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[hym]

Just reporting the facts and not heresay

sources, who did not wish to be named

Hahahaha, oh boy, not just hearsay but anonymous coward gossip.

Interesting typo btw, did you know Wahhabism is considered Islamic heresy by many orthodox scholars?

 

[liger05]

Hahahaha, oh boy, not just hearsay but anonymous coward gossip.

Interesting typo btw, did you know Wahhabism is considered Islamic heresy by many orthodox scholars?

Which part of 'Father Pizzaballa, a colleague in the Franciscan Friars of the Custody of the Holy Land, to which Father Francois belonged, told the Italian newspaper La Repubblica that none of their priests were the victims in the video.' do you not understand?

 

[hym]

2 July, 2013 - The boy killed for an off-hand remark about God - Sharia spreads in Syria
(includes video report)

Accompanying BBC interview with the reporter.

I would suggest to read the entire things, it gives a good idea of the fail force the West has decided to back. If British media as a whole red pills and deserts the Al Jazeera narrative it's over for EU involvement aside from dumping weapons for a quick profit on the backs of the KSA.

Mohammed Qataa's mother wanders the streets of Aleppo looking into strangers' faces as she tries to find her son's killers. She knows she would recognise them. She was looking right at them when, in front of a dumbstruck and terrified crowd, Mohammed was shot dead, accused of blasphemy.
..
There was an outcry. It was claimed that the killers were from the main group linked to al-Qaeda here, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. Suspicion also fell on the Nusra Front, the biggest Islamist organisation in the uprising. Both issued statements condemning the murder, as did almost all of Aleppo's rebel brigades, and the city's main Sharia court.

We met a judge there, a 26-year-old Islamic scholar barely out of university, with a wispy beard and round glasses.

He told me the men were regime militia, "shabiha", trying to foment trouble between jihadis and other fighters. I found that explanation rather convenient, along with the disavowals of the murder by the two Islamist groups linked to al-Qaeda. Would regime thugs really have risked entering the heart of opposition-held Aleppo to abduct a boy - and then have returned half-an-hour later to kill him in the street?

But though the family don't know - or are too afraid to say - which armed group is to blame for Mohammed's death, they maintain that the rebel authorities bear ultimate responsibility.

"We have no freedom left," says Mohammed's older brother, Fouad. "We had it when the rebels first took over in Aleppo but now we have nothing. What we have instead are countless [Sharia] committees, each following its own interpretation of religion."
...
Many in Saraqeb are dismayed by the rise of the Islamists. There have been small street protests in the town against Sharia.

"We did not hope for what we have come to today," said Lyas Kadouni, an activist interviewed by BBC Arabic.

"The names of [rebel] brigades tell you how people think now - names like 'Lovers of the Prophet Brigade' and so on. It is not necessary to throw religion into every corner of your life. This is killing our revolution."

Even as government forces sweep into previously opposition-held towns, the rebels are fighting amongst themselves, hardline jihadis against the relatively secular FSA, a civil war within the civil war.

'Lovers of the Prophet Brigade'... I think it's time to put my calligraphy skills to good use and send some pink Jihadist flags to Aleppo.

Notice the age of the 2 judges, this is the pinnacle of Takfiri power, ignorance.

Awkward when actual Jihad meets fake Jihad escorted by Qatari pimp:
A senior Hamas official in the West Bank is facing sharp criticism for stating that toppling the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad is more urgent than “jihad in Palestine.”

 

[dripdripsplash]

Old interview from late last year (8/2012), of Shin Bet director talking about how they want to create a Sunni Coalition to fight the Shia. Seems like it's coming into fruition.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZfdmLMbUX4&feature=player_embedded

Full interview here.

http://www.bloomberg.com/video/8-9-fmr-director-of-shin-bet-ami-ayalon-uW9vtBIESb6uUHa65MSZhg.html

Once again, old interview, but the events are starting to show.

And now we're back to the good ole' 'blame-Israel'-game that we arabs love so much.

The revolution of course had absolutely nothing to do with the killings of protestors by the regime. It must have been those pesky jews pulling the strings in the background.

Get over yourself.

EDIT: Not to say that inshallah after Al-Sham has been liberated, you think that the Mujahedin will suddenly lay down their arms ? Palestine will be next.

A semi-organized and directed effort for Jihad in Palestine will attract much attention world-wide in the Muslim-community and will be much more dangerous for Israel than Iran ever was or would be.

 

[hym]

EDIT: Not to say that inshallah after Al-Sham has been liberated, you think that the Mujahedin will suddenly lay down their arms ? Palestine will be next.

A semi-organized and directed effort for Jihad in Palestine will attract much attention world-wide in the Muslim-community and will be much more dangerous for Israel than Iran ever was or would be.

So you haven't been told the dirty secret yet? The Sunni GCC autocracies and Zionism are in an alliance. Don't take my word for it, listen to the false Jihadists yourself:


Sheikh Adnan al-Aroor, Rebel Salafi cerlic: “We should appeal to Israel for help”

FSA Commanders on Syria's Future Relations: Iran is Eternal Enemy, Israel Not So Much!

Ali Bello, leader of FOS Battalion: “We are the soldiers of his majesty King Abdullah (KSA) and his excellency PM Hariri (Future movement) and we'll Stand with US & Israel when they destroy Iran & Hezbollah.”

FSA Field Commander Tells Israeli TV in Syria that Sharon is his Friend if he's against Bashar

Abdallah Tamimi, an exiled imam (sheikh) from Homs, Syria, was interviewed by Israeli TV, and he told them plainly that all Sunnis are in the same boat with Israel. “Israel is not our enemy”


There is more if you want... don't say you're surprised that a false Jihad supports Israel? the only challenge Israel had in the last 3 decades came from Hezbollah and Syria. The atrocities in Gaza are nothing but election campaigns Hamas is a willing participant in.

ah more because it's so funny,
Sheikh Adnan al-Aroor compares Hamas firing rockets at Israel to betraying the Syrian people.

Al-Aroor's 10 year old son disgraces and unmasks his father

That's what Saudi Arabia has done to your religion, a coalition to fight Israel's enemies, it sold it to the highest bidder to turn against fellow Muslims. And both sides will get wrecked in the process unless Al Saud's empire collapses before they can incite the conflict.

Surat Al-Mā'idah 5:51 oops, so much for Wahhabi purity, oh well no harm, remain ignorant is their 6th pillar.

 

[dripdripsplash]

The enemy of your enemy is your friend.

At this moment, the nearest enemy is Assad and his allies, when Isreal get's nearer they will too will be affected.

Don't get me wrong I loathe the Golf states as every other self-respecting Arab and Muslims would do. Desecrating the holiest of holiest with their greed and allying themselves whomever that will help them hold their power and wealth.

We both know though that there are some battalions who are not entangled by their grasp and is only waiting for Assad too fall to continue their struggle.

And with regards to your Q'uran quote, as always there lies historical background that explains it in context:

Imam Ibn Kathir tafsir :
In his Tafsir, (Qur’an exegesis) Imam Ibn Kathir has mentioned that some scholars say that this verse (i.e. the one you referred to) was revealed after the Battle of Uhud when Muslims had a set back. At that time, a Muslim from Madinah said, "I am going to live with Jews so I shall be safe in case another attack comes on Madinah." And another person said, "I am going to live with Christians so I shall be safe in case another attack comes on Madinah." So Allah revealed this verse reminding the believers that they should not seek the protection from others, but should protect each other. (See Ibn Kathir, Al-Tafsir, vol. 2, p. 68)

That's what Saudi Arabia has done to your religion, a coalition to fight Israel's enemies, it sold it to the highest bidder to turn against fellow Muslims. And both sides will get wrecked in the process unless Al Saud's empire collapses before they can incite the conflict.

EDIT: And I'd like to add again I disagree with your argument implying that the revolution was a conspiracy, simply orchestrated by foreign powers.

 

[SquiddyCracker]

Shit sucks in Syria, I guess it'll take a couple of decades for the country to become a more secular than it was a couple of years ago once this revolution is over.

Not that I was ever going back to the place, but this has certainly compounded that decision.

 

[hym]

24 June, 2013 - Qatari emir to transfer power to his son

One down, Al Saud, Erdogan, Morsi next and they can take all the Salafist scum with them.

Two remain.

Syria's Assad says political Islam being defeated in Egypt

"Whoever brings religion to use in politics or in favour of one group at the expense of another will fall anywhere in the world," Assad was quoted as telling the official Thawra newspaper, according to an official Facebook page.

"The summary of what is happening in Egypt is the fall of what is called political Islam."

Relishing the possible downfall of one of Assad's most vocal critics, Syrian television carried live coverage of the huge street demonstrations in Egypt demanding the departure of President Mohamed Mursi.
...
Mursi has expressed support for foreign intervention against Assad and attended a rally two weeks ago calling for holy war in Syria.

 

[dripdripsplash]

Time will tell. Assad is hoping for an ally to emerge when the dust has settled. Who knows if it happens.

 

[hym]

John McCain: U.S. must arm Syria rebels to deter Iran from nuclear ambitions

Riiiiiiiiiiight, from freedom and democracy claims to boogieman nukes for which there is no single shred of evidence.

It's like having Netanyahu as a US Senator, and then people wonder why the Middle East is engulfed by conspiracies.

 

[hym]

BBC's awkward attempt to humanize the rebel cannibal includes a nice nugget of truth (btw the rape video he mentioned as justification repeatedly has yet to be found despite that OHCHR requested it as evidence):

Face-to-face with Abu Sakkar, Syria's 'heart-eating cannibal'

I asked the Free Syrian Army's chief of staff, Gen Salim Idris, why Abu Sakkar hadn't been arrested. His answer tells you a lot about the reality of how the war is being fought on the rebel side.

"We condemn what he did," said the general. "But why do our friends in the West focus on this when thousands are dying? We are a revolution not a structured army. If we were, we would have expelled Abu Sakkar. But he commands his own battalion, which he raised with his own money. Is the West asking me now to fight Abu Sakkar and force him out of the revolution? I beg for some understanding here."

Yo bros, you gotta understand, I'm not actually in charge. This Commander-in-Chief of the Supreme Military Council is just a fancy name.

Finally, he adds: "If we don't get help, a no-fly zone, heavy weapons, we will do worse [than I did]. You've seen nothing yet."

LOL Atrocity Blackmail, what an idiot.

 

[Lagspike_exe]

BBC's awkward attempt to humanize the rebel cannibal includes a nice nugget of truth (btw the rape video he mentioned as justification repeatedly has yet to be found despite that OHCHR requested it as evidence):

Face-to-face with Abu Sakkar, Syria's 'heart-eating cannibal'



Yo bros, you gotta understand, I'm not actually in charge. This Commander-in-Chief of the Supreme Military Council is just a fancy name.



LOL Atrocity Blackmail, what an idiot.

Oh, wow, this is a new low for the "rebels". I wonder what sick thing he has a mind. Psychopath.

 

[Liha]

I think Assad will win this war, good for the people.

An activist and Syrian state media say regime troops are advancing in parts of the rebel-held city of Homs.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2013/07/06/syria-homs-assad-damascus/2494147/

 

[dripdripsplash]

Darn, what happened to Hym. I actually enjoyed his precence even though his theories was kinda wack.

 

[Lagspike_exe]

Darn, what happened to Hym. I actually enjoyed his precence even though his theories was kinda wack.

Both him and Solid got banned today.

 

[dripdripsplash]

Yeah read the post that likely triggered the ban. He had it coming.

On-Topic though the SAA is starting assaults on rebel-held areas in Homs.

http://www.timesofisrael.com/syrian-army-assaults-rebel-held-areas-of-homs/

BEIRUT (AP) — Backed by Lebanese Hezbollah militants, Syrian troops unleashed some of the civil war’s heaviest bombardments on the central city of Homs on Friday, pounding opposition-held areas with artillery and airstrikes for the sixth straight day, activists said.

Seems like the situation is dire for the rebel movement. Of course all anecdotal I have no actual overview of who has control over what at the moment. A cry for help from one rebel to all of the battalions in Syria. He gives them 24 hours, from this actual day to early tommorow 7-7-2013 to give aid to the movement in a time when they are in need. Video recorded is from the (now sadly desroyed) Khalid ibn al-Walid Mosque in Homs. The speaker, one of the Mujahedin of the Abu Wael El-Homsi Brigade.

May they heed their call and overcome inshallah.

 

[TCRS]

Ground Zero: Syria (Part 8) - The Pillaging of Umayyad Mosque

 

[SquiddyCracker]

I think Assad will win this war, good for the people.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2013/07/06/syria-homs-assad-damascus/2494147/

It's not good for the people, it's just arguably less shitty for the people than for an extremist and more secular rebel force continue the battle for the control of the nation.

Definitely better than a religious-extremist government coming into power though.

 

[F#A#Oo]

Ground Zero: Syria (Part 8) - The Pillaging of Umayyad Mosque

Astaghfirullah...

I visited that mosque 4 years ago...so sad...destruction of the minaret, women's area and possible violence, rape and murder of women and children...makes me angry.

 

[liger05]

Astaghfirullah...

I visited that mosque 4 years ago...so sad...destruction of the minaret, women's area and possible violence, rape and murder of women and children...makes me angry.

Just keep making Dua for these people.

Shame on the rulers surrounding Syria who sit back and watch the mosque and grave of Khalid ibn al-Walid get levelled. If Khalid ibn al-Walid was Jewish Israel would of destroyed Damascus.

Also fuck Egypt who are now demanding refugees from syria have visa's.

 

[phosphor112]

Apparently a FSA rebel commander was killed by Al-Qaeda militants during negotiations with them.

(Reuters) - Syrian rebels said on Friday the assassination of one of their top commanders by al Qaeda-linked militants was tantamount to a declaration of war, opening a new front for the Western-backed fighters struggling against President Bashar al-Assad's forces.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/07/12/us-syria-crisis-idUSBRE96B08A20130712

 

[dripdripsplash]

Yeah this was just waiting to blow up too. This could spell disaster for the whole revolution.

EDIT: Or could make it easier for the West too back with weaponry, now that they are enemies. By arming the FSA now they can hope to kill two birds with one stone.

 

[phosphor112]

Yeah this was just waiting to blow up too. This could spell disaster for the whole revolution.

EDIT: Or could make it easier for the West too back with weaponry, now that they are enemies. By arming the FSA now they can hope to kill two birds with one stone.

Interesting possibilities here.

 

[pulsemyne]

There's a good BBC article on what happened right here

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-23285869

 

[shinobi602]

The sooner these rebels are taken out, the better. Eating people's hearts and cutting people's heads off is fucking barbaric.

 

[Mackenzie 92]

Can someone explain to me the US' involvement in this? I have crazies at work telling me we are going to war with Russia and China and it's going to be nuclear.

 

[dripdripsplash]

Can someone explain to me the US' involvement in this? I have crazies at work telling me we are going to war with Russia and China and it's going to be nuclear.

As you said, they're crazies. US involvement is all about protecting Israel and an attempt to limit Irans influence and power in the region. It is simply geopolitics at it's highest with the West and the Gulf states on one side and Iran, Syria and Russia on the other side.

The sooner these rebels are taken out, the better. Eating people's hearts and cutting people's heads off is fucking barbaric.

These actions has surely undermined the legimitacy and objective of the rebels and helped the propaganda machine of Iran and Syria but they do not portray the movement as a whole. This movement was born out of blood. Blood shed by a vicious tyrant with no scruples with killing his own citizens in the most horrible ways.. Some parts of this movement has become no better than him. May God forgive them.

 

[Jean Valjean]

It's a shame that hym was perma-banned... and for what?

 

[SlipperySlope]

Apparently a FSA rebel commander was killed by Al-Qaeda militants during negotiations with them.


http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/07/12/us-syria-crisis-idUSBRE96B08A20130712

This is a good thing, in the end. The US has a chance now to get the FSA to take out Al Queda and Assad. Now it's up to Obama to arm them with the heavy weapons they need. And perhaps air support.

Hell, I wouldn't even put it past us to do targeted bombings of both Al Queda and Assad's forces. Ala Libya.

I just hope Obama capitalizes on this chance. It's the only one he's going to get in Syria.

 

[RustyNails]

Wtf they destroyed khalid ibn walid's grave? This is madness.

 

[Lagspike_exe]

This is a good thing, in the end. The US has a chance now to get the FSA to take out Al Queda and Assad. Now it's up to Obama to arm them with the heavy weapons they need. And perhaps air support.

Hell, I wouldn't even put it past us to do targeted bombings of both Al Queda and Assad's forces. Ala Libya.

I just hope Obama capitalizes on this chance. It's the only one he's going to get in Syria.

If they armed the FSA, the Al Qaeada would attack them to try to capture their weapons.

 

[liger05]

This is a good thing, in the end. The US has a chance now to get the FSA to take out Al Queda and Assad. Now it's up to Obama to arm them with the heavy weapons they need. And perhaps air support.

Hell, I wouldn't even put it past us to do targeted bombings of both Al Queda and Assad's forces. Ala Libya.

I just hope Obama capitalizes on this chance. It's the only one he's going to get in Syria.

Wont work. Reading on twitter it seems other major brigades which are not ISIS didnt object.

The ISIS have made a lot of ground and are now doing Dawah. Look at this map:

http://www.twitpic.com/d29non

They are now releasing videos without hiding faces which means something has changed. I'm reading the ISIS are actually buying weapons from the FSA as well as real estate. The FSA are too corrupt and too disorganised to try fight the ISIS.

I'm not happy with the ISIS in this action as simply leads to Fitnah. Just reading now on twitter ISIS are telling FSA affiliated groups to lay down there arms in Reqqa.

Harakat Ahrar ash-sham al-islamiy raising its own 'Banner of Tawhid' in the town of Bab al-Hawa.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5JPmhepH9c&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Context from twitter. It was a rally by Ahrar Ash-Sham in conjunction with Jabhat Al-Nusra, Ansar al-Khilafa calling for the caliphate after all these battalions as allies drove out the Farouq Battalions (FSA affiliated) from Manbij.

The Taliban entering the conflict?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-23285245

The Pakistani Taliban have visited Syria to set up a base and to assess "the needs of the jihad", a Taliban official has told the BBC.

He said that the base was set up with the assistance of ex-Afghan fighters of Middle Eastern origin who have moved to Syria in recent years.

At least 12 experts in warfare and information technology had gone to Syria in the last two months, he said.

If so could be a real gamechanger. If the TTP go in Afghans will follow as well as others and these guys are no mugs on the battlefield.

 

[phosphor112]

It's a shame that hym was perma-banned... and for what?

Did he?

 

[phosphor112]

Wtf they destroyed khalid ibn walid's grave? This is madness.

Who did?

Also, last month or so, another important grave was destroyed as well. I'm guessing it was wahabis/salafis both times, as they consider these type of graves as blasphemous...

EDIT: I need to stop double posting...

 

[Kastrioti]

Ground Zero: Syria (Part 8) - The Pillaging of Umayyad Mosque

I almost felt bad until about 45 seconds in and you see sandbags inside of a Mosque. What the hell are sandbags doing inside of a mosque so perfectly laid out? No doubt in my mind the FSA (and many Islamists) were using it as a cover/military position like they've been doing for hundreds and thousands of years.

 

[liger05]

Abu Ayman of ISIS to go on trial in sharia court in regard to the killing of the FSA commander.

 

[dripdripsplash]

But I thought that the joint cooperation between Islamic State of Iraq and Sham region was disbanded after some misunderstandings ? Or was that just JN leaving the organization ?

EDIT:

http://www.timesofisrael.com/crusader-castle-blasted-by-syrian-airstrikes/

Crusader castle blasted by Syrian airstrikesKrak de Chevaliers, near Homs, one of world’s best-preserved fortresses from 12th century; video shows heavy damage

Video aired Saturday appears to show a 12th-century crusader castle in Syria being bombarded from the air as rebels and regime troops clashed in the central province of Homs.

The Krak des Chevaliers, one of the world’s best-preserved Crusader castles, appeared to sustain heavy damage from the government airstrikes.

A video from inside the castle shows a large hole in the ceiling and a room filled with stone rubble, purportedly from the bombing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=RHPtHwNqaVE

Government troops have been pressing an offensive against rebels in the province in recent months, and the town, which goes by the same name as the castle, has been under attack by regime troops for the past four days.

The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Syrian warplanes carried out at least three airstrikes in the area on Friday, but the activist group could not confirm whether the fortress itself had been hit. It also said government forces have ordered residents to evacuate the town, apparently in preparation for a full-scale attack on the area.

The imposing Krak des Chevaliers, which towers above the surrounding countryside from its hilltop perch, has a storied history. It held off a siege by the Muslim warrior Saladin nearly 900 years ago, and was lauded centuries later by Lawrence of Arabia for its beauty.

The fortress has already been damaged over the course of the civil war, but if the hit it took Friday is confirmed, it would mark the worst destruction to the building so far.

An amateur video posted to YouTube appeared to show a missile striking one of the castle’s towers, sending a plume of smoke and dust into the sky. The off-camera narrator says the date is July 12, 2013.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=mFUKQU47gWA

The videos appeared genuine and corresponded to other AP reporting on the events depicted.

Many of Syria’s archaeological sites have been badly damaged by the country’s civil war. Aleppo’s centuries-old covered market was gutted by fire last year, while in April, the 11th-century minaret of the famed Umayyad Mosque that towered over the narrow stone alleyways of Aleppo’s old quarter collapsed during fighting between troops and rebels

I remember when my cousin took me there to see the grand castle and sit by the many restaurants near it. T'was truly beautiful.

2 week old video of different brigades and fighters in Homs. Many are complaining of Salim Idriss lack of new and better weapons to the men on ground.

EDIT 2: Gigantic flag of Tawheed risen by the rebels at the Bab Al Hawa border crossing.

EDIT 3: Very interesting analysis of the SAA renewal of their offensive in Homs and their main strategic weaknesses and strengths.

Although the Syrian government is on the offensive tactically in Homs, in fact, the need for a renewed campaign in the area indicates that the Syrian government failed to achieve its operational and strategic objectives after defeating the rebels in al-Qusayr....

During the final clashes in al-Qusayr, it appeared as though the Syrian regime would prevent a rebel withdrawal. This was unique in that the regime had typically allowed the opposition to retreat if it ensured a more rapid takeover of the area. Many rebel commanders feared that their comrades trapped inside al-Qusayr would be slaughtered in a regime attempt to defeat rebel forces in the Homs countryside conclusively and limit their ability to regroup and stage a counteroffensive. However, at the last minute, a settlement was negotiated reportedly between rebel forces and Hezbollah commanders that allowed the rebels to withdraw through the remaining civilian corridors guarded by Hezbollah units. - See more at: http://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/syrian-army-renews-offensive-homs#sthash.scsXerhn.dpuf

The factor that will most limit the regime’s ability to redeploy assets from Homs to Aleppo will be holding cleared terrain, which can be time consuming and troop intensive. In addition to ongoing operations, the Syrian government has also been attempting to shore up its military success in Homs province by repopulating the towns and villages that come under regime control with Alawites. - See more at: http://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/syrian-army-renews-offensive-homs#sthash.scsXerhn.dpuf

Reconnaissance reports from rebel commanders indicate that Syrian troops are increasingly using barbed wire fences, barricades, and wide zones of landmine fields to seal the occupied areas and eliminate the chance that the former, largely Sunni inhabitants will return to their homes.[8] By resettling Alawites into formerly Sunni villages and towns, the Syrian government is attempting to create new demographic realities that help ensure that the countryside does not fall again into rebel hands. - See more at: http://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/syrian-army-renews-offensive-homs#sthash.scsXerhn.dpuf

Overall, the Syrian government’s campaign in Homs sheds light on two important markers of overall regime capability: its difficulty with launching sequential campaigns without an operational pause, as well as the challenges it faces from launching multiple, simultaneous offensives in Aleppo, Homs, and Damascus in ways that protract each fight. - See more at: http://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/syrian-army-renews-offensive-homs#sthash.scsXerhn.dpuf

Although the regime lacks the capacity to defeat the armed opposition decisively, it has been able to rely on air power and irregular forces to ensure control of Syria's most populated and economically important districts while ceding less-strategically important parts of the countryside to rebel-control. However, in so doing, the nature of the regime forces has largely changed, now representing less of a national, standing army and more of a coalition of mainly militia forces with heavy weapons, including air power, at their disposal. For the time being, this has given the Syrian government the momentum on the ground. Yet it will also likely lead to a number of unintended consequences as chains of command and command and control become less directly tied to the Syrian government and Assad himself, and the increasingly naked sectarian path of the Syrian government provokes greater international involvement. The coalition that has generated badly needed reinforcements also may generate critical vulnerabilities for the regime, especially if it is not able to defeat the opposition decisively and quickly, given that a protracted conflict will strain the will of participants to fight. If the opposition receives international assistance before losing critical terrain, they will likely be able to prevent the redeployment of regime forces from Homs and reset the terms of battle for Aleppo. - See more at: http://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/syrian-army-renews-offensive-homs#sthash.scsXerhn.dpuf

Definetly worth a read.

 

[liger05]

But I thought that the joint cooperation between Islamic State of Iraq and Sham region was disbanded after some misunderstandings ? Or was that just JN leaving the organization

The ISIS and JN merged then split. From what I have read JN lost many fighters who switched to ISIS. In Aleppo like 70% of JN fighters gave Bayah to ISIS. ISIS seems to be on a media blitz right now. Releasing plenty of videos distributing aid, doing dawah etc.

 

[dripdripsplash]

The ISIS and JN merged then split. From what I have read JN lost many fighters who switched to ISIS. In Aleppo like 70% of JN fighters gave Bayah to ISIS. ISIS seems to be on a media blitz right now. Releasing plenty of videos distributing aid, doing dawah etc.

Ahh okay. Thanks for the clarification.

In other news: Israeli side of the Golan Heights hit by multiple mortar strikes; none hurt.

 

[Jean Valjean]

Did he?

Yes, it seems so, unfortunately. I believe if a person is perma-banned, he/she loses his/her avatar, and that is what happened to hym.

It's a shame, really, I enjoyed reading his posts.

 

[Fularu]

Yes, it seems so, unfortunately. I believe if a person is perma-banned, he/she loses his/her avatar, and that is what happened to hym.

It's a shame, really, I enjoyed reading his posts.

Not necessarily. It may very well be a permaban but the lack of an avatar isn't confirmation of it.

 

[Stridone]

It's a shame that hym was perma-banned... and for what?

Probably for speaking too many harsh truths. Meanwhile, several Muslims who openly support terrorists and advocate shariah law roam free on the NeoGAF boards so we can keep pretending how tolerant this forum is.

Well, now that hym is gone, anyone got an update on the current state of affairs in Syria? Haven't been keeping a close watch lately.

 

[Fularu]

Probably for speaking too many harsh truths. Meanwhile, several Muslims who openly support terrorists and advocate shariah law roam free on the NeoGAF boards so we can keep pretending how tolerant this forum is.

Well, now that hym is gone, anyone got an update on the current state of affairs in Syria? Haven't been keeping a close watch lately.

"Rebels" ask for money and weapons, asking the west to put them un power while claiming to make progress on the field.

In the meanwhile, the SAA kills a lot of foreign fighters daily (and sends back their passports to the various embassies) and tries to reinstate some semblance of normal life in the sections it has freed.

Now the "rebels" are claiming ethnic cleansing since the rest didn't work enough for them.

I can't wait for Linger to go there and get his 50 or so virgins since he sounds like an AQ fanboy having érections whenever they publish some shit looking videos.

 

[archnemesis]

Now the "rebels" are claiming ethnic cleansing since the rest didn't work enough for them.

Which ethnicity is being cleansed? I thought it was the same people on both sides.

 

[Jean Valjean]

Not necessarily. It may very well be a permaban but the lack of an avatar isn't confirmation of it.

Oh, so I hope he can come back. I think he really added to the discussions and had a great insight.

Probably for speaking too many harsh truths. Meanwhile, several Muslims who openly support terrorists and advocate shariah law roam free on the NeoGAF boards so we can keep pretending how tolerant this forum is.

I didn't want to say it, but... that is a harsh truth.

 

[Fularu]

Which ethnicity is being cleansed? I thought it was the same people on both sides.

Sunni zones beeing cleansed out and the population replaced with Alawis

Nevermind the fact that the government has no means to achieve such a goal and most people wouldn't want to do it anyway. On the other hand, the "rebels" have successfully cleansed several zones of christians and alawis, making them flee to the cities where the SAA can protect them.

Then again, it's not the first time the rebels accuse the syrian government to do something that they, themselves, do on the field daily.

 

[liger05]

"Rebels" ask for money and weapons, asking the west to put them un power while claiming to make progress on the field.

In the meanwhile, the SAA kills a lot of foreign fighters daily (and sends back their passports to the various embassies) and tries to reinstate some semblance of normal life in the sections it has freed.

Now the "rebels" are claiming ethnic cleansing since the rest didn't work enough for them.

I can't wait for Linger to go there and get his 50 or so virgins since he sounds like an AQ fanboy having érections whenever they publish some shit looking videos.

Who is asking for weapons from the west? If you mean idris and the FSA people already stopped believing his shit ages ago. The other groups are getting weapons just fine and are not asking the west for anything.

Dude your getting emotional. SAA lol. If they actually were a force there would be no need for hezbollah, Iranian soldiers or Shia's from Iraq to back them up. Homs is still not taken as well Alhamdulillah.

 

[dripdripsplash]

A lot of Assadi apologists on the forums. What a surprise, I thought the only one was Hym. The only thing he advocated for was that the West was controlling all rebels and that Dr. Assad had done absolutely nothing to justify the revolution. Stuff like that is what got him banned. That's the hars truth.

If you want to know what's happening recently and the recent campaigns you can read through this article about the SAA's renewal of their offensive in the city of Homs.

And in other news; Syrian gunmen infiltrate unmanned IDF post in southern Golan; Israeli patrol shot at

The military outpost is located east of the fence, in the demilitarized zone between the two countries; IDF troops return fire, no injuries reported

It was still unclear where the shots came from, with some reports indicating they came from Syria, where Assad forces were possibly targeting the gunmen, believed to be rebels.

“Earlier this evening, suspicious movement was spotted in an unmanned IDF position, east of the fence, in the southern Golan Heights. Shots were fired at the patrol which returned fire,” the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit told the Times of Israel.

Who is asking for weapons from the west? If you mean idris and the FSA people already stopped believing his shit ages ago. The other groups are getting weapons just fine and are not asking the west for nothing.

And that is so true. Everybody else is getting on fine. Idris hadn't striked gold (yet...) with his attempt to ally himself with the West.

Dude your getting emotional. SAA lol. If they actually were a force there would be no need for hezbollah, Iranian soldiers or Shia's from Iraq to back them up. Homs is still not taken as well alhamduallah.

EDIT: Clearly seen use of US-supplied sniper rifels by the terrorist rebels in Syria

 

[liger05]

SAA soldiers showing what they are about.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcC7nSke-BY&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Disgraceful!!


Idris will eventually try and say his up against AQ and terrorists to try and get weapons from the west that way. His losing so much credibility among his own fighters as he promised them weapons and the west ain't supplying them.

 

[dripdripsplash]

SAA soldiers showing what they are about.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcC7nSke-BY&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Disgraceful!!

Truly disgraceful and behaviour I see often in the videos featuring SAA troops. Beatings, cursing, outright executions. But such is war I guess....

Idris will eventually try and say his up against AQ and terrorists to try and get weapons from the west that way. His losing so much credibility among his own fighters as he promised them weapons and the west ain't supplying them.

Yeah this video shows it clearly. The fighters is not happy about the situation and not happy about Idris either!