Monthly Archives: September 2017

Jubilo! The Siege is lifted – TTG

Posted on September 5, 2017 by Andrei Martyanov

It's done. Elements of the 17th Reserve Division and the Tiger Force entered the 137th Brigade Base to be greeted by Issam Zahreddine himself. The linkup was effected in the early afternoon today after clearing a path through the minefields. … Continue reading →

Posted in Syria, TTG | 28 Comments

Israel vs Russia and Hizbullah

Posted on September 5, 2017 by Pat Lang

  " … According to the newspaper, Russia threatened to veto US and Israeli moves against Hezbollah as the UNSC weighed extending and expanding a mandate of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL). The Russian side allegedly pushed to … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel, Russia | 22 Comments

The So-called Russian Hack of the DNC Does Not Make Sense by Publius Tacitus

Posted on September 5, 2017 by Balint Somkuti

Notwithstanding the conventional wisdom that Russia hacked into the DNC computers, downloaded emails and a passed the stolen missives to Julian Assange's crew at Wikileaks, a careful examination of the timeline of events from 2016 shows that this story is … Continue reading →

Posted in Russiagate | 13 Comments

US and SDF will advance into Deir al-Zor together.

Posted on September 4, 2017 by Pat Lang

  "The US will provide an air support to the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in the expected advance against ISIS in the province of Deir Ezzor, Lieutenant General Stephen Townsend, the commander of the US-led anti-ISIS coalition in Iraq and Syria told reporters … Continue reading →

Posted in Syria | 25 Comments

“UK Withdraws All Troops Training Syrian Militants …” SF & The Telegraph

Posted on September 4, 2017 by Pat Lang

  "The UK has quietly halted its efforts to train the so-called Syrian moderate opposition within a network of camps established in Turkey, Jordan and Syria, the Telegraph reported. One of the camps where UK special forces were training the … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Affairs | 9 Comments

How We Die By Richard Sale

Posted on September 4, 2017 by Pat Lang

 Triviality   Today, we learn in snatches or in brief bites. We don’t settle down to learn comprehensively.  We can’t concentrate. Our life is one of incessant interruptions. If I look up a news article on the Web, swarms of … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 35 Comments

Lifting the Siege of Deir Ezzor – TTG

Posted on September 3, 2017 by Andrei Martyanov

"BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:10 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) is on the verge of lifting the siege on the Deir Ezzor Governorate, a military source told Al-Masdar News tonight. According to the military source, the Syrian Arab Army’s Tiger … Continue reading →

Posted in Syria, TTG | 16 Comments

Space stuff.

Posted on September 3, 2017 by Pat Lang

  "Falcon Heavy ultimately amounts to three Falcon 9 rockets linked together (one of which is strengthened), but it should be crucial to SpaceX's future business. Right now, a solo Falcon 9 can't carry more than 50,000lbs on a one-way … Continue reading →

Posted in Space | 33 Comments

It seems that a military solution in Syria was possible after all…

Posted on September 2, 2017 by Pat Lang

  "“Bashar Assad’s government has won the war militarily,” said Robert Ford, a former U.S. ambassador to Damascus who witnessed the uprising’s earliest days. “And I can’t see any prospect of the Syrian opposition being able to compel him to … Continue reading →

Posted in Iran, Middle East, Russia, Syria | 89 Comments

“US will allow Iranian forces in Syria to operate within 8 km of Israel” by Andrew Illingworth

Posted on September 1, 2017 by Pat Lang

  "The United States will allow Iranian military elements and Iranian-backed militias operating in Syria to take up positions within eight kilometers of Israel’s Golan border region according to a report released yesterday by the London-based Asharq Al-Awsat news agency. … Continue reading →

Posted in Policy, Russia, Syria | 31 Comments