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| Russian jets carry out airstrikes to aid Turkish Army in Aleppo’s Al-Bab |
| 2016-12-27 |
| [ALMASDARNEWS] The Russian Air Force carried out its first According to a military source at the Kuweires Airport, a group of Russian Su-24 and Su-34 fighters jets carried out ...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.... of Iraq and al-Sham" (ISIS). Despite Russian air assistance on Sunday, the Turkish Army was unable to maintain control over the al-Farouq Hospital and Jabal al-Aqil after the Islamic State The Russian and Turkish governments are currently on good terms for the first time in nearly a year, putting an end to the differences they had over the downing of the Su-24 fighter jet in northern Latakia last year. ISIS pushes back against Turkish Army to reclaim territory in Aleppo’s Al-Bab [ALMASDARNEWS] 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.... of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) pushed back against the Turkish Armed Forces on Sunday, seizing several sites near the western outskirts of al-Bab City in eastern Aleppo. ISIS began the counter-assault during the wee hours on Sunday, sending a jacket wallah to target the Turkish Army's defenses near the al-Farouq Hospital in western al-Bab. The suicide kaboom proved successful for the terrorist group, as ISIS was able to overrun the Turkish Army's positions and regain control of the al-Farouq Hospital before noon on Sunday. Following the capture of the al-Farouq Hospital, the Islamic State faceless myrmidons stormed Jabal Aqil, resulting in another series of intense firefights with the Turkish Army. The Islamic State bully boyz were once again successful in their attack, seizing Jabal Aqil after the Turkish Army retreated west of this mountaintop in eastern Aleppo. ISIS has officially repelled the Turkish Army's advance at least four times in the last ten days in western al-Bab. Turkey urges US to back al-Bab operation [Hurriyet] Ankara has criticized international coalition forces for not doing enough to support Turkey in its offensive on al-Bab against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), calling especially for U.S. backing for the operation. “These circles, which always level criticism at Turkey on ISIL, are not giving the necessary support for our struggle against ISIL in Azez, Jarablus, Dabiq and al-Bab. This is unacceptable,” presidential spokesperson İbrahim Kalın told reporters on Dec. 26. “We would like to express once more that the international coalition should make a special commitment particularly to provide air support. We are coordinating with the international coalition. It is unacceptable that air support is not provided without a legitimate reason,” he said. “Regardless of mobilization by [ISIL], Turkey will continue in its determination in this regard, and this operation will be completed,” Kalın said. Kalın made the comments in reply to media reports that around 700 ISIL suicide bombers had moved from Raqqa to al-Bab. In the past week, clashes and operations around al-Bab had gained intensity, he said, emphasizing that the Turkish Armed Forces had showed great sensitivity to avoid civilian casualties. Some 1,900 square kilometers in northern Syria have been cleared of ISIL as part of the Operation Euphrates Shield, the spokesperson said. During the past week, hundreds of ISIL targets have been eliminated, and 226 ISIL militants have been killed, Kalın stated. Turkish troops execute 1,300 crazed jihadists in brutal battles [EXPRESS.CO.UK] TURKISH soldiers have killed hundreds more Islamic State jihadis as they sweep through al-Bab in northern Syria, in a major blow to the fanatical terror regime. Officials in Ankara said 226 ISIS militants had been "neutralised" in the latest operations conducted near the northern Syrian town. Turkey-backed Syrian rebels, supported by the Turkish military, have been laying siege to the town for weeks. Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan’s spokesman reported on Monday the anti-ISIS coalition was making progress in al-Bab, which has been held by ISIS since 2013. He added that President Erdogan was calling on the US and its allies to provide air support to the operation in the Syrian city. Ibrahim Kalin told a news conference in the Turkish capital: “The international coalition must carry out its duties regarding aerial support to the battle we are fighting in al-Bab. “Not giving the necessary support is unacceptable.” Al-Bab had been surrounded by Turkish and Free Syrian Army forces since last week and troops have penetrated the centre of the city. The latest jihadi deaths brings the total number of ISIS fighters in al-Bab killed by Turkey to around 1,300. More than 1,000 jihadis have already been killed in earlier fighting. However Turkish troops have also come up against fierce resistance, and were forced to withdraw from the al-Bab hospital on December 22. ISIS even managed to capture two battle tanks, an all-terrain vehicle, a bulldozer and weapons from the fleeing forces. The ISIS-affiliated Amaq news agency claimed more than 70 Turkish soldiers had been killed. ISIS released a video showing two Turkish fighters being burnt alive following clashes outside al-Bab. The city is located half way between Aleppo and Manbij in an area of Syria that has seen some of the fiercest fighting during the six-year war. In 2004 it had a population of more than 60,000 but that has dwindled as the civil war took its toll on the country's civilian population. Many former al-Bab residents are now living in Turkey or elsewhere in Europe. The city fell to ISIS in 2013 but after nearby Manbij was reclaimed from the terrorist group in August this year al-Bab became next on the anti-ISIS coalition's hit-list. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 Now, that's interesting. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2016-12-27 03:06 |