Posted on 02/03/2016 10:36:20 PM PST by Freelance Warrior
The Syrian army and its allies have broken a three-year rebel siege of two Shi’ite towns [Nubul and Zahraa] in northwest Syria, government and rebel groups said on Wednesday, cutting off a main insurgent route to nearby Turkey. The two towns [...] are connected to the border by areas under the control of Kurdish militias.
"Less than 3 km separate the regime from cutting all routes to opposition-held Aleppo," said Rami Abdulrahman, head of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, said. "It did in three days what it failed to do in 3-1/2 years."
Breaking the siege opens a direct route for the Syrian army to Kurdish-controlled Afrin and brings them closer to areas run by Turkish-backed insurgents near the Turkish border. Defence strategists say the two heavily garrisoned towns could become a launching pad for the Syrian army and its allies for wider territorial gains in northern Aleppo province and to tighten the encirclement of the rebel-held part of Aleppo city. Ending the siege means the supply route to terrorists from Turkey to Aleppo has been severed," a Syrian military source said.
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... and allies
I wonder if they mean Russia? I think Turkey bit off a bit more than what Nato is willing to chew.
But...but...isis is being supplied from Turkey? A NATO ally? I don’t understand...must be some mistake...
Those 'rebel forces' aren't a part of ISIS. They are called "moderate opposition" by the Department of the State. For example, "Army of Islam", "Al-Nusra Front" (a part of the al- Qaeda).
If it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck....
Seems a bit more like US enabled "rebel forces" are part of ISIS.
Breaking the siege opens a direct route for the Syrian army to Kurdish-controlled Afrin......Kurdistan, the next destination of the lawless cutthroats doing the killing for both Syria's and Russia's dictators.
Don’t forget Odumbo’s massive show of force by taking out a radio station.
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