International Isis/syria/iraq thread

[Videer]

Parking your SPGs at frontlines is never a good idea.



Fun in the sun in Libya.

 

[Videer]

Iraqi aviation pummels a daesh convoy.



edit for superior youtube.

 

[carlos cadona]

Iraqi aviation pummels a daesh convoy.

Iraq has been annihilating ISIS on the battle field over the last few weeks. There are reports that the convoy that was destroy had as many as 100 vehicles and at least 250 ISIS members.

 

[Videer]

Convoy before engagement, said to be ~400 vehicles.

 

[Videer]

It appears that the convoy was transferring families of daeshbags aswell which is why coalition did not engage the whole convoy unlike the Iraqis. Right decision by the Iraqis.

There may or may not have been a deal to let the daeshbags escape to the desert or they simply believed in that the human shields would save them.

 

[KILL KILL]

The unfortunate consequence of ISIS losing ground will be more terrorist attacks.

ISIS relies on an image of strength. If they're getting they're shit pushed in, then they look weak. So, they have been calling for more attacks in order to bolster their image.

 

[Videer]

Brrrrt.



The New Syrian Army offensive was not successful but not quite the disaster it looked like.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/07/01/they-rescued-this-town-from-isis-then-lost-it.html

SAA is starting to lose its gains from Latakia offensive.

 

[Videer]

edit. Pentagon says two senior daeshbags killed in a strike.

IS claims credit for the restaurant attack at a diplomatic area in Dhaka, Bangladesh, claims to have killed 20 of various nationalities.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-36687616

Spoils of war captured by rebels in Kinsabba including 8 tanks, 3 BMPs, numerous ATGMs, and lots of rockets, mortar shells and ammunition.

 

[RIPWarrior]

Good interview with Assad.



That place is permanently fucked. I wonder if the Iraqis had DU rounds.

 

[whougonnacall]

So
- rebels shoot down plane and then execute pilot for his crimes against civilians

-white house proposes joint strikes with russia to focus more on isis and al nursra and less on other rebels and civilians
The russians must curb assad strikes on rebels covered by the virtualy non existant peace but deal doesnt say how thatl be enforced.

-kurds and regime fighting kicks off again in hasakah reasons unknown

-isis counterattacks sdf in manbij

 

[Videer]

New Syrian Army offensive at Al Bukamal that failed did not have air cover because the planes went to attack the al Dawla convoy at Fallujah.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...n-the-desert-then-they-lost-a-battle-to-isis/

IS umbrella modification on a T-72, presumably to avoid detection from air.

Libyan version, only for avoiding the scorching sun.

 

[MicroBrew]

More cultural genocide from ISIS

ISIS has been bulldozing mummies in Syria.

This is what the Wahhabis / Salafi disease is all about : erazing the culture and history of others, not unlike what the Conquistadors did in the New World.

Last year, Islamic State troops moved into the ancient city of Palmyra and began waging war on what the terrorist group labeled as “false idolatry.”

More likely, ISIS aimed to erase a large part of Syria’s rich cultural history, which was remembered by monuments of Christian, Sufi, and Shiite origin. The desert oasis was once known as a melting pot of faiths and ethnicities, and by demolishing its artifacts, the jihadists also hoped to eradicate knowledge of its diverse legacy.

http://motherboard.vice.com/read/isis-has-been-running-over-syrian-mummies-with-bulldozers-palmyra

 

[Videer]

IS shot down a Syrian Mi-35 piloted by two russians near Palmyra.

 

[carlos cadona]

Some very important battles have been taking place. The Iraqi's just retook Qayyarah Airbase which was one of the largest military instillation still under ISIS control, this greatly increases ISF offensive capabilities in the North.
http://newnewss.net/?p=735
The SDF is making steady advances against ISIS in Manbij, a victory in Manbij will greatly reduce ISIS smuggling into Syria from Turkey, kill a large number of ISIS foreign fighters and cut down on foreign recruitment.

 

[whougonnacall]

Bump to keep it alive

 

[carlos cadona]

The only major changes that have occurred over the last few days are that the SAA has cut the rebels last supply line into Aleppo city and repelled a series of counter attacks that proved quite costly for the rebels. This is pretty much the battle that could decide how the war ends, if the SAA manages to get complete encirclement and the rebels tap out that instantly frees up 40 thousand soldiers to attack other targets in Syria.

 

[Videer]

Reasonably brutal footage from Aleppo as a rebel fighter beheads what looks to be a 10 year old pro-Assad fighter.

 

[whougonnacall]

Reasonably brutal footage from Aleppo as a rebel fighter beheads what looks to be a 10 year old pro-Assad fighter.

Guys been arrested and awaiting sentence from rebel commanders..hope its a slow and painful one

Other news
-giant explosions rocked barrel bomb making factories of safria outside aleppo ..explosions videos online and blasts apparently felt from idilb!

-moderate southern front (20-30k) finaly kicks off anti assad fighting, after months of inactivity and even threats from more islamic rebels who understandably believe the western leaning forces are waiting for the regine to bleed itself out fighting nursra and the likes before jumping in
So far just heavy shelling and artillery trading shots.

 

[Zankou]

Good article yesterday on the overall state of the war.

http://gulfnews.com/news/mena/syria/syria-russia-seek-rebel-surrender-with-aleppo-seige-1.1864422

The breaking of Turkey's support for the rebels, and the cutting of Turk-supported supply lines, will probably prove fatal.

Interesting question whether Russia will really live up to its promises to prevent Kurdish autonomy in exchange for the Turks playing ball.

Seems like the Russians, Americans, and Turks are all now moving towards a much more realistic and coordinated approach, and that may be the death knell for the forces that have thrived in the years of retarded proxy combat.

 

[UVee]

And these are the 'good guys'! Sickening video shows US-backed Syrian rebels taunting and then brutally beheading a young boy because he was a 'spy'

Fighters from a US-backed Syrian militant group have been filmed brutally beheading a child as young as 11.

The video captures Nour al-Din al-Zenki fighters in the back of a truck with a child they claim is an al-Quds soldier supporting Assad's Syrian forces.


One of the fighters shouts 'Allahu Akbar' meaning 'God is great' after taking a small knife to the boy's throat and cutting off his head in the Palesinian refugee Handarat Camp in Northern Aleppo.

The child, who is clearly under the age of 12, was arrested by the Islamist militants for allegedly being Palestinian Liwaa Al Quds, al-Quds Brigade fighter, according to Russia News Now.

Sickening footage shot immediately before the boy is slaughtered shows him in ragged clothes surrounded by bearded militants in the back of a pick-up truck.

One of them holds him by the hair and slaps him in the face.

Judging by his ragged clothes and the marks on his arms, it appears the boy was impoverished and may have been tortured before he was murdered in the video, seen by MailOnline.

The boy is placed face-down in the back of the truck with his arms tied behind his back when the executioner is handed a small knife by a fellow fighter.

He then cuts the boy's throat before shouting 'Allahu Akbar' and holds his head aloft.

Before the video ends, he places the head on the boy's back before jumping down from the SUV.

Liwaa Al Quds is a pro-Syrian government Palestinian paramilitary faction made up of the Palestinians who have been driven out of their homes in the Handarat Camp once Islamist militants took over the neighbourhood.

Today, the group is fighting alongside the Syrian Army to retake the camp.

Nour al-Din al-Zenki is part of the Levant Front, and its allies the Islamic Front and the Free Syrian Army are fighting to overthrow the Assad regime.

It is also battling ISIS and the U.S government supplied the group with money and anti-tank missiles.

Editing went derpy.