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2018-01-30 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Kurdish female fighter’s likely suicide attack in Syria kills Turkish troops

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Posted by Fred 2018-01-30 00:00|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top
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#1 A major Turkish Military convoy entered Syria over night escorted and guided by Al Qaeda through Idlib towards the front line of Syrian forces. It was halted by Russian fighter jets that dropped bombs 2 km in front of the convoy and then flew over the convoy. At last report, all of the Turkish military vehicles in the large column turned their headlights off and waited for orders in the darkness. All of this was reported with video by Kurdish spotters in the Idlib area.

Posted by Bill Cleretle2363 2018-01-30 07:38|| 2018-01-30 07:38|| Front Page Top

#2 No air cap, no AAA. A probing mission to see what they could get away with.

Posted by Besoeker 2018-01-30 07:48|| 2018-01-30 07:48|| Front Page Top

#3 I betcha that with a little subtlety, DJT and Putin could agree on an independent Kurdistan as a useful diplomatic solution to both Turkey and Iran (who seem to be working in concert against the Kurds)

Posted by Sock Puppet of Doom 2018-01-30 11:13|| 2018-01-30 11:13|| Front Page Top

#4 The Turkish military convoy was struck by a car bomb at Atarib, Syria.

Posted by Bill Cleretle2363 2018-01-30 14:13|| 2018-01-30 14:13|| Front Page Top

#5 If confirmed, it would be the first case of a suicide kaboom by the Kurds ... Hemo is believed to have thrown the grenade down the turret of the tank

That's not suicide kaboom, that's divine wind.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2018-01-30 14:18|| 2018-01-30 14:18|| Front Page Top

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