Devs May 21 >Homs; SAA raise flag over Al-Rastan/Al-Houla plains after last rebels departed >Damascus officially under complete govt control, IS fighters depart to Badiya Al-Sham, families to Idlib >SW Idlib; Turkish military convoy spotted on way to set up another checkpoint in countryside >Nearly 300 Syrians returned to their homes in E Ghouta/Homs today >IS affiliated Jaysh Khalid bin al-Walid repelled attempted rebel attack in Adwan, 10 rebels also killed when they stepped into minefield >JKBW also claimed to have destroyed a rebel tank during rebels' failed attack >E Homs; Russian Reconciliation Center group discovers rebel weapons cache containing large amount of NATO weapons >Turkish media reports French specops have established 6 artillery batteries in Syria along Iraqi border >Merkel; Political process in Syria badly needed, Germany ready to support it >Pompeo; US to apply ‘strongest sanctions in history’ on Iran >Taliban warns civilians to stay away from security, intel, and govt installations in Kabul >Iraq; IS claims IED attack on PMU vehicle in Saladin >Yemen; Houthis fire missile at Jizan's airport, claim successful hit, KSA says intercepted
= NGO’s and hybrid warfare: youtu.be/ro1byfe5vUM = >WikiLeaks: Turkish oil minister links to Isis oil trade - wikileaks.org/berats-box/article Top aide to Hillary Clinton: :Al-Qaeda is on our side in Syria - wikileaks.org/clinton-emails/emailid/23225
>Russia Says Syria Rejects New Constitution Diluting Assad Powers
Syria won’t accept a Russian plan for a new constitution that would dilute the powers of President Bashar al-Assad, in a setback for Kremlin efforts to negotiate an end to the seven-year civil war.
“I don’t see any possibilities for making the draft proposed by Russia as a basis for this constitutional process,” Vitaly Naumkin, a senior Russian government adviser, told a round-table hosted by the Valdai discussion group in Moscow on Monday. “We’re not trying to impose this on the Syrians -- this is unacceptable to them, both for the opposition and Damascus.”
After a surprise visit by Assad to Russia Thursday, President Vladimir Putin announced that Damascus had agreed to send a delegation to United Nations-chaired constitutional talks in Geneva. Their participation could breathe new life into the Russian-led peace effort. But the Syrian leader seemed to limit room for negotiation, saying only that his country is willing to discuss amendments to the current constitution.
good. Russia does too foten show sign that they really need to pull out as soon as necessary. FInish the job properly. Don't negotiate with anyone aout future Syria but with SDF and EuphratesshieldFSA; the rest can be destroyed, these others, you are jsut gonna have to deal with since their protection.
"Pentagon hints at more aggressive posture toward Iran"
>The Pentagon on Monday hinted at a more aggressive approach toward Iran following Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s threats to “crush” the nation with economic sanctions.
>“We are going to take steps necessary to address Iran's malign influence in the region,” Defense Department spokesman Rob Manning told reporters at the Pentagon.
>“They are a destabilizing force in the region ... and we’re going to do everything we can to avert that,” Manning added. “This is a whole of government solution that we’re working in order to change Iran’s influence in the region and we’re continuing to do that.”
>Pompeo earlier on Monday vowed to impose an “unprecedented” level of economic sanctions as well as military pressure unless Tehran alters its behavior in the Middle East.
>The speech came roughly two weeks after President Trump announced he was withdrawing the U.S. from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal and reimposing sanctions that were lifted as part of the accord.
>“We will ensure freedom of navigation on the waters in the region. We will work to prevent and counteract any Iranian malign cyber activity. We will track down Iranian operatives and their Hezbollah proxies operating around the world and crush them,” Pompeo said at the Heritage Foundation in Washington.
>“Iran will never again have carte blanche to dominate the Middle East.”
>Manning would not say what the Pentagon will do to address Iran, but he said officials “are actively looking at their influence in the region” and assessing what actions will be taken.
>“We’re assessing if we’re going to double down on current actions or implement new actions. It’s on the table, we’re not going to rule out anything necessary in order to address Iran,” Manning said.
>be Saudi Arabian >go to rally to larp as if you have an identity >Houthis send toy car >Saudis blow up half of the city >survive >get arrested for being a crypto-Houthi >get beheaded
why are they trying to crack on irans affairs in the region?Is trump trying to double down on them so they can relinquish their nuclear program on his own terms?
Christopher Hughes
Retarded- sanctions only worked because other countries went along with it
Most likely they wont, if the big companies are not going to remain and the EU is not going to find solution around it. They will continue working on their nuclear capabilites, seems like that is the most likely scenario.
Noah Bennett
He disappeared didn't he ? Was it a confirmed larp though ?
The highlight IMO is the fact that enemy objects approached from the sea.
Jose Rogers
VIDEO inside
>US anti-tank missiles found at former Al-Nusra facility in Syria – Russian MoD
US-made TOW anti-tank missiles, along with other weapons, have been found in facilities once controlled by Al-Nusra militants in Syria’s Homs province, the Russian Defense Ministry said. The trove was located in a former observation point of the Al-Nusra Front terrorist group in the liberated Zaafaran settlement in Homs province, the Russian Center for Reconciliation in Syria said on Monday. “[We] can see here a large number of gas masks, weapons produced abroad, for example, TOW-2 anti-tank guided missiles. The facilities are very well-equipped,” Andrey Nekipelov, an official at the center, stated.
> Ignoring torture reputation, Trump swears in Haspel as 1st female spy chief
Gina Haspel has been sworn in as the first female director of the CIA at a ceremony attended by US President Donald Trump, despite controversy surrounding her participation in the post-9/11 torture and interrogation program. Trump called Haspel a “very special person” and someone who has served the US with “extraordinary skill” and devotion. "You live the CIA, you breathe CIA — and now you will lead the CIA," Trump said.
In a reference to the controversy surrounding her nomination, Trump joked that if anyone in the room didn’t agree with Haspel’s appointment, now was the time to tell him. “Please let me know now before it's too late,” he said, before pausing for a few seconds giving the room time to laugh.
The hearing was interrupted by a number of protesters, including former CIA analyst Ray McGovern who was violently dragged from the hearing for protesting Haspel’s history of torture. Another protester was removed from the hearing after shouting “Bloody Gina! You are a torturer!”
“Bloody Gina” was the nickname name given to Haspel by some of her colleagues, according to CIA whistleblower John Kiriakou who said Haspel tortured people because she “enjoyed” it and told RT that she was the “the single worst pick” in all of Washington D.C. to lead the intelligence organization.
Does anybody know where I can download an english copy of Genesis of Nations if it even exists? Or is there at least detailed summary somewhere? Its the book thats founded SSNP ideology
