Syrian Civil War (Graphic Photos/Vid Not Allowed)

[Saho]

Kurds are very known in this policy of stealing it like they did to the Assyrians
in hakkari today they will claim these lands as kurdish and the Syriacs as geusts

As for the turkish mujaheddin part I shit on all the 8 of them

It is funny because you have a username of a Sahaba.

Since, when Shiites praise the Sahaba?

Oh, the irony!

 

[IR-TR]

@Falcon29

https://twitter.com/x/status/601059223930273792

https://twitter.com/x/status/601066636225990656

8 Turkish mujahideen were killed during US airstrikes.

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Last Syriac family leaving PYD-controlled town in Al-Hasakah
The last Christian Syriac family remaining in Amouda, a town in northern Al-Hasakah, has posted a “for sale” sign on both their house, seen above, and business properties aspublished by the Assyrian Democratic Organization’s Facebook page.

The announcement in the PYD-controlled town comes five days after an explosive device blew up outside one of the Jerjes family’s stores, destroying it completely. No one has claimed credit for the incident.

“The PYD [the Kurdish Democratic Union] which has pushed the family to put up their house and lands for sale,” Abu Jad al-Hasakawi, a local activist, told Syria Direct on Thursday.

The Syriac Network for Human Rights reported that the bombing in Amouda was a message from the Asayishe [PYD’s police force] to the Syriacs, reporting that Asayish forces have been exerting pressure on the Jerjes family for some time to sell their property in order to clear the city of Syriacs.

“This is the policy of the Kurdish Protection Units to make those who oppose its policy and refuse its decisions emigrate,” Ali al-Harith, a correspondent for the opposition Step Agency in Al-Hasakeh , told Syria Direct on Wednesday.

The Jerjes family was known as supporters of the towns anti-regime protests, which may have increased the PYD’s antagonism towards the family, the Syriac Network also reported.

-May 20, 2015

Last Syriac family leaving PYD-controlled town in Al-Hasakah - Syria Direct

So much for PYD-Sutoro alliance!!!

GOOD. I hope the US starts bombing Al Nusra/Al Qaida a lot more. WTF do you mean Turkish 'mujahideen' are you crazy? Supporting Al Qaida? What has this scumbag Erdogan done to Turkey? I cannot comprehend this. Hope their bodies are completely destroyed, so we won't see an open casket funeral. F them and their families.

 

[Alienoz_TR]

Latest news from Palmyra!

Entire city, Ancient Roman ruins and Palmyra airport has fallen. Military prison was taken by IS and prisoners were set free.

 

[Saho]

Sources says Palmyr had fallen in the hands of ISIS.

Why Palmyr is important for ISIS? The map says it all.

 

[IR-TR]

Latest news from Palmyra!

Entire city, Ancient Roman ruins and Palmyra airport has fallen. Military prison was taken by IS and prisoners were set free.

You like that huh? Well my friend, wait till they get back into Turkey and start f-ing things up there. It happened to the Taliban and Pakistan.

 

[Saif al-Arab]

Palmyra is actually an ancient Semitic city. Not Roman. It was just under Roman control for a period.

The English Wikipedia link about it's history is very good actually.

Palmyra - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

@Falcon29

What are the media in the US saying? What do you think that their plans will be? After all they are still the most important player.

I don't get it. They should remove Al-Assad and then all the energy could be spent on removing ISIS from Syria. Instead they won't both to continue their fight. One of them will eventually win and be much stronger than currently and thus will be much more difficult to remove.

Something is telling me that everything is planned here. They don't want any group to be too strong.

That is why the locals should take their own destiny in their hands. Unfortunately our pathetic leaders are all under heavy Western influence. One wrong move and "funny things" will start or crippling sanctions.

 

[Alienoz_TR]

Palmyra is actually an ancient Semitic city. Not Roman. It was just under Roman control for a period.

The English Wikipedia link about it's history is very good actually.

Palmyra - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

@Falcon29

What are the media in the US saying? What do you think that their plans will be? After all they are still the most important player.

I don't get it. They should remove Al-Assad and then all the energy could be spent on removing ISIS from Syria. Instead they won't both to continue their fight. One of them will eventually win and be much stronger than currently and thus will be much more difficult to remove.

Xenobia may have been Semitic, but architecture is definitely Roman.

https://twitter.com/x/status/601085832221609984

https://twitter.com/x/status/601084133478109184

(Pro-FSA source, most trustable among Palmyra sources)

 

[Saif al-Arab]

Xenobia may have been Semitic, but architecture is definitely Roman.

That style is actually "Classical Greek" my friend. It is predominantly "Classical Greek" in terms of architectural style but there are other architectural styles present to. Local ancient Semitic, Mesopotamian (Semitic too) and Seleucid (Hellenistic). The thing is that the pre-Roman ruins of Palmyra were largely destroyed and few remain. Some argue that they are buried under ground or located elsewhere.

In any case it would definitely be a shame if they (ISIS) demolished it. They damaged Hatra quite a lot too but I am not sure if they destroyed all of it. Hope not.

It should say everything that no previous Muslim Caliphates, Muslim dynasties, rulers, locals etc. ever destroyed those monuments.

 

[BLACKEAGLE]

ISIS is a paranormal phenomenon. It's like we're watching a fictional movie.

 

[Alienoz_TR]

https://twitter.com/x/status/601086438889893891

https://twitter.com/x/status/601086610025947137

https://twitter.com/x/status/601087008379920384

 

[Al-Kurdi]

Where is Sweida?

Template:Syrian Civil War detailed map - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Anyways, everyone here take a look at this map. If this map is accurate, look at road along Homs which both black and green dots are. Seems green and black dots will converge over time. This means regime will be cut off from Hama somewhat, at least big portion of that road. This will probably be beginning of Hama offensive, which will be game changing for conflict if they take it over.



How do you think Kurds will be in post Assad conflict? Will there be agreement or will Kurds be under greater threat of offensive?

tbh currently in Syria anything can happen. I mean lets say Assad is gone, then we have IS, FSA and Nusrah still wanting control over the land. Kurds have their own project going on there and have sacrificed alot for their establishment, so I'm not sure at all what would happen.

 

[Saif al-Arab]

ISIS is an paranormal phenomenon. It's like we're watching a fictional movie.

IMO ISIS is simply the most extreme "Sunni" Arab opposition group against the changes in Iraq that have taken place since 2003.
The leaders of the ISIS are all hardly religious if you read about their life's from people who knew them/know them and they cleverly have understood that a religious cause is the most powerful propaganda tool in the ME and this way they have been able to attract 1000's of people from across the world of all ethnicities, colors, social backgrounds etc. to fight for their cause.

If they had kept their Ba'athism ideology they would only have been able to attract a few Arab nationalists and they all had to share the exact ideology of Ba'athism which is a quite unique ideology. Adhere to socialism too which is not a big thing in the Arab world anymore post the Soviet collapse.

In reality that small influential/leading minority of ISIS leaders (all former Ba'athist's almost) are just interested in regaining power in Iraq. Not only there but in nearby Syria (especially Eastern Syria as Iraqi Arab nationalist have always claimed it to belong to Iraq) and now elsewhere too.
Why stop in Western, Central and Northern Iraq? It was the same under Saddam who dreamt of becoming another Omar ibn Al-Khattab (ra) and rule the ME.

It all makes perfect sense. The common goal is power. Like with most things here in life.

 

[Al-Kurdi]

Does Assad use chemical weapons against IS? I mean, has it ever been reported?

 

[Alienoz_TR]

Sources says Palmyr had fallen in the hands of ISIS.

Why Palmyr is important for ISIS? The map says it all.

I place my bet on Deir Ez-Zor to be the next target city. Tiyas military Airfield to the west of Palmyra, might be also the next target.

 

[Saif al-Arab]

I place my bet on Deir Ez-Zor to be the next target city. Tiyas military Airfield to the west of Palmyra, might be also the next target.

Is Deir Ez-Zor not controlled by ISIS mainly? Or at least the countryside? I don't understand how those small Assadist enclaves around Deir Ez-Zor have been able to withstand for this long. What's the reason?