ISIS/ISIL conflict in Syria/Iraq (No OpEd, No Politics)

Jura The idiot

Jura The idiot

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a long time ago
Nov 6, 2015
Jura said:
... (earlier this week I read there was the last line of ISIL defences still holding, between Shaykh Ahmed and the perimeter of the base; at first I wanted to say "last ditch" but I imagine it as machine-gun nests surrounded by mine-fields (and wonder how much off I'm LOL)
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... and later I found, read, lost, found again :) an interesting report in a Russian military blog
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about struggles for Kuweiris Airbase; based on it (videos inside are graphic!), and on what I read elsewhere, coupla points:

1. I wrongly thought the garrison of the besieged Airbase had been rotated; it had been inside it since the end of 2012 (until last week)! Out of the original about one thousand men, reportedly 314 were alive at the time the siege was lifted ...

2. I also wrongly thought (based on point #1) the garrison comprised mostly Infantry Units; in fact, a majority of the defenders were members of the Airbase personnel (like for example Air Force cadets, instructors, mechanics). In recent months the Airbase was only occassionaly supplied, by drops from helicopters at night, and for some time before the siege ended, there was no medical material available ...

3. Reportedly the best assault unit of the Syrian Army, called "Qawat al-Nimr": "Tiger's Forces" under Collonel Suhail al Hasan, was used to relieve the Airbase. Presumably you can see its members in the videos inside the above link (but if you decided to watch, you should know they're cuts sometimes right into the scenes with dead ISIL).

4. Now as for I wrote above; I saw some machine-gun nests:
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but only one link mentioning mine-fields around the Kuweiris Airbase. This could mean ISIL intentionally didn't set them up, or didn't have enough mines, or whatever else, this war is scary enough even without them, isn't it?
 
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Jura The idiot

Jura The idiot

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couldn't find fresh maps, but watched this video showing how fierce the figths in Syria are (those who got hurt are not seen in it, so I hope you won't mind posting it):
presumably from this October; the title says it's ISIL, but some people at the site where I found it disputed this; anyway, to me it looks like a Light Infantry Company attacking a village; it's long (at one point the photographer was probably helping with the jammed machine-gun), so I'll summarize it (in the way how I understood it which might be wrong):
  • at about 3 minutes time, the first Platoon moves, covered behind a tank
  • said tank is then used like a dozer, working on the walls of a building at the outskirts of the village
  • at about 8 minutes time, the second Platoon joins, probably trying to get to the flanks of that building
  • the third, and last, Platoon is kept in reserve
  • at the end it seems they got into the village
It could be interesting to know what the "officer" in charge (the guy with walkie-talkie, if I'm not mistaken) was saying, but I don't know the Arabic language. I think I wear better shoes than those fighters, and didn't see a single helmet. I wonder if they have a Medic ... and leave it at this point.
 
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taxiya

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asif iqbal said:
Those cruise missiles strike from the Caspian again !!

Wow Russia is really "Putin" the pressure on ISIS

Putin is really now going full throttle

This is why you don't mess with Russians you can never write them off
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I propose a new word "putinize".
 
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taxiya

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Brumby said:
UN backs resolution authorising armed force against Isil
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Resolution 2249 does not provide any legal basis for military action and does not invoke chapter seven of the UN charter that authorises the use of force.
French diplomats maintain, however, that it will provide important international political support to the anti-Isil campaign

I think this is the right compromize that is agreeable by all parties.

As I mentioned in another post, the original French proposal has a protential loophole that allows prolonged foreign (western, without Syrian approval) military presents in Syria after ISIS is removed. Without providing a legal base for military action and invoking chapter seven, the loophole is closed.

The resolution in its final shape basically leave a grey area that allows French air-strike without needing Syrian approval (same as US air-strike), but also prevented formal foreign military actions on Syrian soil without Syrian approval. So long as Russia and Iran have boots on the ground, it will remain so. Good for everyone.
 
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delft

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This morning I heard in the Today program of BBC Radio 4 an interview with someone in Raqqah who, translated, said that Daesh leaders are fleeing to Iraq or at least send their families there because of the strength of the Russian bombardments.
The Saker point out (
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) that the bombing effort of the Russian air force is much larger than that of the US led coalition and what France can do with the aircraft of CdG.
 
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dtulsa

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delft said:
This morning I heard in the Today program of BBC Radio 4 an interview with someone in Raqqah who, translated, said that Daesh leaders are fleeing to Iraq or at least send their families there because of the strength of the Russian bombardments.
The Saker point out (
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) that the bombing effort of the Russian air force is much larger than that of the US led coalition and what France can do with the aircraft of CdG.
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It's not like we couldn't do it's the military's bound by strict rules of engagement to limit civilian casualties I posted a while back about some B52s flying over raqqa looks like Mr
Putin listened wish I could take credit for that by the way putin"ism sounds like what we need to implement over here good policy to me
 
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