So, Turkish leader Erdogan has made his play. Attacking the Syrian held town of al-Nayrab on the M4 west of Saraqib. Of course he made his attack from behind what is left of the combined terrorist forces remaining in Idlib, having armed those terrorists with armoured vehicles including tanks and US howitzers directly from their... Continue Reading →
Everything You Thought You Knew About MH17 Is Wrong
MH17. You know about MH17, right? Yes, I know it was something that took place 5½ years ago as a publicity stunt for Western Russophobia, but... What? That wasn't the picture you had in mind? You thought it was some dirty trick by Russia or its agents? You bought that story? Well, gullible you. Now... Continue Reading →
What On Earth Was He Thinking?
Did it not dawn on the Turkish president - or his generals (or are they too afraid to speak up) - that his soldiers in 'observation posts' behind the lines of those forces he was trying to curtail were in great danger of being at least imprisoned or potentially much worse, because of his adversarial... Continue Reading →
A True Statesman Speaks
This Southfront article contains the speech of a true statesman, President Dr. Bashar al-Assad of Syria to his people, especially those citizens of Aleppo on the occasion of their true liberation after years of long-suffering patience and besiegement by the forces of evil driven and fostered by unscrupulous western governments. "ASSAD CONGRATULATES SYRIAN ARMY WITH... Continue Reading →
Terrorist Forces Collapse in Western Aleppo
"Syrian government troops take control of 28 settlements west and north of Aleppo - agency" - TASS This is a pretty good summary of recent events in the north west of Syria, where the legitimate Syrian government of President Bashar al-Assad now holds 50% of the long terrorist held Idlib province. And the government troops ... Continue Reading →
“You Got To Pick A Pocket Or Two, Boys. You Got To Pick A Pocket Or Two.”
Terrorists, it seems, just love being herded into pockets of resistance, surrounded and annihilated. Well, I suppose it is what they live for - the ridiculous notion of martyrdom. Forming pockets is a tried and true means of disposing of enemies. Nobody gets in. Nobody gets out. The result is inevitable. I haven't heard any... Continue Reading →
“The single largest flood the earth has ever seen…”
"The single largest flood the earth has ever seen… An icy bombardment… Darkened skies… Plunging global temperatures… Mass extinctions…" Does that quote not stir in you some excitement? Interest? Terror? An overwhelming desire to read further? To gain some knowledge and familiarity with what it means and entails? Good. Well, I have exactly the cure to satisfy those admirable... Continue Reading →
Of Diseased Minds and Confused Souls
Talking of the long delayed work of the Syrian Constitutional Committee, the formidable pragmatism, patience and understanding of Russia's Foreign Minister Lavrov, laced also I'm sure with a little understated amusement, is clearly revealed in this quote: "It could have start working at the end of 2019, but we all know the history of that,... Continue Reading →
The Situation in Syria’s Idlib Province – 15 Feb, 2020
Not a day goes by in recent weeks when the Syrian Arab Army and its allies do not make serious advances into the Idlib and western Aleppo regions, driving out the Turkish backed - and recently re-armed (according to the Southfront reports I list below) - al-Qaeda linked terrorist forces occupying the area. Turkey, it... Continue Reading →
Not Something Else 