And next, Syria?

[teqniq]

 

[butchersapron]

There's going to be relentless jostling in the pre-talks period - most of it utter bullshit. Don't take anything around this (or the stuff from other parties) too seriously right now.

 

[J Ed]

I found this interesting The Fake Facebook News Driving Iraq’s Wars

 

[teqniq]

Assad forces retake key town in Syrias Latakia

 

[Casually Red]

Assad forces retake key town in Syrias Latakia

Again with no casualties worth mentioning . The entire jihadist front there has basically collapsed . And the Syrian army appears at long last to be operating under competent leadership . Those were hilltop fortresses the jihadists had been dug into for years with Turkish supply lines to their rear . The SAA took them with ease , in the middle of hail storms and mountainous terrain . Better still they'll be overlooking Jisr and Idlib pretty soon . The head choppers there are well fucked now .

 

[teqniq]

No casualties worth mentioning you say, and you know this, how? It seems to be taken as a given that they couldn't have done it without Russian air support and I think you'll find that has resulted in all kinds of casualties including civilian ones see post #4822 if you have the stomach for it.

Syria: Russia’s shameful failure to acknowledge civilian killings | Amnesty International

 

[Casually Red]

No casualties worth mentioning you say, and you know this, how? It seems to be taken as a given that they couldn't have done it without Russian air support and I think you'll find that has resulted in all kinds of casualties including civilian ones see post #4822 if you have the stomach for it.

Syria: Russia’s shameful failure to acknowledge civilian killings | Amnesty International

I know this because the rebels legged it , which was why these hilltop fortresses have been taken much quicker than anyone expected . There was hardly anyone left there to fight them . They'd mostly fucked off . And there weren't any civilians there . The head choppers kicked them all out years ago .

 

[teqniq]

Links....? Anything...? No comment on civilian casualties due to Russian airstrikes if not in particular then in general?

 

[teqniq]

The world's most experienced war surgeon reveals how healthcare workers are being targeted in Syria

 

[coley]

I know this because the rebels legged it , which was why these hilltop fortresses have been taken much quicker than anyone expected . There was hardly anyone left there to fight them . They'd mostly fucked off . And there weren't any civilians there . The head choppers kicked them all out years ago .

Head choppers 0, barrel bombers 1.

 

[Idris2002]

Head choppers 0, barrel bombers 1.

Six of one, half a dozen of the other.

 

[coley]

Six of one, half a dozen of the other.

Aye, exactly, Assad or ISIS, not a lot of choice really.

 

[sihhi]

Free Syrian Army torture of journalist

South Damascus journalist tortured in FSA-affiliated prison: “I’m calling on the opposition to face up to their mistakes”

First they accused me of “espionage and treason,” saying that I was working for the regime. The accusation was based on a video report I published with Al Jazeera several months prior, which discussed the Free Syrian Army’s resistance to repeated attacks by pro-regime Shiite militias.

At that time, Shiite militias were heavily mortaring the south Damascus front. Later the accusation changed to “pledging allegiance to the Islamic State.”

 

[Casually Red]

Aye, exactly, Assad or ISIS, not a lot of choice really.

There's plenty of different head choppers to choose from . Loads of them .

Although you'd better choose quick . They mightn't be around much longer .

 

[Casually Red]

And yet another strategic defeat for the FSA and Al Qaeda head chopper offer alliance , this time in the south .

Syrian army captures key southern town from rebels

I've no idea were Germany is going to put all these punters when they arrive

 

[DownwardDog]

There's some interesting photos of the Russian base at Khmeimim here.

I like this one. Fat crew, unguided WW2 bombs and that legendary Sukhoi build quality and attention to detail on the Fullback that looks like it was made in a shed.

E2A: English link if your browser can't handle the русский язык version.

Everyday life of the Russian ASF at the Hmeymim airbase in Syria : Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation

 

[LDC]

Do those pesky Russkies have some genetic experiment going on to breed tubby pilots/co-pilots, those ones look like twins.

 

[DownwardDog]

Do those pesky Russkies have some genetic experiment going on to breed tubby pilots/co-pilots, those ones look like twins.

They will be subsisting entirely on a diet of lamb shawarmas and many bottles of Barada.

 

[Pickman's model]

There's some interesting photos of the Russian base at Khmeimim here.

I like this one. Fat crew, unguided WW2 bombs and that legendary Sukhoi build quality and attention to detail on the Fullback that looks like it was made in a shed.

E2A: English link if your browser can't handle the русский язык version.

Everyday life of the Russian ASF at the Hmeymim airbase in Syria : Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation

wonder why they're wearing camouflage

 

[Libertad]

wonder why they're wearing camouflage

Team uniform for their upcoming hide and seek match with the Turks?

 

[IC3D]

Why have they resprayed it blue?

 

[J Ed]

They will be subsisting entirely on a diet of lamb shawarmas and many bottles of Barada.

Sounds alright, where do I sign up?

 

[teqniq]

And yet another strategic defeat for the FSA and Al Qaeda head chopper offer alliance , this time in the south .

Syrian army captures key southern town from rebels

I've no idea were Germany is going to put all these punters when they arrive

Are you really suggesting that a significant number refugees are 'head choppers'?

Smells like xenophobia to me.

 

[teqniq]

Darayya: A ‘ghost town in every sense of the word'

 

[DownwardDog]

Why have they resprayed it blue?

All of the Su-34s delivered from the first two production contracts (2004 and 2008) came with the bright blue/turquoise colour cammo scheme from the factory. I'm not sure what the green paint daubed around the canopy is all about. Maybe something to do with corrosion?

The newer ones, from the 2012 production contract, come in the new 'eggplant' colour.

 

[kebabking]

Do those pesky Russkies have some genetic experiment going on to breed tubby pilots/co-pilots, those ones look like twins.

their watches aren't big enough. a big watch requires lots of calorie burning exercise to lug it around.

 

[teqniq]

Desperation in regime-held pockets of Deir e-Zor city as Islamic State tightens blockade

 

[Casually Red]

There's some interesting photos of the Russian base at Khmeimim here.

I like this one. Fat crew, unguided WW2 bombs and that legendary Sukhoi build quality and attention to detail on the Fullback that looks like it was made in a shed.

E2A: English link if your browser can't handle the русский язык version.

Everyday life of the Russian ASF at the Hmeymim airbase in Syria : Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation

The head choppers completely ..as in completely..disintegrated Latakia front theyd held for years don't like them quite as much as you mind .

 

[Casually Red]

They will be subsisting entirely on a diet of lamb shawarmas and many bottles of Barada.

Nope. They've got all the home comforts flown in. Russian food and even ice cream stalls .

 

[merciballoon]

russia is so macho when america is not around