https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwk8RqSs2_s
https://archive.org/details/mrkmatar
https://twitter.com/search?f=tweets&vertical=default&q=%23%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%83
>This
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJzASnmmxIM
>>27793189
SAA is really fucking useless. Russian airstrikes and they are still losing ground? Dafuck?
Do we get to include the Sinai now? The Russian jet getting downed seems very relevant
>>27793810
>Arabs
Top kek.
>>27793810
>>27793855
Well, if the jet really was bombed maybe we'll see more Russian ground forces involved. Perhaps they'll turn the tide.
>>27793908
>implying
People seem to forget that putting foreign ground troops into the middle east is just a game of attrition.
They may turn the tide in terms of a front-line senario, but they would have a hell of an insurgency on their hands if they tried.
>>27793939
I think it's safe to assume Syria is no longer viable, but Russian troops could be used to secure a viable Pro-Assad nation carved out of it. It'll take a bit of ethnic cleansing, but it should be doable. The other bits of Syria will have to fend for themselves.
The only question will be how Turkey reacts, especially if a Kurdish nation stands up.
>>27794011
Honestly it's just a syptom of a larger problem that just seems to be resolving itself to the dismay of world powers and the politicians that like to play the bloc.
The Eurofags chopped up Africa and the middle east according to how they saw fit and didn't give a rats ass about the cultural, religious, or political divides within the borders they drew.
It's going on in Iraq, Syria, the Sudans, the CAR, the list goes on.
If an independent Kurdistan rises (as it rightfully should) Turkey would throw a fucking fit for sure.
>>27794063
>didn't give a rats ass about the cultural, religious, or political divides within the borders they drew
If we see instability in those former colonies as a result of those divides, I don't hold out much hope in avoiding it in most modern western nations. But that's stepping outside the main thrust of this thread.
Have the Russians managed to increase their sortie rate, or are they still struggling with some of the local conditions?
Egypt wins big out of this. Theyre going to be getting tons of weapons to 'fight' ISIS. But it wont matter because egyptians are incompetent shitstains
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ArFG6uc_gU
>>27793189
bump for SAA stronk
I just realized it, I think Mandic is PD.
>>27795401
pd had a job at an embassy or some shit
mandic is a serbian neet
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyPDkimC03I
Now people in the west are saying it was a bomb that brought down the plane over the Sinai.
always a good day when SAA is btfo
fuck assad
pretty embarrassing SAA took 6 months to capture morek and then lost it in a few days
>>27794063
Except that's not true. Stop repeating that bullshit to make up for the fact that the US dominion over the world since the 1960s and especially after the 90s has led to fuck up after fuck up.
>>27796477
But is it true?
This is from Sharm, the airport from which the plane took off:
>At least three top officials at the airport, including its chief of security, were fired Wednesday after serious security lapses were discovered
http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/russian-plane-crashes-in-the-sinai/what-now-suspicion-isis-sinai-jet-crash-could-bring-strong-n457666
The plot thickens...
5 star here , what happened in Morek last night is becoming a bit more clear. After Jaf took it over late yesterday there was a battle in the city overnight.
Pro SAA sources said it was a counter attack while pro rebel sources say now it was a group of shia militia left behind after the initial retreat. They are implying it was some sort of last stand by trapped regime forces. This is pro rebel sources vs pro SAA sources so take that into account. Whatever the case was rebels still claim control of the city this morning.
>>27798944
As I was posting this pro SAA sources are now claiming fighting is ongoing in the city. City of Morek is still disputed.
tl;dr nobody knows what is going on
>>27795084
>Europe was not rebuilt "in a matter of years"
>Eastern bloc countries floundered for many years
Yes, the east struggled, but the west rebuilt in a matter of years.
>which notable stakeholders will be able revitalize Syria concurrent to your timeline?
Russia, Iran, and the UN if Assad wins. For instance.
>Your making these broad statements
Does that hurt your autism?
>>27795324
>Rebuilt into what?
A working country.
>Your comparison is invalid on every front.
Whatever fills your piss jug.
It's a very simple statement: if Europe can rebuild from WWI and WWII, then Syria should be able to rebuild after this.
>>27796477
Win some, lose some Mark.
It's normal to have a bit of back-and-forth in this kind of guerrilla no-uniform warfare.
>>27797607
It must be really nice to be able to blame your fuck ups on America.
Field source: Syrian army expelled the militants who had infiltrated several points to the western part of town Mork.
>>27793908
>Russia will send ground troops to Syria to fight ISIS militants based in the Sinai
????
>>27795818
PD is IRGC. He is currently deployed.
Anyone have recent maps or is this just going to be another 300 /pol/posts?
>>27799392
It's official Morek was taken by Jaf. The Russians are bombing it now.
Per rule number 1 of watching all disputed Syrian battles. If the Saaf and now Ruaf is bombing it , they don't hold it.
>>27799403
PD would make wild claims of having insider information like "i just talked to a SAA warrant officer" or "I have a contact in Hasakah city and blah blah" He was (and is as anon) very knowledgeable but talking directly to a SAA warrant officer.... Seriously nigger.jpg?
Forget Russian infantry--if the Russians start deploying MRLs and spotters, that's when you know it's going down. MRLs have been Vlad's big gun in Ukraine.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/sharm-el-sheikh-airport-boss-6771931
http://sputniknews.com/middleeast/20151105/1029619466/russian-missile-systems-syria.html
https://translate.google.se/translate?sl=ar&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=sv&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.alraimedia.com%2Far%2Farticle%2Fspecial-reports%2F2015%2F11%2F05%2F632704%2Fnr%2Fsyri&edit-text=
>Ukrainian MIG-29 low pass
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXgd_IWT8CM
>>27796464
>always a good day when the islamist extremists make gains
Oh you wahhabi cheerleaders.
>>27796464
fuck off Mark
>>27799458
Syria already has a shitload of artillery and MRL systems. They just need proper forward observing and the war turns on its head, no need for nukes or any of that gay shit.
regards, spotter
>>27794799
Canadian soldier dies in Syrian fighting against ISIS suicide bombing.
www~cbc~ca/beta/news/canada/toronto/canadian-john-robert-gallagher-reportedly-killed-while-fighting-isis-in-syria-1.3304815
The most prolific pro SAA twitter Ivan Sidorenko hasn't tweeted in 9 hours...RIP SAA in Morek.
>>27799573
Yes they were certainly not FSA. Did you see the video of the initial VBIED attack on Morek? It was a massive explosion. Took out an entire check point and then some.
>>27799632
>Yes they were certainly not FSA
It's Jaish al Fatah.
That means Nusra, Ahrar, and friends.
So literally Al Qaeda and other jihadis.
>>27799247
Holy shit you cared enough about this to bring it over to the next thread. Well here we go:
You acknowledge the eastern bloc took much longer than you said to rebuild. This invalidates the same stupid statement you have been spouting about Europe being rebuilt in a matter of years. The West absolutely had a meteoric return to its former self but it still wasn't rebuilt in 5 years. The Economies were healthy within that time window but infrastructure had yet to bounce back from the sheer amount of damage caused.
As for notable stakeholders. Russia and Iran are both sending military aid to Syria already and it is having a less than remarkable effect. So you think that two countries who are already aiding Syria, but not enough to even win the war, will be able to rebuild the country as fast as Europe was rebuilt? Neat theory. As for the UN, they are already dealing with the humanitarian crisis resulting from this war. Their funding is going to supporting the refugee camps not the Assad government. They are also underfunded and wont be receiving and notable amounts money to rebuild the regime if it wins the war.
As for my autism? Nah I'm just trying to inform you that your comparison is retarded and so are you.
>>27799663
>Eastern Europe struggled, so Europe didn't rebuild quickly!
Western Europe rebuilt in a matter of years.
Does this appease your autism?
>but it still wasn't rebuilt in 5 years
Sure it was.
It was pretty much up and running at pre-war levels, with tremendous future prospects.
>rebuild the country as fast as Europe was rebuilt?
When did I say Syria was going to rebuild as quickly as Europe?
Europe was destroyed on a massive scale in WWI and WWII, and each time bounced back in a matter of years.
So just because a country is shot up, doesn't mean it can't rebuild.
Other then the CIA makeing promises it can't keep to Kurds and using them as a counterweight, like they always have, is there any damn reason in the world for the US to give a shit about anything that happens in Syria? It's a terrible country.
Let's just make a new Kurdish homeland in North Dakota. It's a richer and less godforsaken place then they are now and it's the only solution to the problem that would make Turkey happy.
>>27793433
you see ivan, when we clamp manpad to helicopter american will think we future combat now
http://www.marinetraffic.com/fi/ais/details/ships/636012382/vessel:NS_CONCORD
https://twitter.com/YorukIsik/status/662171622485397504
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NS_Concord
The NS Concord is in the business again and suiting my personal interests, operating at a comfortable distance from the Baltic Sea where it pulled some interesting shenanigans during the Stockholm archipelago submarine hunt.
I want to be a true american, but I can't hate the russians or assad more than the yihadists that we are training and arming.
What is wrong with me? why I can't support our yihadist allies? Should I go to Canada now?
>>27799723
You see ivan, if it's stupid and it works it ain't stupid
>Jaish al-Fatih captured 10 tanks,4 Shilkas and 5 BMPs in #Morek #Hama
Just one among others. Fuck, SAA is really falling apart. Russia needs some serious boots on the ground soon if it wants to see any progress towards its interests.
>>27799927
sauce
>>27799937
https://twitter.com/Abduhark/status/662199735302926336
http://syria.liveuamap.com/en/2015/5-november-jaish-alfatih-captured-10-tanks4-shilkas-and-5
>>27799927
>SAA loses one town
>"OMFG THEY'RE FALLING APART!!!"
Go away Mark.
>Ramadi
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uu8mK9UfQUU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CD0p9200Bm4
>>27799258
>if Europe can rebuild from WWI and WWII, then Syria should be able to rebuild after this.
I just gave you a dozen reasons why Syria would not be able to rebuild even marginally like Europe did post WW2.
But you CHOSE to ignore every single argument I made and keep repeating the same baseless statement thinking it would convince anyone?
You're comparing Europe, that wile the war was going pioneered ballistic missiles, Jet aircrafts, guiding systems, working radar system and so much more.
While the greatest Syrian feat of engineering is stuffing explosives into a barrel.
Syria *before the civil war* was more failed than Europe after ww2. Some physical infrastructure is not all these is to it.
But you'll ignore this, as you ignored every point in my last point.
>A working country.
Syria was not a working country before the rebellion. What makes you think that going through a devastating civil war for at least half a decade would in improve Syria?
Because that's what you're saying.
From 2012 (The Moscow times):
>Syria has been suffering huge electricity blackouts for years because its power generation meets only two-thirds of demand.
http://www.themoscowtimes.com/business/article/medvedev-offers-nuclear-plants-to-syria-at-damascus-talks/405760.html
Syria in 2010 was getting UN food shipments, Yes, like some african country:
>WFP this week started distributing emergency food aid to almost 200,000 people in the northeastern region, the agency said in a statement on 3 March, after plans to reach 300,000 beneficiaries were scaled down owing to a lack of funds.
>UN and government figures say 1.3 million inhabitants have been affected - 800,000 severely.
>Up to 80 percent of the severely affected are living on a diet of bread and sugared tea
http://www.irinnews.org/report/88294/syria-severe-food-shortages-in-parched-eastern-region
And I'm not going to go into water rations, but you can check they were having this as well PRE revolution.
>>27800141
You have full-blown autism. Look at this shit.
Europe was destroyed on a much greater scale than Syria, and was able to bounce back after a few years.
Therefore: just because Syria is shot up doesn't mean it can't rebuild.
Irani stuff looted by Al Nusra, Aleppo
<-- wtf is this thing? night vision?
>>27800146
Even a destroyed Europe post ww2 had a better functional industry than Syria had BEFORE the rebellion has even started.
Europe had some of the best in the world human resources and scientifically achievement, they had little competitors in many aspects of economy and industry.
All Syria has is oil. They were failed and on the road to become a failed state before the rebellion even started.
100 bn $ may build you roads and buy you factory equipment. But it would not get you skilled workers, doctors, engineers, scientists and economists.
Syrian agriculture struggled back in 2010 because they were not implementing basic water saving technology that's available from the 50's and 60's.
Comparing a war between distinct national actors in Europe to some Muslim shithole cesspool of a religious civil war is outright autism.
Tell me, how well did Yemen rebuild from it's civil war back in the 60's? We had regionally powerful and wealthy actors involved, including with troops on the ground there (KSA and Egypt). That is a fair comparison to what Syria stands to become.
>You're comparing Europe, that while the war was going pioneered ballistic missiles, Jet aircrafts, guiding systems, working radar system and so much more.
While the greatest Syrian feat of engineering is stuffing explosives into a barrel.
It's not comparable on any scale. Calling me names won't change that one bit.
>>27800195
Stop being a fucking autist with your walls of text.
If Europe can bounce back from WWI and WWII, then Syria should be able to as well.
>>27800197
high tech optics build in Iran
putinik helmet couldnt save the russian puppet
>>27800203
>can't make a single argument to save his life.
keep parroting nonsense. My point met zero concrete objection by you or anyone else. I consider it accepted.
My work here is done.
>>27800230
I can make arguments fine, I'm just not acknowledging your autistic walls of text.
If Europe can bounce back from WWI and WWII, then Syria should be able to bounce back as well.
>>27800229
moscowian body armor remains uselss
<--- Canadian YPG Hero John Robert Gallagher killed by Car bomb (VBIED)
>>27800179
Looks like thermal imaging.
>>27800197
>>27800205
>>27800213
>>27800229
>>27800238
Thanks
Morek
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcC51OuRV70
Iran forces Afghan refugees for fighting and die in Assad-Syria
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/nov/05/iran-recruits-afghan-refugees-fight-save-syrias-bashar-al-assad
UK grounds flights to Egypt over security fears
Flights to rescue 20,000 Britons could start on Friday
Short term emergency measures to be set up Sharm el-Sheikh
Egypt’s president Sisi due to hold talks with Cameron
????
Britbongstan Boots soon in Egypt?
Rebels took Tall Othman yesterday, here's a vid (don't know if it was posted before) With some equipment and destroyed tanks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=25&v=RJFUfVFssQM
A nice vid because it partially shows them assemble the TOW, which is often not shown:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=134&v=eDWF8hW4L1g
breaking,,
FROGS WILL SEND THEIR FROG MASTER CARRIER TO SYRIAN COAST...
http://www.ouest-france.fr/syrie-le-charles-de-gaulle-deploye-pour-lutter-contre-daech-3818365
>>27800628
I wonder how long it will stay there.
>>27800628
De Gaulle sunk when?
>>27799759
Part of being a true patriot is questioning the government. Don't blindly support the gov regardless of Elephant or Donkey
>>27800901
>responding to bait
>>27800720
delicous
> bomb ISIS for more than a year
> 1 American gets his head cut off
> bomb ISIS for a month
> 200+ Russians die
Lolol sucks to be russian
>>27800179
looks new and expensive
>>27799988
Regardless if that is mark or not the info is good. We all have the same sources and we all see the same things and the left behind armor is one of them.
So as far as the SAA "losing" one town being not a biggie, it is. The SAA just two weeks ago was on the offensive in Hama backed the Ruaf. Now they have been routed. Yes they are falling apart. There is no question about it.
>>27800179
oh fuck they got dat gatling laser gun.
We're toasted
>>27801450
>falling apart
That's why Iran is introducing 5000 fighters.
SAA/Putinik and ISIS munching each other. while YPG/PKK gains more land.
>>27801524
>5000 fighters.
>>27800363
>Iran forces Afghan refugees for fighting and die in Assad-Syria
>>27801555
>Oy vey!!!
https://instagram.com/holydefense/
On to non Morek news. IS has taken a former regime held neighborhood in Deir Zour called Rasafa. IS still fighting on the outskirts of Deir Ezzor airbase in that seemly unending battle.
The SAA has sent reinforcements into Deir Ezzor city to try and reverse IS gains as the Russians are bombing the area as well.
>>27800765
forever
unlike the bongs supercarriers the frogs carrier is nuclear
>>27799703
Lets not, North Dakota is in use atm. Why dont we use Ireland or Sweden instead?
>>27801450
>the info is good
"Assad is falling apart" is not info, it's butthurt opinion.
>>27800179
Looks like something a GBOSS would do, basically big ol thermal night vision
special ISIS tank used outskirts of Deir ez-Zor airport
Commander of al-Quds Force of the Revolutionary Guards Qassem Soleimani delivered on Monday before Iranian soldiers fighting in Syria. Soleimani said that "Aleppo will be released at any cost, however high it may be." Soleimani was quoted as saying: "Iran's top management had ordered the release of Aleppo, even if it takes 100 thousand martyrs." Soleimani also stressed: "The role of Iranian advisers in Syria is not limited to the protection of Shiite shrines. They protect each house, he converted to Islam and humanity. "Philip Smith, one of the most authoritative experts on Shiite militias, talks about the role of Iran and its allies in the battle for Aleppo:" It is not just about the biggest recognized Iranian deployments abroad here also demonstrated the fruits of the efforts to establish a Shiite pro-Iranian Iraqi militias. "The representative of the Iraqi police Harakat Hezbollah en Nadzhuba deployed in Aleppo, Bashar al-Saidi, says:" It does not matter where we are - in Iraq or in Syria - because we are fighting against one enemy. We all - the followers of Khamenei, and we will fight everywhere, protecting Shiite shrines and Shiite population. "Saidi added," Sulejmani told us - the path of liberation of Mosul passes through Aleppo.
>>27801681
Being routed isn't opinion, it's fact Jaf continues to progress past Morek as I post too. The SAA is in deep shit in Hama.
The only butthurt one is you.
>>27801694
monster VBIED
>>27801717
Routing from one town =/= "falling apart".
Losing one town =/= "in deep shit".
>>27801624
snackbar
chinese camo pattern
>>27801732
All true especially the deep shit part. The SAA and shia militias took heavy casualties in Morek and now Jaf has started taking Atshan and other locations in the northern Hama front. Approaching the doorstep of Hama city.
Let me explain something about offensives since you have no knowledge on anything related to the military. They depend on momentum and Jaf has it.
Application of an air strike on a column of armored and motor vehicles in the province of Latakia.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0gO3pQ9EWI
>>27801782
Uyghur?
>>27801801
stonk
>>27801654
>Forever
Until it breaks down again or needs to return for maintenance in a few months.
>>27799663
>>27799691
Holy shit you fucking autist gotta shut the fuck up. I'm sick of seeing you retards arguing, are you children or something? Piss off to /pol/ with your shit.
>>27801794
>one town means they have momentum
No it doesn't.
>>27802028
All i said was Syria should be able to rebuild, since many countries have rebuilt from a lot worse.
>>27801794
>The SAA and shia militias took heavy casualties in Morek
First I heard of "heavy casualties", source?
I keep hearing the SAA was mostly gone before the jihadis even showed up.
>>27802103
Fuck SAA can't even hold onto the meagre gains they got in Hama with Russian support. I think this is a bit telling in how bled dry and weak they are. Like wtf less than a month ago they were focusing super hard on that front and they achieved little to nothing and now are "tactically retreating" if we're being nice.
Doesnt spell good news for future offensives by SAA...
>>27802166
Sooooo, no source?
>>27802166
Source for what? I'm not here to spoon feed you, nothing I've said is untrue.
>>27794063
>The Eurofags chopped up Africa and the middle east according to how they saw fit and didn't give a rats ass about the cultural, religious, or political divides within the borders they drew.
But liberals keep telling me that multiculturalism works and that no matter the differences in culture, people can live side by side, tolerant and free of hate.
>>27802206
Wtf kind of stupid stretch is this and why is it even being brought up in this thread.
>>27802166
Either that, or they just attacked in the south to keep big FSA contingents busy while they take turf in Aleppo.
Not sure if this is the plan, but they took quite a bit of clay around Aleppo, and if Aleppo falls, this war will be over.
Other options are that they just want the FSA to stick their heads out and let them bleed out by Russian air strikes, or SAA is simply incompetent.
Until we got definite results it is hard to tell, so pick your poison.
>>27802200
>Source for what?
for the fact that the loyalists took heavy casualties in Morek.
Literally everything I heard about Morek from all sources says the loyalists were pretty much gone by the time the jihadis showed up.
>>27793810
Russian Air Force can't hit shit. Seriously. Watch their bomb sight video where their laser guided shit falls far from the target nine times out of ten.
>>27802214
Thats /pol/ shit, and you shouldn't talk to that retard.
>>27802250
>Russian Air Force can't hit shit. Seriously. Watch their bomb sight video where their laser guided shit falls far from the target nine times out of ten.
Common mistake, those videos are not from the target pods but from separate drones.
They hit quite well according to most analysts.
>>27802238
Your quoting a different anon, I'm not the same guy.
>>27802342
This >>27802200
wasn't a reply to >>27802175
?
>>27802088
shut the fuck about it though
>>27802401
if you don't give the retards a hard time now and then they'll just take over.
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=81c_1446726820
>>27802413
too late for that, just post pics maps and info please
Czech built L-159, new for the Iraqi air force
>>27802449
New Hama map.
I haven't followed the news in a while, are the West on the terrorist's side or what? As in, are we bombing Assad, bombing ISIS or bombing both?
>>27802488
>>27802497
Nobody's air striking Assad, except very occasionally the Israelis.
The US and Russia are bombing IS, with Russia striking other jihadi groups as well.
>>27802497
ISIS actually got elected to the white house and Assad is currently on a trip to the ISS
>>27802523
thanks
>>27802495
>>27802449
And some loyalist advances in Douma.
>>27801710
>dat pic
trolling /po/l erryday
>>27794459
thats one of the worst beards i've ever seen
>>27802497
Just take a recap on the Soviet Afghan campaign. Nothing new under the Sun except now the entire world and their media is on the spot. Enjoy the Vietnam of our decade.
>>27801710
>It's not a religious war I swear
>Assads side is secular
when will these memes end.
There are hardly any Syrians fighting in Aleppo no the regime side. It's mostly exclusively Iranian troops and Shiite militias and mercenaries from Iraq and Afghanistan as well as Hezballah.
>>27802225
Why would Aleppo falling end the war? To either side for that matter.
There is no one victory that's going to end the war. The war will end only when attrition makes either side run out of troops or with complete conquest.
I can see the Sunni willing to stop fighting if they take everything but the Alawi regions, but they will not stop fighting if Aleppo or anyone other one place falls to Assad/Iranian forces.
I don't see the Sunni stop fighting as long as there are Iranian troops in Syria for that matter, no matter how much land they take.
It would be a big blow for the opposition though, no doubt.
>>27801808
how would the uighurs get access to chinese camo, isnt it more likely to be sourced from pakis?
>>27802488
>>27802503
why didn't they just buy the jf-7?
>>27800230
He's right
>>27800234
You're an honest to god retard comparing any middle eastern country to europe, especially Germany / France
>>27802250
>Seriously. Watch their bomb sight video where their laser guided shit falls far from the target nine times out of ten.
How embarrassing for you.
>>27802521
>Nobody's air striking Assad
Yet. The whole point of Western propaganda is to side-step their populace unwillingness to get involved militarily. Now they're bombing Syria with no approval. Now, openly arming and training terrorists against Assad. It won't be long before they can either manufacture a reason to bomb Assad's forces, or just start doing it anyway and use Assad's past crimes as an excuse.
The latest propaganda is that Russia isn't bombing ISIS at all, but the anti-Assad rebels. This comes at the same time the US defense secretary warns Russia of "reprisal attacks" on Russian civilians as a result of their actions in Syria. So that means the US and Britain are actively putting their civilians in danger by bombing ISIS in Syria but Russia shouldn't do it because it's too dangerous?
The US has allegedly been bombing ISIS in Syria for a year, yet ISIS have only become more powerful there.
>>27804471
>The US has allegedly been bombing ISIS in Syria for a year, yet ISIS have only become more powerful there.
IS fell back from both Kobane and Hasakah thanks in large part to US airstrikes there.
>we DIY
>>27804686
>>27804601
>We're bombing Kobane and Hasakah, pull back for a bit, k?
ISIS have only become more powerful.
>>27804701
>>27804601
This. Most of the Kurd strongholds (excluding Mosul and the Raqqa-bound highway) and southern Iraq is as safe as one can hope the place to be. Next comes Mosul and maybe even helping Ruski pals out in Syria given that they have the decency to ask nicely. It's not like we have to hate each other and Russia is knee deep in shit Syria right now.
>>27804715
>>27804727
>>27804739
>>27804707
>forcing a stale meme
ISIS is significantly weaker than it was a year ago, opportunistic raids on a weakened SAA does not equate stronger.
>>27804748
>>27804775
>>27794063
>The Eurofags chopped up Africa and the middle east according to how they saw fit and didn't give a rats ass about the cultural, religious, or political divides within the borders they drew.
But diversity is our strenght
>>27801722
Is ISIS the first group to use car bombs this tactically? I remember news about car bombs for decades but never like this.
>>27805014
Hardly.
Rebels captured what looks like 3 tanks, 1 bmp, 1 shilka, some atgms, bunch of ammo, etc. at Morek. It just confuses me, if it's a tactical retreat wouldn't you take this things with you? If it's a retreat wouldn't you try and destroy these thing before you leave?
I dont get it
>>27805798
Shitty doctrine. Even USMC knows to deny the enemy transportation.
>>27806176
never know when you might need an AK
>>27805798
Here is a pic of the shilka, looks in pretty good shape
>>27793189
Mi-28 nighttime footage from Iraq.
>>27807511
fuck, forgot the damn link!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uu8mK9UfQUU
it's from Ramadi.
Still no russian Mi-28 footage from Syria. Still no Kamov footage. They are not releasing any helo footage from Syria.
Also, I heard that TOS-1 footage is forbidden as well. Syria has barred everyone from filming it in action. I think I saw one pice of footage and that's it.
5 star back and I bring pictures. From Atshan , Hama province. The village was heavily contested with Jaf finally taking it. One of the dead pictured is the SAA commander of the unit that....was there.
>>27804368
Is that a new russian camo or are they just bleaching their uniforms to look more yellow
>>27802072
see
>>27807737
um yea it does and those SAA dead pictured are not in deep shit , they are in dead shit.
>>27807858
Instead of gloating over making the usual idiots eat their words again here is the new map of Hama, Atshan now in rebel hands with reported heavy SAA loses and more arms seized.
The Jaf offensive continues.
>>27807979
Any areas where rebels or isis are making headway.
We know the assad offensives are making a little progress, but its clear that their foreign allies help isn't enough right now. At their current levels of course.
>>27808169
That's a good question. To where they have made headway right now is Hama of course for non IS rebels. IS all over the place with their fronts between gains and loses. One gain is in the city Mahin which is close to a major regime supply line. As far as everything else in Syria tl;dr stalemate.
Future territory gains and loses from either IS or Jaf/FSA/Nursa is speculation on my part. I would have to think about it before saying such things.
>>27799723
You were saying fucker?
This is breaking and I won't stand by it as fact.... now being reported that there has been a mass retreat of SAA forces on the Hama front. Being described as a tactical retreat after Atshan was taken apparently the SAA wants new defensive lines.
Not only did I think the SAA was in deep shit , the SAA thought the same thing themselves.
>>27808404
retreat from where though? Hama is pretty big...
>>27807533
>Still no russian Mi-28 footage from Syria. Still no Kamov footage
because there is no MI-28 and Ka-52 in Syria
Mi-28 haven't fly snice the crash in army game
>>27804220
My only point is Syria SHOULD be able to rebuild, since a lot of countries have rebuilt from a lot worse.
>>27794063
>The Eurofags chopped up Africa and the middle east according to how they saw fit and didn't give a rats ass about the cultural, religious, or political divides within the borders they drew.
Uhhhh, before the Eurofags did that, there were a bunch of caliphates that did the exact same thing.
>>27807105
Glad the dude's pointing at it, I almost missed it.
>>27807858
>capture two towns
>jihadis go apeshit
Goes to show how desperate the jihadis are at this point.
>>27808740
Um Haratayn is the village being listed which is the next village down the road from Atshan. They probably saw what happened at Atshan and decided they needed different defensive terrain and give the Ruaf space to bomb the rebels. Ruaf air raids keep mistakenly hitting SAA positions.
>>27808838
All I was saying was the SAA was in a bad spot and they were. The proof is in their horrible deaths.
>>27808169
>We know the assad offensives are making a little progress
Except for all that territory they captured south of Aleppo right?
>>27808404
>rearrange defensive lines after losing two towns
>THEY ADMIT THEY'RE IN DEEP SHIT
When will you jihadi shitbags ever stop?
>>27808858
>if you have some casualties you're in a bad spot
Protip: even if you GAIN territory, you're going to have casualties.
We're talking about two towns here, and you're acting like that's it, it's all over for Assad.
Calm down.
>>27808878
Wait you were the one saying the Jaf didn't have momentum so according to you they should have been stopped at Morek.
When will you admit you were wrong?
I love how the media is making it seem like the FSA took Morek, when in fact it was all jihadis.
>>27808915
One town doesn't mean momentum. They only had one town at the time when I said it.
And two towns is hardly momentum.
According to your logic, the SAA is an unstoppable juggernaut south of Aleppo.
>>27808925
>one town
Morek is a strategic point on the Hama front. There was a reason the SAA tried to hold it.
As far as the southern front Al Nursa's counter attack is starting to stall the SAA offensive. The SAA needed to take Al Hadher and they haven't.
>>27808941
>the SAA tried to hold it
Lol did they?
They ran at the sight of approaching enemies, leaving everything behind.
>As far as the southern front Al Nursa's counter attack is starting to stall the SAA offensive. The SAA needed to take Al Hadher and they haven't.
They still took a whole bunch of towns and territory though, didn't they?
>>27808946
Well being a SAA general was killed in the battle I assume they did.
>They still took a whole bunch of towns and territory though, didn't they?
Means absolutely nothing if they can't take the main objectives like Al Hadher.
>>27808963
Not to mention the weeks leading up to Morek where rebel attacks were repelled again and again while the SAA dug in.
>>27808963
>Well being a SAA general was killed in the battle I assume they did.
Why?
I think even that brig general was caught off-guard by the swiftness of his men's retreat.
>Means absolutely nothing
See, that's exactly why you're a funny guy.
The jihadis take one town and one hamlet and you're acting like it's all over for Assad.
Assad takes huge swathes of territory and a whole bunch of towns south of Aleppo, and it means absolutely nothing.
A gentle reminder that turkey is your trusted friend and ally in all of this and most definitely should become a member of the EU!
>>27808981
Nope not funny at all. You see in offensives there are main objectives and footholds. If they gain the footholds like the surrounding villages but not the main objective than their offensive has failed.
Meanwhile Al Nusra is gaining on the flank.
Don't get angry, I just know a lot more about military tactics and planning than you do.
>>27809004
>muh footholds and objectives
See that worm squirm.
>>27809004
btw quick update Um Haratayn has been captured by Jaf in Hama.
>>27809011
>according to Mark the Jersey Jihadi
>>27809010
Fine I will follow up this argument with full reporting on the southern Aleppo SAA offensive with whatever the results may be. You happy now?
>>27809020
>Assad captures large tracts of land and grabs fistfulls of towns
>"means absolutely nothing"
>jihadis capture two towns
>"OMFG IT'S ALL OVER FOR ASSAD LOOK AT THAT MOMENTUM!!!!"
This is you.
>>27809028
Actually it's three towns in the span of 24 hours now but who's counting right?
>>27809035
>three towns
I wouldn't take the word of Mark the Jersey Jihadi on this bro.
>>27809045
Ok I will follow up on with whatever the case is with Hama too. I am not afraid of the truth and gladly accept your dissenting opinion.
>>27809035
>three towns
Nigga, what is the difference between a village and a town?
>>27809056
>I am not afraid of the truth
You're not afraid of showing tremendous bias either, apparently.
>>27809082
Not true, I talked about the FSAs disaster in Daara. The multiple failures in Aleppo and even back in the day I thought the Ghouta's were finished.
I had a lot of respect for the SAA before and Hezbollah as well. I enjoy following the Syrian civil war exactly because i don't have a side. You want to know what will happen in southern Aleppo and Hama , I do too.
>>27809028
>SAA captures a series of craters that was formerly a hamlet of 15 people
>STRATEGIC CITY OF WHATEVER BIN SOMETHING RE-CAPTURED
>Three FSA guys walk down a dirt track somewhere
>STRATEGIC SUPPLY ROAD SEVERED, REGIME SOON TO FALL
>Putin mutters something on the edge of hearing that may have included the word "Assad"
>HOHO, THE AMERICANS HAVE BEEN OUTMANEUVERED YET AGAIN, BASED PUTIN
>A C-17 voids its septic tank over Kobani
>KURDS RECEIVE MASSIVE AIRDROP FROM AMERICANS, REPORTS OF 200 TOW MISSILES AND 30 TANKS
Everyone does it
>>27809137
Morek is strategic. Morek has been fought over many times before this.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Murak
>Rebels capture and hold Murak for nine months and cut supply lines to government forces in Khan Shaykhun and the Wadi al-Daif and al-Hamidiyah Army bases
Morek sits on some crossroads in Hama making it a important area.
>>27804707
>>27804471
Nah, just stronger in fronts against:
> SAA definitely (especially in Wilayah Homs from capture of Qaryatayn, Mahin and Palmyra)
> FSA (capture of Sawran and the whole slice of NE Rif Aleppo)
They are weaker though in the fronts against:
>YPG (lost large chunk of Wilayah Raqqa including Tal Abyad, Ayn Issa and Wilayah Barakah with capture of Qamishli pocket, Western Rif Hasakah and the current ops in al-Hawl)
> Peshmerga (lost most of rural Sinjar)
>ISF/PMUs (lost Baiji to PMUs in a lightning campaign, slowly being strangled in Anbar especially in Ramadi)
>>27809173
>>27809137
>>27809028
Morek is pretty strategic because it serves as a gateway to the pretty anti-government city of Hama. Hama is like Idlib in that it was traditionally anti-government, once Jaysh al-Fatah reached outskirts of Homs, I have no doubt that it will fall similar to what happened in Idlib, another stridently anti-gov city
Also, the rebel capture of Morek speaks of SAA's performance that a city they spent more than 6 months capturing fell in less than a day. To pour more salt in the SAA wound, Jund al-Aqsa (the sole rebel group who captured the town), wasn't even that large (~1000)
Pro SAA source claiming NDF/SAA has taken full control of Ghamam in Latakia today. Likely a lot of rebels were killed trying to hold it. There you go pro Assadists and Mandic I cover everything , even rebel loses. Are you not entertained!?
On a serious note this village is likely to be heavily contested. It's changed hands twice in the last week.
>>27809238
Rebels have taken Umm Haratayn and Atshan and have entered Ma`an where ther is heavy fighting admidst rumours that the NDF is falling back whilst SAA is doing the opposite and trying to hold their ground.
Seems like the new offensive took them by unaware.
Where the fuck are the Russians in all of this and why aren't they delaying the rebel offensive?
>>27809535
lolwut you want more russians to die?
>>27809547
Well, weren't they supposed to bomb the living fuck out of every rebel offensive and at least stop them from taking more ground?
>>27809550
If ISIS didn't drop that plane then it should've happened but Russia is now afraid of retaliation again. It's over
>>27808925
I agree with you on this issue, mostly. Two towns is not momentum yet, and a small defeat =/= SAA falling apart.
But Morek alone is a larger town than any town that the SAA managed to take in their entire offensive.
>>27808946
>They ran at the sight of approaching enemies, leaving everything behind.
Only partially, you don't run away leaving tanks and vehicles behind.
>>27809582
>Russia
>afraid
>>27793189
Sorry to barge in like that, but i have a little request. I guess it's better to start here then google.
You guys seem to have both respectable background knowledge and a general view to contextualize current events, and various sources to get recieve information.
Could you explain the current situation to me, or even better, provide recources to both get an overwiev and a short history of the conflict ? What sides are involved, what are their interests and allegiances, how did the distribution of territories held by various groups develop ? Also asking for useful news sources to use - both twitterfeeds and institutionalized news providers seem to be used here. Official sources are welcomed too. If possible, explain what kind of source you posted so I can anticipate their biases, close to :
>>27809238
>Pro SAA source claiming x //
On a serious note this village is likely to be heavily contested. It's changed hands twice in the last week.
As my research-time is limited, I'll just provide a rough limit :
I'm ready to read up to some 300 pages and spend 5-10 hours on research instead of chanbrowsing .
Anyone able to summarize the situation in Iraq?
>>27793189
It is clear that SAA will win. It only takes some time.
>>27809655
Slow advance and tit for tat between isis and government/kurdish forces.
Ramadi itself is now being cleared out and the government/PMUs are pushing north from Baiji to surround the Hawija pocket.
>>27809707
YPG and Peshmerga are comming down on ISIS in Sinjar from the north, west and east.
Damn SAA really dropping the ball in north Hama. Like I mean why should it surprise me they do this consistently but it still managed to surprise how quickly they retreated with little fight.
>>27809738
>SAA
NDF shits
>>27809120
>Not true
Yes true.
>Assad captures large tracts of land and grabs fistfulls of towns
>"means absolutely nothing"
>jihadis capture two towns
>"OMFG IT'S ALL OVER FOR ASSAD LOOK AT THAT MOMENTUM!!!!"
This is you.
>>27809198
>Morek is pretty strategic
And southern Aleppo isn't?
>>27809795
Is he supposed to be CIA because he has(had) spiky hair?
>>27809867
The jihadis who killed him are supposed to be CIA.
>>27809758
Same difference a lot of the time.
Group of US backed terrorist jihadist hit by mortar
>http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=dff_1446813523
>>27801927
>Until it breaks down again or needs to return for maintenance in a few months.
My money is on this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Hqp7KksPW4
FSA commences field repairs on a T-XX tank (I'm not a tread head) by replacing its barrel and refitting the turrent.
I found this to be pretty impressive. I guess the FSA has enough defected mechanics they have this capability. Another thing to think about is how easy it is to fix this T-(55?) compared to something like the Abrams or other modern tanks. Surely if an Abrams is as broken as this tank they are probably just fucked until its back at a real maintenance station.
>>27810166
>Abrams
>multi-fuel turbine engine
>t55/72
>Diesel engine
An average car mechanic could fix a t55 / t72 engine.
>>27810166
>>27810187
it's "just" a v12 engine after all
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBnm5p1J9Do
>>27809868
Were they big guys?
>>27809598
Reasonable fear is a feat of a smart man, spess mehreen kommander Leman Rus.
>>27809630
The reason I make sure to and if the source is pro or anti on the twitter side is there are well established shrills for all sides. All of them have outright lied before but it's all we have for up to the minute stuff. I try to follow up on anything I post. The rest are the news agencies, blogs , sub reddit and my own opinion. People here have been following this war since the beginning so the context is years in the making. You got investigate it it for yourself. It's kind of obsessive for me since I like weapons and battle tactics.
I'm out until the new day in Syria 10 hours from now. I only lurk when the action starts.
>>27802495
This pic from PetoLucem right after the fall of Morek gives you some idea of the collabsing North Hama frontline.
On the right side, Tell Sukayk, Umm Haratayn and Atshan have all fallen in the last 24 hours.
The fight is now for Ma'an. Some hill outside is captured (dont know if its the Tall Sawan on that map), some sources speak about battles in the streets, but nothing confirmed.
If the whole right flank of the frontline collapses, then it could get really dangerous for Souran, especially since rebels are said to approching it directly from the north as well. Souran should not, under any circumstances fall.
>Sturm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fT_IdvTfXc0
>>27811684
Other map with the captured clay.
And as I said the frontline seem to have progressed to Ma'an.
I don't understand why an army with better equipment and total air superiority isn't rolling the enemy.
Okay, now we are going into dangerous twitter pro-rebel territory, which I usually avoid like hell, so take it with a HUGE grain of salt.
Qubaybat abu-al Huda is also on the PetoLucem map, directly beneath Umm Haratayn, meaning that still there is no new defensive line for the government troops and Ma'an could be attacked from behind.
allegedly rebels looking down from Tall Sawan to Ma'an, which would mean that the hill has indeed fallen.
(i dont think that loud green makes any good camo, but who knows)
>>27811824
Too little manpower, too much material lost in the last days, low morale, fear of TOWs, overstreched front/supply lines, focus on other fronts and so on.
Ma'an is an alawite town, so that explains why at least there seem to be some resistance.
>>27811947
I wish the russians would actually behave how amerishills claim that they are, like sending in ground troops. I never even knew what Alawites were before this shit happened, but god do i hate ISIS. Ruined my favourite god.
>>27812035
You loved Allah?
>>27800230
I agree with this anon
>>27812121
Gotta know your egyptian gods.
