Posted on 08/05/2016 6:42:04 PM PDT by TigerLikesRooster
Syria's war: Swap offer for bodies of Russian air crew
Group says it has bodies of five people shot down in helicopter, demands release of prisoners in exchange for corpses.
A group in Syria has reportedly demanded the release of prisoners held in Syrian and Lebanese jails in exchange for the bodies of five people who were shot down in a Russian military helicopter last week.
The Russian helicopter was downed in Syria's rebel-held Idlib province on Sunday, killing all five people on board in the biggest officially acknowledged loss of life for Russian forces since they started operations in Syria.
A Reuters news agency report said the demand was made on Thursday in a statement signed off by a group calling itself the General Foundation for Prisoners' Affairs.
The group said it wanted the release of prisoners held in Syrian government jails and by Hezbollah in Lebanon, but did not specify who those prisoners were or how many it wanted freed.
It also demanded an end to the siege of areas blockaded by the Syrian army and its allies, and for the delivery of significant amounts of humanitarian aid to people living in besieged areas.
(Excerpt) Read more at aljazeera.com ...
Ya scum really don’t understand how the Russians play, do ya?
We have the most deadly and advanced military the world has ever seen.
The Russians have the most ruthless.
Bad life choice, scum.
BtW just to be clear, that post was not directed toward you, FRiend...
I hope Russia does what she has done in the past.
It is never publicized, but always 100% effective.
1) Request a complete list of the enemy prisoners they want in exchange for the corpses.
2) Express regret that those prisoners, among others, were executed 3 months previously for crimes against humanity.
The Arabs are rank amateurs...Nobody does revenge like a Russian. It’s simply in their nature.
regards,
Wow, that little deal seems like a crapshoot.
Russians - “We have decided to have a brief and informal ceremony. We will cremate them and the surrounding 20 blocks to ensure we get it done right....5.....4....3...2..1...”
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