SYRIA GENERAL /pol/ - NOVEMBER 22, 2015

SYRIA GENERAL /pol/ - NOVEMBER 22, 2015
Links posted throughout the day including news, video, and tweets.
Thanks to all anons who contributed.

ARTICLES

New York Times publishes map series June 2014 - recent Paris attacks
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/06/12/world/middleeast/the-iraq-isis-conflict-in-maps-photos-and-video.html?_r=0

President al-Assad to Chinese PHOENIX TV Channel.. From the very first day, we were determined to fight terrorism
http://sana.sy/en/?p=62206

Syrian Christian town becomes frontline with IS
http://news.yahoo.com/syrian-christian-town-becomes-frontline-024620317.html?soc_src=mediacontentstory&soc_trk=tw

Syrian Armed Forces Capture Jabal Maheen in East Homs
http://www.almasdarnews.com/article/syrian-armed-forces-capture-jabal-maheen-east-homs/

Al-Qaeda Thanks the U.S. Backed Moderate Rebels for Supplying Anti-Tank Missiles
http://www.almasdarnews.com/article/al-qaeda-thanks-the-u-s-backed-moderate-rebels-for-supplying-anti-tank-missiles/
[VIDEO LINK: https://youtu.be/vs0PWXBkEPs]

Syrian Army Advances at Marj Al-Sultan, Douma, and Darayya in Rural Damascus
http://www.almasdarnews.com/article/syrian-army-advances-at-marj-al-sultan-douma-and-darayya-in-rural-damascus/

[OPINION] Why the U.S. Should Be Paying Attention to Russia’s Latest Strikes in Syria
http://warontherocks.com/2015/11/why-the-u-s-should-be-paying-attention-to-russias-latest-strikes-in-syria/

Syrian Army, Hezbollah Hit Militants Hard in Qalamoun
http://en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13940901000641

Russia kills 10 militants who had sworn allegiance to IS: agencies
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/11/22/us-russia-militants-idUSKCN0TB09120151122

Commander Says Drone That Crashed on Friday Was Iranian
http://en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13940901001424

Telling the Truth About ISIS and Raqqa
http://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/telling-the-truth-about-isis-and-raqqa?mbid=social_twitter

Massive Islamist Counter-Offensive in Southern Aleppo Fails
http://www.almasdarnews.com/article/massive-islamist-counter-offensive-in-southern-aleppo-fails/

Iraq grounds northern flights over missiles launched at Syria
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/11/22/us-mideast-crisis-iraq-airlines-idUSKBN0TB0YX20151122?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews

VIDEO

YOUTUBE

From Cinder To Cinder: With The Best Intentions
Short documentary criticism on the notions of "islamophobia" and the cultural presentation of Islam as the "religion of peace"
https://youtu.be/ICpU8-foA0E

Somar Hatem report regarding Khan_Tuman Front. #SyrianArmy
https://youtu.be/JA5c-PfhXbI

President ‎Assad's ‎interview with the Chinese Phoenix television channel - 22 November 2015. [NO ENG SUBS]
https://youtu.be/4qHYOToZItY
[TRANSCRIPT: https://syrianfreepress.wordpress.com/2015/11/22/al-assad-chinas-tv/]

Syria, Baath Brigades / Syrian Arab Army "Self Protection Battalions" Training.
https://youtu.be/wgRVEE6mcwA

Russian helicopters target Daesh militants in southern Palmyra Homs
https://youtu.be/G_Nf_Dj0ARQ
[ALT LINK] https://youtu.be/_dsDEwrSNrA

Russian crew report from Mahin front
https://youtu.be/vevhbFDBtJY
[PARTIAL TRANSLATION: Reporter is saying that isis are getting inside the buildings, making a little hole in the roofs of those buildings and trying to shoot our planes using the machine gun fire from those little roof holes]

Putin announces "next phase" in Syria military operation
https://youtu.be/WMu7iKGW4bU

[OBAMA BTFO BY SHAKESPEARE]
Obama urges Russia not to target "moderate militants" in Syria
https://youtu.be/YwCFdtD6DmA

Syrian Military Report | French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle moves to Syria
https://youtu.be/PbY4KlrgMMY

#FSA destroy School of Wisdom with 14,5mm Jintao TOW
https://youtu.be/z-w3ZS9TSUI

Ahrar al Sham reinforcement convoy heading towards #Latakia mountains
https://youtu.be/humoxtpfvYo

#FSA tank shelling Shiite militias in Al 'Amarah in southern #Aleppo
https://youtu.be/1x8ALUeF-5I

#FSA blow up regime vehicle with mounted 23mm gun in southern #Aleppo
https://youtu.be/ZjkanI32SqY

Rebels try to take Syriatel hill in southern #Aleppo
https://youtu.be/k9Y_yWczCLA

SAA on the outskirts overlooking #Palmyra #Tadmor after expeling ISIS from parts of al Hayel mountains
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pOgatPmLRg

Syrian rebels in southern Tel Alais Haleb launching a TOW missile at a group of military vehicles of Hezbollah and Assad
https://youtu.be/Ge_6_CnMOuE

Islamic Front fighters fire rockets at SAA positions in Latakia countryside, Syria
https://youtu.be/hIE9YQkmj4Q

Assad's regime released 6 prisoners from its jails in exchange for receiving the bodies of its dead in the city of Hama Morek
https://youtu.be/lWhe22zQz3s


TWITVIDS

#SAA #Hezbollah, backed by #RuAF advancing towards Mahin town, 1 KM left to impose full control
https://twitter.com/Syria_Protector/status/668426453940314113

MISC

Sec. Chuck Hagel on State of the Union: Full Interview
"Here's my full interview with former Obama Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel. His message? Focus on ISIS, not Assad"
http://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2015/11/22/sotu-tapper-chuck-hagel-full-interview.cnn

Syrian National Defense (NDF) after winning battle with FSA in Latakia
[NOTE: SAUDI PASSPORT]
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=5a1_1448142265

Syria - Dead ISIS in Syrian Army Fire
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=d3b_1448193164

ALEPPO WARTRUCK *VS* ASSADIST ELEMENTS Southern Aleppo
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=c81_1448189822

Kweres finally return to their families after seige lifted - Tartus
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=5b2_1448216673

TWITTER

The #SyrianArmy repels massive attack by the #AlQaeda terrorists in southern countryside of #Aleppo, #Syria.
https://twitter.com/Isham_AlAssad/status/668265431896104961

#France: Image of the President #Bashar_al_Assad on the road billboards in the streets of #Paris city.
"You cant fight vs #ISIS while still remaining allies w/ #Qatar & #SaudiArabia regimes that arm terrorists" - #Assad
https://twitter.com/Isham_AlAssad/status/668268089314668544

Report from Pro Militant Activist. #SAA #NDF #Shia vs #JaF
https://twitter.com/IvanSidorenko1/status/668328518678405120

Report from #NDF- No truth to the rumors that Militants recaptured "Mount Zahi"
https://twitter.com/IvanSidorenko1/status/668333087101722624

#SAA soldiers who were besieged in #Kweires Airbase for almost 3 years have begun to arrive home #Syria
https://twitter.com/sayed_ridha/status/668422795559223296
https://twitter.com/sayed_ridha/status/668422410144641024
[PHOTO] Colonel who survived Kweres Airport Siege. #SyrianArmy #SAA
https://twitter.com/IvanSidorenko1/status/668338778675785728
Arrival of Convoy For Colonel Younus Abu Adham (Was in Kwieres Airbase) to his hometown just now.
https://twitter.com/IvanSidorenko1/status/668363031118790656

[PHOTO] Several Air Raids targeted #Jisr_al_Shugur just a little bit ago.
https://twitter.com/IvanSidorenko1/status/668339609865203712

#SouthernAleppo 8 Air Strikes targeting area Around #Tel_Eiz , #Tell_Hadiya , #ICARDA this morning. #RuAF #RussianAirStrikes
https://twitter.com/IvanSidorenko1/status/668345515927556096

Somar Hatem says #SAA #NDF Repelled Army of Mujahedeen Attack @ #Khan_Tuman Front.
https://twitter.com/IvanSidorenko1/status/668348826613256192
Also the fierce attack by JAF on Khan Thouman front repelled. SAA still holds points inside village.
https://twitter.com/Ald_Aba/status/668381186260082688

[PHOTO] #SAA Soldiers take a Selfie at the frontline of #Mahin #Homs CS Desert Storm just began.
https://twitter.com/Syria_Protector/status/668360316552638464

[PHOTOS] #Maheen warehouses #Homs
https://twitter.com/sayed_ridha

#FSA-linked #Turkmen brigades sharing infographic showing Jabal al-Turkman stronghold (#Latakia) threatened.
https://twitter.com/Syria_Rebel_Obs/status/668240739026018304

[UNCONFIRMED] Ankara: Source: A safe zone has been agreed upon in northern Syria: it's depth towards south 50km stretching 90km on the border #Syria
https://twitter.com/ANA_Feed/status/668370006825181184

[PHOTOS] #SAA #NDF take control of Al-Saghir & Kabir hills near Mahin in east #Homs countryside
https://twitter.com/sayed_ridha/status/668384952099016704

Some reports, Russian sea 2 land missiles fired from mediterranean sea, have hit cebel tourkman, villages of karaman&murtlu, rif latakia
https://twitter.com/taylieli/status/668380416999628800

#YPG led #SDF forces took control of 121 Regiment Base south of #Hasakah. Opp source: #US airstrikes hit civilian vehicles near Shadadi
https://twitter.com/sayed_ridha/status/668386719729750020

[PHOTO OF MOTORCYCLE VBIED] Bicycle VBIED reportedly explodes near the eastern roundabout in Tel_Abyad town Raqqa on the Turkish border
https://twitter.com/sayed_ridha/status/668388423523176448
2 dead, 7 wounded and 3 of them in critical condition #Tel_Abyad #Raqqa
https://twitter.com/sayed_ridha/status/668388764180307968
[PHOTO] #Raqqa at least 2 people got killed in#TalAbyad Explosion and 2 children got injured #Syria #ISIS
https://twitter.com/tim_ramadan/status/668442795200413696

[PHOTOS] #SAA #NDF on Jabal Zuwayk in #Latakia countryside
https://twitter.com/sayed_ridha/status/668393454813122560

#BREAKING French carrier in position for air strikes on IS from Monday: minister - AFP
https://twitter.com/vtchakarova/status/668394202309505024

Joint Turkish-U.S operation to provide air cover for #FSA to expel #ISIL from 98 km along #Syria's northern boarders
https://twitter.com/NorthernStork/status/667206684532736000
Again talk about #ISIL free zone north #Syria with France & Turkey providing aircover to FSA & Ahrar ground forces.
https://twitter.com/NorthernStork/status/668335058562994176

#SAA #NDF backed by #RuAF launch large assault on #IS controlled #Maheen in east #Homs countryside, intense clashes ongoing at entrance
https://twitter.com/sayed_ridha/status/668398186839453696

#Jaish_Fateh clashes with #IS affiliate LSY at Ain Dhikr as the former attempt to advance in #Daraa countryside
https://twitter.com/sayed_ridha/status/668398615510048769

#SDF led by #YPG take control of Train Station, Al-Mastour & Al-Makhroum south of #Hasakah
https://twitter.com/sayed_ridha/status/668405938362052610

#SAA backed by #RuAF take control of parts of Mt Hayyal which overlooks the southern entrance to #Tadmor #Palmyra
https://twitter.com/sayed_ridha/status/668408845912272896

[PHOTO] #Maheen warehouses taken by #SAA #NDF last night in east #Homs countryside
https://twitter.com/sayed_ridha/status/668410277981847552

#SAA #NDF captured Jabal Ateera near border / Latakia
Location (probably around here): https://t.co/k0FB0iVG3f
https://twitter.com/watanisy/status/668410984902631425

[PHOTOS] Turkish oil trucks captured after ISIS withdrew from Base 121 Hasakah.
https://twitter.com/FuryBlazing/status/668413593751175168

#Hasakah | #SAA took part in capturing 121 Base, attacking from Ahdath prison and artillery cover for #SDF forces
https://twitter.com/sayed_ridha/status/668407295051587584

Civilians killed/wounded after #US-coalition airstrikes hit oil refinery near Mayadeen in #DeirEzzor countryside
https://twitter.com/sayed_ridha/status/668417624506658816

#IS has withdrawn many fighters and heavy weaponry south of #Hasakah towards the Dam & Al-'Arishah
https://twitter.com/sayed_ridha/status/668419724351418368

#RuAF airstrikes on ICARDA, Tel Hadiya, Rasm Sahreej, Khalsa & Khan Touman in south #Aleppo countryside
https://twitter.com/sayed_ridha/status/668421036082245632

#SAA on Tel Al-Eis fired artillery shells on Al-Zerba & Zeytan and their surroundings #Aleppo
https://twitter.com/sayed_ridha/status/668421631941828608

#SAA #NDF have entered #Maheen as #IS are being targeted intensely by #RuAF in #Homs countryside
https://twitter.com/sayed_ridha/status/668424412303986688

Some #BBP members from #Turkey have entered #Syria. They rationalized it as a help for #Syria-n tourkmans
https://twitter.com/taylieli/status/668341273661677568
Latest batch of foreign fighters to Syria apparently. People from alperen ocakları, youth movement of BBP
https://twitter.com/Screenshotter9/status/668135698587889667

[PHOTO] French jets to begin air strikes on #IS targets from an aircraft carrier in the eastern Mediterranean.#Syria - @AFP
https://twitter.com/HK2307/status/668395660937293824

[PHOTOS] #Russian helicopters(Mil Mi-24s) pour flames over #ISIS hideouts in east #Homs, #Palmyra #Mahin
https://twitter.com/Syria_Protector/status/668435554837659648

The Tu-22M3s long-range bombers that Russia fly above Syria can carry a KH-22, designed to sink US aircraft carriers
https://twitter.com/mawali_mohsen/status/668432628668891136

#Hezbollah #SAA forces took al Hayel strategic hill, overlooking at the southern gate of #Palmyra #Tadmur following fierce battle with #ISIS
https://twitter.com/EjmAlrai/status/668450011513028608

The hills of Mheen were also taken by attacking forces #Hezbollah #SAA who are engaged inside the city itself against #ISIS.
https://twitter.com/EjmAlrai/status/668450318032740353
Mheen delivered the city to #ISIS breaking a previous deal with #SAA 2supposedly keep d city neutral. Now it is under fire.
https://twitter.com/EjmAlrai/status/668450788872757248
After Mheen, next stop is al-Qaryateyn, under #ISIS.
https://twitter.com/EjmAlrai/status/668451303857762304

[PHOTOS]
#Isis running around with scissors cutting off men's trousers & gown 2fit with "shariaa" dress code 4 men in #Albab.
https://twitter.com/HalaJaber/status/668098623801040896
Distributing instructions on how men should be dressed in accordance to "Islamic Shariaa."
https://twitter.com/HalaJaber/status/668098959878041600

#France's flagship/aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle arrived in the Eastern Mediterranean & will be ready to launch airstrikes tomorrow
https://twitter.com/michaelh992/status/668433439255830529

[PHOTOS] #SAA soldiers arrive in the city of Tartus after defending Kuweires military airbase in #Aleppo for about 3 years.
https://twitter.com/IraqiSuryani1/status/668491041180393472

Airstrike by warplanes on #Raqqa city 17 min ago #Syria #ISIS
https://twitter.com/Raqqa_SL/status/668480701809995777

The captain of the aircraft carrier "Charles de Gaulle" has denied the information about the contacts with the Russian Navy
http://tass.ru/mezhdunarodnaya-panorama/2461592

#Breaking: Sources close to #SAA say the coming Wednesday will experience the start of a full-scale war lead by Russia.
https://twitter.com/amiralabbas/status/668523039160561664
Russian warships have been on the movement along the coastline stretching between Lebanon & Turkey.
https://twitter.com/amiralabbas/status/668523493068111872
Russian aircraft have been more active than ever throughout central Syria. Lebanon & Turkey have been asked to clear their airspaces.
https://twitter.com/amiralabbas/status/668523729413013504
All of this is while the SAA has successfully been in preventing militants from expanding on ground.
https://twitter.com/amiralabbas/status/668523928948617216

Raqqa: a 3rd air raid happened today at the security square near Al-Alo Mosque at the Al-Haramia district. Explosions shook whole city
https://twitter.com/amiralabbas/status/668506203283058688

#Latakia: the Ateera mountain has been liberated. #SAA is pushing through the countryside.
https://twitter.com/amiralabbas/status/668509401687322624

Update Raqqa: SyAF has just hit the Odesia Hotel, an ISIS HQ Explosions & fire currently happening. Militants have closed down the area.
https://twitter.com/amiralabbas/status/668510606350118912

Photos from Mount Azwaik/Mount Zuwayk after its liberation
https://twitter.com/IvanSidorenko1/status/668515941567864832

Photos from #Mahin #Mheen Warehouse area captured by #SAA #NDF & Allies
https://twitter.com/IvanSidorenko1/status/668516289615413250

#Iraq's civil aviation authority (ICAA) have canceled all flights to & from airports in Sulaymaniyah & Erbil for 2 days (48 hours).
https://twitter.com/IraqiSuryani1/status/668540469866008576
Flights were cancelled in order for #Russian warships in the Caspian sea to begin launching missiles towards targets in #Syria
https://twitter.com/IraqiSuryani1/status/668541080065953792

Rumours of #Iraq-#Russia arms contracts being reactivated. MiG-35 jets & T-90 tanks among the deals. Great if true.
https://twitter.com/IraqiSecurity/status/668492391519797250

Infographic of Russian Air Force strategic bombers/escorts' flight path during #Syria ops (17-20 Nov).
https://twitter.com/IraqiSecurity/status/668525148404887553

Russia apparently warned #Baghdad that from 8am Monday cruz missiles will cross #KRG airspace 4 up to 48 hrs
https://twitter.com/MohammedASalih/status/668556101420515329

After monitoring the militants' movements, #RuAF is now targeting them in Az-Zurbah in South #Aleppo
https://twitter.com/Gjoene/status/668559346503196672

[PHOTO] #Syria | From the liberated Hills of #Lattakia
https://twitter.com/ResistanceER/status/668549670927511552

#Hezbollah/#SAA along with #RuAF advance on South East parts of Khan Touma in South #Aleppo
https://twitter.com/ResistanceER/status/668550425306644481

Conformation of the ambush #Hezbollah/#SAA killing many and arresting terrorists on jub alAhmar outskirts in North East #Lattakia
https://twitter.com/ResistanceER/status/668545879511539712

MAPS

>S Homs SAA in Mahin NOV 22
https://twitter.com/Syria_Protector/status/668465177428402176
>Raqqa airstrikes since Paris NOV 22
https://twitter.com/NovostiDamask/status/668384201088049152
>SAA enters Khan Tuman NOV 21
https://twitter.com/wisevolf/status/668169479789150208
>SAA gains since Sept NOV 21
https://twitter.com/Terror_Monitor/status/668114069619011585
>Situation N Latakia NOV 21
https://twitter.com/PetoLucem/status/668089137585627139
>Coalition Air&Ground NOV 20
https://twitter.com/CENTCOM/status/667752914899857408

BONUS MAPS
>NYT map series June2014-present
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/06/12/world/middleeast/the-iraq-isis-conflict-in-maps-photos-and-video.html?_r=0

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