SYRIA GENERAL /pol/ - JANUARY 4, 2016

SYRIA GENERAL /pol/ - JANUARY 4, 2016
Links posted throughout the day including news, video, and tweets.
Thanks to all anons who contributed.

ARTICLES

No Brake and No Disclosure on Media Owners’ Interests [DEC 5]
>The Times today carries an article on ISIS’ oil interests, Syria and Turkey. Nowhere does it inform its readers that the owner of the newspaper, Rupert Murdoch, has a vested interest in this subject through his role and shares in Genie Energy, an Israeli company granted oil rights in Syria by the Israeli government. Dick Cheney and Lord Rothschild are also shareholders.
>No, they really are. This is not a conspiracy theory. It is a conspiracy.
https://www.craigmurray.org.uk/archives/2015/12/no-brake-and-no-disclosure-on-media-owners-interests/

Erdogan’s New Year resolution: Be more like Hitler
https://www.rt.com/op-edge/327729-erdogan-kurds-hitler-isis/

Syrian Army advances on the 2nd largest city in Daraa
http://www.almasdarnews.com/article/syrian-army-advances-2nd-largest-city-daraa/

Syrian Armed Forces launch a preliminary offensive in southeastern Homs
http://www.almasdarnews.com/article/syrian-armed-forces-launch-a-preliminary-offensive-in-southeastern-homs/

Ending the war in Syria
http://www.arabnews.com/columns/news/859926

Army continues targeting terrorists and their positions across the country
http://sana.sy/en/?p=65607

New 'frontman' shows there's no end in sight in battle to defeat ​Isis
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jan/04/new-frontman-shows-theres-no-end-in-sight-in-battle-to-defeat-isis

How Isis spread its deadly ideology – a timeline
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jan/03/how-isis-spread-its-deadly-ideology-a-timeline

All Clear: Syrian Army Recaptures Strategic Road in Homs Province
http://sptnkne.ws/aw7N

Bahrain, Sudan sever ties with Iran, UAE reduces number of diplomats [ARTICLE + VIDEO]
https://www.rt.com/news/327839-bahrain-iran-ties-saudi/

How False Stories of Iran Arming the Houthis Were Used to Justify War in Yemen
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/34240-how-false-stories-of-iran-arming-the-houthis-were-used-to-justify-war-in-
yemen#st_refDomain=t.co&st_refQuery=/Yfgmy57OxZ

Leaked memo shows Saudi Arabia was fully prepared for executions backlash – and went ahead anyway
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/saudi-arabia-executions-leaked-memo-shows-was-fully-prepared-for-middle-east-backlash-a6796381.html

Putin named Israel's "Person of the Year": poll
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2016-01/03/c_134972790.htm

[RUSSIAN GRU DIES SUDDENLY] Condolences to Igor Sergun’s family and loved ones
http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/51138

Tiger Forces set to enter a new frontier in eastern Aleppo as they eye Al-Bab
http://www.almasdarnews.com/article/tiger-forces-set-to-enter-a-new-frontier-in-eastern-aleppo-as-they-eye-al-bab/

Hezbollah leader blasts the Saudi regime over the execution of Sheikh Nimr
http://www.almasdarnews.com/article/hezbollah-leader-blasts-the-saudi-regime-over-the-execution-of-sheikh-nimr/

The Syrian Army offensive in southeastern Hama reveals the Russian military strategy
http://www.almasdarnews.com/article/the-syrian-army-offensive-in-southeastern-hama-reveals-the-russian-military-strategy/

Free Syrian Army issues a statement in support of Saudi Arabia severing ties with Iran
http://www.almasdarnews.com/article/free-syrian-army-issues-a-statement-in-support-of-saudi-arabia-severing-ties-with-iran/

Breaking: Syrian Army captures several buildings inside the strategic city of Darayya
http://www.almasdarnews.com/article/breaking-syrian-army-captures-several-buildings-inside-the-strategic-city-of-darayya/

Large-scale ISIS offensive in western Iraq ends in disaster: 150+ reportedly killed
http://www.almasdarnews.com/article/large-scale-isis-offensive-in-western-iraq-ends-in-disaster-150-reportedly-killed/

Syrian Army captures Ruweisat Al-Qubayb in northern Latakia
http://www.almasdarnews.com/article/syrian-army-captures-ruweisat-al-qubayb-in-northern-latakia/

[OP-ED] Erdogan Intends to Eliminate Kurds in Turkey
http://www.almasdarnews.com/article/erdogan-intends-to-eliminate-kurds-in-turkey/

Syria chemical arms probe found signs of sarin gas exposure: U.N.
"The Syrian government has long accused opposition fighters, who have been seeking for nearly five years to oust the country's president, of using chemical weapons. Western-backed rebels in Syria have repeatedly denied using chemical weapons."
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-syria-chemicalweapons-idUSKBN0UI1Z920160104

White House goes into damage control on Syria peace talks
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/01/iran-saudi-arabia-us-syria-217318

VIDEO

Foreign Policy Diary – 2015, Year of Crisis Escalation. What to expect in 2016?
https://youtu.be/UjSx61U6ALE

Rebels take out group of #Assad-forces in NE rural #Homs with ATGM
https://youtu.be/K2113Y9w96Y

ANNA News from North Aleppo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89OSXfTItGQ

Heavy bombing of Daesh positions in #SheikhMaskin by #RuAF. 60% of Al-Shaykh Maskin held by #SAA
https://youtu.be/S3M8VlTkYMs

#NDF&#SAA against terrorists in #Hama #Syria. See #SyrianArmy soldiers humane faces
https://youtu.be/nWP1RhNGs6U

TWITVIDS N/A

MISC N/A

#SaudiArabia admits they help the Jaish Al-Fatah coalition in #Syria. The Al-Nusra front (AQ in Syria) is part of this coalition.
https://twitter.com/DPRKJones/status/683790699284664320

#FSA claims they captured #Nasiriyah from #SAA/#NDF forces eastern #Hama #Syria
https://twitter.com/islamicworldupd/status/683962709042421761

[INFOGRAPHIC] An escalation between #SaudiArabia & #Iran could threaten 17% of world #oil supplies that travels through #Hormuz
https://twitter.com/AlessandroSanos/status/683956587623497730

Russia ready to act as intermediary to help settle dispute between Iran & Saudi Arabia
https://twitter.com/Conflicts/status/683950259291209728

#FSA launch counter-offensive in Sheikh Miskeen #Daraa
https://twitter.com/sayed_ridha/status/683991830082359296

BREAKING: United Arab Emirates state-run news agency says country to downgrade diplomatic ties with #Iran. - @AP
https://twitter.com/Conflicts/status/683982956365492225
MORE: #Sudan has also announced that it will cut diplomatic ties with #Iran, and will expel ambassador. - @i24NEWS_EN
https://twitter.com/Conflicts/status/683983694571384832

SAA have taken control of Rweiset Qabib hill overlooking Bardoon Dam in #Latakia countryside
https://twitter.com/sayed_ridha/status/684017199653105665

#IslamicState/#ISIS Claims Responsibility For Suicide Attack Near #Kweires Airport.
https://twitter.com/Terror_Monitor/status/683996461122596864

Egypt says it will not follow #SaudiArabia & others in cutting ties with #Iran, #Oman criticises #SaudiArabia for doing it
https://twitter.com/sayed_ridha/status/684027021245071361

#SAA/#NDF have taken control of Rweiset Qabib hill overlooking Bardoon Dam in #Latakia countryside #Syria
https://twitter.com/islamicworldupd/status/684056113860489216
Pic from Qabib hill overlooking Bardoon Dam in #Latakia countryside #Syria
https://twitter.com/islamicworldupd/status/684105163100012545

Sootoro release statement following #Qamishili bombings
https://twitter.com/sayed_ridha/status/684055820292599808
"To our partners in #Syria, we remained and we will remain together in order to fight terrorists & conspiracies which seeks to divide us"
https://twitter.com/sayed_ridha/status/684058474615980032
"We will fight & not allow what happened 100 years ago to happen again, long live Syria to all its children"
https://twitter.com/sayed_ridha/status/684059655509704704

FSA Sultan murad brigade commander in aleppo: We love turkey , we can make a referandum here to be part of Turkey
https://twitter.com/sergermed/status/684080380211793921

[REPORTS] #SyrianRepublicanGuard 17th Division & #AlShaitat vs #ISIS
https://twitter.com/IvanSidorenko1/status/684093322168799232
https://twitter.com/IvanSidorenko1/status/684094158156492800

Russia ready to invite #Saudi, Iranian top diplomats to Moscow for talks - TASS
https://twitter.com/zaidbenjamin/status/684122475320471554

[PHOTO] #SAA holding prisoners in #Sheikh Miskeen #Daraa #Syria
https://twitter.com/BrazilAleppo/status/684157940316684288

GRUESOME - Photos of dead #ISIS #ISIL #Daesh Killed by #SAA #NDF #AlShaitit
https://twitter.com/IvanSidorenko1/status/684136909610827776
https://twitter.com/IvanSidorenko1/status/684137128733851649
https://twitter.com/IvanSidorenko1/status/684137203249868800

Battles north of Kweiris, SAA edging closer to al-Bab.
https://twitter.com/aronlund/status/684130799680155652

Russia to deliver S-300PMU-2s to #Iran by September 2016 acc to TASS
https://twitter.com/2111015/status/684146355212840960

MAPS

>Situ Ramadi JAN 4
http://www.mediafire.com/view/tb25zduz6r0s5op/Ramadi%20-03%20January%202016.jpg#
>Mil Situ W Salmiyah JAN 4
http://www.mediafire.com/view/ncv9s3lvy39s6p1/West+salmiyah+3jan+13dey.jpg#
>Tigers to al-Bab JAN 3
https://twitter.com/agitpapa/status/683621136995872769
>SAA/NDF advance E Ghouta JAN 3
https://twitter.com/islamicworldupd/status/683599540612673536
>SAA/NDF/HEZ head to Tadif JAN 3
https://twitter.com/IvanSidorenko1/status/683449275800514560
>Mil Situ Syria JAN 3
https://twitter.com/TheDaneChris/status/683605878608642048
>PKK/RuAF N Aleppo JAN 3
https://twitter.com/TheDaneChris/status/683605401493999616
>SAA 70% Sheikh Meskin JAN 3
https://twitter.com/TheArabSource/status/683514478638415872

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