ISIS/ISIL conflict in Syria/Iraq (No OpEd, No Politics)
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Jura The idiot
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Yesterday at 6:36 PM
Yesterday at 6:36 PM
according to what I read in Twitter now (repeat, read in Twitter):
- negotiation attempts failed;
- Kurds pulled significant forces to the area (I'm talking
Jura The idiot
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LOL! why would
By
announce Rebels' offensive except to wag the dog
Jura The idiot
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oops, until now I wrongly thought Rebels had left al-Waer (most likely I read article(s) like
2 December 2015
'Deal reached' on truce in district in Syria's Homs
and quit following that area):
(now saw a vid from inside)
EDIT
Dec 8, 2015
2 December 2015
'Deal reached' on truce in district in Syria's Homs
and quit following that area):
(now saw a vid from inside)
EDIT
Dec 8, 2015
...
and I've been unaware of the pocket south to it (the tiny green area in the town of Homs, "Vayer District"), but the pocket is gone according to
Truce in Homs is first step to ceasefire in Syria — Russian Foreign Ministry
("Cassad" says the Rebels from there were let to join Talbiseh pocket)
...
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Jura The idiot
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the hill from inside
is called "Sanoubrat" in non-Government sources, which expectedly
claimed it had been retaken yesterday (picture, not a video, from a drone available, so I won't post ... it wouldn't be problem for pro-Government sources to show they're on the hill, right?):
(hill's position above is consistent with pro-Government maps: https://www.sinodefenceforum.com/is...no-oped-no-policis.t6913/page-411#post-411103)
OK to see the forest, not the trees
the Government hasn't achieved much in Southern Aleppo lately, has it?
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Exact can be in mission in more we need new infos for to be sure.
I use Sat view and i think it is necessary use it as that for confirm an info or get a minimum number, not for affirm.
By Ex. you can see 30 hangars and there will not 30 fighters...
Jura The idiot
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... so does Sputnik to German Comrades (google translation follows):
"Fight against IS: Syrian infantry pushes the center of Al Hasakah ago - VIDEO
In the East Syrian city of Al-Hasakah fighting between the government army and the fighters of the terrorist militia Islamic State (IS also, Daesh) reignited as a Syrian army spokesman told Sputnik said Friday. ..."
Mein Gott! it's not 1986, but 2016 LOL!
now noticed (aktualisiert 15:18 19.08.2016) perhaps some more successes added
EDIT
in the English version
Syrian Troops Advance on Al-Hasakah City Center (VIDEO)
19:00 19.08.2016
the Kremlin cunningly waited until the 5th paragraph:
"According to him, the forces of the national militia and the army are fighting shoulder to shoulder against Daesh militants in areas around the central prison and the main power plant."
LOL!
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On the recent clash between YPG and Syrian Government, this is what I see.
As the IS' power is declining, a new question is getting closer to be answered, who is going to take control of the territory after IS left? Both Kurds and the government want, that's why the new clash after a long truce between YPG and government when their 1st priority was to fight IS.
YPG is the only force in north-east Syria that US has, US want to remain relevant in Syria, so propping up YPG recently. YPG sense the chance of taking the control and getting closer to their long-time vision of either a Kurds state or a Kurd de facto state like in Iraq and they must act now.
That put Turkey at odd with U.S. because the last thing Turkey want is a Kurdish base in Syria. On this account, Erdogan would rather choose Bashar than anyone else after realizing his toppling and replacing Bashar with a pro-Turkey figure did not work out. That explains Erdogan's recent 180 degree turn.
It also make sense for U.S. to want Erdogan gone when he became the road block. So Erdogan's accusation of U.S. involvement in the coup d'etat makes very good sense.
What can be learnt here is that, there are too many parties having different objectives in this mess. Alliances do not have a clear line, composition, nor a long life-time. Everything is fluid. There are surely more than two camps.
As the IS' power is declining, a new question is getting closer to be answered, who is going to take control of the territory after IS left? Both Kurds and the government want, that's why the new clash after a long truce between YPG and government when their 1st priority was to fight IS.
YPG is the only force in north-east Syria that US has, US want to remain relevant in Syria, so propping up YPG recently. YPG sense the chance of taking the control and getting closer to their long-time vision of either a Kurds state or a Kurd de facto state like in Iraq and they must act now.
That put Turkey at odd with U.S. because the last thing Turkey want is a Kurdish base in Syria. On this account, Erdogan would rather choose Bashar than anyone else after realizing his toppling and replacing Bashar with a pro-Turkey figure did not work out. That explains Erdogan's recent 180 degree turn.
It also make sense for U.S. to want Erdogan gone when he became the road block. So Erdogan's accusation of U.S. involvement in the coup d'etat makes very good sense.
What can be learnt here is that, there are too many parties having different objectives in this mess. Alliances do not have a clear line, composition, nor a long life-time. Everything is fluid. There are surely more than two camps.
Re the fighting in North East Syria:
This article is from late last year after which the threat of Daesh let to an end to this practice. Now that Daesh is being defeated the trouble has come back and is supported by US aircraft. Russia and Turkey are opposed to the Balkanization of Syria, as is Syria itself of course. I was pointed to this article by an article in Dettsche Wirtschafts Nachrichten: