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2018-04-22, 20:10 | Link #1103 |
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Somebody correct me if I am wrong, they didn't prove than Assad's forces was behind the chemical attack, the Pentagon just say than they have the proof. That's rather unconvincing ( especially after the invasion of Iraq) given than all side may have some chemical weapon. Heck, I wouldn't be that surprised if the attack (still not confirmed) did came from the Russian, they are likely to had used some since Putin came into power, (the Moscow theater fiasco, the second Chechen war and the assasination attempt of that ex-spy I the UK might be the most convincing case) and one thing than could be a coincidence or not, didn't the firsts report of chemicals attack started right after the rebel shot down a Russian helicopter ?
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2018-04-23, 13:33 | Link #1105 |
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I can't see how one side may have cooperated with another on that; trying to use the action of one side as a opportunity for their side would be more likely. As for ''pinnig the blame'', to do so before the report from the UN inspectors or others neutral party, would be unwise.
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2018-09-17, 23:47 | Link #1106 |
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Russian IL-20 Surveillance Plane Went Down Off Syrian
Coast During Israeli Missile Barrage: "Syrian air defense forces may have accidentally shot down a Russian Il-20 Coot electronic intelligence aircraft during an attempt to respond to apparent Israeli air strikes against targets in Syria's coastal Latakia governorate. Meanwhile, Russia's Ministry of Defense claims that a French frigate may have been responsible and the French have yet to confirm or deny that they had anything to do with the loss of the aircraft. On Sept. 17, 2018, CNN, citing an unnamed U.S. government official, reported that the U.S. military believed Syrian surface-to-air missiles had brought down the Il-20. The Russian Defense Ministry did confirm the aircraft had gone missing in the early hours of Sept. 18, 2018, local time in Syria, but did not say who or what might have been responsible for the crash." See: http://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone...issile-barrage |
2018-09-19, 01:06 | Link #1107 |
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Russia's Claim That Israeli F-16s Used Their Doomed Il-20
Spy Plane As Cover Doesn't Add Up: "Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu has threatened an unspecified response to future Israeli air strikes in Syria, though Russian President Vladimir Putin has since taken a less aggressive stance. Their statements follow an incident in which Syrian surface-to-air missile operators accidentally shot down one of Russia's Il-20 Coot electronic surveillance planes over the Mediterranean Sea. They were responding to Israeli Air Force F-16s that fired stand-off weapons against targets in the country's coastal Latakia governorate. The Russians first reported the Il-20 had gone missing in the early hours local time in Syria on Sept. 18, 2018. Russia subsequently confirmed that Syrian forces had inadvertently brought down the plane with an SA-5 surface-to-air missile, but blamed Israel, claiming that its jets had used the aircraft to hide their movements ahead of a series of standoff strikes. Israel subsequently responded by expressing "sorrow" over the incident, but insisting that the Syrian regime of Bashar Al Assad, as well Iran and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, were the ones truly responsible for the loss of the Coot and the 14 personnel on board." See: http://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone...-doesnt-add-up |
2018-12-23, 00:24 | Link #1108 |
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After the announcement that the U.S. is pulling out of Syria, the Kurds want the French
to fill the vacuum: "A senior Kurdish politician Friday called on France to play a larger role in Syria following the withdrawal of U.S. troops from the country, warning that Kurdish fighters may have to withdraw from the front lines in the fight against the Islamic State group. Ilham Ahmed also suggested that the main Kurdish militia may no longer be able to hold the hundreds of IS militants detained in its prisons in northeastern Syria in the case of a Turkish attack, noting they might head to Turkey or farther abroad from there." See: https://apnews.com/d413ff8470794177944d67e949b346f7 ======================== Though the pullout may not be the end of U.S. involvement there: "The Pentagon is considering using small teams of Special Operations forces to strike the Islamic State in Syria, one option for continuing an American military mission there despite President Trump’s order to withdraw troops from the country. The American commandos would be shifted to neighboring Iraq, where an estimated 5,000 United States forces are already deployed, and “surge” into Syria for specific raids, according to two military officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity." See: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/21/u...raq-kurds.html |
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