 more were fired by small FSA factions. 30% targeted static positions, before arty (23%) & armor (20%).
>Apparently, the #US strike has killed many #HaD scholars today: >- Amr al-Tounsi. >- Dhar al-Masir. >- Doujana al-Jazairi. >- Yahya al-Jazairi. >- Hamam al-Souri (leader of Al-Qaeda in Syria). Interesting that they track these groups but doesn't share anything with Russia and even have the gall to condemn Damascus for trying to crush them.
>>228493 I'm thinking it's just Putin telling Trump in person about the groups in Idlib, whereupon the clueless Dotard got mad at his subordinates and scorned their inaction in the region, probably ordering them to do something.
>>228498 That explains the strikes, but why would Hezbollah and PMU give a fuck? Them moving makes some sense regarding Iran-US de-escalation of tensions
it begins https://twitter.com/ragipsoylu/status/1145378444718596096 >BREAKING — Turkey reveals that Haftar’s Libyan National Army holds 6 Turkish citizens captive. >Turkish Foreign Ministry condemns it and issues a threat; >“We expect our citizens to be immediately freed. Otherwise Haftar elements would become legitimate targets”
#Syria: missile remains (pic h/t @Nawaroliver) confirm reports US bombed this afternoon a Horas Al-Din meeting in W. #Aleppo, killing several leaders. 1st time US strikes Greater #Idlib since Jinah Mosque massacre in March 2017.
>>228646 >le s-300 will become active goy >trust me it's for real this time >just you wait a-any second now nah i stopped in the s-300, i wouldn't be surprised if putin had such low trust in SAA capabilities that he bamboozled assad and only gave him the inflatable decoys only for fear that his army of retards ends up getting the s300 captured by ISIS
Confirmed reported targets: - A missile was shoot down north of Al-Kiswah at a low, reports of civilian casualties. - An #Iran|ian amunition depot was hit near #Jumrayah North of #Damascus - A military position west of #Homs near the Lebanese borders was struck.
Video documenting the course of at least six cruise missiles coming from the Mediterranean heading for military sites in the city of #Homs and the Syrian capital #Damascus.
>>228708 >Some of the #Israeli missiles downed and landed in #Sahnaya town, one of them was hit few meters away from the Church street when I was at Areej Arabi pharmacy. At that time, many storefronts crushed followed by loud children and mothers' screaming.
>>228633 >This is, by far, one of the biggest, if not the biggest, Israeli attacks on Syria this year. More than four major targets, in at least two provinces.
>>228742 Eh, he's pro Syrian who usually writes >all missiles shot down but who knows, looks relatively extensive to the usual mezzah/T4 airstrikes don't remember IDF shooting from the med before, that's a first
#UPDATE: Jomraya research centre near Damascus was targeted and is now on fire, multiple other sites in Damascus and Home CS also hit, Israeli missiles were launched from over the Mediterranean Sea and Lebanon
>>228498 >I'm thinking it's just Putin telling Trump in person about the groups in Idlib, whereupon the clueless Dotard got mad at his subordinates and scorned their inaction in the region I think USofA just cuts loose ties. No use - done with em.
>A S-200 missile fired by Assad's army crashed in Northern #Cyprus 3 hours ago. It happened during an Israeli attack on targets in #Syria. The explosion was heard as far as the southern parts of Cyprus.
http://humansarefree.com/2018/12/body-organs-of-over-15000-syrians-sold.html This same exact problem has occurred numerous times: most of Arabia during World War Jew, the Invasion of Greece in 1946, the Korean (((Police Action))), Guatemala during a La Sia takeover, the Vietnam War, Invasion of Thailand, Invasion of Dominican Republic, the Soviet-Afghanistan War, Nicaragua, the Persian Gulf (((Police Action))), Invasion of Panama, the Gulf War, Invasion of Haiti, the simultaneous Invasion of Bosnia & Herzegovina.
Last yet not least was the Kosovo (((Conflict))) in which the Killer Klintons were instigated by Soros & Rothschild families into pressuring NATO bombing strikes. The first locations destroyed were pharmaceutical & chemical plants, second were libraries & hospitals, third were schools, colleges, and universities. Entire region was crippled, this made it easy for "NGO's" to slip up and conduct abductions. Approximately 200,000 disappeared during this event though the actual number is completely unknown as city & hospital archives that survived were destroyed by NATO & Jew-S troops. Officially those raids were filmed & used for "peace keeping" propaganda clips. Unofficially the purpose was to destroy all civil records.
The (((War on Terror))) spread from Afghanistan to Yemen, then Iraq, Pakistan, Somalia, Libya, Nigeria, Jordan, and Syria. Behind most of this are the (((thirteen families))), yet in reality there are nearly 54 such kike families. This isn't a rabbit hole, it's much worse.
>Iraqi prime minister abolished the PMUs also known as Hashd al-Shaabi.
>It sounds good at first glance, but this actually means something else: this is complete incorporation of the force into the armed forces WHILE keeping its independent status. It maintains its leadership etc
>>228989 First of all, the force will still be headed, not by army generals who could assign them anywhere as individuals or groups but by "the president of the Hashd al-Shaabi" and "all the Hashd al-Shaabi formations will be affiliated to him", even if appointed by the CiC.
It does state that all previous names will be dropped and they'll instead be assigned military ranks. Then, rather meaninglessly, these groups will cut off their ties to those previous groups. If they wish to stay out, groups should operate under existing party & society laws..
This is simply an upgrade for the Hashd al-Shaabi, something that the previous prime minister was reluctant to give. A concession framed as a win.
>>228995 wishful thinking why would they put their asses on the line for a few dead civvies they'ren't ISIS "a tooth for a tooth" type of guys they don't need the extra publicity
>>229003 it'll amount to nasrallah farting in the elevator he's sharing with bibi before leaving it and bibi trying to convince the world that this is the proof that Rouhani shares the same ancestor with Hitler
>>229019 in the ME region, the shia tend to name their children hassan and ali far more often than sunnis (also they use the name hussein but less often than hassan) for example the leader of hezbollah is hassan nasrallah, and the president of iran is hassan rouhani saddam hussein's first name (the one his parent chose for him) is saddam, not hussein
Gerasimov talked with T*rk counterpart. Expect interesting developments in Idlob. I wander what the conversation might have looked like. "Let's fuck up the jihadis hiding in your OPs" said Gerasimov. "Hold teh fucken jihadi elements of the loyalists firing on TAF" said TAF general. Also many civilians dead both in jihadi controlled provinces and gov ones in last 24 hours.
Personally I think these talks between RF and Turkey are important only for Turkey. RF called for a trilateral meeting (with Iran in Astana format) so they'll probably want to push IRGC to do the dirty job in Idleb. Turkey is now more of a problem than an ally. Hopefully, violent solution will be forced on Erdoweirdo and friends. RF is pushing for it hard and I don't even have to say a thing about ayyran. If their diplomacy manages to force Turkey to stay fucking quiet, we'll see a mass op on Idleb. So lads, if you see convoys evacuating Turkish OPs or IRGC close to RF CPs - you'll know what's going on after the summit. Debate please.
Occupied Palestine™ is experiencing some LA riots tier shit https://www.vox.com/2019/7/2/20679896/israel-protest-ethiopia-killing-teenager >Violent protests erupt in Israel over police shooting of unarmed Ethiopian teen >Israel is currently being consumed by violent protests over the killing of an unarmed Ethiopian Israeli teen, leading to turned-over cars, burning tires, and even a few injuries.
>An off-duty police officer killed 19-year-old Solomon Tekah on Sunday after the bullet he shot at the ground bounced up and mortally wounded the teenager. While the cop may be charged with negligent homicide, it’s clearly not enough for the aggrieved Ethiopian community of the Jewish state.
>Thousands of protesters took to the streets to express their anger. Demonstrators shut down 12 major junctions across the country, including in the large city of Tel Aviv, leading to huge traffic jams. “End the killing, end the racism,” some chanted. The protests have grown so big that in some areas, police closed down important highways.
>>229151 >nig attacks policeman >nig gets shot by police >nigs cry discrimination >nigs chimp out BLM in Israel basically forget ayyiran this place is doomed
They pretty much bought the entire country to a halt since they blocked all the main roads and intersections. half the country was in a traffic jam for 8 hours.
I'm surprised Arab Israelis didn't try something similar yet. Hez might wanna take some notes and ideas.
>are the liberals waking up to the ethiopian question? lol no The leftist SJW cucks in Tel Aviv are the ones encouraging and helping them.
pic related Israeli politician
>This is a young generation that grew up in profiling. Every policeman for them symbolizes the contempt they feel here in their country. in their home. Now they raise their heads. It's time. And all the respect for them. Who has listened to them to this day. Who counted them. Now we have to put an end to this racism.
>>229163 Reminder that the reason why we have those niggers in the first place is because the Mizrahi ultra orthodox party claimed that the Ethiopian apes are Jews. they fucked us all We are slowly becoming Italians
>>229167 >https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Solomon >An abandoned synagogue on a Jewish village which became a tourist attraction after desertion of its inhabitants on 1991. No rural Jewish communities were left in Ethiopia after the transfer operation to Addis Ababa that had taken place between 1988 and 1991. Oh boy am I laughing
>>229168 >no backsies imagine actually spending millions to airlift Africans into your own country Germany-tier Jews were supposed to be smart dangit
>1.75% of the population >17.5% of the youth population in jail > the rate of indictments against Ethiopian immigrants in 2015 is twice as high as their proportion in the population (3.5%). 8.5%).
>>229170 >>229168 >Since being transported to Israel, the vast majority of these Beta Israel transfers have struggled to find work within the region. Recent estimates suggest that up to 80 percent of adult immigrants from Ethiopia are unemployed and forced to live off national welfare payments. [17] This struggle can be explained by a number of potential factors. Firstly, the transition from the rural, largely illiterate lands of Ethiopia to a highly urban workforce in Israel has proved difficult, especially when considering the fact that most Ethiopian Jews do not speak Hebrew and are in competition with other, more highly skilled immigrant workers. Nevertheless, the fact that the younger generations of Ethiopian Israelites, who have grown up and been educated in Israel and possess graduate degrees and more forms of formal training, still have a disproportionate amount of trouble finding work suggests that other factors may be at play, including potential racial or even religious bias, given that there has been debate over whether or not Ethiopian Jews should be considered Jewish in the first place.[18]
Nightingale tongues with some veggies are the best breakfast ever, period. I'm really sceptical about the Israel/Iran confrontation, but some sources from US gov come clear that they will act agressive against Iran - and mind you folks, Iran will respond with limited agression, which may result it full escalation. I'd give it a 2% possibility.
>>229206 >how do they identify the foreign jihadi For starters, the group is Turkestan Islamic party and last time i checked Uyghurs are not native to Syria.
Syrian Republican Guard graduates new class of shock troops: video
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:30 A.M.) – The Syrian Republican Guard’s elite 104th Brigade has graduated a new class of shock troops in the Deir Ezzor Governorate.
According to a report from eastern Syria, the 104th Brigade’s new graduates are mostly comprised of Syrian citizens from the Deir Ezzor Governorate in eastern Syria.
Below is a video showing the new class of graduates from the 104th Brigade’s shock troops:
#Iran reaches the Mediterranean as this year, the management of Latakiya port in #Syria will be handed to Iran. Source: Today's edition of Vatan-e Emruz newspaper, Tehran.
>>229273 this. we offer the swede as the honorary ficki ficki for the refugee. >>229367 even the trolls stopped caring jej >>229325 >>229292 what even IS the situation in Yemen? hodeidah specifically?
>>229393 Nothing happens. Houthis keeps sending UAV to KSA teritory, they mostly shot them down. Some of them hit their targets. AQ and ISIS sometimes shoot at each other.
>Considerable Syrian military reinforcements have been sent to north #Hama/#Idleb frontlines supposedly in preparation for more attacks https://twitter.com/Dannymakkisyria/status/1147206096714686464 A couple of days ago the jihadis were warning the civvies in nHama/sIdlib to evacuate so it's unsure which side will be trying to advance.
>>229904 >Intelligence >security >Intelligence >Security kinda nice that they'r using the names of the things they wish they could achieve for their jobs
>>229904 >>230070 >BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:45 P.M.) – Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad made a bold move this past weekend as he replaced long-time intelligence chief Jamil Al-Hassan.
>The source in Damascus added that this move likely comes at the request of Saudi Arabia, who is working to build an alliance in Syria with Russia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
More changes in the Syrian security apparatus today with reports of two big moves:
1. Gen. Ali Mamlouk now Vice-President of #Syria (presumably for security affairs)
2. Gen. Deeb Zaytoun replaces Gen. Mamlouk as head of the National Security Bureau
The number of (reported) changes within the security apparatus in #Syria must be the highest in years, and has certainly surprised many, especially with all major Intelligence agencies/apparatus' leaderships being changed in such a small period of time.
>>230120 probably also >The ballistic report concluded: The policeman fired at the ground and the bullet returned from the ground and hit Salmon Tekke and caused his death just like the cop claimed riots incoming can't flip fam the zim zam 2.0
>>230122 >shooting on the ground knowing full well the possibility of ricochet in order to force someone to comply this is inefficient on many levels >inb4 "i feared for my life" anyways could you post some updates on how hard shit is hitting the fan and any major advancement (as in gaza strip rioting in support of BLM and bibi launching airstrike on them)
>>230124 >this is inefficient on many levels >inb4 "i feared for my life" cop version is they attacked him and threw stones at him, he also said he didn't wanna shoot in the air since it was a crowded residential neighborhood.
>anyways could you post some updates on how hard shit is hitting the fan and any major advancement nothing happening atm. no new protests yet.
>as in gaza strip rioting in support of BLM and bibi launching airstrike on them lel. no they aren't doing much rn either. bibi might wanna start something before the elections in September.
>>230125 > elections in September. didn't he have a new election recently? >pls look i'm l-l-legitimate democratically elected official guize (even though i hold multiple ministerial seats for myself) >w-we have the best e-elections trust me >so much democracy that iran is s-s-seething >t. bibi
>>230126 >didn't he have a new election recently? yeah. couldn't form a government. funny tho if the results won't be too different since last time it might happen again and we'll turn into Belgium.
>>230129 couldn't he rally some of the ultra orthodox to side with him? is he really that isolated in the political scene what does the average israeli thinks of the possibility to have infinite "transition" government?
>>230130 >couldn't he rally some of the ultra orthodox to side with him? he did but still wasn't enough mandates (needs 61). main issue was feud with Lieberman (Russian vote).
>what does the average israeli thinks of the possibility to have infinite "transition" government? terrible, waste of time/money etc. kinda funny tho it's reaching such levels of incompetence.
>>230131 >main issue was feud with Lieberman (Russian vote) wasn't his stunt of dick sucking putin with the conferences about syria and larping during the victory parade enough? >kinda funny tho it's reaching such levels of incompetence.kinda funny tho it's reaching such levels of incompetence. at least you get to brag about being the only democracy in the middle east with all the bells and whistles (while iran is outperforming you in government efficiency) :^)
>>230132 >wasn't his stunt of dick sucking putin with the conferences about syria and larping during the victory parade enough? it's about the haredi IDF conscription. bibi want to cede and Lieberman want to force them to enlist. so orthodox parties won't sit with him but bibi needs him to have enough seats. hence, deadlock.
>outperforming you in government efficiency don't think bibi minds it 2bh, he gets to stay as PM perpetually while pretending it's ain't his fault.
>>230134 >it's about the haredi IDF conscription ah yes i remember it, btw how come the yeshiva students units of conscripts didn't attain more popularity, are the haredi really hell bent on not doing their part no matter how accommodating the government tries to be? also why not offering alternative non-military service like switzerland does? wouldn't that be the best compromise?
>>230135 >are the haredi really hell bent on not doing their part no matter how accommodating the government tries to be? yes, they rather go to jail.
>also why not offering alternative non-military service like switzerland does? wouldn't that be the best compromise? there is one and most of them refuse to do it too. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherut_Leumi basically anything that isn't >studying torah 24/7 isn't good enough for them.
>>230136 basically anything that isn't >studying torah 24/7 isn't good enough for them.
>yfw you realize they're overbreeding the average israeli >yfw SAA will end up outperforming IDF in 50-75 years through sheer soldiers/population ratio boy that iran israel military confrontation will sure be the biggest war joke of this century
>>230137 >yfw you realize they're overbreeding the average israeli >yfw SAA will end up outperforming IDF in 50-75 years through sheer soldiers/population ratio seems about right add arab/pali/Ethiopian population growth and things aren't looking so bright. Malta can't come soon enough.
>>230143 why not russia? serious question, seems to be a big russian diaspora in israel so why not using this to set up a back up in russia it's western enough, stable enough and can be isolated enough if you go in the siberian regions
>>230144 cbb to learn a new language and a new alphabet. also my personal impressions of the local "Russian" (most of them are actually Ukrainian/Belorussian/Moldovan) population weren't very positive. seems like we got the garbage juice of the Soviet bloc.
>>230155 En toute honnêteté, je n'aime vraiment pas la façon dont ça sonne. also it's way too fkn cold up there for a desertdweller like me who enjoys the sun. I agree with ebin >>227362 40-45c here is nothing. I prefer it over harsh winters by far.
>#Syria: Rebels fended off another attempt by pro-Assad forces to capture Tell Malah (N. #Hama) despite heavy bombardment. Village is under Rebel control since over a month now.
>>230164 nah it's more like JJ getting lynched at the airport by the border control when they see his passport while screaming >there's no polish death camp reeeeeeee
>Several guards in al Hawl have been arrested for aiding in smuggling Daesh women out of the camp https://twitter.com/NotWoofers/status/1148273887211347969 Who figured it would be a great idea to let sunni arabs guard ISIS prisoners?
>The rebels have launched a new offensive in the Turkmen mountains of Latakia province. >The attack began about an hour ago on many axes. The government's first defensive lines have been broken and multiple points have been captured. https://twitter.com/syria_map/status/1148493630665043968 >The "If You Enter, You Succeed" offensive was announced by the "Incite the Believers" operations room. >Incite the Believers and the National Liberation Front claimed an SAA tank was destroyed on Zahiyah mountain. >Incite the Believers claimed that it captured 3 government soldiers >Two SAA tanks have been destroyed by the rebels on Mount Zahiyah, in the Turkmen mountains, during the new offensive in the Latakia governorate http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=35.841543&lon=36.031809&z=15&show=/34172312/Mount-Zaahiya >Dozens of government soldiers have been killed and wounded in Atirah - opposition groups are currently storming the area and nearby hills http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=35.846465&lon=36.041229&z=16&show=/30331270/Atira >Opposition captures Hill 428 in the Turkmen mountains, Latakia governorate >The opposition has captured at least three hills near the Turkish border in the Turkmen mountains.
>>230246 Breaking: Opposition captures Atirah village Opposition captures Burj al-Zahiyah In total the opposition have captured at least 15 hills today
>>230162 >huh, by Syrian planes (assuming the third pic was from that bombing)… that's odd. srry, that was from another run >#Syria: #SyAF L-39s filmed while performing today airstrikes on N. #Hama CS.
>>230250 >srry, that was from another run Ah, no problemo, then it must have been the Russians. >Intensive work of RuAF over the last ten days focusing on ammunition depots, caves, tunnels and buildings used by militants outside the gates of villages and towns. https://twitter.com/Bosni94/status/1148210469259423744
>>230250 The "Incite the Believers" operations room aren't exactly known for their long lasting offensives, so i doubt they'll capture much more. Overall i'm feeling positive about this, adds more reasons as to why Russia and SAA should continue their offensive.
>>230250 >>230253 >Rebels report gains as they seems to be trying to take control of Zahia hill top one of the highest points in #Lattakia countryside. Attack is spearheaded by Turkestan Islamic liberation party militants.
>>230258 make sense >Common reasons for emigration given are the high cost of living oy vey >and disillusion with Israeli society. taking into account muh iyy-ran dabbing on everyone, nigger chimpout, erdoroach flexing and bibi pretending to have the situation under control, this is an understatement
>>230259 yes it's quite derogatory term and there's a lot of contempt for yordim. especially those who leave for Europe and Germany in particular("oy vey, how could you even think about returning to same place your family and 6 gorillion were gassed" etc. - holocaust complex.) generally seen as traitors/disloyal/blabla.
>taking into account muh iyy-ran dabbing on everyone, nigger chimpout, erdoroach flexing and bibi pretending to have the situation under control, this is an understatement yep, funny how Zionists demand complete loyalty for a shitty state that is in constant disarray/war/conflict/near-crumble.
>>Common reasons for emigration given are the high cost of living >oy vey I know, I know.. the thing is, let's say, e.g. Sweden and Norway and Japan are expensive too. but you know, at least they get some value in return(quality of life/working public transport/way higher salaries etc.) here everything is super-expensive _and_ nothing works and most things sucks ass. so you end up paying lotsa shekels for the privilege of getting pelted with rockets. so it's hard not to complain and wander elsewhere.
The Mayor of #Paris visited the French troops in Al Darbasieh area north east #Syria
He held talks with the #SDF militia officials trying to convince them to build more ties with the Kurdish National Council, in return they will gain more support from #France as he stated.
>>230249 >itneresting pattern of bombardment Targeting movement of the jihadi elements on the main communication routes >>230250 >>230246 Latakia front is a pain in the ass for years. Turkmens with access to Turk border and help rape loyalists bad all the time. Isn't it time for a little RF assistance on the ground hm? Maybe these raids will finally be casus barellbombus spetsnazus.
>>230260 >here everything is super-expensive _and_ nothing works and most things sucks ass. so you end up paying lotsa shekels for the privilege of getting pelted with rockets. You've got great homoparties in Tel Aviv tho)) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFWSeoFGiYE
>>230270 >be palestinian >some euorpeans come into your land and tell you it's their ancestors land >they start bringing niggers en masse >they are promoting homosexuality sexual promiscuity
>>230264 > Mayor of #Paris what kin of a fucking mayor leaves the city region let alone to a foreign country let alone a foreign country at war to visit soldiers of the state? >>230267 > several #Balkan & #Baltic the Russia protection tax is kicking in on the military side now too. >>230276 specs?
>Video: Junud al-Sham also participates in the current operation in #Latakia. This video is from a German fighter at the front. He says that the operation has two phases, of which the first is completed.
>Saudi terrorist Abdullah al-Muhaysini was reportedly wounded in an air raid on a tunnel in northwestern Hama and several of his companions were killed https://twitter.com/AnalystMick/status/1148606060246306818 >Update: During a visit to a location in NW Hama where trenches were dug up, the Army's artillery hit the site and killed one of his escorts and wounded him. https://twitter.com/Bosni94/status/1148601767967543300 >Major General Ghassan Salim Mohammed, commander of the 17th Infantry Division, today toured all the brigades' points in the desert of DeZ to the Syrian-Iraqi border.
>>230316 >I like those prussians songs a lot too but to call them folky is jsut off. >song is in german >uploader is german >title says "german folk song" hey that's good enough for me dawg. obviously i'm using a broad term for constitutes as "folk"/authentic. not like im an expert on this or anything. but yes, i'll take your word for it. and yeah I figured most of them are military/ww1/ww2 prop/marches by the lyrics. although some are much older. anyway thanks for the recommendations mate, ill check them out. german sounds pretty pleasant when sung.
>check out this radio livestream for example: saved, thx.
>>230312 Είμαι χαρούμενος που προωθήσατε και κάνατε καλά. ελπίζουμε ότι κερδίζετε περισσότερα σέκελ. για μένα όλα είναι καλά, χάρη αγάπη. για τη χώρα; Ω καλά, το συνηθισμένο
11th #SAA Martyr (#PT): “#Syria|n Rebels” savagely severed head of captive Border Guard Ibrahim Ahmad Barri (23) from #Aleppo, subsequently took pictures & published them on his own social accounts (FB & Instagram) via his phone to mock his friends & family members. #Terrorism
BREAKING: #SAA is defending (Tal) Hamamiyat on #Hama – #Idlib axis during a new assault by militants on the vulnerable salient, destroying a minesweeper, a BMP, a Tank & a technical so far with #SyAAF/ #RuAF support. #Idlib #Syria
>A Syrian military intelligence serviceman and the previously destroyed Panthera F9 armored car of moderate opposition militants in the north of Hama province.
>>230388 Just Islamic states Turkish wing releasing their first video. The ISIS video which featured Baghdadi showed a shot of him discussing a file titled Wilayah Turkey with another nigga. So I guess it was about time they showed something regarding this particular wing.
Lots of intense combat today and yesterday. Clashes including armour and ATGMs in Latakia, raids here and there basically on the whole frontline, serious attack in N Hama, aviation working non stop. Funnily enough the only thing that doesn't change is the frontline so far, yet casualties are mounting as fugg
Infamous #Saudi jihadist leader critically wounded in Syrian Army attack
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:20 A.M.) – The infamous jihadist leader, Abdullah Muhaysni, was nearly killed on Tuesday when the Syrian Arab Air Force (SyAAF) bombed his position in northern Hama.
The Saudi national was critically wounded during the bombing, but he is expected to make a full recovery, opposition activists reported on Tuesday.
Muhaysni statement minutes after an airstrike which he unfortunately survived. He bitches about the Russians and SAA making all sorts of threats and promises. Says he envies his bodyguard who was killed and wishes he could have been martyred.
>>230399 Why is this village so important? Close proximity of Kafr Zita? From what I see at topographic maps the village doesn't have any strategical importance, other than being on the way to jihadi stronghold. Also what you guys think about capturing locations where TAF observation points are located? It seems smart, because they'd have either to work with SAA than, or evacuate deeper into jihadi areas.
>>230399 They got into the village in a counteroffensive around the time Kafr Nabudah was recaptured by the SAA too, let's see how it ends this time (judging from SAA's performance in regaining Jubbayn/Tal Malah they probably won't get it back without a proper offensive if they lose it). The pocket maneuver on Habit-Khan Sheykhoun is still possible without controlling this village, the SAA (or maybe more specifically the Russians) better get their fingers out of their asses and start a real counteroffensive soon. >>230403 Their goal is definitely taking Kernaz and then Kafr Nabudah, they tried but couldn't take Jalamah and Shaykh Hadid when they took Tel Malah and Jubbayn a couple weeks ago so they're focusing on another angle i guess. They have a sweet defensive line to the east so i don't think they're just trying to capture the villages to bolster their defense. The jihadi commanders know their only way of halting the SAA's advance is to launch counteroffensives, luckily they have tons of idio---*ahem* brave mujahedin ready to die for the cause.
>>230407 >The pocket maneuver on Habit-Khan Sheykhoun is still possible without controlling this village I think (when seeing this >>230412 part about RuAF activity) that under strong artillery shelling SAA withdrew from Hamamiyat in cooperation with RuAF targeting and eliminating the jihadi elements entering the village after SAA withdrawal. If they really want to kotel the Kafr Zita stronghold, it's mandatory to control both Habit and more importantly Khan Sheikhoun. Habit seems reasonable, but Khan Sheikhoun is even bigger than Kafr Zita, so capturing it to kotel Kafr Zita seems pointless. Better manouver would be cutting the M5 north of Morek, maybe after taking control of Sukayk or At-Tamaniya, so the approach from west.
>Their goal is definitely taking Kernaz and then Kafr Nabudah Yeah, true, they it's obvious when you think about various approach axis they try, as you said Jalamah earlier, now on Kernaz axis. >They have a sweet defensive line to the east so i don't think they're just trying to capture the villages to bolster their defense. True, pointless to give away great topo/geo advantage. >The jihadi commanders know their only way of halting the SAA's advance is to launch counteroffensives And luckily their expandable human resources get smaller everytime they do so. Wonder when they'll run out of jihadis, honestly they seem to have endless peoplez.
The strategic hill of the village of Hamamiyat overlooks the important government-held towns with high concentrations of troops such as Kernaz and Jalamah
If the SAA cannot recover Hamamiyat hill in the near future then rebel operations towards Kernaz and Shaykh Hadid should be anticipated
>>230414 >The strategic hill of the village of Hamamiyat overlooks the important government-held towns with high concentrations of troops such as Kernaz and Jalamah It's literally 10-15m elevation difference..
>>230418 >>230416 >>230415 #FSA went to #Hamamiyat with thermal capabilities and again on #dirtbikes #Hama #Idlib #Syria - not clear yet if the attack continues towards #Karnaz or surroundings or not.
>>230413 >Habit seems reasonable, but Khan Sheikhoun is even bigger than Kafr Zita, so capturing it to kotel Kafr Zita seems pointless Kafr Zita is a fortress i doubt SAA will try to attack from the west, tricky terrain favouring the defender. >Better manouver would be cutting the M5 north of Morek, maybe after taking control of Sukayk or At-Tamaniya, so the approach from west IMO they should just go for Morek heads on like in the good old days.
>>230420 >IMO they should just go for Morek heads on like in the good old days. I just don't understand why they can't send some grads, BM-27 or BM-30, level the fuck out of the village and it's surroundings, prevent any reinforcements from the obvious locations they'll be coming and assault it with armour and infantry..
#HTS s Iba' Agency also released pictures of #Grad rockets being fired towards the surroundings of "Tal Hamamiyat and its hill before its liberation". #NLF also fired Grad rockets before assault teams started storming.
>>230425 >Throughout the past hour the opposition have captured all the checkpoints on the road between Kernaz and Hamamiyat which includes "al-Mansharah" checkpoint and a gas station
Initial reports of a large explosion heard at Mezzeh Military Airport in #Damascus, #Syria - reports from locals and media that the explosion is the result of a "short circuit".
>>230432 >Just to confirm all of #humamiyat town and surrounding hills are under militant control, #SAA withdrawn/retreated from the area https://twitter.com/Dannymakkisyria/status/1149079871215288320 >>230432 also afghans, hezbollah, nigerian shiite militias, autists in crusader helmets, zionist jews and Ayatollah Khamenei.
>>230430 >Initial reports of a large explosion heard at Mezzeh Military Airport in #Damascus, #Syria - reports from locals and media that the explosion is the result of a "short circuit".
To beat the lousy reports Regarding the fire near Al Mazzeh AB It’s just a FIRE and it’s out side the AB perimeter, no explosions were heard no alert was given, Damascus is a place where oxygen exist.
The guys in the civil defense managed to put the fire down, and some residents helped too.
The Uzbek Katibat al Tawhid wal Jihad, part of HTS, launched a new operation on the #Hama frontlines today
>Meanwhile, the other major Uzbek group in #Syria, Katibat Imam al Bukhari, announced it's taking part in the renewed fighting in #Latakia by firing some rockets at regime positions.
>your thoughts on this comment? My take on this is welcome back the multi-polar world with the chess playing great powers carving up their spheres of the Syrian carcass. Russia gets its bases, Turkey gets to pretend the Ottoman Empire is back, Israel is happy with a weakened partitioned Syria. The US is sitting on the oil in Eastern Syria (the Kurds are going to be a problem with Turkey though). Hezbollah seems to be withdrawing and Iran under threat. The partition of Syria is looking very much the plan and so we have:
Sykes-Picot II
Yes, let’s do it again. What a way to celebrate that 100 years ago we royally screwed the Arabs. But Assad should appreciate the wine, even if It has turned to a vile vinegar, and so a toast to his saviour that left him at least a remnant to rule.
But this is no victory for Assad, the powerful impose their will on the weak, like victors justice, no justice, no honour, and sows the seeds for the next war just as the victors of WWI had done one hundred years ago. Nothing learned, once again.
The multi-polar world may be better then a hegemonic world order, but it will still be ugly, if only slightly less so.
4 killed and several injured in a car bomb explosion in the Libyan city of Benghazi in a car bomb targeting funeral of ex high-ranking military officer in Libya's Benghazi, says a military source.
>>230539 >#Breaking #NewsMap >First visual confirmation by Russian TV, pro-#AssadPutin forces recaptured all checkpoints between #Kernaz and #Hamamiyat and are either just west of the village or already inside, fighting rebel forces.
>>230540 >realistically how many jihadis do you think they sent there The storming force (not including artillery/ATGM/HMG support) probably wasn't much bigger than the supposed KIA numbers but hell i don't know. Still, the numbers are way too low to be considered heavy imo. >>230542 >it's JJ(the other one) When does he lose his last strands of hair due to #AssadPutin stress?
1. Extended footage of strikes on Hamamiyat, #hama by rebels yesterday.
2. HTS video showing a huge amount of artillery hitting Hamamiyat, #Hama yesterday. Ruins of the town, destroyed armor, and dead soldiers can also be seen in the video.
>>230548 aye >Blast hits the church of our virgin lady in #Qamishli #Syria Desthtoll not clear at this point.
>>230554 Oh wow, no wonder SAA had to pull back. Jihadis really massed the artillery for this assault. Could be good though, Ruskies might've destroyed their Hama arsenal with a bit of luck and intelligence.
>#SAA's Tiger Forces and their weird commander Suhail are heading to Northern #Hama in order to try to recapture al-Hamamiyat hill, lost by SAA in 30 minutes.
>#Syria: video showing Hamamiyat (N. #Hama) after Rebels captured it last night w/ its fortified hill despite #RuAF aircover. Village was intensivey bombed today but several Regime attempts to take it back were repelled. Clashes continue tonight.
#Syria: drone showing intensity of bombardment on village of Hamamiyat (N. #Hama) today after Rebels seized it last night. Some parts are totally flattened.
#Syria: 1st photos showing series of raids led 3 days ago by Incite the Believer Op. Room in Jebal Turkman (N. #Latakia), which killed at least 2 dozens Assad's fighters.
#Syria: photos from village of Hamamiyat (N. #Hama) after it was recaptured with its fortified tell by pro-Assad forces. Again many vehicles wrecked due to heavy bombardment on small area.
>A Spy Case Exposes China’s Power Play in Central Asia
In a top-secret operation earlier this year, Kazakh counterintelligence officers swooped in on a Soviet-era apartment block and detained a senior government adviser on charges of spying for China.
Months later, the authorities did something unusual. They allowed information about the case to leak in local media, a rare instance of open push back against Beijing’s growing influence in Central Asia’s largest and richest country.
The arrest of Konstantin Syroyezhkin—a former Soviet KGB agent accused of passing classified documents to Chinese agents, according to people with knowledge of the investigation—comes as Kazakhstan’s leaders struggle to balance a hunger for Chinese investment with fears of encroachment by their giant eastern neighbor.
“By making this story public, the Kazakhs are sending China a message—not to get too bold in Kazakhstan or go too far,” said Vasily Kashin, a China expert at Moscow’s Higher School of Economics.
For decades after the breakup of the Soviet Union, Kazakhstan’s leaders have tried to juggle relationships with the West along with ties to their old paymasters in Moscow. But in recent years China has emerged as a new and powerful player in what is now a three-way balancing act.
Kazakhstan’s new president, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, elected last month after being tapped by longtime leaderNursultan Nazarbayev as his successor, has pledged to maintain the equilibrium among Chinese, Russian and Western interests. Mr. Tokayev is fluent in Russian, Chinese and English.
In a recent interview with The Wall Street Journal, Mr. Tokayev described China as an important strategic partner. “We enjoy a very close relationship in the economic area,” he said. “At the same time, we’re developing our political cooperation.
But the arrest of Mr. Syroyezhkin, one of the former Soviet Union’s foremost China experts, on espionage charges exposes Kazakhstan’s growing unease over China’s clout, and its deepening sense of vulnerability sitting at the crossroads of Asia.
The country stretches from China’s western border to the easternmost reaches of Europe. It was here that Chinese President Xi Jinping announced the launch of his country’s Belt and Road Initiative in 2013.
China was one of Kazakhstan’s top investors last year, and people close to the government say loans from Chinese state banks and lending institutions to the Kazakh state have skyrocketed to tens of billions of dollars. But now Kazakh officials say China is trying to take advantage of those economic ties to boost its political influence, and they are trying to impose some boundaries.
The Kazakh Foreign Ministry has said China is an important partner in the Central Asian country’s attempt to balance relations with Russia and the West, but a spokesman wasn’t available to comment on whether China was taking advantage of its growing clout.
China’s Foreign Ministry didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.
“China’s presence in Kazakhstan, the investments they’re making, it’s become a divisive issue, and fears are growing that they’re getting too powerful,” said Ruslan Izimov, a China expert at the Institute of World Economics and Politics in the capital of Nur-Sultan, which advises the Kazakh government.
Among other things, Beijing recently lobbied Kazakhstan’s government to allow Chinese security contractors to operate in Kazakh territory, according to one person with knowledge of the negotiations, a thought anathema to the Kazakh security services.
In some instances, Chinese businessmen have demanded holdings in Kazakh companies to keep up the flow of loans for big projects, the same person said. It is unclear how the negotiations progressed.
China responded to the allegation that Mr. Syroyezhkin spied for Beijing by describing it as a “piece of news created out thin air,” a foreign ministry official said.
The U.S. presence in Central Asia has faded. Moscow has tried, with limited success, to counter Chinese economic influence by exercising its longstanding political ties to the former Soviet state, but even Russian officials privately say they feel their influence in Kazakhstan waning.
The case against Mr. Syroyezhkin could serve as a warning shot. It is likely to be popular in Kazakhstan, where analysts say anti-Chinese sentiment is growing among some parts of the population because of China’s harsh crackdown on Muslim Uighurs directly across the border in China’s northwestern Xinjiang region.
As many as a million Uighurs have been forced into re-education and labor camps, which doesn’t sit well with Kazakhs, many of whom share cultural, linguistic and religious ties with the Uighurs. Some ethnic Kazakhs have also been interned in the camps. Nationwide protests in 2016 forced the Kazakh government to abandon plans to sell land to Chinese.
“The government right now doesn’t want to publicize its ties with China, because it’s a sensitive issue,” said Mr. Izimov, the China expert at Kazakhstan’s Institute of World Economics and Politics.
President Tokayev in his interview rejected suggestions that anti-Chinese sentiment was widespread, dismissing it as a relic of the past.
Yet while commercial ties with China are flourishing, accounting for a 12% of Kazakhstan’s total trade and growing, a chill has slowed some of the larger state-backed Chinese-funded projects, including plans for a light-rail system in the capital. A separate $27 billion investment program between Chinese and Kazakh companies has all but collapsed.
>>230770 The case against Mr. Syroyezhkin, who holds both Kazakh and Russian citizenship, threatens to strain relations further. He was arrested on Feb. 19 in his hometown, Almaty.
People with knowledge of the investigation say it revolves around accusations that he passed secret documents to people associated with Chinese intelligence. Others familiar with the investigation say Mr. Syroyezhkin might also have received cash as payment.
In his role as a top adviser on relations with China, he counseled Mr. Tokayev, who was then prime minister, on negotiations with Chinese officials over the demarcation of the Kazakh-Chinese border. Mr. Syroyezhkin has written extensively on China and was considered one of the foremost experts on Beijing in the former Soviet Union.
Kazakhstan’s security agency couldn’t be reached for comment. Mr. Syroyezhkin and his defense team also couldn’t be reached.
China runs extensive espionage and intelligence-gathering operations across Asia, Europe and the U.S., where Chinese agents have used offers of cash and other rewards to recruit Americans to spy for them.
U.S. courts have convicted people of acting as agents for China, and Beijing has also run intelligence operations in Russia, a country it considers a strategic partner. In Russia and Kazakhstan, semiofficial Chinese think tanks play a role in reaching out to people viewed as potential assets, followed by requests for information and promises of cash.
>Four-Party Joint Statement on Afghan Peace Process The text of the following statement was jointly released by the Governments of the United States of America, Russia, Pakistan, and China on the occasion of the Four-Party Meeting on the Afghan Peace Process, held in Beijing on July 10 – 11, 2019.
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Representatives of China, Russia, and the United States held their 3rd consultation on the Afghan peace process in Beijing. China, Russia, and the United States welcomed Pakistan joining the consultation and believe that Pakistan can play an important role in facilitating peace in Afghanistan. Pakistan appreciated the constructive efforts by the China-Russia-US trilateral consultation on the Afghan peace process.
The four sides exchanged views on the current situation and joint efforts for realizing a political settlement to advance peace, stability, and prosperity of Afghanistan and the region. The four sides emphasized the importance of the trilateral consensus on the Afghan peace process reached in Moscow on April 25, 2019. All sides welcomed recent positive progress as the crucial parties concerned have advanced their talks and increased contacts with each other. All sides also welcomed intra-Afghan meetings held in Moscow and Doha.
The four sides called for relevant parties to grasp the opportunity for peace and immediately start intra-Afghan negotiations between the Taliban, Afghan government, and other Afghans. They re-affirmed negotiations should be “Afghan-led and Afghan-owned” and further agreed that these negotiations should produce a peace framework as soon as possible. This framework should guarantee the orderly and responsible transition of the security situation and detail an agreement on a future inclusive political arrangement acceptable to all Afghans.
The four sides encouraged all parties to take steps to reduce violence leading to a comprehensive and permanent ceasefire that starts with intra-Afghan negotiations.
The four sides agreed to maintain the momentum of consultation, will invite other important stakeholders to join on the basis of the trilateral consensus agreed on April 25, 2019 in Moscow, and this broader group will meet when intra-Afghan negotiations start. The date and venue for the next consultation will be agreed upon through diplomatic channels. https://www.state.gov/four-party-joint-statement-on-afghan-peace-process/
>A new Nusra and co attack is expected this night >A large concentration of militants was spotted in Jibeen, whereupon the artillery and ATGM units began to target them. https://twitter.com/Bosni94/status/1150078189378703362
>US warplanes are reportedly conducting patrol flights over Syrian-Turkish border, these minutes, probably to prevent Turkish Airforce from entering Syrian airspace. https://twitter.com/fuadhud/status/1150128292932063237
>>230808 As noticed by @PetTheGreat1, this #FSA group in #Daraa has never carried out operation, but has, so far, spread statements. So there are 2 alternatives: - the statement (not the attack) related to the ied is false and the group is noth behind it. - the group is now active.
>>230815 He literally said the US needs to be unpredicatble all the time during his campaign yet people still have the audacity to act surprised; as if you expect a rock to rise instead to fall one day and complain when it doesn't
>>230792 Pretty sure they had the surveillance plane was always there, the interesting part is the expanded fleet, which points at something greater happening soon.
>>230799 >Russia officially acknowledges tonight 1st ever IED attack vs its troops in E. #Daraa province (near Bosra, MP armored vehicle targeted). No casualties reported. get ready for a spanking
>>230849 In the name of G*d et cetera We happily accept bombed Ruski vehicle in Daraa We didn't mean that - Russians are not our enemies Our main enemies are Iranians and regime and whoever supports them We didn't do this Iran is responsible for the bombing
That's the basic shit. Either FSA is fucking retarded (ho ho who knew) or someone fucked up the translation.
>>230861 True. and truth be told, i don't think the s400 will make the roaches magically do something to back their words up when it comes to actions disturbing the all seeing burger Just saying, the kurdomens would become part of the SAA or le ebiq gorilla foighters by now if 50 tanks started rolling in.
>>230860 >bombed Ruski vehicle in Daraa I only saw some disturb asphalt though >That's the basic shit. Either FSA is fucking retarded (ho ho who knew) or someone fucked up the translation. could be both tbqh
There's some fag parade in France now, honestly none of these cocksuckers can compare to your average SAA in terms of being a soldier. Bunch of fucking fags. Never got a 120mm fired at themselves, not even a fucken bullet. Yet they march like veteran and champions, while your average Ahmed had more combat experience than them. Drives me fucken nuts. Motherfuckers.
>Algeria keeps winning more matches in the african cup >more nights where subhumans keep making noises in the street celebrating by honking their cars, firecrackers and shouting football should be banned
If Assad is so great then why hasn't he written a great work of literature yet, entail his great ideals for his life, Syria or better mankind, huh? >>230911 >World Cup coming up next year again >it is gonna be even worse
>>231006 >The Americans are attempting to deescalate the issue in northern Syria. Intense meetings within SDF leadership ongoing. Much mobilization. Much American air activity. Americans met with SDF leadership already as well. https://twitter.com/NotWoofers/status/1150785162592079872
>#France is leading an EU initiative to ease the #US - #Iran tension, proposing a return to 2015 era & to buy oil from Iran. In exchange, France wants from Iran to guarantee the cessation of #Yemen Houthi attacks on #SaudiArabia and redeployment in #Syria >#Iran is ready to mediate with #Yemen on the condition that #SaudiArabia ends its war. >For #Syria, Iran said sanctions should be lifted on #Damascus first, #US forces should withdraw from north Syria and borders with #Iraq as a first step. https://twitter.com/ejmalrai/status/1150800016786841600
Khan Sheikhoun looks rather undamaged, given how much it is targeted by aviation. What's also interesting, it looks like civilians are still living there. 34,371 population in 2004. (Central Bureau of Statistics, Syrian Arab Republic )
>>231015 The hill overlooking the town is at ~120-150m elevation difference, so it's control is a must if SAA wants to take the town. Another important place is the city of Morek - without controlling it (and it's mountaineous surroundings) entering Khan Sheikhoun seems impossible.
Russia ramping up its presence in the eastern Med to intensify the #Syria campaign: #ВМФ Project 21631 #Кф Caspian Flotilla Buyan M class corvette Uglich 653 (x-022) armed with SS-N-30 / Kalibr 3M-14 land attack missiles, transited Med-bound Bosphorus en route to #Tartus #Syria
CNN: US intel increasingly believes UAE tanker MT RIAH forced into Iranian waters over the weekend by IRGC. UAE isn't talking. US says tho no contact with crew. Last location Qesham Island
Syria: video showing Latakia's main power station after blast heard in the town tonight. The power outage of the entire city of Latakia due to technical malfunction in the main transformer station.
>>231040 >forced into Iranian waters over the weekend by IRGC >muh magic majoos mind controlling muh poor sailors also looks like annuda chernobyl in latakia
>it is believed the 11th Tank Division of the Syrian Arab Army will conduct an offensive operation on the village of Tal Malah, in the northern Hama countryside, during the next few hours today. https://twitter.com/syria_map/status/1150993876867588096
>Iranian official: Major-General Suleimani told Putin that Syria is the last trench of the eastern front and if lost, the West will not lend any importance to Russia
Since when Shadow Majoos can talk with one of the most important people on this planet?
>>231078 This guy should fucken hang, cause now there's 2 Nusrats fags finishing their Shahada course and getting ready to board their hourismobile on the way to Tell Malah.
>>231080 >This guy should fucken hang It's not like he's leaking top secret information, he probably got it from a jihadi telegram channel or the 11th's facebook page.
>>231081 I mean if the 11th div is about to start an assault on a town it shouldn't let my mother know about it. If any random guy sees it and can translate it he should be quiet about it as well. But oh well Syrian conflict, Allahu ackbar to all sides for our entertainemnt.
>According to the opposition claims, the border fence was completely removed north of the Al-Raqqa Governorate town of Tal Abyad http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=36.706481&lon=38.953743&z=15&m=bs It has been opened in this area before, but let's consider a possible scenario: The roaches could redeploy the TFSA out of Hama to SDF territory as a reward for the S-400 system.
>>231086 >The roaches could redeploy the TFSA out of Hama to SDF territory as a reward for the S-400 system. I'd like to sum up Turkish pseudo-operational capabilities using their TFSA with this short video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTdTqcLXZgU For real, they've been massing armour, artillery for a really long time, they're surely capable of launching a large scale op, not even necessarilly moving the N Hama jihadis, they could use fags from around Tal Rifaat supported by their spetznaz. All in all - plausible, yet still a 2% possibility.
The best indicator of TAF assault on N Syria will be stop of USofAF drone surveillence. And start of RuAF A50/drone activity in the area. If I see that on hohol, flightradar24 or Twatter, I'll be quite sure possibility of TAF assault rises significantly. After all - diplomacy dictates action nowadays. I'd like to see TAF break away from that scheme (mind you would be fun if they assault on the day USofA sanctions them) but it's still a few % possibility.
Anyway removing the fence (actually a quite solid antibijiwiji wall) is a political/diplomatical step towards US eventually RF. It's not a military step, so let's keep that in mind lads.
>>231086 >The roaches could redeploy the TFSA out of Hama to SDF territory as a reward for the S-400 system. One more angle: it's not in RF interest to further desintegrate the territorial integrity of SAR even if it means some pointless offensive and more 40 y/o FABs being dropped on some random towns. The decision to launch an op on US-backed militants by a legitimate state may yield much more serious consequences than an ad hoc coalition holding these areas. I don't buy it. Have fun following the sitution folks, I've got stuff to do :-(
>>231088 >they could use fags from around Tal Rifaat supported by their spetznaz A bunch of said fags are in Hama right now. >>231093 >it's not in RF interest to further desintegrate the territorial integrity of SAR Scaring the k*rds into submission to Damascus is definitely in their interest.
>#Syrian Al Watan newspaper reports that #Russia has sent for #SAA a significant amount of heavy weapons & equipment, including #artillery guns, #MLRS launchers & tanks to the line of contact with #terrorists in N. #Hama. The war supplies arrived in #Syria by sea through #Tartus. https://twitter.com/smmsyria/status/1151093152335519744
>>231120 It's more of a meme, but let's connect the dots, Russia did send armored amphibious vehicles over to Syria recently and if the Tigers want to cross the orontes river in the Ghab plain they'll definitely need to use something to gain a beachhead.
>Daesh attempted to attack the Coalition base at Omar oil field. They were repulsed. >The attack left 4 SDF dead, several injured. And it is reported that American soldiers were injured. All of the attackers were killed or wounded and then captured. At least 15 were killed. The attack consisted of both men and women https://twitter.com/NotWoofers/status/1151114936078221312
>The Nusra terrorist group is preparing to attack the northern province of Latakia. Deputy leader of the group, Abdullah al-Turki, announced on July 15 at a meeting of field commanders. https://twitter.com/nm79797979/status/1151141087404163073
>Considering the number of tanks spotted in al-Ghab Plain and the huge amount of #SAA reinforcements arriving in the area, it's possible that a new offensive will take place soon. https://twitter.com/Kyruer/status/1151171029882089479
>Syria Hama Armed groups targeting the towns of Tel-Hawash and Hamirat in the north-west of Hama with a number of rockets and army forces responding to the launch sources https://twitter.com/nm79797979/status/1151178539053592584
Better not be another tease. I am just about to not be able to take another "this time for real" anymore >>231120 If Tigers can airborne why can tigers not amphibean?
>>231222 Dunno, there’s a road to Qarqur on the other side of the canal(?). If SAA has enough ambition to secure both roads to Qarqur by capturing the Ghab plains from both north and south, it won’t be overstretched nearly as bad. Speed is crucial though, and plenty of RuAF support/recon. My 2¢.
>#Syria #Idlib - 4 platoons of #SAA's Tiger Forces "Tarmeh Regiment" will be deployed in Northern #Hama (1st pic). - SAA's 8th and 11th Divisions have reached the front (2nd pic). - Liwa al-Quds is being deployed to Abu Dhuhur. https://twitter.com/Kyruer/status/1151388941473538048
>>231222 Absolutely agreed, last time that was their only supply route they got fucked hard from the sides. >>231277 Can't secure the ghab without seizing the mountains to the west and east, i refuse to be believe the SAA would be this stupid.
>>231328 >Some of the more radical women in al-Hol complain about alleged Christian Proselytism as the UNHCR tents include a cross-shaped window. Their solution: cut it.
>>231336 al-hole in the fucken tent :DD >>231333 >Can't secure the ghab without seizing the mountains to the west and east Yeah, that's just suicidal. On the other hand Latakia is stuck as fuck. Fighting TIP so close to Turk border seems very hard - if not impossible. Only solution? Still N Hama meatgrinder, Morek, Habit, Kafr Zita and so on. Least equilibristic, yet most legitimate. Shame that Suheil's Art of War Without Orientation Loss Era came to an end. Later mountain chains of S Idleb - Jabal Shahshbo, al-Zawiyah mountains and finally Ghab plain (with some Latakia action too).
>>231337 >al-hole in the fucken tent :DD lmao >Latakia is stuck as fuck Apparently they shelled Zuwaiqat yesterday >>231175 so i wouldn't give up hope just yet. But yeah, looks like Hama is the most likely target: >>231192
Series of unrelated (IS & not-so-ex-jihadis) bombings all across Syria this morning: Dara'a >Multiple casualties among soldiers in a bombing targeting a SAA military patrol in the area of Yadouda in the North West countryside of Daraa Hasaka >Explosion of a motorcycle in the neighborhood of "Guiran" in the city of Hasaka
Units of the Syrian Arab army responded to attacks by Jabhat al-Nusra terrorists on civilians in Hama northern countryside, targeting, through artillery and rockets, their gatherings in many villages and towns of Idleb and Hama countryside.
Reporter said that the army units carried out precise artillery and rocket strikes against fortifications and dens of Jabhat al-Nusra in Idleb in the surroundings of Ma’ar Shourin and Khan Sheikhoun, destroying their dens, killing and injuring a number of the terrorists.
The reporter added that the rocket strikes of the army targeted regions where terrorists of the so-called “al-Hizb al-Turkistani” are present in the surroundings of Ghassanyiah to the west of Jisr al-Shoughour and Latamneh in Hama countryside.
The army operations ended up with destroying the fortifications of terrorists and inflicting them heavy losses in personnel and equipment.
>According to a military source in northwestern Syria, the Syrian Republican Guard has deployed to the northwestern region of the Hama Governorate after receiving orders to lead part of the next offensive. >The source told Al-Masdar News that the Republican Guard reinforcements are made up of units from the 104th (Airborne), 105th, and 106th brigades. https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/syrian-republican-guard-deploys-to-hama-to-partake-in-next-offensive/
>Air Intelligence stopped a truck loaded with explosives near al-burjan checkpoint in jableh. >The explosives were hidden in olive oil cans & was coming from aleppo Jableh is the city next Humaymim airbase so it shouldn't be too hard to figure what they wanted to do with this...
>The security apparatus of Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) have just arrested Abu Abdulatif al-Jubouri, the former driver and bodyguard of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, in Darat Izza, west of Aleppo. >Al-Jubouri was said to be the commander of all the remaining ISIS cells in Greater Idlib. https://twitter.com/syria_map/status/1151540187589206016
Video of Jaysh al-Izza training camp in action https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZaqoFWLpwU According to Within Syria this is right next to an IDP camp. Lots of shots showing the surroundings so this should definitely be localized but i don't believe the russkies could be unaware of this camp.
>the Popular Resistance Brigades (HTS-backed "civlian militia") in Greater #Idlib are growing and structuring, currently focusing on creation of multiple defensive systems Are the trenches designed for midgets?
>>231409 Yep, could be in T*rkey... When was it first shown anyways? Maybe the IDP camp and buildings are built recently and doesn't show on outdated maps? >>231411 Could just be shelling...
>Syrian army rocket launchers bombardments and fortifications of terrorist groups in the villages of Zezoun and Qastoun in the plain of theGaab in the western suburb of Hama https://twitter.com/nm79797979/status/1151604415272497154
>Very violent clashes on the axis of Kabani in conjunction with the intensive bombing from an hour and so far from the camp of Goren on the seam points in the hills of Kabani Lattakia countryside https://twitter.com/nm79797979/status/1151605184323358720
>The "HTS" terrorist factions report two parallel attacks on Syrian army positions in rural Latakia and Hama. The first attack was carried out by foreign fighters from the Authority on the Kabani axis in the Latakia countryside, and the second on the Sarmiyah axis in....the Al-Ghab plain of Hama countryside. https://twitter.com/nm79797979/status/1151607439256633345
>>231436 In the morning hours we'll hear that 5 SAA guys died and 30 jihadis died in air sorties, following their ride and much equipment including 2 AKMs and 22 7.62 rounds were confiscated from the nusayiri.
>>231418 >Kabani will be taken only by coming from behind So uhh, if they're going via Sirmaniyah then the road there looks like this. Absolute insanity and i doubt it will happen.
I let my new ukrainian friend install and play a game on my computer (which I use to shitpost all the time) I have to tell you my friends, computers can be entertaining and I really like to watch her play this game.
Syrian rebels say Moscow deploys ground forces in Idlib campaign
Russia has sent special forces in recent days to fight alongside Syrian army troops struggling to make gains in a more than two-month assault in northwestern Syria to seize the last opposition bastion, senior rebel commanders said.
They said although Russian officers and troops had been behind front lines directing the operations, using snipers and firing anti-tank missiles, this was the first time Moscow had sent ground troops on the battlefield in the campaign that began at the end of April.
“These special Russian forces are now present on the battlefield. The Russians are intervening directly now,” said Captain Naji Mustafa, spokesman for the Turkey-backed National Liberation Front (NLF) coalition of rebel factions.
>>231443 >In the morning hours we'll hear that 5 SAA guys died and 30 jihadis died in air sorties >Five members of the pro-Assad militias were killed by a rocket fired at the camp of Jorin in the western Hama countryside >Casualties among jihadisin shelling the warplanes on the city of Jisr al - Shughour in the western Idlib countryside
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that there shouldn’t be an endless silence towards the presence of thousands of terrorists in Idleb, asserting that eliminating terrorism is in the interest of all.
Lavrov, interviewed by the German Newspaper Rheinische Post, said “Eliminating terrorism hotbeds in Syria is considered in the interest of the European Union as it will decrease the level of the terrorist threat from the region and will reduce the flow of immigrants.”
Earlier on Wednesday, during a press conference with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Ivory Coast Marcel Amon-Tanoh in Moscow, Lavrov affirmed that the US and some Western states are trying to prolong the crisis in Syria and to protect Jabhat al-Nusra terrorist organization in order to achieve certain geopolitical goals.
During the interview, Lavrov asserted that the presence of the Russian forces in Syria aims at combating terrorism upon a request by the Syrian Government.
He indicated that changing any regulatory rules of the presence of these forces will be done by the competent authorities in the two countries.
Russia has been participating in the war against terrorism by the side of the Syrian Arab Army since 2015 upon a request by the Syrian Arab Republic and over that period heavy losses have been inflicted upon the terrorist organization.
>a major convoy of terrorists was destroyed, several terrorists surrendered to the army ,,, several positions of terrorists were destroyed ,,,, a nice day for the army https://twitter.com/nm79797979/status/1151840571260100608 So, i'm guessing this is what they're talking about.
Explains why those wagner PMCs used the dirt roads in the mountains to reach Fawru instead of the road in the Ghab. (photoset that was released a month or two ago).
>>231595 >they've got the eastern outskirts of Jurin under control, or at least it's no man's land Exactly what i'm thinking, no man's land, incredibly sloppy work by the SAA. >Iranian observation point (a bit south) Supposedly it's a Russian obs. point but i don't think it's anything special. >should be able to scout the area the ATGM was fired from, even by binoculars Doubt it, it's a long ass row of buildings they're hiding in and we don't know exactly where the launcher is. I should try to locate exactly where the truck was blown up to get a better idea.
>>231601 >I should try to locate exactly where the truck was blown up to get a better idea. I'll give you a hand and chill with the mapz after a long tough day!
>>231566 did you have hope that something were to happen? AHAHAH You naive fool. How many more times do you have to be disappointed before you finally realize the futility in this gay warß (rhetorical question)
>>231597 This website is built on shit code. Whenever I try to navigate this site while on the road on my phone, I have to refresh by going through the catalog again, and then look till I find this thread again. I sometimes forget that this really is a horsefucker fetischist site, till I have to do that and almost vomit when I see the 10th sexualized pony. I swear the location of this thread on this site has contributed to possibly some quality posters from 4/sg/ being turned off and go somewhere else.
Shadows of the construction sites could be helpful, also the row of evergreen and the building ~100 metres in front of where the truck is standing, plus the truck is probably standing on the last main road to the east of the suburbs.
>>231606 To avoid the unnecessary disgust and a possible mental disease I just bookmark every next thread - they last long enough so you don't have to change the link to the bread often. Works for me.
It's quite impossible they were shooting from the Grain Silos right? The difference in height seems about right, but distance over 7kms is quite unrealistic, or is it, with a Kornet or TOW2?
>>231610 >>231610 Too many buildings and trees in the background, plus no construction sites. I'm thinking it's somewhere further up north but i'm giving up. >>231613 Video says it's a kornet.
>>231629 I've seen the video before, never paid any attention to the launcher before though so it surprised me that the jihadists have such advanced weaponry (the EM model was introduced in 2012). Guess that's the price you pay for selling it to the gulfniggers...
>>231631 >Guess that's the price you pay for selling it to the gulfniggers… You never know, in 2015 Iranians reverse-engineered the E model, so probably EM too. Maybe it was looted from some give-me-a-brand-new-T90-and-I'll-just-leave-it-on-the-battlefield-untouched tier Fatemiyoun? My bet in on gulfniggers too anyway
>#Syria A controversial image of the Syrian young man Mohammed Rami Makhlouf (cousin of President Bashar al-Assad) standing in front of his palace written on him the names of his name and a fleet of luxury cars owned by MRM. https://twitter.com/alabdleNEWS/status/1152120908066299904
Surprise ISIS attack results in several Syrian soldiers killed
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:30 P.M.) – The Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS/Daesh) carried out a surprise attack against the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) in rural Deir Ezzor this morning.
ISIS began their assault by ambushing a number of Syrian Army soldiers along a road in the Badiyah region of the Al-Mayadeen District.
This ambush by the Islamic State in the Badiyah region of Al-Mayadeen resulted in several Syrian soldiers being killed and wounded, a source told Al-Masdar News.
#Breaking| #Hezbollah and #Iran Revolutionary Guards members were killed in an airstrike by an unknown aircraft on a Popular Mobilization Forces camp in #Iraq
>>231747 #BREAKING: After almost 38 years, #Israel Air Force carried-out an airstrike in #Iraq. #Israeli F-35I jets carried-out an airstrike against a Popular Mobilization Forces camp in E. Saladin. They killed 6 #IRGC & #Hezbollah members & destroyed their Fateh-110 ballistic missiles.
>>231748 >>231747 >Just so we're clear: the fighters themselves claimed to have heard a drone prior to the blasts. There was an attack by ISIS going around the same time so one of their armed drones is not out of the realm of possibility. They do in fact still possess these. >And take it from someone who reported this attack the moment it happened: there was no IRGC in this area. >Braw'jli is so irrelevant that you're more likely to encounter them in Tuz. https://twitter.com/TomtheBasedCat/status/1152226766523654144
>>231764 >where he denied everything let me guess 'I did not have sexual relations with that woman' >he's a giant douche regardless how so? i mean compared to other israeli politicians
>>231767 >unilaterally withdrew from lebanon >deserted SLA >Ze'elim B Cover-Up (Five members of Sayeret Matkal were killed in an exercise on November 5, 1992. IDF Chief Ehud Barak who commanded and watched the drill did not offer any help, and took off from his place in his helicopter without taking any wounded, In two interrogation procedures, Barak gave conflicting versions.) >a giant leftist >had a child out marriage with a girl IDF soldier >just a giant piece of arrogant shit >can't Haram the Saddam
>>231771 >>unilaterally withdrew from lebanon >deserted SLA aren't these good from average israeli perspective? i mean the battle was lost already and it was just a question of cutting costs >>Ze'elim B Cover-Up (Five members of Sayeret Matkal were killed in an exercise on November 5, 1992. IDF Chief Ehud Barak who commanded and watched the drill did not offer any help, and took off from his place in his helicopter without taking any wounded, In two interrogation procedures, Barak gave conflicting versions.) pretty bad, surprising how he's not in jail for that, the IDF must be really corrupt >had a child out marriage with a girl IDF soldier oh nononono, he fell for the israeli thot psyops but all in all how is it bad from your perspective? not that where he puts his dick impacts you in any way
nowadays most people realize it was a huge mistake, just look at how powerful hezbollah has become. a few sniped soldiers every year would have been an easy price to pay compared to what's coming (and 2006). same thing with Sinai and Gaza. How did Saadat say: >"To speak frankly, our land does not yield itself to bargaining. It is not even open to argument. To us, the national soil is equal to the holy valley where God Almighty spoke to Moses - peace be upon him. None of us can, or accept to, cede one inch of it, or accept the principle of debating or bargaining over it." Ceding territory in the NE for whatever reason is the dumbest, cuckest thing imaginable. Israeli leaders were simply too cucked and retarded to realize that at the time.
>surprising how he's not in jail for that, the IDF must be really corrupt the usual, too rich too powerful and only the lower-end officers gets punished.
>not that where he puts his dick impacts you in any way No it's his personality, he's a pompous ass douchebag. just the way he talks and thinks he something special. everyone hates him, the labour party crushed because of him, so he quit politics for a while and now he's just vying to be relevant again (with Epstein money).
>>231777 > just look at how powerful hezbollah has become tbh all i see is empty flexing, the amount of rocket fired today is nothing compared to what it was back in the mid 2000s >the usual, too rich too powerful and only the lower-end officers gets punished. and here i thought IDF was european tier in terms of military corruption, turns out it's only slightly better than arab counterparts >No it's his personality, he's a pompous ass douchebag. just the way he talks and thinks he something special. everyone hates him, the labour party crushed because of him, so he quit politics for a while and now he's just vying to be relevant again (with Epstein money). gotcha
>>231781 > the amount of rocket fired today is nothing compared to what it was back in the mid 2000s It's the old paradox. They got too powerful. back in the day when they were your average run of the mill militia they could do whatever they want with small repercussions, now they got far more responsibility. if Gaza won't be taken care of it will happen with Hamas too.
> turns out it's only slightly better than arab counterparts yep pretty much always deflecting blame to the lowest in command
>>231782 >it will happen with Hamas too. isn't hamas controlled opp to decredibilize palestinian resistance to the eyes of the west compared to a fatah (more secular and inclusive™) led opposition?
>>231783 >isn't hamas controlled opp to decredibilize palestinian resistance maybe originally in the 80's, nowadays they're just another iran offshoot. whatever control we had on them is long lost.
>>231799 Iranian news outlets are reporting that the IRGC have seized the Stena Impero, a British commercial tanker, and are guiding it onshore for inspection
>>231800 IRGC speed boats and a helicopter were involved in the Iranian raid on British tanker STENA IMPERO, according to a statement by Northern Marine. The tanker is currently being held in Iran.
A British-flagged Swedish owned tanker has been impounded by Iran and is heading for a Revolutionary Guard base at Qeshm. Northern Marine, Clyde-based subsidiary of Swedish firm Stena AB, confirm hostile action preceded vessel's change of course this pm.
Painfully obvious what's going on here, the (((brits))) wants this to happen. Don't understand how or why they managed to get a Swedish company on board though...
>>231803 why gamble on your possessions when you can gamble on someone else's possessions and have the opportunity to drag them with you in the escalation