Devs Feb 28 >Idlib; HTS launches large op against Jabhat Tahrir Souriya, cap Kafr Losen, Aqrabat, Deir Hassan, and Qah, currently attacking Atmeh >UN report claims the North Korea sent supplies for manufacturing chemical weapons on 40 occasions between 2012-2017 >Syrian envoy to the UN states military forces could not have used chemical weapons, as they do not possess them >E Ghouta; SAA resumes offensive in suburbs of Harasta and Arbeen, capture area around Sayyed Mohammad Mosque, advance along Harasta-Douma St >Deir Ezzor; ISIS claims to have killed 13 SDF fighters and captured 4 more in the town of Al-Sha’afah >Peskov; Russia doing its best to maintain humanitarian pauses in Eastern Ghouta >Ru MoD; Over 300 civilians can’t leave East Ghouta due to terrorist shelling >Turkish military sends reinforcements to Afrin for 2nd phase of Operation Olive Branch >YPG destroys FSA vehicle in Afrin, killing three >Possible US sanctions ‘obstacle’ for Iraq as it studies issue of buying S-400 systems – FM >Afghan president offers recognition of Taliban as political group, proposes ceasefire, prisoner exch, new elections/constitution review
Yeah. Besides, what mass media say about Syrian war is 99% bullshit anyway. I'm sure none of these faggots writing this shit can even read Arabic letters. Why are you doing this to me...
Isaac Perry
What went wrong?
Jayden Ward
it only makes sense
Jace Robinson
>UN never found proof of chemical weapons use by Syrian troops – Russian military The UN representatives in Damascus who have free access to eastern Ghouta have never found any proof of chemical weapons use by Syrian troops, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Wednesday. UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson earlier said the UK might support military action against the Syrian government troops, if there was irrefutable evidence that Damascus had used chemical weapons, TASS reported. Commenting on Johnson’s words, the Russian ministry’s spokesman Major-General Igor Konashenkov said the UN representatives who have free access to eastern Ghouta “have never found any evidence that these reports are true.”
Iran ready to discuss regional security issues with Arab neighbors – Rouhani Iran is ready to discuss regional security issues with its Gulf Arab neighbors as long as foreign powers are kept out of any potential talks, President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday. “We don’t need foreigners to guarantee the security of our region,” he said in a speech broadcast on state television. “When it comes to regional security arrangements, we are ready to talk to our neighbors and friends, without the presence of foreigners,” AFP quoted him as saying. “We are, have been, and always will be good neighbors,” Rouhani said, addressing Gulf Arab countries including Iran’s regional rival Saudi Arabia. He was speaking in the southern port city of Bandar Abbas overlooking the Gulf – a flashpoint of tensions between Iran and Saudi Arabia.
>Turkey rejects US, French calls to suspend offensive in NW Syria Turkey rejected on Wednesday Western calls to suspend its offensive in northwest Syria, saying the US misunderstood the extent of a UN ceasefire resolution. Ankara also accused France of giving “false information” on the issue, Reuters reports. Ankara has said the UN resolution demanding a 30-day ceasefire across Syria does not apply to its five-week-old military operation in Afrin against the Kurdish YPG militia. Turkey considers the YPG a terrorist group. In statements to two NATO allies, Turkey’s Foreign Ministry spokesman said a US State Department appeal that Turkey “go back and read” the ceasefire resolution was unfounded. He also denied that Paris had told Ankara that the truce also applied to its Afrin campaign.
>Philippines hails US decision to blacklist local ISIS-linked groups The Philippines hailed on Wednesday Washington’s decision to blacklist two local pro-Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) groups. The US State Department and the Department of Treasury designated the Maute group and the Dawlatul Islamiyah Waliyatul Masrik as “terrorist organizations” on Tuesday, blocking US-based assets belonging to them or their supporters and barring Americans from dealing with them, AFP said. The move is an “affirmation of what Philippine authorities already know – that the Maute Group and the Dawlah-Islamiya are terrorist groups,” a statement by the Defense Ministry in Manila said. They will be denied access to the US financial system and will face sanctions, making it more difficult for them to conduct their activities in the Philippines and abroad, it added. Militants from the Maute group were routed from Marawi last October after a five-month battle. It was sparked by its bid to establish an IS caliphate in the largely Catholic country’s southern Mindanao region.
>Possible US sanctions ‘obstacle’ for Iraq as it studies issue of buying S-400 systems – FM Baghdad is carefully studying the issue of buying Russia’s S-400 surface-to-air missile systems, TASS quoted Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari as telling reporters on Tuesday. The statement came following a meeting of the Russian-Iraqi intergovernmental commission on trade, economic, scientific and technological cooperation. However, possible US sanctions are an obstacle to Baghdad’s purchase of the systems. The US has warned Iraq, among a number of other countries, of the consequences of striking deals to purchase advanced weaponry from Russia, particularly the S-400 missile defense systems. The US State Department has said that Washington had contacted many countries, including Iraq, to explain the significance of the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act, and possible consequences that would arise in the wake of defense agreements with Russia.
>Lebanon PM Hariri in Saudi Arabia for 1st visit since reversed resignation Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri has headed to Saudi Arabia for his first visit to the kingdom since his now-reversed resignation from Riyadh late last year. The move was followed by a bizarre sequence of events that deeply strained relations between the two countries. Hariri arrived in Saudi Arabia early on Wednesday, and is expected to meet the king and his powerful crown prince, AP reports. His visit follows an invite by a Saudi envoy who visited Hariri in Beirut. The PM reversed a resignation that he submitted from the kingdom upon returning to Beirut, saying he reached a domestic deal to distance Lebanon from regional conflicts. The resignation was widely perceived as Saudi-orchestrated.
Howdy Master Baker! You joined at a bad time, the shitposting's picked up over here. I have a request for you. Can you crosspost your updates over at the other place? It's mostly news updates and discussion over there, so your contributions would be warmly welcomed (plus you wouldn't have to solve captchas)
And here's the current Shitmap.
Adam Baker
And the current Shitgif.
Jaxon Bailey
>Donor conference for Palestinian refugees to be held in March after US support cut A donors’ conference will be held next month to help fill a funding gap at the UN agency for Palestinian refugees after the US decided to cut support, Sweden’s deputy UN ambassador said on Tuesday. The March 15 conference in Rome, hosted by Sweden, Jordan and Egypt, will be attended by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini. Both officials have called on countries to step in and fill the gap left by the US cuts, AFP said. The US announced in January that it would give $60 million to UNRWA – a fraction of the $350 million annual contribution that it previously provided to the UN agency’s budget. Washington is the biggest single donor to UNRWA. The agency provides schools and health clinics to 5.3 million refugees in the Palestinian territories, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria.
>Afghan president offers recognition of Taliban as political group, says talks possible Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani offered recognition of the Taliban as a legitimate political group on Wednesday. He said a proposed political process could lead to talks aimed at ending more than 16 years of war, Reuters reports. The offer was made at the start of an international conference aimed at creating a platform for peace talks. Ghani’s statement adds to a series of signals from both the Western-backed government and the Taliban suggesting a greater willingness to consider dialogue. The president proposed a ceasefire and a release of prisoners as part of a range of options including new elections, involving the militants, and a constitutional review as part of a pact with the Taliban.
What is the real consequence of HTS getting BTFO in Idlib. Are the Turks going to say "look they are moderates now must negotiate" because if that is the plan I call death for Turkey I must say, strong death.
Joseph Collins
>Syrian Army foils rebel attempt to smuggle heavy weapons into East Ghouta BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:00 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) foiled an attempt by militants on Wednesday to smuggle weapons from the eastern Qalamoun to the East Ghouta.
According to a military report, the Syrian Army caught a group of militants attempting to move a large amount of weapons from the eastern Qalamoun in a bid to aid their allies in the East Ghouta.
>america is mad because iraq buys S-400 SAM from russia
wew really makes you think
Isaac Long
>US training Europe to use tactical nukes against Russia is threat to non-proliferation – Lavrov
US programs which train non-nuclear powers on how to use American tactical nuclear weapons violate the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said.
Lavrov’s comments reiterate Russia’s critical stance regarding the US and its training of NATO allies. The US is training European states who do not possess nuclear arsenals of their own on how to use American nuclear weapons stationed there. Moscow considers it a breach of the NTP, the cornerstone of the current non-proliferation regime.
Lavrov criticized the US deployment of tactical nuclear weapons on European soil as well as the involvement of non-nuclear states in training programs, at a session of the UN Conference on Disarmament in Geneva on Wednesday.
“Everybody should understand that the US military are preparing the militaries of European states to use tactical nuclear weapons against Russia,” he stressed.
The US stores an estimated 200 of its B61 nuclear bombs in countries including Germany, Belgium, Italy, the Netherlands and Turkey as part of NATO’s nuclear-sharing program. Russia considers the presence of American nuclear weapons in other nations as a hostile gesture. The US is currently upgrading the B61, making the weapon more flexible in use, claiming it is necessary to counter Russia’s arsenal of tactical nuclear weapons. Russia says its arsenal is necessary to protect it from NATO’s overwhelming superiority in terms of conventional arms.
Connor Jackson
it's the same with turkey though, they said they will put sanctions on them too
Angel Cruz
That's pretty much the plan. And desu (yes, I intended to say that), negotiations are better than continued fighting.
Luis Hughes
Hey there lad! Thank you for the maps! I will post a few updates after which I will go to eat
Ayden Miller
The absolute state of Germany
Nolan Gutierrez
Gathering Storm in Syria Could Signal Regional War
A secret United Nations assessment has reportedly determined that North Korea is providing chemical weapons technology to the Syrian government. The two have also cooperated on nuclear arms – as the North Koreans have long done with another, mutual ally: Iran.
A former top Iranian general recently threatened to use such arms to "flatten" Israel’s biggest city, Tel Aviv. And the top general currently leading America’s Central Command has described Russia — yet another common ally of all three members of this "axis of evil" – as "both arsonist and fireman" in Syria.
Add into the mix an estimated 150,000 Iranian-supplied rockets and missiles in the hands of Hezbollah — including some surely now in Syria, as well as Lebanon — and the stage is set for an horrific regional war. We must stand with Israel as it contends with these increasingly existential threats.
>Putin: Shelling from E. Ghouta which hit Russian embassy in Syria ‘won’t be tolerated forever
Moscow is not going to keep tolerating the daily shelling of Damascus by eastern Ghouta militants that recently hit the Russian embassy in Syria, President Vladimir Putin said after meeting Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz. The current hotspot of the Syrian crisis – Eastern Ghouta on the outskirts of Damascus – is being used by numerous terrorist groups as a base, from which they launch attacks on the capital and other areas in the country, Putin said, responding to a Russian media journalist’s question on the situation there. Damascus is being shelled up to 80 times a day from the besieged area.
Putin particularly stressed that the Russian embassy in Damascus has come under mortar fire. The building has been shelled and suffered damage on numerous occasions during the Syrian conflict. On February 6, the Russian trade mission in the Syrian capital was also targeted. Luckily, the building was unoccupied, but civilians were injured in the attack.
“It’s well-known – at least, we know this well in Russia – that shells land even on the territory of the Russian embassy and trade mission. Are we going to tolerate this forever?” the president wondered.
Kurz urged Russia to influence the Syrian government and the situation in the country in order to facilitate a diplomatic resolution of the conflict.
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Owen Baker
How? A third of Syria will not be in Syrian hands, how is that good? As we have learnt over the last couple of decades the only way to deal with jihadists is to kill them, you cant negotiate with these people.
Anthony Cruz
“I appeal to Russia, as it has influence there [in Syria] and has a responsibility. Being a superpower, it can influence the regime [of President Bashar Assad], the situation in Syria. Therefore, we hope that everyone will return to the negotiating table and swiftly stop this war,” Kurz said.
“The situation is difficult [in Syria], the prospects of the peaceful settlement depend on the warring parties – on their internal desire to achieve this settlement and preserve the territorial integrity and unity of their country,” Putin said, adding that “the influence of regional countries and key international players is very important.”
According to the Russian leader, Moscow will “strive to establish political dialogue” and ensure the beginning of the work on the new Syrian constitution. Russia will also work to turn the de-escalation zones in Syria into “areas of cooperation between Damascus and the opposition,” he added.
The Ukrainian issue was also discussed during the talks, with Putin reiterating that Moscow wouldn’t object to the deployment of international peacekeepers in the People’s Republics of Donetsk and Lugansk. The President also said that the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, which will connect Germany and Russia via the Baltic Sea, is “an absolutely depoliticized” project. He said the pipeline isn’t viewed as “an alternative to the Ukrainian transit route,” adding that Moscow is ready to continue co-operation with Kiev in this area. According to Kurz, Austria has “a positive approach to the [Nord Stream 2] project as well as Germany and other states,” but a lot of details have yet to be worked out.
kek How's life in Israel? Did Bibi legalize weed yet?
Nicholas Davis
Tunnels and Corruption. Since the SAA actually gives a fuck about Ghouta, Rebels are getting pumped and dumped
Adam Jackson
Yes your little church in America is representative of the actual Anglican Church and their degenerate policies.
Benjamin Mitchell
Bribery. Plain and simple. A tidy fortune can be made by smuggling.
Luke Garcia
Iran will lose conventional war with Israel no matter what though.
Leo Jenkins
Seems like they are truer to the faith than whatever goes on in the U.K
Kayden Rogers
well they aren't anglican then because the Anglican Church is very much in favour of all forms of degeneracy. A little tip, if they allow women to be in the clergy then they are filth.
Jacob Smith
Almost, recreational use is being decriminalized soon.
Gabriel Martinez
Ruski please, they couldn't even beat Hezbollah
Christian Morales
It's an Evangelical Anglican church. Your problem is you follow and mainline church (they only represent about 10% of protestants here)
Hudson Perry
*an
I don't think they were really trying to
Easton Reed
That's because they don't want to lose precious chosen people. Nice. It will be funny if Israel unironically becomes the top hash exporter, leaving Arabs behind.
Owen Lewis
yes exactly evangelical.
Nolan Bailey
>Imagine this: an apartment in a regular neighbourhood in Istanbul with a fruit stand nearby. In it lives a husband, his wife and their two children. They have an extra room that is always locked.
>Men ring the doorbell during the day. It gets very busy around lunchtime. The husband unlocks the door to the room, stands outside, then escorts the men to the front door when they're finished, collects their money and tells them to come again.
>All the while, the wife and children go about their daily routine of homework, dish-washing and soap-opera watching.
>Inside the room are three trafficked girls from Moldova. There are dirty blankets on the floor. They sleep on those. The window is barred and locked. The girls wear T-shirts and panties. They haven't showered for days.
>The customer enters the room, chooses the girl he wants and forces himself on her. He pays by the minute.
>The other two huddle in the corner and wait for it to be over. They often face the wall, but they no longer cry.
>One of them has been looking for a sharp object with which to slit her wrists but finds nothing in the room.
>She will have to steal something from a client. She hopes for a knife, but wonders how she will get it from his pocket.
>Once a day, the door opens and the man - the father of the children and husband of the wife - throws a few bananas into the room, then quickly locks the door. They are nothing but filthy animals, he thinks to himself.
WTF I hate Turks now.
Cooper Turner
Assymetrics tho, but considering that any smart motherfucker is now switching to that in the region
Jaxson Jenkins
Was it confirmed that the Kurds captured 2 turks yesterday?
Josiah Rodriguez
soon
Iran has built another permanent military base outside Syria’s capital city complete with hangers used to store missiles capable of hitting all of Israel
>On Capitol Hill Tuesday, the top U.S. military commander for American forces in the Middle East said Iran was “increasing” the number and “quality” of its ballistic missiles it was deploying to the region
>We recently learned that Egypt signed a contract with Russia for the construction of four nuclear power plants with a total capacity of 4,800 MW at a cost of $ 30 billion. I can not understand why Egypt, where large gas deposits have been discovered recently, and which has plenty of sunshine all year round, is rushing to invest such a huge amount in atomic energy.
I'd love to try out some old school synthetic cannabinoids discovered at Hebrew University, like HU-210. That's some good shit I believe. I wonder if that's still available.
Lincoln Powell
>Assad portrait OUTSIDE Interesting.
Josiah Walker
Conventional and guerilla warfare are different things, through. I love iranians and know that they are badass, but you shouldn't underestimate IDF capabilities. At the end of the day, kikes simply have better equipment, vehicles and aircraft. Not to mention mutt support.
Nathaniel Edwards
Noice.
Planning to start my weed/soy plantation as soon as it's legalized around the world.
Thomas Long
I thought Mccarthyism is bad?
Charles Perry
>soy why
Brandon Green
And the great leader.
Lincoln Green
>I love iranians and know that they are badass, but you shouldn't underestimate IDF capabilities This and the absolute state of iranian air force means its basically good game, no rematch Actually occupying iran tho, that's gonna cost way to much
Bentley Nguyen
isn't it illegal to use this flag in israel?
Juan Rivera
I am pretty sure SJW Whedon meant the Chitauri to be the stand-in for the USA in The Avenger.
Ryan Long
McCarthy was right, commies did take over US in the end.
Nathaniel Thomas
Nice!
Angel Nelson
fucking kek
Dominic Sanchez
Yeah but the left say its bad so why is it fine now?
Isaiah Ramirez
>Hitler's legacy will be completed soon
Joshua Morgan
Without mutt support Iran would win with unlimited manpower
