Syrian War Report – Feb. 21-22, 2019: Iran Took Control Of Several US Drones Flying Over Syria, Iraq
The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and the National Defense Forces (NDF) have finished their combing operation in the central Syrian desert, the NDF media center said in a statement.
According to the released statement, the SAA and the NDF eliminated several ISIS members and seized loads of weapons and equipment in the framework of the operation, which covered desert areas of Homs, Rif Dimashq, Deir Ezzor and Raqqa provinces. Despite this, ISIS cells still control a large chunk of the Homs-Deir Ezzor desert.
On February 21, a car bomb exploded near the Deir Rasm hospital in the center of the Turkish-occupied city of Afrin injuring up to 10 people. The attack took place a few hours after a military parade held by Turkish-backed militants in the city. Opposition activists accused YPG-linked rebels of carrying out the attack. Since early 2018, YPG-linked cells had conducted multiple IED attacks and ambushes on positions of Turkey-led forces in the region.
A car bomb hit a bus currying workers returning from the Omar oil fields. At least 15 people were killed and multiple others were injured. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack, but local sources say that it was likely conducted by ISIS cells.
Multiple convoys carrying men, women and children, mostly ISIS members and their families, left the ISIS-held pocket in the Euphrates Valley in the last 2 days. These persons are being transferred to filtration camps controlled by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). According to reports, about 250 ISIS fighters remained besieged in the area because they refuse to surrender.
It is interesting to note that pro-SDF sources pretend that the group allows civilians only to leave the pocket. However, evidence from the ground contradicts to these claims. On February 21, it appeared that the US-backed group had handed over 500 ISIS members to the Iraqi military.
On February 19, Russian forces opened two humanitarian corridors allowing refugees to leave the camp. Members of the Syrian Arab Red Crescent were stationed at the checkpoints to provide medical aid to refugees leaving the camp.
However, according to the Russian Reconciliation Centre, militants have blocked the exit from the camp by building an earth berm. They also threatened the refugees with “jail and death” on the territory under the control of the Damascus government.
Head of the Centre Sergei Solomatin added that at the same time, “the possibility of exit of foreign fighters from the 55-kilometer zone to Jordan and Iraq is not limited” and ISIS militants and their families are being moved to the camp from the eastern bank of the Euphrates River. From its side, US-backed militants continue to repeat that the Damascus government is persecuting and punishing refugees returning to their homes.
The Iranian Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) have got control of 7-8 US unnamed aerial vehicles operating in Syria and Iraq, IRGC Aerospace Force Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh said adding that the IRGC extorted intelligence data from the aircraft. The IRGC media also released videos confirming its claims.
While ISIS is de-facto defeated in Syria and Iraq, a possible escalation of the long-standing conflict between the US-Israeli-led bloc and Iran continues to pose a threat to regional security.
Trump had warned France and Great Britain that they would be expected to take the terrorists in as refugees. The French and British governments had known terrorists on their payrolls, which they had promised refugee status to their families, reported a couple of years ago, explaining the problem with terrorism among refugees in Europe.
This is evidently similar to what had been done in Italy in the 1950s, by the CIA, sending terrorists to Itally. This was a European psyop on it’s citizens, to dehumanize Muslims as barbarians in order to justify Israeli dominance in south west Asia.
I like this assessment by Firas Samuri, after he has set out a great deal of nittygritty detail: “In my opinion, most likely a military operation to clean Idlib in one form or another will take place. This situation can not last forever. At a meeting on February 14, V.Putin reaffirmed that “the creation of an Idlib de-escalation zone is a temporary measure“. Well, if this is only a temporary measure, then sooner or later its time will end. The Russian side is definitely not going to put up with the presence of a center of terrorist activity near the Khmeimim airbase.”
But I hope the famous patience and strategic diplomacy of Presidents Putin and HE Dr.Assad will prevail. Unlike our own raving psychopaths (I am citizen of a NATZO country) those leaders do not relish the smell of human blood.
“The best time to make money is when the streets are running with blood”. — Rothschild U$ agent Rockefeller.
There is an article in Zero Hedge today by Tyler Durden referencing an article by Steven Metz, and while I agree with the conclusion that it would be an apocalyptic mistake to invade Iran, or to incite civil and regime change, it is a total lack of journalistic integrity to parrot these Mossad Trump administration blatant lies and propaganda.
1. The article states that Iran is guilty of most if not all of the Trump administration’s charges against Iran. This is false.
2.) The article states that Iran is close to developing nuclear weapons. This is false.
Iran has repeatedly passed inspections by the IAEA, and another was just passed last week. Weapons grade material must be at least 83% pure, preferably 95% pure. The JCPOA allows enrichment to 3.67% purity. The JCPOA does not prohibit Iran from defending itself with non nuclear missiles.
3.) The article states that Iran is a strong supporter of terrorism. This is false.
Iran has been fighting ISIS, Al Quaeda, Daesh, IS, take your pick. Israel considers hezbollah to be terrorists
since Hezbollah has been fighting against Israeli expansionism.
4.) The article alleges that Iran is housing Al Quaeda. While I cannot prove that they are not, it is highly improbable because Iran despises Al Quaeda. I know that for an absolute fact.
Since it is a known fact that Iran is and always has fought against these groups, it is highly improbable that they would house Al Quaeda for anything other than POWS, which is not assisting Al Quaeda in any way.
Iran also assisted the Bush 43 administration in removing the Taliban from power in Afghanistan. This is the thanks that Iran gets for cooperating with the U.S. Iran has been supporters of the Houthi rebels in Yemen, who are by definition, moderate rebels, that the U.S. has been fighting.
Since all of those listed above are false allegations by Trump and his administration, one cannot claim that the majority, or all of the claims alleged against Iran are true.
It is true that Iran is a theocracy, and that the majority of Iranaians would not prefer a theocracy. I also know for an absolute fact that the majority of Iranians do not want America’s intervention in thaws matters, because they have long experienced that America only installs puppet regimes that serve it’s own interests, at the expense of Iranian people.
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The U. S. considers the MEK an ally, which is a terrorist cult network that are considered criminals in Iran. The Trump administration is being advised by MEK terrorist cult member, Maryam Rajavi on U.S. Iran policy. The Iranian government does not support the MEK, anymore than the U.S. Government supported The Weather Underground terrorist network in the 1960’s.
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Some interesting photos/videos from Cassad on Iranian exercise (may be translated via google chrome browser):
https://colonelcassad.livejournal.com/4801580.html
Iranian War Correspondent Dissolves Myth of American Military Power
https://sputniknews.com/analysis/201902261072738820-iran-usa-military-intelligence-operations/
“Despite the fact that Amir Ali Hajizadeh’s statement was made now, Iran has already conducted similar manoeuvres on several occasions”, he said. In previous years, “when the US Air Force operated in the region (Syria, Iran and Afghanistan) and their spy drones were constantly manoeuvring close to Iran’s borders, specialists at the IRGC’s aerospace division meticulously monitored all the movements of these US drones and possessed complete and precise information on their routes, objectives and the nature of their intelligence activities”, he continued.
The IRGC has decided to make those manoeuvres public in order to “show how false the US statements on the superiority of their supposedly un-hackable reconnaissance equipment, which [allegedly] cannot be seized or controlled by anyone, are”, the military expert stressed.
Shemshadi recalled that a few years ago, Iranian specialists “had accessed a US spy drone, landed it and after studying it in detail, they managed to create an analogue based on it”. According to the expert, this was a huge blow to the reputation of the US Air Force, which had declared their combat capacities invincible.
“Moreover, last year, the IRGC command also published a video from which it was clear that they had been tracking American drones that accompanied the Daesh fighters in Syria and Iraq and provided them with logistical support. Therefore, this publication mainly tells us about the technical progress, skills and professionalism of the young Iranian Army”, Hassan Shemshadi said.”