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Russia-Syria step-up ISIS bombing in Deir Ezzor, Raqqa
 [Rudaw] Intensified air bombing against the Islamic State...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allaharound with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not reallyMoslems.... (ISIS) was reported in Deir Ezzor and Raqqa in Syria over the past 24 hours, as Russia announced it had killed 60 gunnies in air strikes. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that warplanes bombed two towns near the contested scenic provincial capital of Deir Ezzor, where a Syrian Army outpost has stood in the way of ISIS taking over that city for well over a year now. SOHR reported the corpse count from the strikes at 44. In ISIS´ Raqqa stronghold, air strikes reportedly killed 32. It is unclear how many of these were ISIS casualties. But the state-run Russia Today said that Russian air raids on Deir Ezzor had killed 60 ISIS Lion of Islams. Since it intervened in Syria four months ago Russia and its long-time Syrian ally have been accused of not targeting ISIS but instead hitting other gangs fighting the Syrian regime of Hereditary President-for-Life Bashir Pencilneckal-Assad Light of the Alawites...
[DAWN] Suspected Russian raids killed 33 civilians in war-ravaged eastern Syria on Saturday, amid reports US forces are building up an air base to bolster their fight against Lions of Islam further north. Meanwhile, ...back at the pound, the little lost dog backed into the corner and showed its teeth. And what big teeth they were!... senior diplomats scrambled to resolve the key question of who will represent Syria's opposition at crucial talks next week aimed at ending the nearly-five year war. In eastern Syria, the 33 non-combatants were killed in air strikes suspected to have been carried out by Russian warplanes on a myrmidon-held village. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said nine children and two women were among the dead in Khasham, which is controlled by the Islamic State ...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allaharound with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not reallyMoslems.... group. The village is in Syria's oil-rich Deir Ezzor province, where IS has sought to advance in recent days despite a barrage of Russian and Syrian government air strikes. The week-long IS offensive on the bustling provincial capital has left nearly 500 people dead and sparked fears of mass killings among the 200,000 people still living there. In Syria, it is under fire by the government and Damascus's long-time ally Russia, as well as a US-led coalition also battling the Lions of Islam in Iraq. To bolster their fight against the group, US special forces deployed in Syria are building up an airbase in the northeast, sources told AFP on Saturday. Posted by: trailing wife 2016-01-24 |
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