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Monthly Archives: August 2017
FSA planning gas use in Deraa, Syria
"On Thursday, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that the Shabab al-Sunnah militant group in Daraa has of chemical weapons and is planning to use them.“We have received worrying information. According to Russia’s information, the Shabab al-Sunnah armed group … Continue reading
Posted in Russia, Syria
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Adversarial games
Anyone whom I think believes SST to be an adversarial game will be banned as a troll. pl
Posted in Ukraine Crisis
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US … Bombed ISIS Convoy Heading From Qalamoun To Deir Ezzor Province … SF
"Few moments ago, the US-led coalition air power bombed an ISIS convoy moving from the Qalamoun area to the Syrian province of Deir Ezzor under the deal with Lebanese security forces, according to local sources. No confirmed reports about the … Continue reading
Posted in Syria
75 Comments
“US troops in northern Syria came under direct attack” – TTG
"(CNN) – US troops in northern Syria came under direct attack last week by Turkish-backed rebels, a military official with the coalition fighting ISIS told CNN Tuesday. The official said that while US troops returned fire there were no casualties … Continue reading
Posted in Syria, TTG
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IS continues to throw away reserves – 29 August 2017
"Last night ISIS launched a large-scale attack against the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and pro-government tribal forces in the southern Raqqah countryside. According to pro-militant sources, ISIS had deployed elite forces for this advance and even achieved some gains … Continue reading
Posted in Syria
15 Comments
800 IS KIA at Ghanem Ali, Syria
" …According to the statement, over 800 ISIS members, 13 battle tanks, 39 pickup trucks armed with large-caliber machine guns and 9 mortars and artillery guns have been destroyed during the clashes in the Ghanem al-Ali village area near … Continue reading
Posted in Russia, Syria
64 Comments
MAYDAY KOREA! by William R. Polk
America on the Brink of Nuclear War (Part 1) The US and North Korea are on the brink of hostilities that if begun would almost certainly lead to a nuclear exchange. This is the expressed judgment of most competent … Continue reading
Posted in Korea
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“The Russian Campaign in Syria” Russian General Staff
(The Kursk salient) Main efforts of SAA and Russian Armed Forces grouping are focused on the last ISIS stronghold near Deir ez-Zor. The ISIS terrorists are concentrating their forces near Deir ez-Zor. Insurgents from Mosul and most battle-ready units … Continue reading
Posted in Russia, Syria
9 Comments
A “forlorn hope” in SE Raqqa Province
"On August 24, ISIS launched a large counter-attack and recaptured the villages of al-Muqlah, al-Atshanah, Salem al-Hamad, al-Bu Hamad, Zor Shumr, al-Huwijah and Ghanem al-Ali in the southern Raqqa countryside. According to the ISIS-linked news agency Amaq, ISIS killed 42 … Continue reading
Posted in Borg Wars, Syria
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