The war on ISIS.

[Swagger897]

Get ready for the vacuum to start sucking...

 

[TenEightyOne]

Breaking: Russian forces are leaving Syria.

The naval base and air base will remain though, I think?

 

[Rage Racer]

The naval base and air base will remain though, I think?

Yes. Some units will still remain to observe the situation.

 

[DK]

Daesh commander Omar Shishani, who originally came from Georgia, has been confirmed dead after an airstrike.

 

[Johnnypenso]

http://www.breitbart.com/news/child-dies-in-islamic-state-chemical-weapon-attacks-on-iraqi-town/

A three-year-old girl died after the Islamic State fired chemical weapons containing an unidentified substance in and around the northern city of Kirkuk, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said. At least 400 people have been exposed to the substance, which the Wall Street Journal reports causes symptoms similar to that of exposure to chlorine or mustard gas.

 

[unit-one]

Breaking: Russian forces are leaving Syria.

So strange. Only 5 months passed.

 

[novcze]

Belgian Media: Gunfire Breaks Out During Brussels Counterterrorism Raid

 

[Rage Racer]

So strange. Only 5 months passed.

Only 5 months passed, but the situation in Syria has changed seriously. The results are much more notable than the year of US-led coalition's work, IMO. There's finally a chance for the political solution of the conflict when there's ceasefire settled by Russia and US.

The maintenance of the large airforce group is getting too expensive to the Russian economy, I suppose. Anyway, it's not a complete withdrawal from Syria, it's reduction of the deployed force. Some units will still remain to secure the bases, observe the ceasefire kept by the 'moderate' forces, and continue airstrikes on the 'non-moderate', those with black banners who did not join any ceasefire.

 

[Dennisch]

. The results are much more notable than the year of US-led coalition's work,

That's because Russia just had to bomb everybody else. The US led coalition has to research who is friendly and who is foe.

 

[mustafur]

That's because Russia just had to bomb everybody else. The US led coalition has to research who is friendly and who is foe.

and doing a Epically bad job of doing that as aswell I might add.

 

[Johnnypenso]

The U.S. State Department finally calls a spade a spade and identifies ISIS activities for what they are - genocide against Christians, Yazidis and Shiite:
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/201...ting-genocide-in-iraq-syria.html?intcmp=hpbt1

 

[Swagger897]

Nooo.... That only took how long, and how many died?

 

[Rage Racer]

T-90 survives a hit of a TOW-2A anti-tank missile.


Reportedly, this is the one:

The crew survived, so the armor wasn't penetrated.
Contact-5 dynamic armor works well...

 

[unit-one]

T-90 survives a hit of a TOW-2A anti-tank missile.


Reportedly, this is the one:

The crew survived, so the armor wasn't penetrated.
Contact-5 dynamic armor works well...

Got hit right above the right "eye". Not much tank was there to hit. Just stuff and protruding dynamic armor.

 

[Imad86]

From a muslim (a true one) I hope that all the isis members will die.

We don't have isis in our country but still, it's a world danger.

 

[Dennisch]

After a couple of Kurdish backed attacks it seems that IS is biting the hand that feeds them. The latest bomb blast in Istanbul has all signs of an IS attack.

I can see Turkey spiralling towards a civil war. Poor Erdogan and his brilliant policies.

 

[mister dog]

 

[ryzno]

ISIS claims staium bombing in Iraq, last night.
29 dead 60 injured.

 

[mister dog]

ISIS claims stadium bombing in Iraq, last night.
29 dead 60 injured.

I talked about it to a colleague on Tuesday, In June we have the European championships football in France, which lasts for a month and will attract thousands of spectators to full stadiums.

I already see it coming that they will cancel crowds and play in empty stadiums, if this crap keeps on going on inside Europe...

 

[Sanji Himura]

Nooo.... That only took how long, and how many died?

Had John Kerry had his way, it would have been longer (by around this week).

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/201...-deadline-on-islamic-state-genocide-question/

 

[Swagger897]

Are there any sort of procedures nations must follow if a group has committed genocide? Such as accepting refugees or what not?

 

[Sanji Himura]

Are there any sort of procedures nations must follow if a group has committed genocide? Such as accepting refugees or what not?

There are. However, the only nation that is allowing refugees on record (that borders Syria) is only allowing them safe passage to the EU by way of Greece.

That brings into question the true intent of the refugee crisis. The refugees themselves want to travel to Europe, but nowhere near their neighbors like true refugees.

 

[mister dog]

That brings into question the true intent of the refugee crisis. The refugees themselves want to travel to Europe, but nowhere near their neighbors like true refugees.

Not only that, they all want to go to the countries in the north of Europe also, with better economies and welfare systems.

 

[Denur]

Some great news (if true): Syrian forces say that they have retaken Palmyra. The Syrian Human Rights Watch states however, that gun fire can still be heard in the cities eastern part.

http://edition.cnn.com/2016/03/27/middleeast/syria-forces-capture-palmyra-city/index.html

 

[Rage Racer]

Yep, I heard the historic part of the city was retaken, but there is still fight in the other parts.
UPD: SAA now claims the retake of the entire city.
View from a Syrian Su-22 plane.

There's also a story you might have heard of, about a Russian Special Forces officer who called an airstrike on himself after being surrounded by ISIS.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/russian-rambo-wipes-out-isis-7626914

 

[dxm8975]

Kinda already a bit out of date, but there was a following news that a young Japanese dude trying to join ISIS got sent back to Japan after being detained at the checkpoint near the border of Turkey to Syria and afterwards deported by the authorities from the country.

Ooh what a moron.

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/20...oin-islamic-state-group-reports/#.VviwUNKLSt9

 

[Rage Racer]

"I'm taking you with me, bastards!"

But, seriously, it's certainly better than being prisoned by them and starring in another movie by "ISIS Pictures".

 

[dxm8975]

"I'm taking you with me, bastards!"

But, seriously, it's certainly better than being prisoned by them and staring in another movie by "ISIS Pictures".

He's now on the verge of calling an airstrike on himself in order to blow off the others altogether.

 

[TenEightyOne]

He's now on the verge of calling an airstrike on himself in order to blow off the others altogether.

Well that is what the story was about

Of course, a cynic might read the headline as "Russian Soldier Killed By Friendly Fire, You Won't Believe The Excuse They Gave"

 

[Sanji Himura]

This is disgusting. ISIS apparently celebrates Good Friday, you know the day that Christ was crucified, by actually crucifying somebody. That somebody turns out to be Catholic Priest Thomas Uzhunnalil of India. Uzhunnalil was apparently captured March 4th during a raid by the terror group that saw the deaths of 16 nuns. Pope Francis has already declared the nuns as martyrs.

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/mar/27/isis-crucifies-catholic-priest-good-friday/print/