Independent: Openly calling for NATO upping the ante to save terrorists
Disaster can only be averted through international pressure. The UN, the International Syria Support Group (ISSG) and other states should be more vocal in calling for the Assad regime to lift the siege.Written by a NO GOOD Organization mouthpiece
From their lips to your eyes!
Raed Al Halabi, a fighter in the local Halab al-Shahba Brigades, said on Tuesday a coalition of armed groups will launch shells and car bomb attacks against Aleppo's government-held neighbourhoods with the hope of advancing and opening the government-besieged supply route into the city.
"The shelling on regime military sites has already started and we will begin the advance soon," he told Al Jazeera by telephone from the battle frontline in Aleppo.
SANA, the Syrian government's official news agency, reported that at least seven civilians were killed by rebel-launched shells in Aleppo on Tuesday afternoon.
Ahmad Jalal, a fighter in Jaish al-Islam, confirmed the escalation of the efforts to drive back government forces, saying that rebels have attacked al-Ramosa neighbourhood, a stronghold of government forces and militias loyal to Assad.
In Aleppo's Hamdania neighbourhood, a government-held area, Fatah Halab also launched shells and bomb attacks. "Smoke and fire has filled the whole area," Hajjar said.
"But the effectiveness of the rebels' counteroffensive depends on the level of support their backers are willing to supply," Nashishibi told Al Jazeera.
Recall this news? I know it's come to my mind these last couple of days.
US General: We Are Ready To Create a No-Fly Zone in Syria
The U.S. Air Force is ready to create a no-fly zone in Syria, as stated by General David Goldfein, Rosbalt reported
Gen. David Goldfein to Be Second Jewish U.S. Air Force Chief
General David Goldfein is the US Air Force Chief of Staff- Appointed late April to the position.Followed shortly thereafter with this post:
"According to him, there are three conditions necessary to introduce a no-fly zone. First, is the permission to shoot down all planes that enter the no-fly zone, including Russian ones.
Syrian/Turkish No Fly Zone- To Help ‘fight’ ISIS?
Turkey has adjusted its military rules of engagement to allow NATO allies to carry out more patrol flights along its border with northern Syria, a Turkish official said Tuesday.What Turkish official said that?
What official told Reuters this?"Some NATO countries, especially Britain, complained that they could not perform enough patrol flights on Turkey's Syrian border as the engagement rules were too strict," the official told Reuters.
Turkey eased engagement rules to bring them in line with NATO policies three weeks ago."After talks ... Turkey eased these engagement rules to bring them in line with NATO policies," he said. NATO was told about the move around three weeks ago, the official said, but coalition countries had not yet carried out additional flights.
In my opinion Erdogan survived the coup attempt, or the battle if you will, but he will not survive the war- I have expressed suspicions about Yildrim previously. Those suspicions have only grown stronger.
Erdogan has really changed his attitude towards Syria. AKP members came out thanking the Syrian government for its position on the coup. Assad said: nothing to do with us, internal matters. Also, Erdogan has deployed more Turkish soldiers near the Syrian-Turkish soldiers to arrest any 'rebels' running to Turkey. And you are right about Turkey and the no fly zone; since the battle to retake areas occupied by terrorists has started, Turkey for the 1st time has made no mention about creating a no fly zone. Erdogan has really changed his attitude and with the help of the Russians, the Turkish army could legally enter Syria to help the Syrian army fight terrorists. And could you please tell me more about Yildirim? Why is it that there are all of these Turks, mainly Gulen who are conspiring against their OWN country??? And why do you think that erdogan won't survive the war?
ReplyDeleteHey Ally:
DeleteErdogan has changed his tune towards Syria and Assad said nothing to do with us regarding Syrian position on coup?
I saw that Turkey was arresting fleeing fighters though the western media presented them as civilians
Ally: "Turkey for the 1st time has made no mention about creating a no fly zone"
Turkey's idea for a no fly/safe zone was not an idea the US and company were on board with. Turkey wanted to create a safe space and send all the Syrian refugees back into Syria to force the Kurds out of northern Syria... In this manner two birds would have been killed with one stone-
Turkey would have reduced the refugees, without sending them onto Europe. And Turkey would have blocked the creation of Rojova
The US would have none of that plan because the US and Israel want to displace the populace- ethnic cleansing and weaponized refugee movements. And the US/Israel want to create Kurdistan, so, they weren't on board with the Turkish version of no fly/safe zone
Then as I mentioned something got changed?
" Turkey has adjusted its military rules of engagement to allow NATO allies to carry out more patrol flights along its border with northern Syria, a Turkish official said Tuesday.
I don't know who the official was? No name is ever mentioned. It did not appear to be Erdogan. It was more likely some higher up Turkish military brass embedded with NATO
Those changes are in effect right now- Which means NATO will fly across southern Turkey- if they choose to- it was around that same time the US said they had everything in place for a no fly zone
As for Yildrim- On more then one occasion he has appeared to me- to do little more then parrot the CIA
Brennan said it was ISIS that struck the airport
Yildrim said it was ISIS that struck the airport
No proof offered- Nothing
Yildrim's behaviour bothered me when that Turkish helicopter went down- lots of military brass went down with it and Yildrim said it was the weather, though, he promised an investigation- which means he can't know and shouldn't say it was the weather when it could have been sabotage or something else (malfunction, whatever)
Somehow magically it was Yildrim that managed to reverse the course of the coup, after the attempt on Erdogan failed.
And who met with General Dunford yesterday after Dunford was at Incirlik? Yildrim
"Then Dunford, Akar and U.S. Ambassador to Turkey John Bass met with Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim"
http://www.defense.gov/News/Article/Article/882691/dunford-visit-to-turkey-is-first-by-senior-us-official-since-coup-attempt
Not Erdogan. Yildrim. Keep in mind Erdogan's position without constitutional changes is largely ceremonial- Yildrim wields real power.
When the US came to Turkey on other visits they always met Davotaglu...
I have big suspicions regarding Yildrim, his connection to the coup plotters and to the US..
I've been meaning to get a post done on this topic, but, haven't had the time- Hoping for tomorrow though, because I'm terribly frightened for this weekend
Deletehttp://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorial/syria-aleppo-has-become-a-new-srebrenica-1.2742807
Aleppo has become a ‘new Srebrenica’
What was the response to what is alleged to have occurred in Srebrenica?
A NATO no fly zone..
https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1988&dat=19930413&id=gzkiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Da0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=5797,4009061
There has been recent talk of a Syrian no fly zone
There will be a post with a bunch of links Ally- I promise
My bad Yildirim. not Yildrim- sorry :(
Deletehttps://southfront.org/syrian-war-report-august-2-2016-syrian-army-advancing-in-aleppo-city/
ReplyDeleteAnother informative video from South Front concerning what is taking place on the battlefield in and around Aleppo. I especially like the fake actions of the so-called US Coalition in Manjib. Which has been mostly a population cleansing, infrastructure destruction operation.
Hi Charles: Yah, I was aware of the ethnic cleansing in Manjib. Same as there has been all along- In Syria and Iraq. It's detestable!
DeletePenny,
ReplyDeleteAs stated weeks ago, the escalation to the next level, since the bogus ceasefire that Russia shot itself in the foot by agreeing to, is underway. The proposed no-fly zone will set into motion a potentially extremely serious situation. Should a Russian aircraft be shot down the hard liners in Moscow will demand retribution, with Putin being put under extreme pressure to retaliate or lose face. We all should be terribly frightened at present. It'getting very serious.
I agree the scenario of another no fly zone is worrisome
Deletedid you see the link I left for ally
the no fly zone announcement in Yugoslavia- that was tense and terrible and conducted on a lie- It was a brutal decimation of that nation state
Yeltsin the drunk was President of Russia at that time
https://southfront.org/syrian-war-report-august-2-2016-syrian-army-advancing-in-aleppo-city/
ReplyDeleteAnother informative video from South Front concerning what is taking place on the battlefield in and around Aleppo. I especially like the fake actions of the so-called US Coalition in Manjib. Which has been mostly a population cleansing, infrastructure destruction operation.
Charles
DeleteStill awaiting your reply re: Russian Helicopter Shot down by US Tow.Whatever you think best will be done. Apologies if I am mistaken. If so I will seek alternative route.
Thank you once again in advance.
There is not going to be a no fly zone, at least not from Turkish territory. I feel quite certain about that. Also it was Yildirims entrance that started the rapprochement with Russia, Syria, Iran.
ReplyDeleteI don't partucularly like him, he is not strong enough in this situation, and would like to see a more nationalist approach. Something the AKP has rarely championed.
Hi Rescue :)
DeleteThe no fly zone doesn't have to be in Turkish territory to affect Turkey-
Example of that would be the no fly zone in Iraq to protect the kurds which worked against Turkey by strengthening the PKK
NATO simply has to have access and it is certain the rules for that were changed to grant NATO more rights to do just that.
The rapprochement with Russia- since I was not a huge believer there was so much bad between them.. I don't see Yildirim as a factor
Iran and Turkish relations have been good for quite a while
Keep in mind that Turkey didn't participate or support the sanctions against Russia or Iran. Turkey kept right on trading with both nations-
I've covered that here previously so that makes me less inclined to see the patching up as being of great significance. However important the letter to Russia was etc- It felt more like the public acknowledgement of their cooperative ways.