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    Map update: Syrian Army crosses Euphrates River into ISIS-held eastern Deir Ezzor

    By Chris Tomson
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    18/09/2017

    DAMASCUS, SYRIA (8:35 P.M.) – For the first time in over five years, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) has landed on the eastern bank of the Euphrates River in Deir Ezzor after completely decimating ISIS forces over the past few months.

    Exploring a weak point in the Islamic State’s defensive line on Monday, the SAA used modified Russian-manufactured vehicles to establish a beachhead southeast of the city.

    Subsequently, elite SAA assault units reportedly overran the villages of Marrat and Mazlum where engineers are working on entrenching positions to deter a looming ISIS counter-offensive from driving government forces back into the sea.

    Meanwhile, fierce clashes continue on the contested Sakr Island while jihadist insurgents suddenly face being trapped inside ISIS-held suburbs of the provincial capital.

    Long term, Suheil Al-Hassan and Issam Zahreddine – the two leading SAA commanders in Deir Ezzor – hope to strike further eastwards and retake the border with Iraq.

    This military endavour would also cutoff the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) from land-grabbing further ISIS territory in the governorate.

    NB: note the Armenian cemetery on the map....

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    "Turkey's Erdogan, Iraq's Abadi to discuss Iraqi Kurdish referendum

    Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan will meet Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi this week to discuss their concerns about an independence referendum in Iraq’s Kurdish region.

    Turkey, the United States and other Western powers have advised authorities in the semi-autonomous region to cancel the vote, worrying that tensions it would generate might act as an unwelcome distraction from the war on Islamic State in Iraq and Syria.

    With the largest Kurdish population in the region, Turkey also fears that a “Yes” vote would fuel separatism in its southeast, where militants of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) have waged an insurgency for three decades.

    Kurdish leader Massoud Barzani said on Friday the referendum would go ahead as planned on Sept. 25."




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  • Vrej1915
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    Concerning the small pocket of Efrin, it is supposed, that the US and Russia divided their respective zones by the Yeprad river.
    The only exception is the bridgehead west of the Yeprad around Manbij, that effectively the US protected against turkish open threats since a year now.. irrespective of their apparent promises to Erdogan, about its imminent evacuation east of the river.
    Who could have guessed, that the pride of Syria, the biggest dam Assad on Yeprad, well beyond normal kurdish claims, will turn to be a national kurdish asset by now?

    So Afrin is an exception, and the only place where russians have a say in kurdish matters....
    And no surprise, if they trade it today...
    If not today, they will do it one day or an other..., well it won't be a major game changer any way.
    The Kurds will reach the Medterranean shores anyway in Kilikia, since they have replaced us there...

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  • Vrej1915
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    Originally posted by Hakob View Post

    That would be a good idea. Screw turkey up so it disintegrates. If Iraqi Kurds get independence there's a good chance they will grab Syrian territories too. If 12-15mln country next to turkey, then they will take the fight inside.
    But turks have good noses
    Անկախ մեր մեծամտութիւնից, Քրդերը մեր ճակատագրից մեզնից լաւ են դասեր քաղել....., արնւազն մինջ հիմա:

    Իրանք ընտրեցին եււրեներին ու իրանց պոլշեւիկ հալով, բուճ կապիտալիստ իմպերիալիստներին...

    Պիտի ասել, որ մինջ հիմա, միայն ճիշտով ճիշտ դուրս եկան:

    Իրանց տարածքը էնքան մեծացաւ, իրանց ամենից գիժն անգամ չեր երազեր մի տաս տարի առաջ..., արդեն իրանձով են անում Տեր Զորը..., չհաշւած Քիրքուքն ամբողջութեամբ, ու Մոսուլի կեսը, որն արդեն հասձրել են մարսել։

    Ռսների հույսին որ մնաին, հաստատ արդեն ուրիշ ցենար կլիներ....
    Last edited by Vrej1915; 09-18-2017, 08:57 PM.

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  • Hakob
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    Originally posted by Azad View Post

    They bounced back and forth with whom promised them the world. Wasn't too long ago the US caused them to be slaughtered with similar promises.
    The hell with them! I just want them to go full war inside turkey. Surprised the West is not reacting to turkey's rapprochement with Russia or destabilize turkey itself.
    That would be a good idea. Screw turkey up so it disintegrates. If Iraqi Kurds get independence there's a good chance they will grab Syrian territories too. If 12-15mln country next to turkey, then they will take the fight inside.
    But turks have good noses
    Last edited by Hakob; 09-17-2017, 05:38 PM.

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  • Azad
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    Originally posted by Hakob View Post
    To be thrutful Kurds in Syria were never with Russia or Iran. Actually they were with US and allies.
    They bounced back and forth with whom promised them the world. Wasn't too long ago the US caused them to be slaughtered with similar promises.
    The hell with them! I just want them to go full war inside turkey. Surprised the West is not reacting to turkey's rapprochement with Russia or destabilize turkey itself.

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  • Hakob
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    Originally posted by Azad View Post

    In short, as predicted ... Russia sold the kurds to turkey to distance it from NATO and keep Syria and Iran, kurdish statehood free. It all falls on Iraq/US now.
    To be thrutful Kurds in Syria were never with Russia or Iran. Actually they were with US and allies.

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  • Azad
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    Originally posted by Vrej1915 View Post
    Russia, Iran and Turkey agreed on setting up a de-escalation zones in Syria ... Turkish government said that the three guarantor countries mandated Turkey to be responsible for monitoring the agreement in the northern part of Iblib bordering Turkey.
    In short, as predicted ... Russia sold the kurds to turkey to distance it from NATO and keep Syria and Iran, kurdish statehood free. It all falls on Iraq/US now.

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  • Vrej1915
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    Turkish military buildup set to enter northern Syria

    By Zen Adra
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    17/09/2017

    DAMASCUS, SYRIA (6:15 P.M.) – Sources and eyewitnesses confirmed that a convoy of the Turkish Army has arrived at the Rihaniyah area on the Turkish-Syrian borders.

    The convoy – which consists of 18 vehicles – is set to enter the Syrian territories as part of a de-escalation force to the jihadi-controlled province of Idlib.

    During the 6th round of peace talks held recently in the Astana, Russia, Iran and Turkey agreed on setting up a de-escalation zones in Syria for a period of 6 months.

    A Turkish newspaper affiliated with the Turkish government said that the three guarantor countries mandated Turkey to be responsible for monitoring the agreement in the northern part of Iblib bordering Turkey.

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