"SYRIAN TROOPS ADVANCE WEST OF SARAQIB AMID LAMENTATION AND WEEPING OF AL-QAEDA SUPPORTERS" - Southfront I may have been a little over-critical of Russian efforts in Syria's Idlib. There are reports of Russian aircraft in the skies again today and Syrian forces have retaken Saraqib and are moving forward again. They have also turned back... Continue Reading →
An End To Rose Tinted Reality
"This Ain’t No Foolin’ Around" - Kunstler I haven't been sharing Kunstler blog posts recently because he has mostly been involving himself in purely US domestic matters, of little concern to anyone else, but this item is hot on the spot and has made me realise that I too have allowed myself to be overly... Continue Reading →
Is Russia Turning Turkey?
Has Russia gone missing in Syria? There is no mention of any Russian activity in recent days to assist its supposedly allied partner, the Syrian government, in its struggle against a Turkish invasion. Other than the sending of two missile ships of the Russian navy through the Bosphorus, that is. I don't see what help... Continue Reading →
Syria: Time To Take The Gloves Off
"IRANIAN FORCES IN SYRIA WARN TURKISH MILITARY OVER RECENT DRONE STRIKES ON GREATER IDLIB" - Southfront I sometimes forget that there are Iranian forces and militias, including the equally noble forces of Hezbollah in Syria, fighting alongside Syrian government troops. They generally receive little credit for what they do, operating mostly independently in the background... Continue Reading →
Syria: Appearances May Be Deceptive
There is a lot of disinformation going around on the conflict in Syria's Idlib province at the moment, mostly emanating from the Turkish side. Claims of massive Syrian casualties are unsupportable. As are claims of the destruction of Syrian chemical weapon facilities. No such facilities exist. It is clear that the conflict has taken a... Continue Reading →
Syria, The Week In Review
While the Turks and terrorists gloat over the retaking of Saraqib and the important M4/M5 highway junction there, over the past week Syrian forces have recovered a much larger area of their lands to the south in the mountainous salient and the plain of al-Ghab to the west of it that has been a thorn... Continue Reading →
Escalation In Syria?
Well, it's beginning to get a bit real and a bit nasty now in Syria's Idlib - and I might just point out that it is Syria's Idlib, no-one else's. Did those Turkish Ottoman Empire deluded bastards (I originally used much stronger language here but somehow managed to self-censor) really think they could get away... Continue Reading →
Swings Still Swinging – Roundabouts Still Revolving
The swings and roundabouts I last spoke of in Syria's Idlib are still ongoing, and while everything is not yet clear it seems that the Syrians have given up some ground around, or perhaps even in, the recently liberated Saraqib area to the terrorists directly assisted by Turkey. Although there are reports that Syria's elite... Continue Reading →
What He Said
https://youtu.be/B3brZWiA5fM "Assange is a Political Prisoner and by Law Cannot Be Extradited" - TeleSUR The speaker in this Youtube video is Andrew Wilkie, an Australian independent Member of Parliament and ex-Army officer, known for championing just causes that the Australian government is lax or antagonistic to support itself. So it is good to see him... Continue Reading →
Not Something Else 