Posted on 03/04/2015 10:27:08 AM PST by SeekAndFind
The head of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which does not approve of most of what it observes the Assad regime doing, said that “after three days of clashes, regime forces bolstered by fighters from Arab tribes had secured control over 23 villages in the center of the [northeastern Hassakeh] province from ISIS. Syria’s official news agency SANA put the number at 31.”
The offensive will reportedly continue until the Syrian government controls “the main road linking the provincial capital Hassakeh and the city of Qamishli.” ISIS is reportedly launching counterattacks against regime checkpoints.
Meanwhile, the Kurdish YPG has teamed up with Arab tribes to fight ISIS near the village of Tal Tamr, the Assyrian Christian town at the heart of the ISIS offensive that led to hundreds of Christians being taken hostage, using artillery to draw the Islamic State’s fighters out of their positions so they can be hit by U.S. air strikes. The Kurds are also using “attack and retreat” operations against ISIS near the town of Tal Brak. Thus far, Islamic State forces have resisted these efforts to expose their positions and take them out from the air, leaving Hassakeh province split between ISIS, the Assad regime, and Kurdish militia, in the Daily Star’s estimation.
(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...
Well, I am pretty sure he wasn’t playing army or collecting match box cars like most boys were doing growing up at that time.
Keyword: Barrel Bombs.
http://www.hrw.org/news/2015/02/24/syria-new-spate-barrel-bomb-attacks
Aerial Shots, before and after just like we traced down with Boko Haram a month ago. Discount those.
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