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ISIS attempts to capture key Syrian air defense base in southeast Homs
https://www.almasdarnews.com/ ^
| 4/16/18
| Leith Aboufadel
Posted on 04/16/2018 7:03:41 PM PDT by BBell
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:35 P.M.) The Islamic State (ISIS) resumed their assault in the southeastern countryside of Homs this morning, striking the Syrian Arab Armys (SAA) positions near the town of Muhasah.
ISIS began their attack by heavily shelling Syrian Arab Armys positions near Muhasah, prompting the latter to respond with a barrage of missiles and artillery.
Intense clashes would breakout between the Syrian Army and ISIS terrorists shortly after the exchange of missiles and artillery, with the latter taking the offensive in a bid to capture the 16th Air Defense Regiment.
The 16th Air Defense Regiment is one of the Syrian Armys most important air defense bases in this region of Syria; it was at this location that the Syrian Air Defense was able to shoot down the Israeli F-16 jet.
More details to come as the battle develops
TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: airdefense; homs; isis; southeasthoms; syria; syrian
I guess ISIS sensed a possible weakness. Somebody, don't know who, is pulling the strings. We can only speculate.
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posted on
04/16/2018 7:03:41 PM PDT
by
BBell
To: BBell
guess that’s what happens when you let ‘em go home from Aleppo.
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posted on
04/16/2018 7:08:39 PM PDT
by
stylin19a
(Best.Election.of.All-Times.Ever.In.The.History.Of.Ever)
To: BBell
So, Trump has let himself be persuaded to attack Assad, while letting ISIS to come back again.
Wrong side.
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posted on
04/16/2018 7:13:24 PM PDT
by
Cicero
(Marcus Tullius)
To: All
Isn’t that one of the ones that ‘The Coalition of the Willing’ bombed a couple days ago?
To: BBell
Looks like ISIS got their morale back again with our renewed support.
To: BBell
I wonder who has been sending signals to ISIS that Assad is weakened, and it's a good time to counterattack and retake capital assets?
Must have been Russia, those double dealing SOBs.
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posted on
04/16/2018 7:23:59 PM PDT
by
Navy Patriot
(America NEEDS Mob Rule, another European and Mid East World War and a universal Draft)
To: BBell
I love Middle East news.
Middle East news has “variety”...
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posted on
04/16/2018 7:28:38 PM PDT
by
mrsmith
(Dumb sluts: Lifeblood of the Media, Backbone of the Democrat/RINO Party!)
To: mrsmith
We did Iran’s dirty work in taking out Saddam.
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posted on
04/16/2018 7:33:39 PM PDT
by
DIRTYSECRET
(urope. Why do they put up with this.)
To: BBell
Nuke the lot of them and be done with it.
L
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posted on
04/16/2018 7:35:22 PM PDT
by
Lurker
(President Trump isn't our last chance. President Trump is THEIR last chance.)
To: Cicero
has nothing to do with Trump.
Russia and Assad are supposed to be securing whatever is left of the two “empty” storage bunkers we blew up near Homs. Maybe ISIS thinks there’s something there.
In the meantime, the OPCW has been twiddling their thumbs since Sunday, and might get Russia’s permission to go into Douma by Wednesday.
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posted on
04/16/2018 7:51:43 PM PDT
by
blueplum
( "...this moment is your moment: it belongs to you... " President Donald J. Trump, Jan 20, 2017)
To: NIKK
How does this work into what you’ve been finding ?!
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posted on
04/16/2018 8:07:16 PM PDT
by
hoosiermama
(When you open your heart to patriotism, there is no room for prejudice.DJT)
To: mrsmith
"
I love Middle East news.
Middle East news has variety..."
Well, it's a nice break from the usual dose of nonsense from characters like the following.
Two Wild & Crazy Guys: Computer Dates - SNL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGv6uo89yMY
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posted on
04/16/2018 8:14:21 PM PDT
by
familyop
("Welcome to Costco. I love you." - -Costco greeter in the movie, "Idiocracy")
To: DIRTYSECRET
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posted on
04/16/2018 8:15:24 PM PDT
by
mrsmith
(Dumb sluts: Lifeblood of the Media, Backbone of the Democrat/RINO Party!)
To: BBell
“ISIS began their attack by heavily shelling Syrian Arab Armys positions “
How exactly a year and a half into this does ISIS have ANY artillery and ammo stockpiles? Especially enough for a heavy bombardment?
Did any of the ISIS air assets support the attack?
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posted on
04/16/2018 8:30:02 PM PDT
by
DesertRhino
(Dog is man's bes friend, and moslems hate dogs. Add that up. ....)
To: Navy Patriot
Must have been Russia, those double dealing SOBs. John Brennan is more likely.
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posted on
04/16/2018 8:39:08 PM PDT
by
PGR88
To: BBell
So we bomb Assad’s bases and ISIS moves in.
...so just who is on the side of the TERRORISTS here, Neocons?
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posted on
04/16/2018 9:38:17 PM PDT
by
BobL
(I shop at Walmart and eat at McDonald's...I just don't tell anyone)
To: BobL
The terrorists are acting in support of the neocons.
An air defense site is not terribly important to jihadis with no air force.
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posted on
04/16/2018 11:38:03 PM PDT
by
thoughtomator
(Number of arrested coup conspirators to date: 0)
To: Cicero
Hussein Soetoro had 8 yrs to seed his minions throughout the intelligence community and DOD.
is this their doing?
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posted on
04/17/2018 12:26:00 AM PDT
by
Eagles6
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