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| ISIS makes major gains north Damascus, captures three army bases |
| 2017-02-04 |
| [ARA] After four days of heavy festivities with Syrian army forces, krazed killer fighters of 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) on Friday captured strategic areas northeast of Damascus. ISIS seized control of three military bases in the Qalamoun region northeast of the Syrian capital, after festivities with pro-regime’s army troops. "The krazed killer group is now in control of three major army bases in the Qalamoun, including headquarters of the Brigade 559, the Chemical Brigade and al-Mahjoura base," local media activist Wassim Doghmoush told ARA News. Dozens of casualties were reported on both sides. According to the ISIS-linked Amaq Agency, at least 30 Syrian soldiers were killed in the Qalamoun festivities. "Islamic State jihadis launched the operation from three directions, using heavy artillery and mortar fire, forcing the army to evacuate the three bases," Doghmoush said. Friday’s progress may enable ISIS to storm the Syrian army’s S-Airbase in the Qalamoun region. Invading Damascus, Imposing Sharia Law In October, the Islamic State threatened to invade Damascus and apply its puritanical interpretation of Sharia law throughout the capital. ISIS said that their invasion was imminent and vowed to strike at Syrian security forces and the armed opposition. "Fighters of the Caliphate are preparing to enter the heart of al-Sham [Damascus]," the bad boy group said in a statement. ISIS has been in control of a residential block in southern Damascus since it drove out al-Qaeda-splinter group Jabhat Fateh al-Sham ...formerly al-Nusra, the current false nose and mustache of al-Qaeda in the Levant... and allied rebel factions, in April 2015. Jahbat Fateh al-Sham was previously known as Jabhat al-Nusra ...formally Jabhat an-Nusrah li-Ahli al-Sham (Support Front for the People of the Levant), also known as al-Qaeda in the Levant. They aim to establish a pan-Arab caliphate. Not the same one as the Islamic State, though .. ... . Al-Hajar al-Aswad neighborhood is believed to be the Islamic State’s primary staging area. Their ISIS has accused the rebel groups in Damascus of working on behalf of Assad’s government and being apostates. "The time has come for the Caliphate’s fighters to take al-Sham [Damascus] from the infidels and their mercenaries," the bad boy group said. Syrian journalist Mustafa Abde told ARA News that ISIS would likely try to open new fronts in southern Syria to direct attention from northern Iraq, where the group is hemorrhaging. Abde argued that: "This announcement comes after the group started to lose ground in Iraq amid deteriorating morale among its krazed killers. ISIS is seeking new so-called victories to regain its reputation as a strong organization." |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #6 Major gains. OMG dozens of casualties. |
| Posted by: KBK 2017-02-04 19:57 |
| #5 Not enough men who want to go to Assad's Place O' Alawite Happiness. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2017-02-04 19:24 |
| #4 Not enough men to shoot off the 100,000 missiles stored in Bekaa Valley bedrooms? |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2017-02-04 17:01 |
| #3 #1 & #2 - and Israel smiles |
| Posted by: Frank G 2017-02-04 13:31 |
| #2 Probably getting short on Hesb'allah guns as well. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2017-02-04 12:14 |
| #1 The regular Syrian Army gotta be getting pretty thin. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2017-02-04 07:03 |