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The Syrian Arab Army (SAA), Hezbollah and Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) are storming the Syrian border city of al-Bukamal from 3 directions after having liberated Tal Salasse, the village of Hamdan and the airstrip and reached the Euphrates River north of it.
According to pro-government sources, the SAA and its allies made notable progress against ISIS inside the city, where despite strong resistance, ISIS is a no-win situation.
Meanwhile, ISIS terrorists have ambushed a column of the SAA Tiger Forces near Al-Kashma south of the city of al-Mayadin. According to the ISIS-linked media outlet Amaq, at least 10 SAA members were killed and a T-90 battle tank destroyed.
Earlier in November, the Tiger Forces started advancing towards al-Bukamal from the direction of al-Mayadin. However, they have not yet been able to reach this strategic city.
The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have advanced towards the Syrian-Iraqi border from the town of al-Suwar in northern Deir Ezzor. The SDF has also launched an advance along the Euphrates Bank.
According to pro-Kurdish sources, 34 members of ISIS were killed and a vehicle was destroyed in the advance. Amaq claimed that 10 members of the SDF were killed, 8 injured and a Humvee vehicle destroyed.
SDF spokesman Talal Silo defected from the US-backed force to the area in northern Aleppo controlled by pro-Turkish militants. The SDF accused Turkish Intelligence of forcing him to do so. Pro-Turkish sources say that the defection is an indication of growing tensions within the SDF.
52 years old Talal Silo is a Syrian Turkmen. He became widely known for his strong pro-US and anti-government attitude. He was one of the key public SDF figures and played a key media role allowing the US-led coalition to claim that there were some non-Kurdish persons in top SDF positions.
BREAKING + PHOTOS: Elite Syrian Army unit captures more than 250 ISIS terrorist in Deir Ezzor
November 17, 2017
http://www.fort-russ.com/2017/11/breaking-photos-elite-syrian-army-unit.html
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A day of great victories for Syria, Iraq & allies:
“A day ISIS and its foreign supporters won’t forget, ever:
1) Iraq army and militia liberated Rawah, the last town in the lower Euphrates under ISIS.
2) ISIS surrendered in mass in Deir ez Zour island, 250 criminals surrendered early today.
3) Al Bukamal about to be fully liberated, latest news place the SAA and allies inside the city fighting street by street, ISIS defenses completely collapsed.
ISIS is basically gone as a fake Caliphate, isolated pockets continue to exist in Iraq and Syria but a glimpse what was once a large occupied area since 2014.”
Bukamal will probably be fully liberated within the next 24 hours. The fallout will be devastating for Zion’s ISIS – the most expensive mercenary force ever:
“l Bukamal nearly liberated, it could be tonight or early tomorrow. ISIS is completely crushed inside it, very significant losses for ISIS, they won;t recover form it. This is a great victory. Mind that the villages between Mayadin and al Bukamal will be liberated in 1-2 days after al Bukamal is fully secure, as all the pocket from al Sukhnar to Bukamal.
The cost of this war of aggression against the Syrians is very high, in human capital, in economic aspects and why not a lost generation ahead with such nbrs of dead youth. But Syria emerges stronger as a nation and culture, it will have very important influential word in the Middle East few years from now, a legacy President Assad has granted to all the Syrians.”
Al Qaeda – as seen on ZionTV – isn’t doing much better than their fellow ZionMedia stars ISIS:
“Huge gains in northern Hama today, the SAA and allied forces have stormed and liberated al Qaeda most important city in the SW of Jihadistan (greater Idlib Province).
The village of al-Rahjan was al Qaeda HQ for several years in that area, a very important C&C for them and a crossroad to Abu Duhur and western Khanaser region. This win will have tremendous implication in the closing of the Suruj cauldron.
This is a big win and we should expect a domino effect through out the cauldron, important days ahead for this frontline, al Qaeda will desperately try to retake al Rahjan, hope they do try since their losses will mount and their rearguard defenses will collapse much faster.”
‘Canada does not engage in death squads,’ while allies actively hunt down their own foreign fighters
http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/isis-fighters-returning-target-jihadis-1.4404021
It doesn’t explain Canada’s stance, unless they outsource it (is that “action-orientated research”, a kinetic kind?), but may I suggest another reason why the UK, Australia, France, US etc. summarily bump off their citizen jihadis.
The reason I suggest is that they want to reduce the chances of the inforrmation getting out that these countries gave support to ISIS. After settling down comfortably these returned ISIS warriors may want to write their memoirs “Confessions of an ISIS Hitman” and give interviews.
Latest battle update from Bukamal:
“The situation is as follow:
1) After securing the north,west and south, ISIS could only rely on resupplies from across the river, this operation has been particularly target by drones and RuAF during day light, putting a lot of pressure on ISIS defenses.
2) The important breakthrough came last night, where the allied forces took control of most of the southern part of the city from downtown-south, reaching the river in its most critical place of ISIS resupply.
3) ISIS terrorists are now corned in the NE part of the city with the river on its back, ISIS controls some 10-15% of the city and it is dwindling fast.
http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=34.463754&lon=40.911627&z=14&m=b&gz=0;409146308;344502367;175094;308886;0;66174;32615;0;142478;14509
Expect imminent collapse.”
“Hezbollah has raised its military readiness on the whole Lebanese territory in the last few days and put its forces on high alert […] Hezbollah forces have been mobilised […] notwithstanding the ongoing conviction of its leadership that Israel will not wage war in the near or distant future. […] Hezbollah fears the possible assassination of a well-known Lebanese figure”
https://elijahjm.wordpress.com/2017/11/18/hezbollah-has-stopped-the-flow-of-arms-from-syria-to-lebanon/
The haley harpy continues to show how trump wants to improve relations with Russia while at the same time pursuing massa israel’s agenda against Syria. The grrrrrrl not only disgraces the usa (difficult as that is now in zio-america), the creature is essentially committing treason in the service of a hostile foreign power, israel, and should be prosecuted for it.
US ready to ‘fight for justice’ in Syria without UN approval – Haley
https://www.rt.com/usa/410261-us-fight-justice-without-un/
I like how Lavrov responded:
“Lavrov said that “it seems we are witnessing a new phenomenon in international relations, as now, apart from fake news, there is also fake diplomacy.”
It is clear that israel is not relenting in their war against Syria and is pushing its pindo colonial’s to double down.
Time for Russia to declare usa persona non grata at UN …get them expelled…nullified…rid of….or declare UN a sham for permitting such rhetoric against UN constitution. The proof is there that they are continuing to be “rogue”.
Southfront posting article today reminding that usa trained rebels to work with chemicals to make false flag…https://southfront.org/pentagon-trained-syrias-al-qaeda-rebels-use-chemical-weapons/
Further to _smr at 10.00 this morning, Canthama at 19.00 on SyrianPerspective reports a great Syrian victory:
“Al Bukamal liberation is imminent, the SAA and allies are approaching the very eastern side — at the river. ISIS terrorists, mostly foreigners, have been killed by the truckload. This was prime ISIS terrorist, their very best and special forces; now mostly dead, and with few crossing the river. Bukamal defeat for ISIS marks the real end of the fake Caliphate, and it was done by the Syrians and all their allies. Huge victory, maybe one of the most important victories in the 7-year war of aggression against Syria.”
Syrian victory may be bigger than most of us thought: according to Anonymous post Nov17, the war against Syria by FUKZUSA is not about a single Qatari pipeline but about a plan to make Israel (ie, Rothschild) control hydrocarbon exports from the ME. Here is further information re Levantine Gas Basin:
https://frontierinsights.me/2017/11/18/the-levantine-basin-a-next-hydrocarbon-race-and-energy-frontier/
Al Bukamal fully liberated!
Huge cauldron forming in the Palmyra – Mayadin -Bukamal triangle. Only two, three days left for the worn-out ISIS fighters to cross the Euphrates, dress as SDF Kurds and hope their US lords will protect them. Good luck with that.
Al Qaeda in Idlibistan isn’t doing much better. Loosing several villages every day since a couple of weeks now. The flow of cash, munition, captagon and new jihadis seems to have been reduced to a trickle. And yes, it only will get worse.
Check this:
“Russian Air Force Tupolev-154 carrying Russian combat troops is now flying directly over Turkey from Russia to Hmeymim Air Base in Latakia Governorate, Syria. No more detours over the Caspian Sea, Iran and Iraq.”
https://twitter.com/Brasco_Aad/status/932556023264612354