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In the interest of fairness, here’s a pro-Turkey video that is fairly representative. (In general, they’re not very informative as to anything that is actually going on; they’re more emotional please. But, for what it is I figured I’d post one. Female YPG/PKK terrorist “Cicek Kobane” has been captured in Syria, and is now inContinue reading “Oct 29 (6/12): Erdogan: Some of my best friends are women.”

So Russia is basically the assigned peacekeeper to the region and they’re at least publicly claiming they don’t know of any gambling in the casino, which is doing great business, by the way. They’re plan, whatever it is, is mysterious thus far. Russian Defence Ministry denies reports of 'shelling' of its military police on Syria-TurkeyContinue reading “Oct 29 (5/12): Putin is Eggs.”

So, the TA announced today that they had killed al-Baghdadi’s second in command but would not reveal his identity. Just confirmed that Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s number one replacement has been terminated by American troops. Most likely would have taken the top spot – Now he is also Dead! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 29,Continue reading “Oct 29 (4/12): al Baghdadi’s Cousin’s Former Roommate Killed”

dhappy42 The filming and distribution of atrocities by the side committing the atrocities is a fascinating development to me. I’m reading a history of war reporting and up until very recently, “atrocity propaganda,” true or not, was something nations used against their opponents. Nations have tended to cover-up atrocities their soldiers commit or blame them on theContinue reading “Oct 29 (3/12): State Terror: Not a Bug”

They do such good work.

Here’s an example from a verified source of the kind of stuff that has gone on even during the cease far, like, during the fighting that kept going on. After Trump negotiated the cease fire. Rudaw: ‘This is one of your whores’: Turkey’s Syrian proxies desecrate corpse of female SDF fighter ERBIL, Kurdistan Region- Turkey’s SyrianContinue reading “Oct 29 (1/12): ESB & ANH”

Turkish coverage POV of the current cease fire and safety zone arrangement. Hurriyet Daily News: Erdoğan says will clear terrorists from Syria border if Sochi deal fails ISTANBUL Turkey will clear the YPG/PKK terrorists from its border area with northeast Syria if Russiadoes not fulfill its obligations under a bilateral accord clinched this week, Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan has said. “IfContinue reading “Oct 28 (3/3): Out of the Fire?”

This is fine. Time: U.S. Spies Say Turkish-Backed Militias Are Killing Civilians as They Clear Kurdish Areas in Syria Three weeks after President Donald Trump ordered U.S. forces to pull out of northern Syria, American spy agencies are seeing disturbing intelligence. Turkish-backed militias, armed by Ankara, have killed civilians in areas abandoned by the U.S.,Continue reading “Oct 28 (2/3): Mistakes Were Made, Bad Things Happened”

We’re baaaaaa-aaaack! SOHR: U.S. Forces return to bases north and northeast of Syria from which they withdrew in the past few days by Trump’s decision The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights learned that the U.S. Forces are returning to bases from which they had withdrawn in the past days north and northeast of Syria, afterContinue reading “Oct 28 (1/3): Base Sweet Home”

There are many things that can be said about the man, but one thing is certain: Erdogan is very clear. Per @SarahDadouch: Erdogan proudly displays the map of Syria he carved up with Putin following the American withdrawal last week and says areas in which Kurds have lived for centuries are “most suitable” for Arabs.Continue reading “Oct 27 (1/1): Everybody Knows What Erdogan Is Doing”