Russia Begins Operations in Syria: End Game for the US Empire?
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Some interesting developments on the ground in Syria, before Putin-Erdogan meeting in Moscow.
Turkish warplanes spotted over western Aleppo, northern Idlib
2019-01-17
US Reinvigorates Military Base in Manbij after Suicide Blast
2019-01-17
TIGER FORCES ARE MASSING TROOPS IN NORTHWESTERN HAMA
17.01.2019
I can't do this alone. If we have discussion it would be much better. Thank you for your understanding.
Some interesting developments on the ground in Syria, before Putin-Erdogan meeting in Moscow.
Turkish warplanes spotted over western Aleppo, northern Idlib
2019-01-17
US Reinvigorates Military Base in Manbij after Suicide Blast
2019-01-17
TIGER FORCES ARE MASSING TROOPS IN NORTHWESTERN HAMA
17.01.2019
I wouldn't say it is just a coincidence that Israel does anything but I am not sure the Israeli planes are directly connected to Manbij. It is continuing to get more tense in general it seems.
Turkey-backed rebels await 'zero hour' to attack Syria's Manbij
Hi everyone!
I can't do this alone. If we have discussion it would be much better. Thank you for your understanding.
Some interesting developments on the ground in Syria, before Putin-Erdogan meeting in Moscow.
Turkish warplanes spotted over western Aleppo, northern Idlib
2019-01-17
US Reinvigorates Military Base in Manbij after Suicide Blast
2019-01-17
TIGER FORCES ARE MASSING TROOPS IN NORTHWESTERN HAMA
17.01.2019
It almost looks like a game of "chicken". It is like who is going to make the next move or wrong move. I hate to to think it but I wonder if the suicide blast was not set up by the U.S. as an excuse to "reinvigorate" the base in Manbij.
What really bothers me about the 'mysterious terrorist attack' in Manbij and ongoing developments in Idlib and Aleppo.
FBI TEAM ARRIVES IN MANBIJ TO INVESTIGATE ATTACK ON AMERICAN TROOPS – REPORT
18.01.2019
SAUDI MINISTER FOR GULF AFFAIRS WAS KILLED IN RECENT ISIS ATTACK IN MABIJ: ARAB MEDIA
18.01.2019
Turkey Opposes Damascus’ Control Over Syrian Manbij
18.01.2019
Turkish warplanes spotted over northwest Syria
By Leith Aboufadel-2019-01-18
US warplane tracked off Syrian coast as Russians prepare for large-scale naval exercises
By Leith Aboufadel -2019-01-18
Tahrir Al-Sham Terrorists Looking for Integrated Military Buildup in Idlib Province
Fri Jan 18, 2019
BOOBY-TRAPPED CAR STRUCK CHECKPOINT OF HAY’AT TAHRIR AL-SHAM IN IDLIB CITY
18.01.2019
FBI TEAM ARRIVES IN MANBIJ TO INVESTIGATE ATTACK ON AMERICAN TROOPS – REPORT
18.01.2019
SAUDI MINISTER FOR GULF AFFAIRS WAS KILLED IN RECENT ISIS ATTACK IN MABIJ: ARAB MEDIA
18.01.2019
Turkey Opposes Damascus’ Control Over Syrian Manbij
18.01.2019
Turkish warplanes spotted over northwest Syria
By Leith Aboufadel-2019-01-18
US warplane tracked off Syrian coast as Russians prepare for large-scale naval exercises
By Leith Aboufadel -2019-01-18
Tahrir Al-Sham Terrorists Looking for Integrated Military Buildup in Idlib Province
Fri Jan 18, 2019
BOOBY-TRAPPED CAR STRUCK CHECKPOINT OF HAY’AT TAHRIR AL-SHAM IN IDLIB CITY
18.01.2019
Well, "who's on first" as an old Abott and Costello comedy skit used to say.
SOHR: Manbij Attack Harbors Turkey's Political Message to US
There seems to be a heavy scent of Turkish blow-back but knowing it was the Head of the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights(SOHR) Rami Abdul Rahman from his flat in London who makes the claims I smell a rat somewhere.
Maybe, blaming the suicide bombing on Turkey is a distraction from ISIS still being a threat in Syria and the U.S. (and other countries) having supported ISIS rather than destroying them.
The FBI investigation also seems odd. Why the FBI instead of a military security group? And the same SOHR source just says they have a "source" that says the FBI is doing an investigation so how true that story is I don't know.
Of course Turkey does have vested interests in attacking the Kurds (YPG) so they are not difficult to place on the suspect list. Some possible players like the MOSSAD and MI6 would be on my suspect list too but then I don't much access to such information other than historical data (and Collingwood's Idea of History).
It's kind of like a historical "soap opera" these days...
SOHR: Manbij Attack Harbors Turkey's Political Message to US
There seems to be a heavy scent of Turkish blow-back but knowing it was the Head of the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights(SOHR) Rami Abdul Rahman from his flat in London who makes the claims I smell a rat somewhere.
Maybe, blaming the suicide bombing on Turkey is a distraction from ISIS still being a threat in Syria and the U.S. (and other countries) having supported ISIS rather than destroying them.
The FBI investigation also seems odd. Why the FBI instead of a military security group? And the same SOHR source just says they have a "source" that says the FBI is doing an investigation so how true that story is I don't know.
Of course Turkey does have vested interests in attacking the Kurds (YPG) so they are not difficult to place on the suspect list. Some possible players like the MOSSAD and MI6 would be on my suspect list too but then I don't much access to such information other than historical data (and Collingwood's Idea of History).
It's kind of like a historical "soap opera" these days...
angelburst29
The Living Force
I still can't get a fix on what kind of game Erdogan is playing? He's in consultation with Russia ... yet ... the Turkish army is rendering logistical support to Tahrir al-Sham al-Hay'at (the Levant Liberation Board or the Al-Nusra Front)? The Ankara-backed National Liberation Front (NLF) militant group have dismissed Ankara's official claims about their struggle against Tahrir al-Sham in Northern Syria, and even said Turkey has called on the terrorist group to continue occupying Idlib province. Is Erdogan setting up the Tahrir al-Sham for elimination, when Russian and Syrian forces begin their operation to liberate Idlib?
Recent reports state that Erdogan has over 30,000 Troops waiting on the Turkish/Syrian Border. Question is, "Are they going to be part of an operation in Syria or are they mainly there to protect Turkey's Border"? It's being reported, Iraq has the same number of Troops on it's Border with Syria.
Mon Jan 14, 2019 - NLF Sources: Ankara Supporting Tahrir Al-Sham Terrorists in Northern Syria
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Commander of Tahrir al-Sham al-Hay'at Abu Mohamed al-Jolani underlined support for the imminent military operations by the Turkish army against the Kurdish population in Eastern Syria.
Mon Jan 14, 2019 - Al-Nusra Leader Jolani Voices Support for Turkey's Assault on Kurds
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Erdogan dismisses Jolan's claim stating Turkey's aim, "is to fight terror groups Daesh (ISIS or ISIL), PKK and its Syrian affiliate PYD/YPG threatening national security."
Tue Jan 15, 2019 - Erdogan: Turkey Has No Issue with Kurds
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The Syrian Army has dispatched massive military equipment and hardware to contact lines with terrorists in Northern Hama, specially in Mahradeh and al-Zalaqiat which are important regions. The Syrian Army has recently heightened its military preparedness in Hama and Idlib battlefields, and said that the major Syria-Russia military operations in these battlefronts are more than any other time imminent due to Ankara's defeat in implementation of Sochi Agreement to drive terrorists out of the demilitarized zone and reopening of vital highways of Hama-Aleppo and Lattakia-Aleppo.
Tue Jan 15, 2019 - Syrian, Russian Army to Launch Massive Military Operations in Idlib
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A senior official of the People's Protection Units (YPG) underlined that the Kurds are opposed to the establishment of a safe zone in Northern Syria to be controlled by Turkey.
Wed Jan 16, 2019 - Official: Kurds Not to Accept Turkish-Controlled Safe Zone in Syria
Farsnews
US-backed Kurdish militants rejected Washington’s proposal for the establishment of a “security zone” under Turkish control along the Syrian side of the two countries’ border, saying it infringes on the sovereignty of the Arab country. Erdogan said Tuesday that Ankara would establish the “security zone” in Northern Syria proposed by US President Donald Trump, a day after the two leaders held a phone conversation.
Wed Jan 16, 2019 - Russia, Kurdish Militants Reject US-Proposed ‘Security Zone’ Under Turkish Control
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Over 30,000 Iraqi Army troops backed by the Russian Air Force have lined up for launching joint military operations with the Syrian Army against the remnants of the ISIL terrorist group in Eastern Syria. Iraqi soldiers are now behind the borderline in order to enter Syria's Eastern deserts. Erdogan has the same amount of troops on the Turkish/Syrian Border. Syrian and Iraqi governments have already done the needed coordination to launch the joint assault on ISIL in cooperation with the Russian Air Fore.
Wed Jan 16, 2019 - Report: Thousands of Iraqi Troops Preparing for Joint Anti-ISIL Military Operations with Syrian Army
http://en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13971026000667
The military council of Manbij announced that militants who had been plotting new terror attacks and who were getting orders from Turkish intelligence have been arrested. "The antiterrorist squads of the council detained a cell of seven militants — members of opposition groups that participated in Operation ‘Euphrates Anger' and were supported by Turkey, acting in concert with Turkish intelligence,"
Thu Jan 17, 2019 - Manbij War Council: Turkish-Backed Militants Who Planned New Terror Attacks Arrested in Syria
http://en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13971027000397
The Syrian Army sent a military convoy comprising tens of Syrian Army troops along with heavy weaponry and military hardware to Northwestern Hama and Southern Idlib. Pointing to the dispatch of large numbers of special forces of the Syrian Army (Tiger Forces) and military equipment to Saqilieh region in Northwestern Hama, battlefield sources said the Syrian Army is preparing for imminent military operations against the terrorist groups.
Fri Jan 18, 2019 - Syrian Army Sends More Military Convoys to Hama, Idlib for Imminent Operations
http://en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13971028000423
A massive explosion rocked the provincial capital of the Idlib Governorate this afternoon. A car bomb targeted the Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham base inside the southern part of Idlib city, killing at least 15 people and wounding 20 more.
2019-01-18 - Massive explosion rocks Idlib city, 15+ killed
https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/breaking-massive-explosion-rocks-idlib-city-15-killed/
That's the beauty of the 'instinct'!
'Everything is open' (all options are on the table).The outcome of the Putin-Erdogan meeting in Moscow, could give us some clue. Here are some of my thoughts, but 'I still can't see the whole picture':
'Is Turkey playing the US' dirty game of dividing the Syria?'
'Will Erdogan be 'the US negotiator' in Moscow?'
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US senator meets with Erdogan to discuss Syrian conflict
2019-01-19
Critic's claim that Trump is responsible for bring in mercenaries to replace US troops leaving the Northern part of Syria.
Some claim Blackwater is an extension of the DEEP State's drug and gun running operations in the Middle east.
The controversial security contractor Blackwater is back in the headlines now that its founder – billionaire and former Navy SEAL Erik Prince – has made the case that the United States should replace its small footprint of 2,000 troops in Syria with mercenaries.
Prince’s pitch on Fox Business comes after U.S. President Donald Trump’s surprise pullout announcement in December left Washington’s allies – the Syrian Kurdish forces that fought ISIS – fearing for their security in the face of threats from Turkey.
Blackwater, which was renamed, sold and began operating in 2011 as Virginia-based Academi, was mired in controversy after it was banned from Iraq after some of its people opened fire on civilians at a busy traffic circle
Some claim Blackwater is an extension of the DEEP State's drug and gun running operations in the Middle east.
The controversial security contractor Blackwater is back in the headlines now that its founder – billionaire and former Navy SEAL Erik Prince – has made the case that the United States should replace its small footprint of 2,000 troops in Syria with mercenaries.
Prince’s pitch on Fox Business comes after U.S. President Donald Trump’s surprise pullout announcement in December left Washington’s allies – the Syrian Kurdish forces that fought ISIS – fearing for their security in the face of threats from Turkey.
Blackwater, which was renamed, sold and began operating in 2011 as Virginia-based Academi, was mired in controversy after it was banned from Iraq after some of its people opened fire on civilians at a busy traffic circle
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If I think in terms that a psychopath hardly ever changes his mind once he set out to "get" what he wants then Zionist plans to divide and weaken it's ME neighbors (Greater Israel) is always on the table until accomplished.
Of course that plan may not line up with reality in the end but that won't stop them from pursuing the completion of the Zionist Greater Israel plans (perhaps their wishful thinking downfall?)
It does look like with the advent of Putin on the stage that maybe "year Zero" began to the dismay of Israel and what some have labeled RKM (the Rothchild Kazarian Mafia).
Israeli-American Terror Machine Exposed, Checkmated And Decimated In Syria
That senator who is to meet Erdogan is none other than:
Strangely Robert Steele thinks:
Yes, Lindsey Graham Is Compromised… But He Is Also Born Again. Representative Ilham Omar Is Correct — And Both She And Senator Graham Should Be Protected.
Quite a bit of wishful thinking going on there I think.
Of course that plan may not line up with reality in the end but that won't stop them from pursuing the completion of the Zionist Greater Israel plans (perhaps their wishful thinking downfall?)
It does look like with the advent of Putin on the stage that maybe "year Zero" began to the dismay of Israel and what some have labeled RKM (the Rothchild Kazarian Mafia).
Israeli-American Terror Machine Exposed, Checkmated And Decimated In Syria
That senator who is to meet Erdogan is none other than:
Strangely Robert Steele thinks:
Yes, Lindsey Graham Is Compromised… But He Is Also Born Again. Representative Ilham Omar Is Correct — And Both She And Senator Graham Should Be Protected.
Quite a bit of wishful thinking going on there I think.
I don't know either (and that's just Erdogan), yet the region as a whole was discussed by that professor, Gunnar Heinsohn, who it was mentioned in a post on the forum (with links) on the issue of Islam's historical roots, and here Gunner discusses the Middle East in the present and future on a social level.
The article was posted on Christmas day 2018 and I'm still thinking about it, and yet the point was to look at some of the demographic number realities that he added to build on his points - it is his point.
There is nothing that is going to be easy and lasting about these matters in the short run. Nothing easy for Russia, Syria or the US etc. (meddeling not withstanding) and certainly not for the young men of the Middle East trying to find their way up with the dogmas at hand and prevalent social conditions - it is a mess and violence seems to be a continuum.
2,000 Against Millions
By Gunnar Heinsohn| December 25th, 2018
Proclaim victory and pull out!
On December 19, Donald Trump tweeted his own version of this classic military maxim as the president announced the withdrawal of America’s 2,000 soldiers from the war against the ISIS caliphate in Syria.
Allies reacted with shock. Enemies mocked and gloated. Neither reaction should come as a surprise.
The president’s defenders emphasize that America has nothing to show for the $7 trillion it has spent on this war. The United States, they say, has much greater concerns at home and in East Asia. Few analysts, regardless of how they feel about America’s withdrawal from Syria, understand why such conflicts drag on and on, despite enormous losses. Historians and journalists rarely examine the demographic data that explain why deadly wars can last for decades or centuries.
Even the killing ground of Europe from 1500 to 1945 escapes their attention. And when it comes to Syria, they are utterly clueless about the link between rapid demographic growth and the long and bloody wars that have devastated this region. Explosive population growth results in explosions on the battlefield.
Between 1900 and 2015, Islam’s global population increased by a factor of nine, from 200 million to 1.8 billion people. Christianity, though still the largest religion worldwide, only quadrupled (from 560 million to 2.3 billion). Since 1950, Islam has added nearly 1.4 billion people to its fold, despite the fact that Iran, Lebanon, Tunisia, and Turkey—which together have 180 million inhabitants—are now in a post-growth phase (defined as fewer than two children per woman). This lower birth rate also applies to the approximately 20 million citizens in the rich sheikdoms between Bahrain and Kuwait.
But nine Muslim countries belong to the 68 nations of the world that have what I call a “war index” that is higher than 3—that is, they have 3,000 or more youths between the ages of 15 and 19 for every 1,000 men aged 55 to 59 who are close to retirement. For four Islamic countries outside the Middle East—Afghanistan (5.99; 36 million), Sudan (4.65; 42 million), Mauritania (4.17; 5 million) and Pakistan (3.39; 200 million)—the war index is even higher.
Today, there are about 100 million Arabs (up from 15 million in 1950) living in countries that have the high population growth that leads to a high war index: Iraq (5.80; 40 million), Palestine (5.46; 5 million), Yemen (5.41; 29 million), Syria (4.02; 18 million), Jordan (3.95; 10 million).
Since 1960, these five countries have been involved in almost 40 armed conflicts. “Only” seven of these conflicts involved attempts to annihilate Jews in Israel. The most virulent players of the Middle East and North Africa region may take occasional breaks from violent conflict. But until at least 2030, when their war index will have fallen well below 3, the region will have to establish a balance between the ambitions of its millions of unemployed young men and the too-few available jobs.
As it becomes more and more difficult for these potential fighters to get work or find social welfare outside their region, we can expect an increase in bloody rebellions against domestic elites, with frustrated young men demanding and fighting for a place in society. A continuation of the region’s low economic growth will make the fighting worse. In 2017, the five countries applied for nine (nine!) high-caliber international patents under the Patent Cooperation Treaty. More than 200 times as many applications came from Israel.
Since most of the victims of internal violence are Muslims as well, their elimination is usually justified as a mandate from the Most High. In this respect, the ISIS Caliphate under Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi provides lessons about the past and a peek at the future, as well. Because of Trump’s intervention in the war, ISIS has lost 98 percent of its territories and at least 60,000 men {think he must mean Russia's intervention}. Is this number frightening to them? Certainly! Does it mean an end to the ability of ISIS and its successors under some other holy banner to absorb losses?
Certainly not.
Due to very high birth rates up to 2015, the number of 15-29-year-old males in Iraq and Syria alone will rise by 3.5 million through 2030 (from 7.75 million to 11.25 million).
As a great danger, allegedly overlooked by Trump, it is emphasized that 30,000 hidden ISIS fighters would still have to be defeated before withdrawal can be considered. In actual fact, the number of angry young Islamists striving upwards by violence is at least 100 times higher. By staying in Syria, the 2,000 Americans risk their lives for coming battles that may not even be winnable for 100,000 western soldiers.
For Russians and Persians, who are now in a triumphant mood, Syria will not be a walk in the park either. Above all Putin, constrained by a war index of 0.67 (1,000 older men are followed by only 670 younger ones), loses the support of even ardent supporters in the event of significant losses. These powers can send their own sons to die in Syria and Iraq, or simply try to confine the revolutions in which competing brothers kill each other to the brothers’ own countries. None of this will happen peacefully.
Genocide threats from the belligerent young men of the Islamic world are not directed against Israel alone. Kurds are also targeted, and not just by Ankara. The aging, low birth rate West, in which every man who falls on the battlefield may terminate a family line, cannot do much to stop the years of violence that lie ahead. But strategic support for the survival struggle of threatened nations remains possible. Red lines around Israel and Kurdistan, the crossing of which would trigger air strikes against the heartlands of the attackers, would be one way of achieving such a goal.
angelburst29
The Living Force
A YouTube channel called Ollie Bye released a nearly three-minute-long video that chronicled the seven-year battle for Damascus and its countryside.
2019-01-20 - Complete video map chronicles Battle for Damascus
https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/complete-video-map-chronicles-battle-for-damascus-2011-2018/
As shown in the short video, the battle started off with a great deal of success for the Islamist rebels, led by Jaysh Al-Islam, with almost all of East Ghouta region falling to the opposition.
However, the Islamist rebel advance would ultimately be stalled by late 2013, when the Syrian Arab Army, alongside Hezbollah, were able to retake much of the western slopes of the Qalamoun Mountain region.
This advance in the western Qalamoun later paved the way for the Syrian Army and Hezbollah to retake historic Christian city of Ma’aloula and key town of Al-Maliha in the East Ghouta region.
In 2015, the Syrian military and Hezbollah launched their second major offensive in the Qalamoun Mountains and East Ghouta; this would later make way for their last operation in 2018.
Published on Jan 19, 2019 (2:45 min.) Best viewed - Full Screen
The situation in Syria evolves daily and sees two situations very closely linked to each other, with the US withdrawal from Syria and the consequent expansionist ambitions of Erdogan in Syria and the Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) takeover in Idlib that frees the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and Russian aviation to liberate the de-escalation zone.
17.01.2019 - Final Steps in Syria's Successful Struggle for Peace and Sovereignty
Final Steps in Syria's Successful Struggle for Peace and Sovereignty
The British Air Force has withdrawn half of its warplanes from both Syria and Iraq this week, the UK military chiefs announced on Monday. According to the UK military chiefs, eight Royal Air Force Tornados will be withdrawn from Syria and Iraq next month; this will reduce their total number of warplanes from 14 to six in the region. (Why? Don't you make parts for WW1 planes - anymore?
) However, the British military will leave at least a half dozen warplanes to strike the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS/Daesh) forces when needed, along with the Syrian government if they are accused of using chemical weapons.
2019-01-22 - Britain withdraws half of its warplanes from Syria, Iraq
https://www.almasdarnews.com/articl...hdraws-half-of-its-warplanes-from-syria-iraq/
Russian jets are swarming the western countryside of the Aleppo Governorate, tonight. According to the source, the Russian jets repeatedly circled the jihadist-held towns of Dart Izza, Khan Al-Assal, and Khan Touman in the western countryside of Aleppo. The aforementioned western Aleppo towns are currently under the control of Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham, which is one of the largest rebel groups currently active in northwest Syria.
2019-01-22 - Russian jets swarm western Aleppo countryside
https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/developing-russian-jets-swarm-western-aleppo-countryside/
The Israeli Army launched several guided missile and rocket attacks from air and land on Syria's territories on Monday morning. It noted that Israel's missile attacks were conducted from the Occupied Palestine and Lebanon's territories as well as Bahiria Lake; the Syrian air defenses intercepted most of the missiles before they could hit the targets. The Arabic-language service of Russian Sputnik news agency quoted a high-ranking military source as saying that the Syrian Army's air defenses intercepted and destroyed 38 missiles, including surface-to-surface missiles, on the surrounding areas of Damascus, Quneitra and Sweida.
Mon Jan 21, 2019 - Israel Launches Massive Air Raid on Syria's South
Farsnews
2019-01-20 - Complete video map chronicles Battle for Damascus
https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/complete-video-map-chronicles-battle-for-damascus-2011-2018/
As shown in the short video, the battle started off with a great deal of success for the Islamist rebels, led by Jaysh Al-Islam, with almost all of East Ghouta region falling to the opposition.
However, the Islamist rebel advance would ultimately be stalled by late 2013, when the Syrian Arab Army, alongside Hezbollah, were able to retake much of the western slopes of the Qalamoun Mountain region.
This advance in the western Qalamoun later paved the way for the Syrian Army and Hezbollah to retake historic Christian city of Ma’aloula and key town of Al-Maliha in the East Ghouta region.
In 2015, the Syrian military and Hezbollah launched their second major offensive in the Qalamoun Mountains and East Ghouta; this would later make way for their last operation in 2018.
The situation in Syria evolves daily and sees two situations very closely linked to each other, with the US withdrawal from Syria and the consequent expansionist ambitions of Erdogan in Syria and the Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) takeover in Idlib that frees the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and Russian aviation to liberate the de-escalation zone.
17.01.2019 - Final Steps in Syria's Successful Struggle for Peace and Sovereignty
Final Steps in Syria's Successful Struggle for Peace and Sovereignty
The British Air Force has withdrawn half of its warplanes from both Syria and Iraq this week, the UK military chiefs announced on Monday. According to the UK military chiefs, eight Royal Air Force Tornados will be withdrawn from Syria and Iraq next month; this will reduce their total number of warplanes from 14 to six in the region. (Why? Don't you make parts for WW1 planes - anymore?
) However, the British military will leave at least a half dozen warplanes to strike the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS/Daesh) forces when needed, along with the Syrian government if they are accused of using chemical weapons.2019-01-22 - Britain withdraws half of its warplanes from Syria, Iraq
https://www.almasdarnews.com/articl...hdraws-half-of-its-warplanes-from-syria-iraq/
Russian jets are swarming the western countryside of the Aleppo Governorate, tonight. According to the source, the Russian jets repeatedly circled the jihadist-held towns of Dart Izza, Khan Al-Assal, and Khan Touman in the western countryside of Aleppo. The aforementioned western Aleppo towns are currently under the control of Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham, which is one of the largest rebel groups currently active in northwest Syria.
2019-01-22 - Russian jets swarm western Aleppo countryside
https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/developing-russian-jets-swarm-western-aleppo-countryside/
The Israeli Army launched several guided missile and rocket attacks from air and land on Syria's territories on Monday morning. It noted that Israel's missile attacks were conducted from the Occupied Palestine and Lebanon's territories as well as Bahiria Lake; the Syrian air defenses intercepted most of the missiles before they could hit the targets. The Arabic-language service of Russian Sputnik news agency quoted a high-ranking military source as saying that the Syrian Army's air defenses intercepted and destroyed 38 missiles, including surface-to-surface missiles, on the surrounding areas of Damascus, Quneitra and Sweida.
Mon Jan 21, 2019 - Israel Launches Massive Air Raid on Syria's South
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angelburst29
The Living Force
Israel flexing it's muscles, again. The Israel Defense Force has also claimed, it "used" Standard Procedures in contacting Russia - before bombing the hell out of Syrian again. I'm sure, the Israeli missiles were already launched and near their targets - by then? Netanyahu is a problem child, no different then Erdogan. The US really needs to get out of Syria - three's a crowd and the boat is sinking!
Jan. 22, 2019 - Russia’s Aerospace Force registers Israeli missile launch over Mediterranean
Russia’s Aerospace Force registers Israeli missile launch over Mediterranean
Russia’s Aerospace Force has registered the launch of an Israeli target missile over the Mediterranean Sea, the Defense Ministry of Russia said on Tuesday.
"Today, at 07:35 Moscow time, the Aerospace Force’s radio-electronic equipment detected the launch of a target missile over the Mediterranean Sea," the ministry said. "Specialist's of Russia’s National Defense Control Center identified the target as a target missile for tests of the Israeli Air Force’s missile defense system," the ministry said.
Jan. 21, 2019 - Israel used mechanism of contacts with Russia during strikes in Syria , says spokesman
Israel used mechanism of contacts with Russia during strikes in Syria , says spokesman
Israel used the mechanism of urgent contacts with the Russian military during strikes against targets in Syria last night, Israel Defense Force spokesman Jonathan Conricus told a news briefing for foreign media on Monday.
Last night’s strikes against Iranian targets in Syria were in retaliation for the launch of a surface-to-surface missile against the Israeli territory on Sunday. The Israeli Air Force attacked Iranian weapons warehouses, an intelligence facility, a training camp and Syrian air defense batteries, the IDF press-service said earlier. On Sunday, the Israeli Iron Dome air defense system intercepted a missile launched at the Golan Heights. Earlier on the same day the Syrian news agency SANA said that Syria’s air defense systems repelled an Israeli air attack in the south of the country.
Jan. 21, 2019 - Syrian air defenses destroy over 30 missiles, bombs during Israel’s strike — top brass
Syrian air defenses destroy over 30 missiles, bombs during Israel’s strike — top brass
© Abody Ahfad Khaled via AP
"On January 21, 2019 between 2:11 am and 2:56 am the Israeli Air Force carried out three air strikes on Syria’s territory from the western, southwestern and southern directions. While repelling the strike, the Syrian air defenses destroyed more than 30 cruise missiles and guided bombs," the center said.
Four Syrian military were killed and six others were wounded. The Damascus international airport’s infrastructure was damaged.
Jan. 22, 2019 - Israeli Criminality, Hubris in Syria Invites Catastrophe
Israeli Criminality, Hubris in Syria Invites Catastrophe
Nevertheless the Israeli blitzkrieg resulted in at least four Syrian military personnel being killed and damage to the civilian international airport near Damascus. That amounts to an outrageous war crime, as have countless air strikes carried out previously by Israel on Syria. Shamefully, the United Nations and Western governments maintain a hypocritical silence, while slapping sanctions on Syria, Russia and Iran over various alleged “transgressions”.
But what’s remarkable about the latest Israeli aggression is the public acknowledgement by the government in Tel Aviv. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, while on an African tour at the weekend, openly acknowledged the Israeli air strikes, as did the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF).
Jan. 21, 2019 - Israel's Supporters Preventing Security Council from Playing Its Role in Halting Israeli Attacks on Syria
http://syriatimes.sy/index.php/news/local/39880-zionist-entity-s-supporters-preventing-security-council-from-playing-its-role-in-halting-enemy-s-attacks-on-Syria
The cowardly Israeli aggression on the Syrian territories comes within the framework of the Israeli enemy's bids to prolong the crisis and the terrorist war in Syria and to raise the morale of the remaining terrorists in the country, said the ministry in its letters.
The ministry affirmred that Israel has increasingly adopted state terrorism policy after its attacks and conspiracy against Syria since the beginning of the crisis had failed to prevent the Syrian Arab army and its allies from defeating Daesh, Jabhat al-Nusra and the rest of terrorist groups which are partners of the Israeli occupation authorities in terrorism.
Jan. 22, 2019 - Lindsey Graham Prophesies ‘Iraq on Steroids’ Syria Scenario. Israel Obliges with Attack on Damascus
Lindsey Graham Prophesies ‘Iraq on Steroids’ Syria Scenario. Israel Obliges with Attack on Damascus
Graham, an outspoken critic of Donald Trump’s plan to withdraw some 2,000 US troops from Syria, drew parallels between this move and America’s disastrous military campaign in Iraq, which culminated in the most unacceptable scenario for any neoconservative ‘hawk on steroids’ and that is a tail-between-the-legs withdrawal.
Jan. 21, 2019 - China Reaffirms Call for Defending Syria’s Sovereignty, Independence, and Territorial Integrity
China Reaffirms Call for Defending Syria’s Sovereignty, Independence, and Territorial Integrity
Commenting on the Israeli enemy’s aggression on the Syrian territories at dawn on Monday, Spokesperson of the Chinese Foreign Ministry said that “China has always stressed the need to respect, protect and defend Syria’s sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity.”
She added that the political process to solve the crisis in Syria has reached a key and decisive stage, pointing out that concerned parties should not take any steps that escalate tension; rather, they should seek preserving the security and stability of the region and encourage political settlement in Syria.
Jan. 21, 2019 - Lavrov Hopes for Continuity in Dialogue with New UN Envoy for Syria to Find Solution Based on Resolution No. 2254
http://syriatimes.sy/index.php/news...-to-find-solution-based-on-resolution-no-2254
"We definitely highly value our cooperation in the Astana format and with the UN in promoting the political process in correspondence with [UN Security Council's] Resolution 2254. So, we hope for continuity and your working experience both in the structures of your homeland and in international organizations, including the UN," Lavrov said at a meeting with Pedersen on Monday, according to Itar Tass.
The Russian Minister especially noted the contribution to the work to implement Resolution 2254 made by former UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura, highlighted that the joint efforts of the UN, Russia and the Middle East countries made it possible to achieve numerous results "on land" in Syria, including humanitarian issues.
The Russian Foreign Minister also noted that there is the growing understanding in the region that it is necessary to apply more efforts now to create conditions which would facilitate the return to Syria of citizens which had to leave the country.
In the same context, Pedersen said in a meeting with Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu that Russia is playing a key role in the settlement of the crisis in Syria, Tass reported.
Jan. 21, 2019 - Two American soldiers injured by car bomb in Hasaka
https://sana.sy/en/?p=156192
Two American soldiers were injured in a car bomb attack which hit a convoy of US troops south of Hasaka city. SANA’s reporter said that news reports confirmed that four members of Kurdish armed units were killed and two American soldiers were injured in the car bomb attack, which took place while a convoy of US troops was passing in the 47 area in Hasaka’s southern countryside.
Jan. 22, 2019 - Civilian killed, 14 injured in explosion of car bomb in al-Hamam Square in Lattakia
https://sana.sy/en/?p=156266
The correspondent said preliminary reports say the explosion of the car bomb, a Suzuki, injured four people. He added that the authorities disabled an IED in the same area before it could be detonated. Head of Lattakia Health Directorate said that a citizen was killed and 14 citizens got injured due to the explosion.
Jan. 22, 2019 - Ex-US Coalition envoy says ‘there is no plan’ for what comes after American withdrawal
https://www.almasdarnews.com/articl...lan-for-what-comes-after-american-withdrawal/
Brett McGurk, the former special presidential envoy for the Global Coalition to Counter Daesh, said on CBS’s “Face the Nation” that there is no concrete withdrawal plan.
“Announcing you’re going to withdraw and without a plan — and believe me there’s no plan for what’s coming next. Right now we do not have a plan,“ he said.
“It increases the vulnerability of our force, it increases the risk on the ground in Syria,” he added, suggesting that the US President Donald Trump went against the overwhelming advice of his national security team in making his decision.
“In this case, I think the entire national security team had one view, and the president in a conversation with (Turkish) President Erdoğan just completely reversed the policy,” McGurk said.
McGurk, who submitted his resignation shortly after President Trump announced last month that he was pulling US troops out of Syria, argued that the absence of American forces will create a void in leadership and lead to openings for Daesh to rebound. He rejected the idea that Turkey would be able to replace the role of the US.
“It takes American leadership and it takes American presence, and we just told the world we’re no longer going to be present,” he said.
National Security Adviser John Bolton earlier this month indicated that the US would not fully leave the country without both the total defeat of Daesh and assurances from Turkey that it will not target US-backed Kurdish fighters in Syria.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo also said that the US is remaining in the region with the same mission it has always had and that the troop withdrawal is a “tactical change.”
(To McGurk - Bolton - Pompeo ... What part of Trump's word's "We are pulling out of Syria" do you fail to comprehend? To be fair, we can use simple English ... just Press #1 and wait for the recording ... "
Syria". )
Jan. 22, 2019 - Russia’s Aerospace Force registers Israeli missile launch over Mediterranean
Russia’s Aerospace Force registers Israeli missile launch over Mediterranean
Russia’s Aerospace Force has registered the launch of an Israeli target missile over the Mediterranean Sea, the Defense Ministry of Russia said on Tuesday.
"Today, at 07:35 Moscow time, the Aerospace Force’s radio-electronic equipment detected the launch of a target missile over the Mediterranean Sea," the ministry said. "Specialist's of Russia’s National Defense Control Center identified the target as a target missile for tests of the Israeli Air Force’s missile defense system," the ministry said.
Jan. 21, 2019 - Israel used mechanism of contacts with Russia during strikes in Syria , says spokesman
Israel used mechanism of contacts with Russia during strikes in Syria , says spokesman
Israel used the mechanism of urgent contacts with the Russian military during strikes against targets in Syria last night, Israel Defense Force spokesman Jonathan Conricus told a news briefing for foreign media on Monday.
Last night’s strikes against Iranian targets in Syria were in retaliation for the launch of a surface-to-surface missile against the Israeli territory on Sunday. The Israeli Air Force attacked Iranian weapons warehouses, an intelligence facility, a training camp and Syrian air defense batteries, the IDF press-service said earlier. On Sunday, the Israeli Iron Dome air defense system intercepted a missile launched at the Golan Heights. Earlier on the same day the Syrian news agency SANA said that Syria’s air defense systems repelled an Israeli air attack in the south of the country.
Jan. 21, 2019 - Syrian air defenses destroy over 30 missiles, bombs during Israel’s strike — top brass
Syrian air defenses destroy over 30 missiles, bombs during Israel’s strike — top brass
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"On January 21, 2019 between 2:11 am and 2:56 am the Israeli Air Force carried out three air strikes on Syria’s territory from the western, southwestern and southern directions. While repelling the strike, the Syrian air defenses destroyed more than 30 cruise missiles and guided bombs," the center said.
Four Syrian military were killed and six others were wounded. The Damascus international airport’s infrastructure was damaged.
Jan. 22, 2019 - Israeli Criminality, Hubris in Syria Invites Catastrophe
Israeli Criminality, Hubris in Syria Invites Catastrophe
Nevertheless the Israeli blitzkrieg resulted in at least four Syrian military personnel being killed and damage to the civilian international airport near Damascus. That amounts to an outrageous war crime, as have countless air strikes carried out previously by Israel on Syria. Shamefully, the United Nations and Western governments maintain a hypocritical silence, while slapping sanctions on Syria, Russia and Iran over various alleged “transgressions”.
But what’s remarkable about the latest Israeli aggression is the public acknowledgement by the government in Tel Aviv. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, while on an African tour at the weekend, openly acknowledged the Israeli air strikes, as did the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF).
Jan. 21, 2019 - Israel's Supporters Preventing Security Council from Playing Its Role in Halting Israeli Attacks on Syria
http://syriatimes.sy/index.php/news/local/39880-zionist-entity-s-supporters-preventing-security-council-from-playing-its-role-in-halting-enemy-s-attacks-on-Syria
The cowardly Israeli aggression on the Syrian territories comes within the framework of the Israeli enemy's bids to prolong the crisis and the terrorist war in Syria and to raise the morale of the remaining terrorists in the country, said the ministry in its letters.
The ministry affirmred that Israel has increasingly adopted state terrorism policy after its attacks and conspiracy against Syria since the beginning of the crisis had failed to prevent the Syrian Arab army and its allies from defeating Daesh, Jabhat al-Nusra and the rest of terrorist groups which are partners of the Israeli occupation authorities in terrorism.
Jan. 22, 2019 - Lindsey Graham Prophesies ‘Iraq on Steroids’ Syria Scenario. Israel Obliges with Attack on Damascus
Lindsey Graham Prophesies ‘Iraq on Steroids’ Syria Scenario. Israel Obliges with Attack on Damascus
Graham, an outspoken critic of Donald Trump’s plan to withdraw some 2,000 US troops from Syria, drew parallels between this move and America’s disastrous military campaign in Iraq, which culminated in the most unacceptable scenario for any neoconservative ‘hawk on steroids’ and that is a tail-between-the-legs withdrawal.
Jan. 21, 2019 - China Reaffirms Call for Defending Syria’s Sovereignty, Independence, and Territorial Integrity
China Reaffirms Call for Defending Syria’s Sovereignty, Independence, and Territorial Integrity
Commenting on the Israeli enemy’s aggression on the Syrian territories at dawn on Monday, Spokesperson of the Chinese Foreign Ministry said that “China has always stressed the need to respect, protect and defend Syria’s sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity.”
She added that the political process to solve the crisis in Syria has reached a key and decisive stage, pointing out that concerned parties should not take any steps that escalate tension; rather, they should seek preserving the security and stability of the region and encourage political settlement in Syria.
Jan. 21, 2019 - Lavrov Hopes for Continuity in Dialogue with New UN Envoy for Syria to Find Solution Based on Resolution No. 2254
http://syriatimes.sy/index.php/news...-to-find-solution-based-on-resolution-no-2254
"We definitely highly value our cooperation in the Astana format and with the UN in promoting the political process in correspondence with [UN Security Council's] Resolution 2254. So, we hope for continuity and your working experience both in the structures of your homeland and in international organizations, including the UN," Lavrov said at a meeting with Pedersen on Monday, according to Itar Tass.
The Russian Minister especially noted the contribution to the work to implement Resolution 2254 made by former UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura, highlighted that the joint efforts of the UN, Russia and the Middle East countries made it possible to achieve numerous results "on land" in Syria, including humanitarian issues.
The Russian Foreign Minister also noted that there is the growing understanding in the region that it is necessary to apply more efforts now to create conditions which would facilitate the return to Syria of citizens which had to leave the country.
In the same context, Pedersen said in a meeting with Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu that Russia is playing a key role in the settlement of the crisis in Syria, Tass reported.
Jan. 21, 2019 - Two American soldiers injured by car bomb in Hasaka
https://sana.sy/en/?p=156192
Two American soldiers were injured in a car bomb attack which hit a convoy of US troops south of Hasaka city. SANA’s reporter said that news reports confirmed that four members of Kurdish armed units were killed and two American soldiers were injured in the car bomb attack, which took place while a convoy of US troops was passing in the 47 area in Hasaka’s southern countryside.
Jan. 22, 2019 - Civilian killed, 14 injured in explosion of car bomb in al-Hamam Square in Lattakia
https://sana.sy/en/?p=156266
The correspondent said preliminary reports say the explosion of the car bomb, a Suzuki, injured four people. He added that the authorities disabled an IED in the same area before it could be detonated. Head of Lattakia Health Directorate said that a citizen was killed and 14 citizens got injured due to the explosion.
Jan. 22, 2019 - Ex-US Coalition envoy says ‘there is no plan’ for what comes after American withdrawal
https://www.almasdarnews.com/articl...lan-for-what-comes-after-american-withdrawal/
Brett McGurk, the former special presidential envoy for the Global Coalition to Counter Daesh, said on CBS’s “Face the Nation” that there is no concrete withdrawal plan.
“Announcing you’re going to withdraw and without a plan — and believe me there’s no plan for what’s coming next. Right now we do not have a plan,“ he said.
“It increases the vulnerability of our force, it increases the risk on the ground in Syria,” he added, suggesting that the US President Donald Trump went against the overwhelming advice of his national security team in making his decision.
“In this case, I think the entire national security team had one view, and the president in a conversation with (Turkish) President Erdoğan just completely reversed the policy,” McGurk said.
McGurk, who submitted his resignation shortly after President Trump announced last month that he was pulling US troops out of Syria, argued that the absence of American forces will create a void in leadership and lead to openings for Daesh to rebound. He rejected the idea that Turkey would be able to replace the role of the US.
“It takes American leadership and it takes American presence, and we just told the world we’re no longer going to be present,” he said.
National Security Adviser John Bolton earlier this month indicated that the US would not fully leave the country without both the total defeat of Daesh and assurances from Turkey that it will not target US-backed Kurdish fighters in Syria.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo also said that the US is remaining in the region with the same mission it has always had and that the troop withdrawal is a “tactical change.”
(To McGurk - Bolton - Pompeo ... What part of Trump's word's "We are pulling out of Syria" do you fail to comprehend? To be fair, we can use simple English ... just Press #1 and wait for the recording ... "
Syria". )angelburst29
The Living Force
If these next two reports are anywhere articulate, the US is plotting to use the Kurds to confront Turkey's proxies, by supplying the Kurds with more advanced anti-tank missile systems and pretty toys and advising them to drag their feet with Peace negotiations with the Damascus Government. On the other hand, US Secretary of State Pompeo is demanding from Turkey - a "Security Guarantee" that Erdogan won't go after and attack the Kurd's? (The Pentagon's Political strategy 101 - at it's best! And they call themselves "General's"!)
Tue Jan 22, 2019 - Turkish Paper: US Delivers Advanced Anti-Tank Missile Systems to Kurds in Manbij
Farsnews
The US has supplied the YPG with its advanced Javelin and TOW anti-tank missile systems, the Turkish newspaper, Yeni Akit, cited sources as saying.
The sources claimed that right now, Turkey's special forces are trying to track these systems, as the YPG is "preparing a trap for Turkish tanks which are ready to enter Manbij".
The reported developments come after Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar reiterated during his meeting with Joseph Dunford, the chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, Turkey's call on the US to promptly withdraw the US-backed YPG forces from Manbij.
Ankara has repeatedly blamed Washington for lending military support to the YPG, while the US insists its backing of the Kurds is needed to counter the ISIL.
Tue Jan 22, 2019 - US Demands Security Guarantee for Kurdish Fighters from Turkey
Farsnews
Mike Pompeo and Mevlut Cavusoglu talked on Monday as the NATO allies try to reach an agreement over the fate of Washington-backed, Kurdish-led fighters who fought against Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant following the planned withdrawal of US troops from Northern Syria, Al-Jazeera reported.
Tue Jan 22, 2019 - Security Expert: US Aims to Use Iraq to Wall off Syria from Iran
Farsnews
Kazzem al-Haaj was quoted by the Arabic-language al-Ma'aloumeh news website as saying on Tuesday that the US wants to establish bases in specific zones with respect to their geographical and demographical conditions in Iraq, specially regions near the Iraqi Kurdistan region, to drive a wedge between Iran and Syria and Lebanon.
Tue Jan 22, 2019 - Three Suspected of Financing ISIL Arrested in Southern Russia (Video)
Farsnews
Wed. Jan. 23, 2019 - Syrian military on high alert as Israeli warplanes return to border
https://www.almasdarnews.com/articl...-alert-as-israeli-warplanes-return-to-border/
According to a military source in Damascus, Israeli warplanes were once again spotted along the Lebanon-Syria border at night, prompting the Syrian military to prepare their air defenses for a possible breach.
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https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/syria-threatens-retaliatory-strike-on-tel-aviv-airport/
According to Al-Ja’afari, Israel had repeatedly violated international law without any consequences.
Tue Jan 22, 2019 - Al-Jaafari: Return of Golan to Syria sovereignty is firm, non-negotiable right
Al-Jaafari: Return of Golan to Syria sovereignty is firm, non-negotiable right
Al-Jaafari, during a UN Security Council session on the situation in the Middle East, added that France, Britain and the US continuation to play the role of perjure and their stance that prevents Security Council from assuming its responsibilities will not affect Syria’s right to defend itself and work to restore the occupied Syrian Golan.
He went on to say that if UN Security Council didn’t adopt measures to halt the Israeli repeated aggressions on the Syrian lands, Syria would practice its legitimate right of self-defense and respond to the Israeli aggression on Damascus International Airport in the same way on “Tel Aviv Airport.”
Isn’t time now for the UN Security council to stop the Israeli repeated aggressions on the Syrian Arab republic territories,” al-Jaafari wondered.
He affirmed that the restoration of the Syrian Golan is a firm right for Syria which can’t be negotiable or abolished through prescription.
Tue Jan 22, 2019 - Turkish Paper: US Delivers Advanced Anti-Tank Missile Systems to Kurds in Manbij
Farsnews
The US has supplied the YPG with its advanced Javelin and TOW anti-tank missile systems, the Turkish newspaper, Yeni Akit, cited sources as saying.
The sources claimed that right now, Turkey's special forces are trying to track these systems, as the YPG is "preparing a trap for Turkish tanks which are ready to enter Manbij".
The reported developments come after Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar reiterated during his meeting with Joseph Dunford, the chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, Turkey's call on the US to promptly withdraw the US-backed YPG forces from Manbij.
Ankara has repeatedly blamed Washington for lending military support to the YPG, while the US insists its backing of the Kurds is needed to counter the ISIL.
Tue Jan 22, 2019 - US Demands Security Guarantee for Kurdish Fighters from Turkey
Farsnews
Mike Pompeo and Mevlut Cavusoglu talked on Monday as the NATO allies try to reach an agreement over the fate of Washington-backed, Kurdish-led fighters who fought against Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant following the planned withdrawal of US troops from Northern Syria, Al-Jazeera reported.
Tue Jan 22, 2019 - Security Expert: US Aims to Use Iraq to Wall off Syria from Iran
Farsnews
Kazzem al-Haaj was quoted by the Arabic-language al-Ma'aloumeh news website as saying on Tuesday that the US wants to establish bases in specific zones with respect to their geographical and demographical conditions in Iraq, specially regions near the Iraqi Kurdistan region, to drive a wedge between Iran and Syria and Lebanon.
Tue Jan 22, 2019 - Three Suspected of Financing ISIL Arrested in Southern Russia (Video)
Farsnews
Wed. Jan. 23, 2019 - Syrian military on high alert as Israeli warplanes return to border
https://www.almasdarnews.com/articl...-alert-as-israeli-warplanes-return-to-border/
According to a military source in Damascus, Israeli warplanes were once again spotted along the Lebanon-Syria border at night, prompting the Syrian military to prepare their air defenses for a possible breach.
Wed. Jan. 23, 2019 - Syria threatens retaliatory strike on Tel Aviv Airport (The rubber - just met - the ROAD!
)https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/syria-threatens-retaliatory-strike-on-tel-aviv-airport/
According to Al-Ja’afari, Israel had repeatedly violated international law without any consequences.
Tue Jan 22, 2019 - Al-Jaafari: Return of Golan to Syria sovereignty is firm, non-negotiable right
Al-Jaafari: Return of Golan to Syria sovereignty is firm, non-negotiable right
Al-Jaafari, during a UN Security Council session on the situation in the Middle East, added that France, Britain and the US continuation to play the role of perjure and their stance that prevents Security Council from assuming its responsibilities will not affect Syria’s right to defend itself and work to restore the occupied Syrian Golan.
He went on to say that if UN Security Council didn’t adopt measures to halt the Israeli repeated aggressions on the Syrian lands, Syria would practice its legitimate right of self-defense and respond to the Israeli aggression on Damascus International Airport in the same way on “Tel Aviv Airport.”
Isn’t time now for the UN Security council to stop the Israeli repeated aggressions on the Syrian Arab republic territories,” al-Jaafari wondered.
He affirmed that the restoration of the Syrian Golan is a firm right for Syria which can’t be negotiable or abolished through prescription.
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