Syrian conflict.

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VIDEO: Village of Maryameen in Afrin after #Turkey’s shelling. Reports of civilians wounded #Syria - @DrPartizan_

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This is not over. Clashes continue between Kurdish YPG/SDF & opposition groups (check pic) at entrance of TalRifat. 

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#Syria IS must be very confused watching  reports of anti-IS force shelling anti-IS force after anti-IS force advanced against anti-IS force

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PYD (political wing Kurdish YPG) rejects demand for evacuation of #Mennegh airbase, says Syrians will confront any intervention by #Turkey.

 

 

Opposition groups accuse Kurdish YPG/ SDF of coordinating with the Russian AirForce around Tal Rifaat. YPG/ SDF deny this claim. @akhbar

 

 

Turkey continues to shell positions of Kurdish YPG/SDF in Northern #Syria for the second day in a row. @akhbar

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REPORT: 2 civilians killed & many injured from #Turkey’s shelling of Maryameen #Syria 

 

http://tr.hawarnews.com/turk-ordusunun-saldirilari-sonucu-2-yurttas-yasamini-yitirdi/

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Merchandise for you, ISIS supporters!

Takebeer!

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Turkish T-155 Firtina SPG that is used in shelling of Syria

 

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Aid delivered to Duma

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#SAA #NDF captured Bruma village north of Arah / Latakia

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Deraa

 

About 70% are now under control.

 

Latakia

Majdel Khikhia north of Jabal Al-Roos is now under #SAA control

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BM-27 was used in Latakia, today

 

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They aren't affraid of counter artillery strikes...

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Tigers are very close to their target

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Tactical reason for current operation of SAA in this area.

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They aren't affraid of counter artillery strikes...

SMERCH Time.

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For the occasion of the current negotiations between France and Syria, we, the leaders and dignitaries of the Alawi sect in Syria, take this opportunity to bring to your attention and the attention of your party the following:

1. The Alawi people, who have preserved their independence year after year with great zeal and sacrifices, are different from the Sunni Muslims. They were never subject to the authorities of the cities of the interior [that is, they were never ruled by the Sunnis].

2. The Alawis refuse to be annexed to Muslim Syria because, in Syria, the official religion of the state is Islam, and according to Islam, the Alawis are considered infidels.

3. The granting of independence to Syria and abolishing the mandate constitute a good example of the socialist principles in Syria. But absolute independence means the control by some [sunni] families of the Alawi people in Cilicia, al-Iskandarun, and the Nusayri mountains. As to the presence of a parliament and a constitutional government [in Syria], that does not represent individual freedom. The parliamentary rule is no more than false appearances without any value. In truth, it covers up a regime dominated by religious fanaticism against the minorities. Do French leaders want the Muslims to have control over the Alawi people in order to throw them into misery?

4. The spirit of hatred and fanaticism embedded in the hearts of the Arab Muslims against everything that is non-Muslim has been perpetually nurtured by the Islamic religion. There is no hope that the situation will ever change. Therefore, the abolition of the mandate will expose the minorities of Syria to the dangers of death and annihilation, irrespective of the fact that such abolition will annihilate the freedom of thought and belief. We can sense today how the Muslim citizens of Damascus force the Jews who live among them to sign a document pledging that they will not send provisions to their ill-fated brethren in Palestine. The condition of the Jews in Palestine is the strongest and most explicit evidence of the militancy of the Islamic issue vis-à-vis those who do not belong to Islam. These good Jews contributed to the Arabs with civilization and peace, scattered gold, and established prosperity in Palestine without harming anyone or taking anything by force, yet the Muslims declared holy war against them and never hesitated in slaughtering their women and children, despite the presence of England in Palestine and France in Syria. Therefore, a dark fate awaits the Jews and other minorities in case the mandate is abolished and Muslim Syria is united with Muslim Palestine. The union of the two countries is the ultimate goal of the Muslim Arabs.

5. We appreciate the noble feeling which motivates you to defend the Syrian people and your desire to realize the independence of Syria. But at present, Syria is still far off from the noble goal you are trying to achieve, because it is still subject to the religio-feudalistic spirit. We do not think that the French government and the French Socialist Party intend to offer the Syrians an independence whose application will only mean the enslavement of the Alawi people and the exposure of the minorities to the dangers of death and annihilation. As to the demand of the Syrians to bring the Alawi people into union with Syria, we believe it is impossible that you will accept or approve such union. For if your noble principles support the idea of freedom, such principles will never allow a people to stifle the freedom of another people by forcing it to unite with them.

6. You may think that it is possible to ensure the rights of the Alawis and the minorities by a treaty. We assure you that treaties have no value in relation to the Islamic mentality in Syria. We have previously seen this situation in the Anglo-Iraqi treaty [of 1930], which did not prevent the Iraqis from slaughtering [in 1933] the Assyrians and the Yezidis [non-Muslims living in the territory which is today northern Iraq which was turned over by the British to Arab control from Baghdad].

The Alawi people, whom we, the undersigned, represent in this memorandum, appeal to the French government and the French Socialist Party and request from them a guarantee of their freedom and independence within their small territory, and place them in the hands of the French Socialist leaders. The Alawi people are certain that they will find strong and faithful support for a loyal and friendly people threatened by death and annihilation and who have offered France tremendous services.

Signatories,

Aziz Agha al-Hawwash

Muhammad Bey Junayd

Sulayman al-Murshid

Mahmud Agha Jadid

Sulayman al-Asad

Muhammad Sulayman al-Ahmad

Translation of letter written by 6 Alawite leaders, including Hafez Assad's father Sulayman, to the French government in 1936, asking for the French to give them an independent state

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And how is this relevant? History stuff is in another subforum.

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In previous 2 days Turkish artillery striked 50 targets in Syria, almost all of them (if not 100%) are YPG and SDF.

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#Happy #Valentine's Day , Russian Style over #Daraa

 

From #Russia with Love

 

#Syria 

 

 

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Al-Masdar News ‏@TheArabSource

Tiger Forces source confirms the army will attack the #Aleppo Thermal Power Plant in the coming hours.

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Government forces to begin new offensive in Syria’s Stalingrad

 

 

 

  The Islamist rebels of Jabhat Al-Nusra (Syrian Al-Qaeda group), the Free Syrian Army (FSA), and Jabhat Al-Shamiyah have worn out their welcome inside the provincial capital of the Aleppo Governorate after a week of firing indiscriminate rockets and mortar shells into the government controlled districts of Al-Suleimaniyeh, Al-Midan, New Aleppo, Old Aleppo, Moukambo, Al-Khalidiyah, and Al-‘Aziziyah.

 

   According to a senior officer from the Syrian Arab Army (SAA), a large number of soldiers that were participating in the northern Aleppo offensive have been transferred to the provincial capital in order to prepare for a major military operation to capture the strategic Layramoun District that is located to the northwest of Al-Khalidiyah and directly north of the Al-Zahra’a Association Quarter.

 

   The purpose of this military operation is to wedge the Islamist rebels inside the large towns of Haritan, Hayyan, and ‘Anadan in order to eventually encircle and besiege these areas near the provincial capital.

 

   With the Aleppo-Gaziantep Highway cutoff and the predominately Kurdish “People’s Protection Units” (YPG) on the verge of seizing both Tal Rifa’at and ‘Azaz in northern Aleppo, the government forces can use this opportunity to advance in the provincial capital’s northwestern countryside.

 

   Aleppo City has long been a Syrian government stronghold, with only a select number of neighborhoods (Sakhour, Kafr Hamra, Hanano) harboring anti-government sentiments.

 

   This pro-government sentiment has made capturing Aleppo City a very difficult military endeavor for the Islamist rebels; and as a result, this battle has proven to be the turning point of this war.

 

 

Islamist rebels launch new offensive at Al-Bureij in northeast Aleppo

 

 

  Moments ago, the Islamist rebels of Jabhat Al-Nusra (Syrian Al-Qaeda group), Harakat Ahrar Al-Sham, Harakat Nouriddeen Al-Zinki, and Jabhat Al-Shamiyah launched a new offensive in northern Aleppo to seize the imperative village of Al-Bureij near the Sheikh Najar Industrial District.

 

   According to preliminary reports from northern Aleppo, the Islamist rebels attempted to advance from the Hanano District towards Al-Bureij, where they were confronted by a large force comprised of soldiers from the Syrian Arab Army (SAA), the National Defense Forces (NDF), and Kataebat Al-Ba’ath (Al-Ba’ath Battalions.

 

   Currently, the Islamist rebels and the Syrian Armed Forces are involved in a fierce firefight at the southern axis of Al-Bureij; this battle has been going on for quite some time, with neither side making any significant advances in the past.

 

   Yesterday, the Islamist rebels of Jabhat Al-Nusra and Harakat Ahrar Al-Sham attempted to captured the strategic hilltop of Tal Al-Madafa near the village of Handarat in northern Aleppo; however, they were repelled by the National Defense Forces after a 4 hour long battle.

 

   While, it may appear that the Islamist rebels are making a comeback in northern Aleppo; this is a completely different front that is located near the Sheikh Najar Industrial District and has nothing to do with the battle taking place along the Aleppo-Gaziantep Highway.

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Turkey transfers 500 Islamist rebels to northern Aleppo

 

 

  The pressure is mounting on the Turkish regime to help their Islamist rebel allies in Syria, as they lose ground to both the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and the predominately Kurdish “People’s Protection Units” (YPG) in the Aleppo Governorate’s northern countryside.

 

   According to reports from government sources, up to 500 Islamist rebels from Jabhat Al-Nusra (Syrian Al-Qaeda group) and Faylaq Al-Sham (Al-Sham Corps) were allowed passage through the Bab Al-Hawa border-crossing into Turkey in order to travel to the Bab Al-Salamiyah crossing into the rebel-held city of ‘Azaz.

 

   These reinforcements are likely to help Jabhat Al-Nusra, Harakat Ahrar Al-Sham, Harakat Nouriddeen Al-Zinki, Jabhat Al-Shamiyah, and the Free Syrian Army (FSA) at the strategic village of Tal Rifa’at in northern Aleppo, where they are currently under attack by the YPG and their allies from Jaysh Al-Thuwwar of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).

 

   The decision to send the reinforcements to the Kurdish front is likely due to the proximity of the YPG and SDF fighters to the Bab Al-Salamiyah border-crossing and the rebel stronghold of ‘Azaz.

 

   As of now, the YPG is on the fringes of Tal Rifa’at; however, they are expected to enter this strategic village in the coming hours, despite Turkish efforts to forestall this advance.

 

 

Syrian commandos enter the hills surrounding Kinsibba

 

 

 

  Over the last 48 hours, the Syrian Arab Army’s 103rd Brigade (commando brigade) of the Republican Guard and their allies have made significant progress in the northeastern Latakia countryside, seizing several hilltops and villages from the Islamist rebels of Jabhat Al-Nusra (Syrian Al-Qaeda group) and the Free Syrian Army’s (FSA) “1st Coastal Division”.

 

   On Sunday morning, the Syrian Arab Army’s 103rd Brigade – alongside the Syrian Social Nationalist Party (SSNP), the National Defense Forces (NDF), the Syrian Marines, and Liwaa Suqour Al-Sahra (Desert Hawks Brigade) – imposed full control over the villages of Brouma and Mezzin in Jabal Al-Akrad (Kurdish Mountains) after a violent battle with Jabhat Al-Nusra and the Free Syrian Army.

 

   Following the capture of Mezzin and ‘Ara, the Syrian Social Nationalist Party carried out their own operation near the Turkish border, seizing the ‘Umar bin Khattab camp from a Jabhat Al-Nusra brigade made-up of Turkmens in northeastern Latakia.

 

   While the SSNP was busy capturing the ‘Umar bin Khattab Camp, the Syrian commandos of the 103rd Brigade broke-through Jabhat Al-Nusra’s front-line defenses at the Al-Sileef Valley (Wadi Al-Sileef), where they were able to establish control over the southwestern points bordering this imperative site located south of Kinsibba.

 

   Currently, the Syrian Armed Forces are pushing towards Kinsibba from two different directions: western flank (M-4 Highway) and the southern flank (Jabal Al-Rous).

 

   The Syrian Armed Forces are likely to break into Kinsibba in the coming days, the Islamist rebels continue to retreat east towards the strategic city of Jisr Al-Shughour in the Idlib Governorate.

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Kurdish forces prepare to enter rebel stronghold in northern Aleppo as Turkish Army watches from afar

 

 

  The predominately Kurdish “People’s Protection Units” (YPG) – backed by Jaysh Al-Thuwwar of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) – have reached the northeastern flank of Tal Rifa’at after a violent battle with the Islamist rebels of Jabhat Al-Nusra (Syrian Al-Qaeda group), Harakat Ahrar Al-Sham, Jabhat Al-Shamiyah, and the Free Syrian Army in northern Aleppo.

 

   Prior to their advance to Tal Rifa’at, the YPG and SDF imposed full control over the small village of ‘Ayn Daqnah, resulting in the latter successfully cutting off the Islamist rebels along Tal Rifa’at-‘Azaz Road.

 

   In addition to cutting off Tal Rifa’at-‘Azaz Road, the YPG and SDF confiscated a large cache of weapons, while also taking several enemy combatants from Harakat Ahrar Al-Sham, the Free Syrian Army, and Jabhat Al-Shamiyah prisoner.

 

   Following the capture of ‘Ayn Daqnah, the YPG and SDF began their powerful attack on the rebel stronghold of Tal Rifa’at, seizing several sites situated to the east of this large town in Aleppo Governorate’s northern countryside.

 

   Despite several reports of the YPG and SDF entering Tal Rifa’at, the social media accounts belonging to the Islamist rebels fighting at the town have denied these claims, stating that Harakat Ahrar Al-Sham, Jabhat Al-Shamiyah and et al. are still in full control of it.

 

   If the Islamist rebels lose Tal Rifa’at, they will be on the verge of losing their final stronghold inside northern Aleppo: ‘Azaz.

 

   For the YPG, the eventual capture of ‘Azaz would allow them to be one border-crossing away from linking their lands in the east to the territory they control in the west.

 

   Of course, watching from afar is the Turkish Army, who did not hesitate to strike the YPG and SDF near Tal Rifa’at on Sunday; however, this aggression was not enough to forestall the Kurdish advance.

 

 

ISIS is in serious trouble as the Tiger Forces prepare to enter the strategic Aleppo Thermal Plant

 

 

  On Sunday evening in the Aleppo Governorate’s eastern countryside, the Syrian Arab Army’s “Tiger Forces” – in close coordination with Liwaa Suqour Al-Sahra (Desert Hawks Brigade) and the National Defense Forces (NDF) – advanced deep inside the Islamic State of Iraq and Al-Sham (ISIS) controlled part of the Al-Safira Plains, seizing several villages and hilltops en route to entering the village of Taybah near the Aleppo Thermal Power Plant.

 

   For nearly two weeks, the Tiger Forces and their allies have been on the brink of breaking through ISIS’ front-line defenses at the imperative village of Al-Si’in; however, the aforementioned terrorist group was able to withstand the onslaught and maintain control of this site in the Al-Safira Plains. 

 

   With the battle of Al-Si’in ongoing, the Tiger Forces shifted their attention to the strategic Aleppo Thermal Power Plant that was only located 2.5 km south of their positions at the village of Al-‘Afesh. 

 

   The Tiger Forces and Liwaa Suqour Al-Sahra surprised ISIS with a powerful assault on the small villages of Al-Ma’rufiyah and Al-Haydiriyah; this battle would result in a swift victory for the government forces by mid-day on Sunday. 

 

   Not long after capturing the aforementioned villages, the Tiger Forces and their allies stormed Taybah, where they were confronted by a large ISIS unit that was poised to forestall their advance towards the Aleppo Thermal Power Plant. 

 

   However, the attack by the Tiger Forces and their allies proved too powerful for the ISIS defenses, as the latter made the obligatory decision to retreat south to the Aleppo Thermal Power Plant in order to strengthen their fortifications. 

 

   As a result of their success at Taybah village, the Syrian Armed Forces are now within 300 meters of the Aleppo Thermal Power Plant. 

 

   Making matters worse for ISIS, another contingent from the Tiger Forces seized the village of Barlihiyah, which means that the government forces are 7 km away from completely encircling the remaining terrorists in the Al-Safira Plains. 

 

   The next 48 hours in east Aleppo will be critical for ISIS; if they are unable to halt the Tiger Forces’ advance, they will face one of their most embarrassing defeats in this war.