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Blackwater: US troops withdrawn from Syria will be replaced by militias

 

 

 

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17-01-2019 12:28 PM

Blackwater Security Services announced on Thursday the possibility of replacing US troops withdrawn from Syria with armed militias. 

"There is a possibility of replacing military service providers for US troops withdrawn from Syria," said company founder Eric Prince.

He added that 'contractors may protect the allies of the United States and confront the Iranian influence after the departure of the United States of Syrian territory', 

Noting that 'the United States does not have a long-term strategic commitment to stay in Syria'.

 

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Good morning Yota and DV  

[yota691]

Kuwaiti thinker: Iraq is about to major changes .. These details

 

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The Kuwaiti political thinker, Abdullah al-Nafisi, said the indicators in Iraq indicate that major changes are coming this year. 
Al-Nafisi wrote in a series of postings on his account in Twitter. "Iraq is being reawakened by unprecedented American moves, including the raids of American special forces on the headquarters of militias affiliated with Iran, Al-Asaib and Hezbollah, for example, The "organization of the state," and now wants to disarm them 
He added, "The mistake of thinking that the declaration of America withdrawal from Syria is a prelude to withdraw from the region .. There are 140 thousand US troops in the countries of cooperation .. And expand the base (many) in Qatar, The intention to stay, in addition to modernizing its bases in Iraq, and the disinfection of Anbar from Shiite militias is another indicator.
Al-Nafisi said that it seems that the Americans are planning to change (major) in Iraq .. It seems that Iraq will be the next burning arena, he said. 
He also pointed out that the survival of Iran's foreign minister in Najaf five days is remarkable news. The land in Iraq began to wave and shake Iranian influence there. 
"These Iraqi political conferences in Michigan and Berlin are sponsored by the United States, and remind us of the conferences encouraged by America before the overthrow of Saddam 2003. 
Nafisi confirmed that Jawad Zarif meets Shiite tribes and courted them, and that American soldiers walk in the streets of Baghdad without their weapons evidence of the acceptance of the Baghdadi street them , And that this is a psychological war 
Nafisi has pointed out in previous posts that dramatic political change in Iraq - in general - driven by external influences.
"In 1917 occupied the British Baghdad and brought down the Ottoman power , and came the first Faisal of the Hijaz. In 1958 and by Polarity Anglo - American in the region was a coup , " Qasim "and" Arif "and" massacre Rehab Palace. " 
It is also due to political stalemate between Saddam and the Americans 2003 came the US invasion of Iraq and Iraq was handed over to Iran on a silver plate He 
concluded: "Today 2019 After Iran has continued to move in Iraq, the Americans move the political process of foreign political change in Iraq, perhaps this year.

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[yota691]

Fotil al-Ghanmi: The level of cooperation and coordination between Iraq and the United States at its highest level

 

Thursday 17 January

 

 

Alsumaria News / Baghdad   The chief of staff of the army, General Othman al-Ghanmi , discussed Thursday with the commander of coalition forces in the Middle East, General Fotil, cooperation and coordination between Iraq and the coalition in the military field, while the latter stressed that the level of cooperation and coordination between Iraq and the United States of America at the highest levels.   The Defense Ministry said in a statement Alsumaria News received a copy of it, "Army Chief of Staff Gen. Gen. Othman al - Ghanemi met on Thursday , the commander of coalition forces in the Middle East , General Votal and the accompanying delegation, were discussed during the meeting and discuss the cooperation and coordination between Iraq and the coalition and the head of the United States In the military sphere. "     "Our relations with the United States are strong and strong and we are in constant contact with the leaders and advisors present in Iraq to discuss and coordinate support for combat operations to eliminate the remaining remnants of terrorist intimidation, as well as to support and develop the capabilities of Iraqi forces," the statement said. , Processing, and border control) ".   "The level of cooperation and coordination between Iraq and the United States of America is at its highest level and we are committed and continue to provide all forms of logistical support and assistance to develop the capabilities of the Iraqi army in all its forms," he said.

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A senior US general: Cooperation and coordination with Iraq at its highest level

Date of release: 2019/1/17 20:09 • 205 times read

BAGHDAD (AFP) - Army Chief of Staff Gen. Osman al-Ghanmi discussed the cooperation and coordination between Iraq and the coalition led by the United States of America in the military field.

"At the beginning of the meeting, Al-Ghanami welcomed the General and his accompanying delegation, saying that our relationship with the United States is strong and strong and we are in constant contact with the leaders and advisers present in Iraq to discuss and coordinate support Combat operations to eliminate the remnants of the remnants of the terrorist, in addition to supporting and developing the capabilities of Iraqi forces (training, processing and border control). 
"We are one team against the fiercest terrorist enemy history has ever known," he said. "The level of cooperation and coordination between Iraq and the United States is at its highest and we are committed and continue to provide all Forms of logistical support and assistance to develop the capabilities of the Iraqi army in all its forms. "

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6 hours ago, yota691 said:

The Kuwaiti political thinker, Abdullah al-Nafisi, said the indicators in Iraq indicate that major changes are coming this year. 
Al-Nafisi wrote in a series of postings on his account in Twitter. "Iraq is being reawakened by unprecedented American moves, including the raids of American special forces on the headquarters of militias affiliated with Iran, Al-Asaib and Hezbollah, for example, The "organization of the state," and now wants to disarm them 
He added, "The mistake of thinking that the declaration of America withdrawal from Syria is a prelude to withdraw from the region .. There are 140 thousand US troops in the countries of cooperation .. And expand the base (many) in Qatar, The intention to stay, in addition to modernizing its bases in Iraq, and the disinfection of Anbar from Shiite militias is another indicator.

 

I about fell out of my chair when I read THIS!!!

 

Not SURPRISED, of course, BUT about fell out of my chair when I read THIS!!!

 

So, The United States Of America HAS BEEN "softening up" FUTURE "targets" quietly AND behind the scenes. (Where, oh WHERE, are the "neutralized" Insanians???!!!)

 

For WHAT, pray tell???!!!

 

The Israelis to come in AND "finish 'em off" since the "command AND control structure" of the Insanians has ALREADY been ELIMINATED in Iraq (NOT Publicly noted, of course)???!!!

 

Israel gets the CREDIT for "eliminating" "avowed" "enemy threats" on Bicraqi Iraqi Soil. The Insanians HERE, of course.

 

Problem Solved.

 

EVERYBODY is, like ALL HAPPAE'!!!

 

Like us in THIS Speculative Bicraqi Iraqi Dinar Investment!!!

 

              

 

So.............................................................................

 

Ole Potato Head, Nouri al-Maliki (of course), IS making HIS LAST STAND on behalf of the Insanians to FOOLISHLY in a SELF DECEPTIVE WAY think The United States Of America can be booted OUT OF Iraq AND the Insanians will Rule In Iraq.

 

              

 

In The Mean Time...............................................................................

 

The "Standard Disclaimer" Applies!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!..................................

 

AND (of course)..................................................................................

 

Go Moola Nova (YEAH AND YEE HAW, BABY, READY WHEN YOU ARE BROTHER (OR SISTER) - LET 'ER BUCK!!!)!!!

   

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ISIS FIGHTERS IN SYRIA ARE TRYING TO PUSH INTO IRAQ, WHERE U.S.-BACKED FORCES CAN’T GET ALONG WITH MILITIAS SUPPORTED BY IRAN

Simona Foltyn

January 18 2019, 12:57 p.m.

AL QAIM, IRAQ — As the fight against the Islamic State in eastern Syria — where some of the U.S. troops President Donald Trump has promised to withdraw are based — enters its final stages, ISIS fighters are trying to cross into Iraqi territory.

“We normally have daily sightings,” Col. Saleh Al-Yacoubi of the Iraqi border guard said of the ISIS fighters, who are now cornered in a handful of villages on the reeds-enveloped east bank of the Euphrates River. “If they are armed, we hit them with full force.”

For months, the attempted crossings have kept the Iraqi border guards who patrol the area on their toes. But over the past weeks, the situation at the border has become increasingly uncertain, as the U.S. has begun moving military hardware and supplies out of eastern Syria in the wake of Trump’s surprise announcement of a troop withdrawal last month.

Al-Yacoubi spoke at a base north of Al Qaim, about 500 yards from the last ISIS position in Syria. His U.S.-backed forces, together with the Iraqi army, secure this side of the border, working closely with U.S. and French coalition troops stationed nearby. The Popular Mobilization Forces, or PMF, an umbrella group of largely Shiite paramilitary units backed by Iran, meanwhile, patrols the Iraqi border south of Al Qaim. To the west of the border fence, some 2,000 ISIS militants are wedged between the U.S.-backed Kurdish forces to the north and Syrian regime fighters to the south.

Map: Soohee Cho/The Intercept

The array of armed groups on both sides of the border underscores the breadth of the coalition that has come together to fight ISIS in Iraq and Syria. But it also hints at what could go wrong if the militants take advantage of the impending U.S. withdrawal to stage a comeback.

In Al Qaim, the last Iraqi urban center to be freed from ISIS in November 2017, the Iraqi security forces, which receive air cover, intelligence, and strategic advice from the United States, and the Iranian-backed PMF have long distrusted each other. A cascade of conflicting announcements by Trump and other U.S. officials over the last month have raised concerns about the ripple effects of a premature U.S. withdrawal from Syria. The 2,000 American troops there are expected to leave over the next few weeks, though the precise timing remains unclear.

The pullout “will negatively impact us, 100 percent,” Al-Yacoubi said. “But we are prepared to protect the border, whether the coalition forces are present in Syrian territories or not.”

Al-Yacoubi and his fellow border guards, equipped and trained by the United Sates, monitor ISIS movements around the clock using day and night cameras. When they spot suspected militants, they inform U.S. and French troops, who occasionally launch artillery strikes across the border.

“We don’t allow [ISIS] to cross. We deal with them while they are still inside Syria,” Al-Yacoubi said.

The U.S. troops who work with Al-Yacoubi are equally determined to prevent militants from seeking sanctuary in Iraq’s deserts.

ISIS “will be destroyed and defeated in the [Middle Euphrates River Valley] and they need a place to escape to,” Lt. Col. Kent Park, who is based in Al Qaim with the 3rd Cavalry Regiment, told The Intercept before the withdrawal announcement. “It’s important that we maintain that border security.”

A spokesperson for the U.S. forces in Baghdad declined to comment about the impact of the withdrawal from Syria on operations near the Iraqi border, referring The Intercept to the office of the secretary of defense, which did not respond to a request for comment. In a press conference this week, Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi said that Iraq was worried about the withdrawal, and that his government is working with its regional allies, including the Syrian government, to mitigate any negative consequences.

During a Christmas visit to an American air base near Al Qaim, Trump reaffirmed that, despite the Iraqi government claiming victory over ISIS more than a year ago, U.S. troops would remain in the country. One reason for the continuing U.S. presence in Iraq, he said, was “to watch over Iran.”

Trump also told reporters that the U.S. might base more commandos near Al Qaim to conduct special cross-border operations when needed. Several Iraqi officials have since alleged that the U.S. has set up new bases in Iraq, but a U.S. coalition spokesperson denied the claims.

 

A Popular Mobilization Forces fighter takes his position near the Iraqi-Syrian border in Al Qaim, Iraq on Nov. 25, 2018.

 

Photo: Alaa al-Marjani/Reuters

EVEN WITHOUT MORE U.S. troops on the border, the proximity of existing coalition forces to PMF fighters could turn Al Qaim into a potential flashpoint in the increasingly tense relationship between the United States and Iran.

The town is sprinkled with checkpoints manned by both the Iraqi army, which works alongside U.S. forces, as well as the PMF. The two organizations are vying for control, with civilians often caught in the middle.

“The presence of these forces is affecting the community,” said Ahmed Al-Dilemi, the mayor of Al Qaim. Both forces claim to control the town, leaving local traders, who need security clearances to bring goods there, unsure of who holds sway. “If the car is approved by the army, the PMF rejects [it], and the other way around, if PMF approves, then the army disapproves,” the mayor said.

Although the PMF has been officially incorporated into Iraq’s security forces, in practice, it operates independently. While regular Iraqi forces criticize the PMF for pursuing its own agenda, the PMF, in turn, regards itself as a bulwark against American influence, sometimes accusing U.S.-backed factions of not standing up to what the PMF regard as an occupying force. (Some locally recruited Sunni PMF units do collaborate with U.S. forces, though they generally wield less power than their Shiite counterparts).

With their common foe on the verge of defeat, the rifts between the U.S.-led coalition and the PMF appear to be deepening. The PMF has been increasing its numbers along the border with Syria, where some of its units also fight alongside Bashar al-Assad’s Syrian government troops.

Among them is Kata’ib Hezbollah, a U.S.-designated terror group and just one of a half-dozen Shia-led PMF units that have set up shop here. A large surveillance balloon hovers over the American base nearby, monitoring the area. The U.S.-led coalition and the PMF have divided areas of control to avoid confrontation, but that hasn’t been enough to calm tensions.

During a tour of PMF areas south of Al Qaim, Ahmed Nasrallah, who commands a PMF unit called Liwa Al Toufuf, rattled off a list of grievances against the Americans: They tried to undermine the PMF’s authority by supporting local Sunni PMF units; they used their surveillance assets to spy on the PMF; and they deliberately targeted PMF positions.

He pointed to a Kata’ib Hezbollah compound nearby that he claimed had been hit by a U.S. airstrike last June (other sources reported that Israel was responsible). The PMF threatened retaliation, but the U.S.-led coalition has denied involvement and rejected the idea that it targets the PMF.

“It’s absolutely false,” said Park, of the U.S. Army. “We have never targeted the PMF. The PMF are considered part of the Iraqi security forces. The rules of engagement prevent us from doing it, and it’s not in our interest to do it.”

Nevertheless, Al Qaim is a strategic point along a corridor that connects Iran to Beirut. The PMF controls more than 200 kilometers of the southern part of the Iraqi border with Syria, offering Tehran plenty of space to secure supply routes to its allies in Syria and Lebanon.

Unlike in the north of Al Qaim, where the coalition has been building a border fence to prevent incursions, there’s no physical barrier along the southern, PMF-controlled border. Instead, PMF outposts adorned with various militia flags line the frontier, in addition to the watch towers of Iraqi border guards.

“This is the second line of defense against ISIS,” Nasrallah said as he pointed toward the outposts. But the PMF doesn’t face ISIS across the border; instead, Syrian regime forces control the area on the other side. “We have good coordination with them,” Nasrallah admitted, though he denied reports that supplies were being sent across.

As the convoy passed through the Kata’ib Hezbollah areas, Nasrallah received a radio call that a sniper had attacked a PMF vehicle near the American base.

“Such attacks only ever come from the direction of the Americans,” Nasrallah claimed. “They do this to destabilize the region, so they can justify their continued presence here.” Two sources within the Iraqi security forces who work alongside American troops independently told The Intercept that the U.S. occasionally fires at the PMF when they are perceived to move into unauthorized areas, though a Western diplomat thought it was more likely that, just like in the case of the Kata’ib Hezbollah compound, Israel was responsible for such incidents.

Nasrallah accused the U.S. forces of aiding ISIS, a widespread but unsubstantiated belief among the PMF that highlights the depth of antagonism between the two sides.

 

In a bid to prove that the PMF was in charge, he rushed to the scene of the shooting and ordered his forces to search the area. Minutes later, officers of the Iraqi army appeared. The two sides greeted each other warily.

While cordial, the Iraqi army and PMF compete for territorial control and credit for foiling ISIS attacks. On paper, the PMF is supposed to be part of the Iraqi security forces. But Iraqi army officers and politicians often express dismay at the lack of de facto integration on the ground.

“We don’t have any control over [the PMF]. They are outside our chain of command,” said Gen. Adel Molaan of the Iraqi army’s 8th Division.

In the absence of direct communication between the PMF and American troops, the Iraqi army serves as a go-between, passing on information about troop movements to avert clashes. It’s an inefficient arrangement that seems prone to errors and hampers information-sharing about the presence of ISIS militants.

“Anytime you have a battlefield, you want all the different actors and forces to be able to communicate and coordinate,” said Park. “That certainly makes things a lot easier to prevent the enemy from potentially trying to work around the forces that should be on the same side.”

Though ISIS no longer holds ground in Iraq, sleeper cells around Al Qaim still mount guerrilla-style attacks against security forces. According to the U.S.-led coalition, most occur in PMF-controlled territory. Honeycombed with riverbeds and valleys, the area lends itself to insurgent tactics, a factor that is further amplified by the lack of coalition air and artillery support.

Nasrallah denied reports of any ISIS attacks in PMF areas or the need to cooperate with U.S. forces.

“I don’t need the Americans — not their support, not anything else,” the commander said dismissively.

 

https://theintercept.com/2019/01/18/isis-iraq-syria-us-iran/

 

[SupraRacer]

And this surprises us how???  Just nuke the beestards and be done with them.  The whole world will be a better place.

 

SR

Edited January 18, 2019 by SupraRacer

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Iraq's Arab tribes call for US forces to establish bases, counter IMIS

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The spokesman for the Arab tribes in the disputed areas, Sheikh Muzahim al-Hewitt, confirmed on Saturday that the US forces have been approached to establish bases in the disputed areas.

"The Arab tribes demanded and informed the American side of the need to establish US bases in all disputed areas, specifically near the Syrian-Iraqi border, to maintain the security of the areas of operations carried out by ISIS and the Iranian Militias in Iraq and Syria (IMIS) in those areas against innocent civilians," Hewitt said.

"We have already informed the American side of all information obtained in those areas and the violations carried out by the IMIS," he added, noting that "the people of these areas are afraid of terrorist operations against them."

"The tribes refuse to enact the law that is due to be issued by parliament against the presence ofUS forces in Iraq," he said, describing the decision as "the result of Iranian pressure to remove US forces from Iraq.”

He pointed out that "Sunnis are the first to welcome the deployment of American forces in their areas, after the injustice, displacement, killing, looting, abductions and extortion against them by the factions of the IMIS and ISIS."

 

 

https://www.thebaghdadpost.com/en/Story/35357/Iraq-s-Arab-tribes-call-for-US-forces-to-establish-bases-counter-IMIS

[Pitcher]

I guess Maliki’s 2 dozen protestors didn’t work.  Haha. What a joke. We’re not leaving this time Iran. Get used to it, we have a President with some backbone.  

[Butifldrm]

 

2019/01/20 23:20

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The border guards are preparing themselves for any attempt to infiltrate a preacher after the US withdrawal from Syria

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Foreign media outlets reported on Sunday the security situation of the Iraqi border guards after the US withdrawal from Syria and the nature of the threats by entering a da'eef, while the Border Forces Command said that the withdrawal would affect the border security situation by 100% .

"The American withdrawal from Syria will affect us negatively by 100 percent, but we are ready to protect the border, whether the coalition forces are present in Syrian territory or not," said Colonel Saleh al-Yaqoubi of the Iraqi border guards. "We usually have daily scenes about the security situation," he said.

For several months, attempts have been made to cross Iraqi border guards patrolling the area, but over the past few weeks, the situation on the border has become increasingly blurred as the United States began to transport equipment and military supplies from eastern Syria following Trump's surprise announcement of troop withdrawals this month the past.

"It is important that we maintain border security in Iraq," said US commander Col Kent Park.

Border guards support US and French coalition forces stationed nearby. Meanwhile, the Popular Forces are patrolling the Iraqi border south of Qaim.

According to the reports, "the border guards equipped and trained by the United States," noting that "the movements of elements of the organization is being addressed by US and French forces artillery strikes, after being monitored and reported by border guards, using cameras day and night" ..

"US forces working with Iraqi forces are determined to prevent terrorists from seeking safe haven in the Iraqi desert," she said.

A spokesman for US forces in Baghdad declined to comment on the impact of the withdrawal from Syria on operations near the Iraqi border, citing the objections of the defense minister's office, which did not respond to the request for comment.

 

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Pro-Iran militias in Iraq fight to expel foreign troops

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Armed militias, who are believed to be loyal to Iran in Iraq have been recently calling for the removal of foreign troops from the country. Apparently, they find themselves supported by parliamentary attempts by MPs of pro-Iran factions to pass a law forcing the government to remove these troops, especially American ones.

Reports have been circulated about an alleged reinforcement to US elements in the Iraqi bases.

An informed source denied news about the arrival of extra US troops to Mosul, adding that some of the troops, however, moved from their original positions in the presidential palaces to some districts to carry out exercise and certain tasks.

"The population believes there are American troops that have arrived in Mosul and this is untrue," the source said.

US officials say that about 5,000 troops are in bases inside Iraq. The White House said that the US military presence is about curbing Iran's influence and fighting ISIS.

Parliamentary support

Earlier in January, Sadiqun movement Parliament Member Ahmed Kanani said that a draft law to remove foreign forces from the country is still prepared by the Parliament's legal committee.

In a press statement, Kanani affirmed the importance of speeding up efforts to issue the legislation to remove the foreign troops from Iraq.

Discussing the law will be placed on the agenda of the upcoming sessions, Kanani said, adding that "these forces will stay longer inside the country, which poses a lot of questions and doubts."

The Parliament's security and defense committee said that the plan to remove the US combat troops from the country does not include a timetable.

Foreign troops reduced

Prime Minister Adil Abd al-Mahdi revealed that foreign troop numbers in Iraq fell by a quarter during 2018, as the fallout fizzled from Washington's announcement it was withdrawing from neighboring Syria, AFP reported.

"In January 2018 there had been almost 11,000 foreign fighters, about 70 percent of them are American, the others are from other countries," Abd al-Mahdi told a weekly press briefing on Tuesday evening.

"In December, the numbers have been reduced to almost 8,000, and the American troops are around 6,000... maybe I am wrong by some hundreds."

US expulsion rejected

A poll conducted by The Baghdad Post earlier indicated that a seemingly wide majority of Iraqis favor the existence of US troops in the Iraqi territory to continue their fight against terrorism.

"We call on Israel, not just America, to stay in Iraq to get the Iranian forces and the Shiite religious parties out of Iraq," says Sadiq al-Iraqi from Basra.

"Look at the Arabian Gulf, where there are American forces and look at Basra, where there are Iranian forces," he added, arguing that the situation in the Arab Gulf is good due to the presence of US troops, while it is deteriorating on the other side in Basra due to the alleged presence of Iranian troops.

Jaad bin Dirham said that Iran has demolished the resources of Iraq, adding that Iraq is at least able to make understandings with the US, which is a superpower and can build giant projects and factories in Iraq.

 

https://www.thebaghdadpost.com/en/Story/35399/Pro-Iran-militias-in-Iraq-fight-to-expel-foreign-troops

[Pitcher]

Time to eliminate any and all militias, and politicians who are Iranian puppets!

 

[new york kevin]

WHAT PITCHER JUST SAID !!!

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Israeli raids targeting the Quds Force and Hezbollah in Syria

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Pictures of the bombing of Damascus

(Reuters)-Israel is launching raids inside Syrian territory that it says are targeting sites belonging to the Iranian Quds Force, warning the Syrian regime against trying to target Israeli territory or troops.

 

 

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that the Israeli missile bombardment extended the vicinity of Damascus International Airport and suburbs of Damascus and its southern and south-west suburbs, pointing out that the missiles reach their targets and hit the sites and warehouses for the Iranians and the Lebanese Hezbollah militia.

The Observatory added that the defenses of the Syrian air system are launched intensively in an attempt to overthrow them.

The correspondent of the Syrian news agency SANA said that Israeli air defenses dropped dozens of enemy targets launched by the Israeli enemy towards Syrian territory.

He added that "the Israeli aggression was from over Lebanese territory and above the finger of Galilee and over the Sea of Galilee and used various types of weapons has been able to air defenses to address most of the hostile targets."

A military source said that "at exactly 1.10 at dawn on Monday 21/1/2019 The Israeli enemy struck a heavy ground and air, and through successive waves of guided missiles.

"Our air defense systems immediately dealt with the situation, intercepting hostile missiles, destroying most of them before reaching their targets, and pursuing their heroic response to the aggression," he said. According to the military source.

The Syrian media said earlier on Sunday that the air defenses repelled an Israeli attack in the south of the country and dropped seven rockets.

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21-01-2019 12:31 AM

Erdogan Trump reports Turkey's readiness to take over security in the Syrian Manbeg

 

 

 

BAGHDAD (Reuters) 
- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan assured his US counterpart Donald Trump that his country is ready to take over security in the Syrian city of Manbeg following the withdrawal of US troops. 
The Anatolia news agency quoted Erdogan's office as saying that Erdoğan and Trump agreed in a telephone conversation about the elimination of the remaining groups from the Damascus-based organization and take all necessary measures to prevent his return. 
US President Donald Trump announced in December the withdrawal of his country's nearly 2,000 troops, raising concerns about the fate of its Kurdish allies, whom Turkey considers its enemies. 
Ankara plans to lay its hands on the city of Manbaj, one of the most prominent Kurdish centers in eastern Syria, to be annexed later to a 'safe area' established by Turkey in a border strip between the cities of Izzaz and Tripoli.

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In the footsteps of Trump .. the largest military alliance paid to strengthen its presence in Iraq

 

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French Defense Minister Florence Barley expressed her satisfaction at the US decision to withdraw "gradually" from Syria, stressing that the international coalition could carry out operations against extremist groups from Iraq if needed. 
The statement coincides with another former US President Donald Trump, who stressed that it was possible to move quickly from Iraq to carry out missions in Syria. 
Trump, who announced in a surprise decision his intention to withdraw US troops from Syria, pointing out that the organization of the Islamic state (da'ash) was defeated. 
But the US president retreated from the pressure under internal pressure and fears of partners in the international coalition, announcing a gradual withdrawal without announcing the timetable for the withdrawal of US troops.
"A very large part of this coalition and even the largest in Iraq, which allows to do several things first support the training of the Iraqi armed forces, which deal with itself to terrorism and the possibility of re-intervention in Syria, but on terms." 
French President Emmanuel Macaron said France would remain "a military partner in the international coalition in the Levant" in 2019. 
France, which has seen attacks adopted by the Islamic State Organization, is deploying 1200 soldiers to participate in air operations and special forces in Syria and training the Iraqi army. 
The administration sought to reassure the Allies, but it provoked outrage, criticism and controversy in Iraq, which was accompanied by Trump's previous visit to the air base of Ain al-Assad has never made clear signs of strengthening the US military presence in the Iraqi arena. 
The Iraqi Shiite factions loyal to Iran criticized the visit and announced its refusal to strengthen the US military presence in Iraq and demanded the departure of "
"If we believe all the recent US statements, we are headed for a gradual and very consistent withdrawal," Barley said on France's political program, Radio France Inter, Le Monde and France TV. 
"It is very good news if things continue in this direction," she said, reiterating that the battle against the organization of the Islamic state was "not over." 
In December 2018, US President Donald Trump surprised the allies by announcing the imminent withdrawal of the 2,000 American military personnel deployed in Syria to fight the jihadists. He stressed that this will be "at a consistent pace." 
Trump vowed "to destroy Turkey's economy if it attacks the Kurds" while Ankara has been threatening for weeks to launch a new attack on units protecting the Kurdish people, which Ankara considers "terrorist", but Washington's ally in the fight against the Islamic state organization.
"The second thing we have done to the American partners is to insist on giving the Kurds security guarantees." 
"Protecting the Kurds is a necessity that is now clearly taken into consideration by American allies," she said. 
She said that the international coalition against the Islamic State Organization led by the US will be able to work also from Iraq after the completion of the withdrawal from Syria. 
"We are partners in the coalition and we will stay that way, this coalition will not withdraw from the region and will remain in Iraq," he said.

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2019/01/21 22:00

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Sources talk about raising the banner of the popular crowd on the borders of Palestine

  BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The Kayhan Arab-Iranian newspaper reported on Monday (January 21st, 2019) that it had raised the banner of the popular crowd alongside the Lebanese Hezbollah flag on the Lebanese-Palestinian border.

"Hezbollah has raised the banner of popular mobilization alongside its banner on the Lebanese-Palestinian border.

The newspaper published two pictures showing Hezbollah and the popular crowd fluttering along the Lebanese border with the occupied territories.

The spokesman of the political bureau of the movement of Asaib Ahl al-Haq, Mahmoud al-Rubaie, in a private dialogue with the "obituary", that prevent the popular crowd, US forces from conducting a survey on the border with Syria, comes within the duties assigned to him.

According to the People's Rally Command in Anbar on Tuesday, January 15, 2019, it prevented US forces from conducting a "suspicious survey" of security forces stationed on the Iraqi-Syrian border, and considered it a "violation" of Iraqi sovereignty.

 

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The most important military bases in Iraq

15:16 - 22/01/2019

 

  

Aziz al-Khazraji ... The 
most important foreign bases in Iraq: 
America and its subsidiaries have many bases in Iraq as follows: 
Before presenting them, there is a problem related to the origin of the subject: 
Is America will strike Iran through its traditional enemy? : 
Crown base, which is very similar to the base of a country, except that it does not have runways for F16 aircraft. 
The Kirkuk base "Range" and serves as a model camp for training and military rehabilitation. 
Victory base "within the borders of Baghdad International Airport, and is used for command, control, investigations and intelligence. 
The base of Al-Assad "Qadisiya" in western Anbar and serves as a fortified camp for launching special operations. 
Habbaniyah base "Progress" is a model base, in which camps, dormitories, storage sites, helicopters, security education schools and control and control centers.
There are plans to establish two bases, similar to those fortified by special operations forces, in the Akkaz area near Qaim and the Al-Hamira area near Ramadi. 
There are dozens of secret bases in northern Iraq (Kurdistan) with commercial names used for espionage purposes on Iran! 
All this and the heads of Iraq say: There is no foreign rules in Iraq! 
And not only this .. But it came to deny or in fact to cover and cover the Prime Minister on orders directly US verbal and military to reduce and dissolve the crowd and the forces collaborating with, where the prime minister-elect from the bouncer: [no official request written on Paper in this regard]! 
I mean; a can not be made orally or by telephone or through other means !? 
God cursed all the corrupt politicians of Iraq. 
Finally, our answer to the questions raised above about striking Iran is:
It is true that America has a soft hand that does not allow such an adventure ... because this is causing a real disaster in the whole region, and this catastrophe is 
summed up in four points: 
1) the destruction of all oil wells in the Gulf and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, "in which case the 
price of oil will reach more than 300 dollars Barrel and human losses in millions ... ". 
2) Israel was hit by sophisticated Iranian missiles from Syria and some areas 
near Israel. "In this case, Israel's human losses are unparalleled 
." 
3) Significant human and military casualties from the Iranian side 
4) Defeat the American army and the Arab armies that do not scare the fly and 
do not prevent the owl from drowsiness In this case, America can use 
nuclear weapons . The bottom line: US threats to Iran are 30 years old
America and Israel are threatening Iran. "But things are as they are yesterday. As 
in the future, everyone must understand this fact: America 
is weak and can not win any war.

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Syria threatens to ‘strike Tel Aviv airport’ unless UNSC acts against Israel’s impunity

Published time: 23 Jan, 2019 00:48Edited time: 23 Jan, 2019 01:27

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Damascus has threatened to exercise its legitimate right for self-defense against Israeli aggression and target Tel Aviv airport in a mirror response, unless the Security Council puts an end to IDF intrusions into Syrian airspace.

Apparently fed up with years of Israeli impunity in the Syrian skies and regular strikes carried out in the vicinity of Damascus International Airport, Syria has threatened to retaliate in explicit terms.

“Isn’t time now for the UN Security Council to stop the Israeli repeated aggressions on the Syrian Arab Republic territories?” Syria’s permanent representative to the UN, Dr. Bashar al-Jaafari wondered Tuesday.

Or is it required to draw the attention of the war-makers in this Council by exercising our legitimate right to defend ourself and respond to the Israeli aggression on Damascus International Civil Airport in the same way on Tel Aviv Airport?

 

Air strikes against alleged ‘Iranian targets’ in close proximity to Syria’s busiest airport have become a norm for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), whose former chief of staff openly confessed last month to running a large-scale bombing campaign in Syria for years. Besides causing casualties and material damage by their “near-daily” strikes, Israeli combat missions into Syria have also repeatedly endangered flights operating over the conflict-torn country.

 

While the IDF rarely acknowledges striking specific targets in Syria, the Russian military has been keeping a close watch on IDF maneuvers over the Arab Republic. On Christmas Day, Israeli jets endangered two civilian aircraft while engaging targets in Syria, the Russian Defense Ministry said, noting that the IDF F-16s flew in as civilian jets were landing at Beirut and Damascus airports. In September, Israeli actions resulted in the death of 15 Russian servicemen after Israeli jets deliberately used Russian Il-20 recon plane as a cover and placed it into the path of a Syrian air defense missile.

 

Urging the UN Security Council to adopt measures to stop such blatant violations of Syrian sovereignty by the Jewish state, Jaafari accused France, Britain and the US – all permanent members of the world body – of endorsing Israeli aggression in breach of their responsibility to “maintain international peace and security in accordance with international law.”

 

Placing little faith into Western intentions to bring long-awaited peace to the country, the diplomat noted that Syria plans to restore full sovereignty over its lost territories, including the Golan Heights, which Israel continues to occupy.

“The restoration sovereignty of the occupied Syrian Golan is a permanent right of Syria that [is] not subject to negotiations,” Jafari stressed.

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During our strike, dozens of Syrian surface-to-air missiles were launched, despite clear warnings to avoid such fire. In response, we also targeted several of the Syrian Armed Forces' aerial defense batteries.

 

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By firing towards Israeli civilians, Iran once again proved that it is attempting to entrench itself in Syria, endangering the State of Israel & regional stability.

We will continue operating determinedly to thwart these attempts. pic.twitter.com/RBHWeBH7FW

 

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Israel captured the Golan Heights from Syria in the 1967 Six-Day War. While Tel Aviv refrained from extending sovereignty over the Golan for over a decade, in 1981 the Jewish state annexed the area. The Druze of the Golan were offered full Israeli citizenship under the Golan Heights Law of 1981, but only a small minority changed their allegiance from Syria to Israel. Syria repeatedly reiterated that the occupied land is an integral part of its territory, and that it will work to return it by all means necessary. Tel Aviv sees things differently.

“Israel will remain forever on the Golan Heights, and the Golan Heights will forever remain in our hands,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in November, after the US become the only state to vote alongside Israel against a symbolic, non-binding UN resolution calling on Tel Aviv to withdraw from the occupied region.

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The Turkish Presidency: Washington must ensure the implementation of a roadmap for the urgent work with us

05:51 - 23/01/2019

 

 

 

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The aim of the presence of the Turkish army in Syria is to "remove the causes of extremism, prevent the emergence of a renewed organization, establish social infrastructure and spare its citizens terrorist attacks." 

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Netanyahu threatens Qasim Selimani in Persian

 

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After Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the comments attributed to the commander of the "Corps of Jerusalem" Iranian, Qassem Soleimani on the Israeli elections.

Netanyahu wrote on Twitter today: "Instead of intervening in the elections, it is better for Sulaymani to examine the Iranian bases he is trying to establish in Syria, and I will not stop confronting these rules as long as he remains prime minister."

According to the publication, "The election campaign was initiated by the Parliament of the Republic of Tajikistan, which was established by the Legislative Council of the Republic of Thailand.

The Iranian media reported that Soleimani saw that "the response to Israel's recent strikes on Syria, will lead to the fall of Netanyahu in the elections to be held in April, or else the latter will continue to escalate to win."

 

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Hebrew newspaper: Israel may launch air campaigns against Iraq like Syria

13:06 - 24/01/2019

  

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JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel may launch air strikes against what it calls "Iranian targets" inside Iraq, like Syria, the Jerusalem Post reported Thursday.

"Israel has changed the course of action to strike what has been called (Iranian targets) outside the borders of Syria and to launch air campaigns in Iraq where the air space can not be defended and the political vacuum is very deep for the government to demand local sovereignty," the newspaper said in its English translation. .

"Iraqi media reported last week that US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had warned the Iraqi central government against possible Israeli air strikes against the resistance factions and the popular crowd and that Pompeo made it clear to the Iraqi prime minister that the US government would avoid any action if the rockets, Landing on targets inside Iraq. "

"US reports have shown concern about a possible Israeli air campaign against the popular popular factions in Iraq as the debate over its rise as a political force in parliament and the Iraqi government continues, the land bridge between Tehran and Damascus is still working without disturbances and is likely to be more effective in the future. Near the withdrawal of US troops from Syria. "

"Iraq is entering the picture not only because of its unique geographical location and proximity to both Syria and Iran, but also because of the majority of the country's Shiites. If we assume that Syria will eventually complete the installation of S-300 missiles and master the use of complex Russian radar systems in pursuit of fighter jets Israeli airspace violated airspace, the Iraqi airspace will remain open without defense of the Israeli raids. "

The newspaper said in its report that "if the Israeli entity decided to hit the popular mobilization factions will not only face the resistance fighters, but there are a lot of local factions in Iraq, which wants to exchange intelligence on whereabouts," the newspaper said. Ending / 25 z

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Security forces kill 43 terrorists on the Iraqi-Syrian border

Wednesday 23 January 2019 32

 

Baghdad / Al-Sabah

The security forces and the popular crowd continue to pursue the terrorists. The Directorate of Military Intelligence has killed the terrorist 's emir, known as Saad Dallah, while the Interior Ministry announced the arrest of one of the leaders of the sections of the rescue, Organized a criminal lobby to foil the infiltration of terrorists on the Iraqi-Syrian border. 

According to a statement issued by the Ministry of the Interior, received by the «morning», that «the Office of the Inspector General of the Ministry seized one of the princes of the sections of the rescue in Baghdad, cling to exploit his influence to blackmail the members of his staff with money in exchange for discharge or exemption from duties».

The statement added that «seven members confessed to the commander of the categorist in the Office of the Inspector General and accused him of blackmailing them to collect money from the associates on a monthly basis assisted by his assistant and his accountant», adding that «the Office of the Inspector General supported the statements of the associates of fundamentalist, To open an investigation and reveal the circumstances and bring those involved in the judiciary ».

On the other hand, the Directorate of Military Intelligence was able to kill the "terrorist prince" nicknamed "Saad Dallah" in the city of Samarra in the province of Salah al-Din.

The statement issued by the Directorate, that «a courageous and courageous operation, the detachments of the Directorate in the commandos brigade command operations Samarra and in coordination with the headquarters intelligence, the killing of the dangerous terrorist named (Saad Dallah) Amir of the so-called Kush sector east of Samarra after lured him The outskirts of Duluiya.

In Baquba, the People's Rally Authority announced the repatriation of 710 displaced families to Saadiya in Diyala province after securing their areas. 

A statement to inform the popular crowd that "the forces of popular mobilization and security forces managed to return 710 families in the area of Saadia, after obtaining security approvals and follow-up operations commander Diyala faction Talib al-Moussawi," asserting that "the crowd is determined to end the file of the displaced during this year in this 

Region".

In addition, the Anbar operations revealed to the popular crowd, killing and wounding 43 elements organized by the criminal advocate foiled infiltration of terrorists on the Iraqi-Syrian border.

"In a pre-emptive operation, an additive containing a gathering of sympathetic elements was targeted in the Syrian region of Baguoz through precision artillery strikes, killing and wounding more than 43 terrorists, as well as destroying fuel mechanisms and stores," said Qassem Musleh, commander of the Anbar operations. Of terrorists ".

"The bombing came after the receipt of accurate intelligence information on the preparation of elements calling for an attack on the security units in the area of Albaguz, Iraq on the border," adding that "a pre-emptive operation was completely destroyed the assembly and prevent him from approaching the military units."

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25-01-2019 01:30 PM

An Iranian official criticizes Russia's handling of S-300 missiles in Syria

 

 

 

 

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The official Iranian news agency quoted a statement by the national security official in the Iranian parliament, claiming that the Russian air defense system 'S-300' in Syria is disabled during the Israeli attack.

The agency 'IRNA' reported that the head of the National Security Committee in parliament Heshmatollah Flaan Gomez, told her yesterday evening after returning from Ankara that 'there are cash serious addressed to Russia, where you disable the system S 300 while waging entity Zionist attacks on Syria. "

"If the Russian S-300 system was operating properly, the Zionist entity would not be able to launch attacks on Syria easily," he said.

"There seems to be some sort of coordination between the Zionist attacks and the Russian air defense based in Syria," he said.

On the other hand, Peshah explained that "within a few hours after one of the Zionist attacks in the area, the numbers declared by the Zionists are incorrect, and these statements are just insults."

The official said Iran's goal of military action in Syria destabilize there. "They want to force Iran to respond to create a new challenge in Syria," he said.

He pointed out that the Israelis claim that what they are doing against Iran while 'these attacks against Syria and against its defense facilities and infrastructure and security facilities'.