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| Topic Started: 18th November 2012 - 07:31 PM (1,209,977 Views) | |
| ALAN | 9th July 2014 - 10:40 AM Post #9801 |
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No US tanks were captured they are all in Shia region one was destroyed in Tikrit few days ago picture is posted above. |
 
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| Zagros | 9th July 2014 - 06:32 PM Post #9802 |
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Western Kurds united in their fight against IS July 8, 2014 In Deir ez-Zor, the displacement, collective punishment and threats of ethnic cleansing are accompanying the emir of the Islamic State (IS), formerly known as the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, in Syria's Kurdish north. In Shahil, Khisham and the countryside around Deir ez-Zor, 150,000 civilians have fled their homes, in what was a reconciliation and repentance agreement that IS turned into a collective punishment in the villages, which Abu Mohammed al-Joulani, Jabhat al-Nusra and the Mujahedeen Shura Council had turned into fortified strongholds for the soldiers fighting Baghdadi. Thousands of displaced [peope] have left for the camps in the desert around the Euphrates. IS forced the population to surrender its weapons, repent for fighting and pledge allegiance to the caliph, Baghdadi. It then added an article to the agreement stipulating that the population leave the towns and villages, to make sure that they were free of any fighters or ambushes. So far, no one has returned from Khisham, although the 10-day time frame given to those who have been forced to leave their houses has ended. The same fate awaits the 83,000 tribal people living in al-Shuaitat. The tribes that renewed their allegiance to Joulani still refuse to leave the villages that Baghdadi warned their population to evacuate. In Raqqa, thousands of IS fighters are deployed around the Kurdish self-administration region in Ain Arab ("Kobani" in Kurdish). The battle in Kobani is not only about seizing the center of the South Kurdistan, and the canton linking the east of the South Kurdistan in Amouda, Derbassiyeh, Qamishli and Hasakah to its west in Afrin — the battles fought by Baghdadi’s forces have managed to cleanse the Kurdish villages of their populations, which were estimated at 700,000 in Kobani and its countryside. [Within a] few hours, thousands of Kurds left their homes in the eastern and western countryside of Kobani, of which parts have turned into battlefields. This was while the Baghdadi soldiers executed 16 civilians to force the others to flee. Over the [next] few hours, an alliance consisting of 500 fighters of the Democratic Union Party (PYD) and Jabhat al-Akrad (the Kurdish Front Brigade) managed to contain the attack by IS fighters. A source in the PYD said that more than a hundred IS fighters were killed during the counterattack the day before yesterday [June 5] by the elite groups of the PYD and the Kurdish Front Brigade, to restore some of the villages in the region. The IS fighters have made breakthroughs in Zor Maghar, al-Bayyadiyah, Khrab Atou and Cheikhlar Tahtani in western Kobani and advanced in eastern Kobani toward the villages of Susok, Barkno, al-Jalba and James. The villages have been bombarded with more than 3,000 mortar shells in the first wave of attacks, which prompted thousands of residents to flee to the city of Kobani, which is inhabited by 120,000 people. Yet, the counterattacks may not resolve the battle in Kobani, because the Kurds may not be able to resist the new waves of attacks that are being prepared by IS against the region which determines the future of the whole Kurdish self-administration, and which officials fear. IS continues to send reinforcements to Kobani from the nearby strongholds in Jarablos, as well as weapons, tanks and rockets that IS seized during its invasion of Iraq. This is why a Kurdish official said it was difficult to oppose these reinforcements and weapons. Remnants of Jabhat al-Nusra and the Free Syrian Army brigades have tried to organize themselves in Kobani, to take part in the fight against IS and Kurds. Yet it is not enough. The Kurds are trying to unite their ranks to confront the threat facing them, by mobilizing new forces, some of which are volunteers from Turkey. This is why the Kurdish National Council, which includes 13 Kurdish parties and competes with the PYD, called on Kurds to forget the past, unite their ranks and counter the danger of the Islamic State. The Islamic State aims to separate the east from the west of the South Kurdistan in a single operation by seizing its center, Kobani, which is on the border with Turkey. If it succeeds in seizing Kobani, cards will be shuffled in northern Syria and western Iraq. The Islamic State will be able to control the entire Upper Mesopotamia in the Syrian Desert, after taking over the Iraqi side. Then, it will be able to deploy forces along the Euphrates basin, its Syrian and Iraqi dams, power plants, installations and water distribution plants from the Turkish border, through Syria, and even the west of Iraq. In addition, it will control agricultural activities from the basin, defeat the surrounding towns, the economy and clans, rearrange alliances according to its interests, and get new human and economic resources. By seizing Upper Mesopotamia, IS will expand to Minkar al-Batta, in the oil-rich town of Ramalan, which is controlled by the Kurds, to unite all Syrian oil wells under its banner, which is equivalent to the production of 350,000 barrels of oil per day. The oil fields in the region do not seem to be an objective of Baghdadi alone, according to a Kurdish official there. He said that peshmerga forces, affiliated with the president of the South Kurdistan, Massoud Barzani, were stationed in an area near Ramalan, where the Kurdish Democratic Union entered. The Kurdish official added that the operation that was carried out by IS in Iraq would not have happened without the support of Turkey, as “we have noticed the flow of hundreds of fighters through the Turkish border toward Raqqa in Syria, in the days prior to the attack of IS on Mosul.” IS will be able to control more than 300 kilometers [186 miles] of the Syrian-Turkish border, to link it in Jarablos in the west to the east of Tel Abyad, to progress toward Ras al-Ain, and to threaten Amouda and Derbassiyeh. The Turks will have to coexist directly with IS forces, since the direct results of this operation will be a threat to the progress of the Syrian army around Aleppo and its eastern countryside, where its works on tightening the siege on the eastern parts of the city, after it enters the industrial area in the northeast of the city. Syrian aircraft had begun to intensify their air operations against IS centers in Deir ez-Zor and Raqqa. Read more: http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/security/2014/07/syria-kurds-united-fight-islamic-state.html##ixzz36xT4EMef |
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| Serhildan | 9th July 2014 - 07:47 PM Post #9803 |
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■ YPG withdraw from the villages Kandal and Evdiko, west of GireSpi, after massive attacks from ISIS tanks and artillery, about 19 tanks, and hundreds of shells hit the villages. ■ Many matyred YPG fighters west of GireSpi, in the Evdiko Village. ■ YPG withdraw also from GireSor village, west of GireSpi. ■ Unconfirmed reports that the ISIS used Poison gas |
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| alasha | 9th July 2014 - 09:26 PM Post #9804 |
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Its to frustrating to see all this happening against Rojava, yet not one single mainstream media is talking about it. This just shows again what the world powers intention is against Rojava. Thank you Serhildan for the news
Edited by alasha, 9th July 2014 - 09:26 PM.
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| Şirnex | 10th July 2014 - 02:37 AM Post #9805 |
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what is happening in kobane and girespi? can YPG resist the attacks?
Edited by Şirnex, 10th July 2014 - 02:39 AM.
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| AlanJunior | 10th July 2014 - 02:45 AM Post #9806 |
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Rojava is in trouble, and it has little to do with KDP-PKK not co-operating. Kobane is far off from the canton that connects Bashur to Rojava. Even if they wanted to, it would be difficult to deliver supplies. It's not a coincidence that they're waging war on the central canton. If they break it, Rojava will be in big trouble. In light of that, I find the selfish media wars very strange. |
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| Zagros | 10th July 2014 - 03:00 AM Post #9807 |
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ISIS took over three Kurdish villages eastern Kobani afer using heavy weapons & napalm. According to Welati they have using thermobaric weapon they seized in Iraq; close sources to PYD say it's Napalm. Welati confirms that ISIS is using thermobaric weapon in their clashes with YPG in Reef Kobani. total mobilization in Kobani. I hope this napalm story is false. |
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| AlanJunior | 10th July 2014 - 03:03 AM Post #9808 |
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I will wait for actual evidence and hope it's not true, but I highly doubt it. They captured a plant in Iraq, but there were no functioning weapons, nor do they have the knowledge to operate the left over bi-products there, in fact, they would kill themselves and contaminate the area before they make anything meaningful. |
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| Pker2theend | 10th July 2014 - 03:07 AM Post #9809 |
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Napalms are used by jets... |
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| AlanJunior | 10th July 2014 - 03:09 AM Post #9810 |
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Some things have to be said and exaggerated to keep morale up. |
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| Serhildan | 10th July 2014 - 03:33 AM Post #9811 |
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■ Hevay Clashes in east of Kobani have just started now, frontline is 18 km. ■ ISIS advancing towards Kobani, used Napalm, Sarin Gas, Tanks, 155MM artillery, Kaytusha, 120MM mortars. Full onslaught against Kurdistan ■ Confirmed through informed sources, 10,000 ISIS fighters surrounding Kobani using 40 Tanks ■ Total mobilization in Kobani by YPG. ■ Rising tensions between KDP and PUK over Rojava, YPG. PUK wishes to send supplies to YPG, KDP blockades YPG. (Source: Slemani Times) |
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| ALAN | 10th July 2014 - 03:35 AM Post #9812 |
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 Slemani times = basnews = BS tellers at times... |
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| Zagros | 10th July 2014 - 03:46 AM Post #9813 |
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. " Resources reported to SOHR that 2 bodies of YPG did not have any indications of gunshot or shrapnels and they were completely burned. The doctors are confused about the kind of weapon that was used. " What do you thing what kind of weapon killed them?
Edited by Zagros, 10th July 2014 - 10:11 PM.
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| Xoybun | 10th July 2014 - 04:07 AM Post #9814 |
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10.000?! KDP-PKK man up! We don't care about your feminine fag game, the Kurdish people are at risk! |
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| Xoybun | 10th July 2014 - 04:08 AM Post #9815 |
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And YPG said they only have 500 fighters in Kobane? |
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| Şirnex | 10th July 2014 - 05:21 AM Post #9816 |
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that are really bad news. if KRG and PKK dont help each other, many kurds will die |
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| Zinar | 10th July 2014 - 05:24 AM Post #9817 |
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They mobilized, many arabs from the villages outside Kobane city joined YPG ranks too.
Edited by Zinar, 10th July 2014 - 05:25 AM.
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| Xoybun | 10th July 2014 - 05:39 AM Post #9818 |
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f**k those Arabs, they are no fighters and would give up all information if caught. YPG policy is extremely stupid and will cause more defeat to themselves |
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| Xoybun | 10th July 2014 - 05:41 AM Post #9819 |
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If YPG was smart they would have been as reckless as ISIS and cleansed the disputed and Arabified areas in Rojava, but no, YPG wants to work ethically in a fkn war, a WAR |
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| Serhildan | 10th July 2014 - 08:46 AM Post #9820 |
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■ 35 ISIS terrorists killed as outcome of the battles in GireSpi. ■ YPG captured a number of spies, who were dealing with ISIS in the village of Sleb Karan in Kobani. ■ Reports about the arrival of "eight wounded ISIS members" to GireSpi hospital. |
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| ALAN | 10th July 2014 - 01:15 PM Post #9821 |
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PYD selfishness is 1stly to blame, with Saleh Muslim latest call on Kurdish state in Bashur makes it hard for KRG to help Rojava... KRG offered help many times in the past but the answer was "we dont need help from outsiders" this came directly from Saleh Muslim, KRG doesn't need help from Rojava bcos KRG was established in 1991, Rojava needs help from KRG, this is a fact not fanboism, so PYD just take the help, listen to KRG and implement what is it that they ask you to do then you will get supplies, ammo and etc.... co-operations cant be built on nothing specially if the two Governments have different ideologies on each side... and also it makes things worst when PYD has rivalry with PDK bcos only PDK has border with Roajava. while PYD goes to Suli etc but they need to sort their shizz out in Hewlêr not Suli. When Peshmerga took over the recently reunited areas leadership of Qandil offered military help, i was almost laughing at this, Peshmerga has way much more experience and heavier weapons, but beforehand when Peshmerga offered help in Rojava it was rejected... i think PYD policies are more childish than PDK's.... im speaking as a neutral guy... as im no PYD supporter nor PDK's either... matter fact i no longer support any party and just more of an 'observer'. This one party rule of PYD has brought it into the corner its in by its own hands.... |
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| FulcrumKAF | 10th July 2014 - 02:27 PM Post #9822 |
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The relationship between KRG and Rojava is a total shame. I hate to read lies about each other in this media war between them. Both sides need to get their shizz together. |
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| Pker2theend | 10th July 2014 - 03:15 PM Post #9823 |
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My dad was watching sterk tv for 5 minutes the whole time they were talking about kdp, it's a shame they say kdp Iraq instead of bashur, made me lose hope for there independence aspirations |
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| Serhildan | 10th July 2014 - 06:19 PM Post #9824 |
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Rojava & their kurds has nothing against Basur. If the leadership in Hewler would be another, then the relationship would be very different (better). Barzani has a better relationship to turkey than to his own people. He meets almost weekly with erdogan And signing contracts. But everyone knows that these people are the reason for the ISIS terror & their supporter. The Rojava (&bakur) kurds need someone who is loyal, who is by their side & helps them and not someone who drinks daily a coffee with the enemies and denies that there's a Revolution in Rojava. Not to forget that he doesn't recognize the autonomy of them. I will not say that the PYD is perfect, but they do at least something for the people in Rojava. Salih Muslim is an honorable man. His kids are fighting for the YPG and he lost his youngest son last year. He wasn't even at the burial Because he wanted to fulfill his duties as leader & visited the sick and injured in hospitals. PYD isn't perfect. But at least they don't deal with the ones, who oppress their people's. |
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| Zinar | 10th July 2014 - 07:11 PM Post #9825 |
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So you think it should be like Bashur? 2 parties 2 different peshmerga armies that did birakuji during the 90s? YPG is the national army of WK and if someone wants to help them then he/she should join YPG and not a different milita/force. Also i would say the kurdish fighters in Aleppo city are much more experienced than PKK, PUK and PDK they are the first kurds that are fighting in real urban warfare unlike other kurdish groups which only fought in the mountains (i know PUK fought in Kerkûk once).
Edited by Zinar, 10th July 2014 - 07:12 PM.
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