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| ISIS inflicts heavy losses on Turkish military in al-Bab, 14 killed, 33 wounded |
| 2016-12-22 |
| [RUDAW.NET] Fourteen Turkish soldiers were killed, and 33 others were maimed as the Turkish army and the so-called Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army ... the more palatable version of the Syrian insurgency, heavily influenced by the Moslem Brüderbund... (FSA) continue to push deeper into the ISIS-held Syrian city of al-Bab, northwestern Syria, the Turkish military said in a statement Wednesday night. It also claimed that 138 ISIS turbans were killed in the festivities. The military said earlier in the day that it took control of the road between the two northwestern cities of Aleppo and al-Bab, according to the Turkish Hurriyet Daily News. The Turkish President said on Wednesday that he received the news from the military that they have now encircled the city. "Right now, al-Bab is completely besieged by the Free Syrian Army and our soldiers," President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ... Turkey's version of Mohammed Morsi but they voted him back in so they deserve him... said, according to the state-run Anadolu Agency. Al-Bab is the only city ISIS still occupies in northwestern Syria since the US-backed YPG-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) successfully captured Manbij from the turbans in mid-August, following a lengthy summer offensive. ...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire.... has been supporting hundreds of Free Syrian Army fighters in northwestern Syria with tanks, artillery, |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #8 battle of al Bab now has its own wikipedia entry whoever did that says that Turkey has 300 troops and the FSA has 1500 Turkey has had 27 killed thru 21 Dec; the FSA had 164-184 killed by that date |
| Posted by: lord garth 2016-12-22 16:02 |
| #7 If the information is accurate, the Free Syrian Army (FSA) is composed of ethnic Syrian Turkmen, volunteers from the Gray Wolves, and non-IS Islamists. I've not found a TO&E for the Turkish forces. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2016-12-22 12:00 |
| #6 At least Stalin was smart enough to bring a lot of them back once he started getting his ass kicked on the battlefield. |
| Posted by: Raj 2016-12-22 10:33 |
| #5 especially since the purge of "Gulenists" likely took out the more experienced and trained staff and officers |
| Posted by: Frank G 2016-12-22 10:10 |
| #4 and g(r)om, don't for get the potions and libations too. |
| Posted by: AlanC 2016-12-22 07:39 |
| #3 Stay away from the popcorn, your molars aren't spring chickens. |
| Posted by: G(r)omgorus Dentist 2016-12-22 06:16 |
| #2 wondering what will happen when the Turkish troops bump up against Hezbollah Thanks for reminding me lord garth - gotta lay in supplies: munchies & condiments. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2016-12-22 01:29 |
| #1 I've been wondering when Turkish military deaths would ramp up. Also wondering what will happen when the Turkish troops bump up against Hezbollah. |
| Posted by: lord garth 2016-12-22 01:07 |