[Centraal] Crisis in Syrië #235 FSA dag dag

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Op vrijdag 23 januari 2015 22:28 schreef UpsideDown het volgende:
Bergturkse vlag vanuit de lucht:

علم كردستان يغطي تلة مشته نور - آرين ميركان

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Op zaterdag 24 januari 2015 01:38 schreef Slayage het volgende:
dat zal ze leren!!!

Aftermath of Syrian Airstrike Near Damascus: This Just In

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Op zaterdag 24 januari 2015 16:20 schreef IPA35 het volgende:

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PetoLucem twitterde op zaterdag 24-01-2015 om 15:46:04 Loy.s.: #SAA forces eliminated 47 #Nusra terrorists during ongoing counteroffensive in #Masharah town in #Quneitra area. #Syria reageer retweet

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Op zaterdag 24 januari 2015 16:23 schreef Szura het volgende:
http://www.geenstijl.nl/m(...)hoofd_door_isis.html

Zware discussie over fake of niet

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Op zaterdag 24 januari 2015 16:23 schreef Szura het volgende:
http://www.geenstijl.nl/m(...)hoofd_door_isis.html

Zware discussie over fake of niet

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Op zaterdag 24 januari 2015 16:24 schreef IPA35 het volgende:

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Op zaterdag 24 januari 2015 18:17 schreef firefly3 het volgende:

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Waar is de SAA nou helemaal mee bezig? Ga ISIS aanvallen ipv al nusra. Al nusra heeft amper burgers gedood in dit conflict.

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Op zaterdag 24 januari 2015 18:17 schreef firefly3 het volgende:

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Waar is de SAA nou helemaal mee bezig? Ga ISIS aanvallen ipv al nusra. Al nusra heeft amper burgers gedood in dit conflict.

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Op zaterdag 24 januari 2015 18:19 schreef IPA35 het volgende:

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Het zijn salafisten en salafisten moeten deaud.

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Op zaterdag 24 januari 2015 18:20 schreef Szura het volgende:

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Oh als ze maar weinig burgers doden (wat is weinig trouwens), dan is het goed dat een stel terroristen zwaarbewapend door het land trekt en gebieden verovert.

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Op zaterdag 24 januari 2015 18:25 schreef firefly3 het volgende:

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De SAA heeft 80% meer tegen al nusra, burgers en gematigden gevochten dan tegen ISIS.

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Op zaterdag 24 januari 2015 18:26 schreef UpsideDown het volgende:

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deSyracuse twitterde op zaterdag 24-01-2015 om 10:55:59 NEW MAP #Kobani battle situation update / #YPG takes Termek & Mishtenur http://t.co/IuLVNdcPy8 #IS #Kobane http://t.co/PcGX5Z4HMg reageer retweet

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EjmAlrai twitterde op zaterdag 24-01-2015 om 13:17:03 #Iraq/i #Peshmarga in #Kobani moved 2top of Mishtanur hill 2target #IS East of city. #Syria #TwitterKurds v @salar_dd http://t.co/cOjGXrCS40 reageer retweet

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Op zaterdag 24 januari 2015 18:38 schreef IPA35 het volgende:
Just in...

عملية نوعية للجيش السوري النظامي وحزب الله

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EjmAlrai twitterde op zaterdag 24-01-2015 om 18:38:44 #Syria: #SAA & #Hezbollah ambush a convoy of over 30 #JAN in Suweida killing all with #IEDs #Syria. A msg 2 #Israel https://t.co/81CrzB4NLg reageer retweet

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EjmAlrai twitterde op zaterdag 24-01-2015 om 18:41:57 This attack is directly related to #Quneitra and the killing of the #IRGC General and 6 #Hezbollah. This is the new mil operational area. reageer retweet

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Op zaterdag 24 januari 2015 18:44 schreef MouzurX het volgende:
Geluid lijkt er wel onder geplakt joh?

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Op zaterdag 24 januari 2015 18:45 schreef IPA35 het volgende:

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BNW is de andere kant op.

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Op zaterdag 24 januari 2015 18:17 schreef firefly3 het volgende:

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Waar is de SAA nou helemaal mee bezig? Ga ISIS aanvallen ipv al nusra. Al nusra heeft amper burgers gedood in dit conflict.

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EjmAlrai twitterde op zaterdag 24-01-2015 om 19:17:37 Video #Hezbollah #SAA ambush #JAN n Suweida road, using heat footage (waiting for the convoy) showing intel gatheringhttp://t.co/gPh6bNbTWl reageer retweet

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Op zaterdag 24 januari 2015 18:25 schreef firefly3 het volgende:

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Liever dit dan ISIS.

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Op zaterdag 24 januari 2015 19:22 schreef IPA35 het volgende:

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EjmAlrai twitterde op zaterdag 24-01-2015 om 19:17:37 Video #Hezbollah #SAA ambush #JAN n Suweida road, using heat footage (waiting for the convoy) showing intel gatheringhttp://t.co/gPh6bNbTWl reageer retweet

Nieuwe link naar video.

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Op zaterdag 24 januari 2015 19:22 schreef IPA35 het volgende:

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EjmAlrai twitterde op zaterdag 24-01-2015 om 19:17:37 Video #Hezbollah #SAA ambush #JAN n Suweida road, using heat footage (waiting for the convoy) showing intel gatheringhttp://t.co/gPh6bNbTWl reageer retweet

Nieuwe link naar video.

كمين حزب الله لجبهة النصرة �ي الجولان

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Op zaterdag 24 januari 2015 18:36 schreef UpsideDown het volgende:

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Hoe kom je aan dat getal? Moeilijk te verifiëren, maar bij Deir-ez-Zor, Homs en Hasakah wordt ISIS gesloopt door de SAA. De Syrische luchtmacht neemt geregeld de jihadistenbolkwerken Raqqa en al-Bab onder vuur. Alleen bij Aleppo vallen ze elkaar niet actief aan.

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Op zaterdag 24 januari 2015 20:15 schreef firefly3 het volgende:

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Hahahaha Raqqa is nog geen 1 derde van Kobani. Jij en ik weten dat Assad met zijn vliegveld NIETS heeft gedaan 1.5 jaar lang. Echt totaal NIETS. Sterker nog, geen 1 tank, of 40 manschappen, zijn ooit van de SAA raqqa binnen getreden. Om te kotsen. Assad moet aan de hoogste boom opgehangen worden.

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Op zaterdag 24 januari 2015 20:20 schreef UpsideDown het volgende:

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Of je zit te trollen of je kan niet kaartlezen/analyses maken.

Heeft de SAA een front nabij Raqqa dan? Ik dacht het niet. Dichtstbijzijnde checkpoint van de regering ligt op tientallen kilometers afstand van Raqqa stad. En zolang Deir-ez-Zor en Hasakah nog belaagd worden heeft het houden van die steden prioriteit nummer 1.

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Op zaterdag 24 januari 2015 20:20 schreef reza1 het volgende:

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Wat is dit dan, "activisten" die in 2013 zeiden dat de regering Raqqa bombadeerd?
http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/2848461

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Op zaterdag 24 januari 2015 20:22 schreef firefly3 het volgende:

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In 2013 waren er gematigden

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Op zaterdag 24 januari 2015 21:38 schreef Slayage het volgende:
OMG deze berg turuk

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=1b2_1422062015

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Op zaterdag 24 januari 2015 22:39 schreef Slayage het volgende:
Growing Pains: Accounts of Localized Resistance to ISIS Rule

January 19, 2015

By John Arterbury

“Lots of fighters and ex-fighters are preparing themselves for the day they can fight both ISIS and the regime,” he said, noting also that some former FSA members chose to join ISIS as a survival tactic when it consolidated its rule in the area, triggering resentment from locals who believe that ISIS uses the men as cannon fodder.

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Op zaterdag 24 januari 2015 22:44 schreef Bensel het volgende:

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Isis zal dan ook nooit een stabiel land/kalifaat op weten te zetten. Door hun wrede onderdrukking, zullen ze nauwelijks een economie op kunnen zetten. Zolang ze vechten, hebben ze bestaansrecht. Als ze verliezen, of daadwerkelijjk een stuk land 'krijgen', dan zal alles al snel als een kaartenhuis in elkaar vallen.

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Op zaterdag 24 januari 2015 22:53 schreef Slayage het volgende:

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zo ziet het er wel naar uit, laten we het hopen

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Op zondag 25 januari 2015 00:09 schreef Bensel het volgende:

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het verbetert alleen niets. Er zullen nog genoeg extremisten zijn met de wens een kalifaat te hebben, en meer gematigde mensen die huis en haard verdedigen. Het kalifaat zal uiteenvallen, en onderlinge factie zullen de wapens wederom oppakken. Er kunnen 2 dingen gebeuren: er komt een nieuwe dictator uit (of Assad krijgt weer controle, lijkt me echter sterk), of na vele jaren problemen zal een buitenlandse macht proberen vrede te houden, met de nodige moeite.

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Op zondag 25 januari 2015 00:09 schreef Bensel het volgende:

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het verbetert alleen niets. Er zullen nog genoeg extremisten zijn met de wens een kalifaat te hebben, en meer gematigde mensen die huis en haard verdedigen. Het kalifaat zal uiteenvallen, en onderlinge factie zullen de wapens wederom oppakken. Er kunnen 2 dingen gebeuren: er komt een nieuwe dictator uit (of Assad krijgt weer controle, lijkt me echter sterk), of na vele jaren problemen zal een buitenlandse macht proberen vrede te houden, met de nodige moeite.

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Op zondag 25 januari 2015 12:37 schreef UpsideDown het volgende:
Dat zijn nog aardig wat rebellen:

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IvanSidorenko1 twitterde op zondag 25-01-2015 om 09:15:30 #Syria #Daraa New Southern Front Formation has been formed led by Captain "Talal" النقيب طلال خلف BIG numbers https://t.co/spcSMgRxU8 reageer retweet

اعلان عن تشكيل �رقة العشائر بقيادة النقيب طلال خل�

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Op zaterdag 24 januari 2015 21:28 schreef Slayage het volgende:
assad of de verdoemenis

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Op zondag 25 januari 2015 14:56 schreef Straatcommando. het volgende:

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Wat een naar filmpje zeg.. maar wat is de achtergrondverhaal?

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Op zaterdag 24 januari 2015 21:28 schreef Slayage het volgende:
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Israeli media reported yesterday that Israel asked for Russian mediation to alleviate tensions with Hezbollah, Syria and Iran.

Overall, there is a sense that the situation is like a ticking time bomb which they know not when or where it will explode.Several media outlets quoted political sources in Tel Aviv as saying Israel assured Russia that it is not interested in a security deterioration with the Resistance, which could lead to a full-scale war. Instead, the Zionist state wants to defuse tensions in order to prevent the situation from becoming worse. Israeli Channel 10 pointed out that choosing Russia to act as intermediary stems from Moscow’s good relationship with the three previously mentioned parties on the other side of the border.
In its main evening news bulletin yesterday, Israeli Channel 2 quoted military sources as saying Israel is well aware that Hezbollah will inevitably retaliate against the Quneitra attack. The military sources claimed that Israel’s message to Hezbollah is that if retaliation is inevitable, then an operation by Hezbollah should not be against a civilian target, otherwise Israel has no choice but to respond harshly. However, targeting soldiers does not mean Israel will not retaliate, rather the military sources said that the Zionist state will view such attack as part of mutual commitment to the existing rules of conflict between both sides.

As attempts to reassure the Israeli public failed and fear over Hezbollah’s decision mount, Israel sent out messages in two directions: A message of deterrence directed to the outside world and a message of reassurance directed towards its own populace.

The Israeli threat, however, did not entail anything new in terms of intentions, attitude or capabilities, while it increased the level of anxiety among the Israeli public because it suggested that the region is heading towards a difficult confrontation.

For his part, Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon warned:

"Israel will see the governments, regimes and organizations beyond its northern border (in reference to Lebanon and Syria) as responsible for what emanates from their territory.” He added during a meeting to assess the security situation at the headquarters of the army’s Northern Command in Safed: "We must... know how to respond in the most suitable manner, which will clarify to all who try to harm us that we will not tolerate provocations... (Israel) will exact a price for any harm inflicted on Israeli sovereignty, civilians and soldiers."

During the meeting attended by Northern Command chief Aviv Kochavi, head of the Operations Branch Major-General Yoav Har Even, and other senior officers from the Northern Command, Yaalon was briefed about the Israeli army’s preparations in the northern region and he stressed Israeli “readiness for any challenge we face, especially in light of the positions that we hear from the other side.”

Meanwhile, Israeli Chief of Staff Benny Gantz confirmed his army’s readiness to execute any military operation against Syria or Lebanon. He added, during his visit to the Northern Command headquarters, in Safed, “We are very prepared and alert for any operation that is required.”

Gantz tried to send a message of strength despite the media reports, stressing, “The north is quiet, strong, and steadfast.”

Along the same vein, Israeli daily Yediot Ahoronot reported that Israel was observing and speculating on how the Iranians will retaliate. The leadership of the Northern Command, the army staff and the defense minister are currently analyzing the information flow from the intelligence agencies, drawing different scenarios and getting prepared for them.

Overall, there is a sense that the situation is like a ticking time bomb which they know not when or where it will explode. Until then, preparations and tension on the northern front will continue.

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At least four civilians have been killed and dozens injured in several mortar attacks carried out by foreign-backed terrorists in Syria.

Two mortar raids on al-Zablatani neighborhood in the Syrian capital, Damascus, killed 3 civilians and wounded 11 others on Saturday, a police source said.

Another civilian was killed and many others injured when rocket shells landed on a number of villages in Syria’s central province of Homs.

Terrorists positioned in Tal Dahab and Kafar Laha villages fired the rockets, sources in Homs said.

Syria conflict

Syria has been grappling with a deadly crisis since March 2011. The violence fueled by Takfiri groups has so far claimed the lives of over 200,000 people, according to reports.

New figures show that over 76,000 people, including thousands of children, lost their lives in Syria last year.

Western powers and their regional allies - especially Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Turkey - are supporting the militants operating in Syria.

The government of Assad has vowed to push ahead with its efforts to root out terrorism in the country and establish national reconciliation.

The ISIL terror group, with members from several Western countries, controls parts of Syria and neighboring Iraq, and has been carrying out horrific acts of violence such as public decapitations and crucifixions against all communities, including Shias, Sunnis, Kurds and Christians.

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Takfiri militants fighting against Syrian government have launched heavy rocket and mortar attacks on the Syrian capital, Damascus, killing seven people and injuring dozens.

According to the so-called Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which is affiliated to the Syria opposition, five civilians and two soldiers have been killed and dozens more wounded, on Sunday as rebels in the Eastern Ghouta area fired more than 43 locally-made rockets and mortar rounds at several areas of central Damascus.

The attacks targeted al-Maliki and Mazzeh neighbourhoods, as well as Arnus and Sabaa Bahrat squares.

The militants’ move came two days after the head of the Takfiri group calling itself Jaysh al-Islam (Army of Islam) threatened to carry out a rocket campaign against Damascus following the Syrian army’s massive attacks against militants’ positions.

Syria has been grappling with a deadly crisis since March 2011. The violence fueled by Takfiri groups has so far claimed the lives of over 200,000 people, according to reports. New figures show that over 76,000 people, including thousands of children, lost their lives in Syria last year.

Over 7.2 million Syrians have also become internally displaced due to the ongoing crisis, according to the United Nations.

Western powers and their regional allies - especially Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Turkey - are supporting the militants operating in Syria.

The government of Assad has vowed to push ahead with its efforts to root out terrorism in the country and establish national reconciliation.

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Op zondag 25 januari 2015 14:56 schreef Straatcommando. het volgende:

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Wat een naar filmpje zeg.. maar wat is de achtergrondverhaal?

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Op zondag 25 januari 2015 15:02 schreef Straatcommando. het volgende:
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=723_1421956190

Mooi om te zien hoe de Duitse MILAN's aan het werk gezet worden.

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Op zondag 25 januari 2015 15:03 schreef Yasmin23 het volgende:

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Spijt dat ik op die link heb geklikt

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Op zondag 25 januari 2015 15:23 schreef Montana_ir het volgende:

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Wat heeft Dr Assad hier mee te maken ?

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Op zondag 25 januari 2015 16:36 schreef Slayage het volgende:

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wat een slachting!

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Op zondag 25 januari 2015 16:52 schreef IPA35 het volgende:
JAN neemt Basis 82 over ten zuid-oosten van Sheikh Miskin.

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Op zondag 25 januari 2015 16:58 schreef Slayage het volgende:

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niet alleen nusra doet deze claim

welke twitter accounts zijn de moeite waard om te volgen? geen arabische

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Op zondag 25 januari 2015 17:02 schreef IPA35 het volgende:

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PetoLucem
EJMAlrai
Green Lemonn
IvanSidorenko (post veel Arabische shit met Google vertaald)

Ik volg geen pro-terroristen. Als ze de waarheid spreken wordt dat vanzelf overgenomen door de rest...

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Op zondag 25 januari 2015 17:13 schreef Slayage het volgende:

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die laatste volg ik ook en hij linkt ook vaak naar petolucem

wat is een populaier pro terrorsit account?

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Op zondag 25 januari 2015 16:55 schreef .Exe het volgende:
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Op zondag 25 januari 2015 17:13 schreef Slayage het volgende:

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die laatste volg ik ook en hij linkt ook vaak naar petolucem

wat is een populaier pro terrorsit account?

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Op zondag 25 januari 2015 16:52 schreef IPA35 het volgende:
JAN neemt Basis 82 over ten zuid-oosten van Sheikh Miskin.

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Op zondag 25 januari 2015 18:33 schreef Slayage het volgende:

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#Shaykh_Maskin
#Brigade82

wat fokking veel militaire bases voor zon klein stadje, is natuurlijk niet makkelijk om een politiestaat op de been te houden

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Op zondag 25 januari 2015 19:01 schreef IPA35 het volgende:

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Die ik bedoel staat er niet eens op aangegeven

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Op zondag 25 januari 2015 19:14 schreef Slayage het volgende:

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moet je nagaan

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Op zondag 25 januari 2015 19:16 schreef IPA35 het volgende:

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Volgens mij is het dit:

http://wikimapia.org/#lan(...)n=36.168129&z=17&m=b

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Op zondag 25 januari 2015 20:05 schreef UpsideDown het volgende:
Maakt niet uit, JAN doet immers ook goede dingen.

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Op zondag 25 januari 2015 20:05 schreef UpsideDown het volgende:
Maakt niet uit, JAN doet immers ook goede dingen.

اللحظات الأولى لإقتحام المساكن العسكرية �ي الشيخ مسكين ج1

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Op zondag 25 januari 2015 20:15 schreef UpsideDown het volgende:

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rConflictNews twitterde op zondag 25-01-2015 om 20:09:37 BREAKING: #Kobane is now fully under #Kurdish forces control http://t.co/o6jZqoYo2z reageer retweet

Jup, ISIS faalt in Kobane.

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Op zondag 25 januari 2015 20:15 schreef UpsideDown het volgende:

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rConflictNews twitterde op zondag 25-01-2015 om 20:09:37 BREAKING: #Kobane is now fully under #Kurdish forces control http://t.co/o6jZqoYo2z reageer retweet

Jup, ISIS faalt in Kobane.

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Op donderdag 22 januari 2015 22:47 schreef IPA35 het volgende:

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Ik snap hem niet .

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Op maandag 26 januari 2015 00:30 schreef Atak het volgende:
LMAO, zie de titel. Upsidedown neemt zijn kans weer op z'n frustratie te uiten

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Op maandag 26 januari 2015 00:31 schreef mrstylo het volgende:

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Op maandag 26 januari 2015 01:20 schreef IPA35 het volgende:
IF lanceert Grad op Latakia-Stad. Zijn burgerdoden gevallen.

هام اللاذقية : اندلاع النيران وتصاعد الأدخنة جراء صقوط صواريخ �ي دوار هارون 25-1-2015

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Op zondag 25 januari 2015 21:59 schreef UpsideDown het volgende:
JAN heeft dus illegaal speelgoed in handen gekregen:

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rConflictNews twitterde op zondag 25-01-2015 om 21:44:42 Photo: 2K12 Kub surface to air missile system captured from Brigade 82 base by rebel fighters in Sheikh Miskin today. http://t.co/4PwSwXXeHU reageer retweet

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السيطرة على منظومة صواريخ ارض جو من قبل حركة المثنى الاسلامية �ي كتيبة النيران

Misschien kan de VS dat ding even kapot maken, ook al is de kans klein dat ze hem aan de praat krijgen.

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Op maandag 26 januari 2015 01:45 schreef Montana_ir het volgende:
Five footballers from east London who quit UK to transfer to ISIS in Syria linked to Jihadi John

http://www.dailymail.co.u(...)ked-Jihadi-John.html

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But Pocas, who had recently converted to Islam, failed to capitalise on the offer and simply 'disappeared' - before later resurfacing in Syria in ISIS propaganda photos.

The talented footballer has since been prolific on social media, posing in online pictures with ISIS flags and guns.

He now goes by the name Abdurahman Al Andalus and lives in a town called Manjib with his Dutch teenage jihadi bride.

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Op maandag 26 januari 2015 08:42 schreef UpsideDown het volgende:
Boze ISIS op de weg tussen Kobane en Aleppo:

مقاتل من الدولة الإسلامية على طريق حلب - كوباني الذي قالت الأحزاب الكردية أنها تقدمت �يه

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The civil war in Syria will soon enter its fifth year, with no end in sight. On January 20, Foreign Affairs managing editor Jonathan Tepperman met with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus to discuss the conflict in an exclusive interview.

I would like to start by asking you about the war. It has now been going on for almost four years, and you know the statistics: more than 200,000 people have been killed, a million wounded, and more than three million Syrians have fled the country, according to the UN. Your forces have also suffered heavy casualties. The war cannot go on forever. How do you see the war ending?
All wars anywhere in the world have ended with a political solution, because war itself is not the solution; war is one of the instruments of politics. So you end with a political solution. That’s how we see it. That is the headline.

You don’t think that this war will end militarily?
No. Any war ends with a political solution.

Your country is increasingly divided into three ministates: one controlled by the government, one controlled by ISIS and Jabhat al-Nusra, and one controlled by the more secular Sunni and Kurdish opposition. How will 

you ever put Syria back together again?
First of all, this image is not accurate, because you cannot talk about ministates without talking about the people who live within those states. The Syrian people are still with the unity of Syria; they still support the government. The factions you refer to control some areas, but they move from one place to another—they are not stable, and there are no clear lines of separation between different forces. Sometimes they mingle with each other and they move. But the main issue is about the population. The population still supports the state regardless of whether they support it politically or not; I mean they support the state as the representative of the unity of Syria. So as long as you have the Syrian people believing in unity, any government and any official can unify Syria. If the people are divided into two, three, or four groups, no one can unify this country. That’s how we see it.

You really think that the Sunnis and the Kurds still believe in a unified Syria?
If you go to Damascus now, you can see all the different, let’s say, colors of our society living together. So the divisions in Syria are not based on sectarian or ethnic grounds. And even in the Kurdish area you are talking about, we have two different colors: we have Arabs more than Kurds. So it’s not about the ethnicity; it’s about the factions that control certain areas militarily.

A year ago, both the opposition and foreign governments were insisting that you step down as a precondition to talks. They no longer are. Diplomats are now looking for an interim settlement that would allow you to keep a role. Just today, The New York Times had an article that talked about increased U.S. support for the Russian and UN peace initiatives. The article refers to “the West’s quiet retreat from its demands that Syria’s president step down immediately.” Given this shift in the Western attitude, are you now more open to a negotiated solution to the conflict that leads to a political transition?
From the very beginning, we were open. We engaged in dialogue with every party in Syria. Party doesn’t mean political party; it could be a party, a current, or some personality; it could be any political entity. We changed the constitution, and we are open to anything. But when you want to do something, it’s not about the opposition or about the government; it’s about the Syrians. Sometimes you might have a majority that doesn’t belong to any side. So when you want to make a change, as long as you’re talking about a national problem, every Syrian must have a say in it. When you have a dialogue, it’s not between the government and the opposition; it’s between the different Syrian parties and entities. That’s how we look at dialogue. This is first. Second, whatever solution you want to make, at the end you should go back to the people through a referendum, because you’re talking about the constitution, changing the political system, whatever. You have to go back to the Syrian people. So engaging in a dialogue is different from taking decisions, which is not done by the government or the opposition.

So you’re saying that you would not agree to any kind of political transition unless there is a referendum that supports it?
Exactly. The people should make the decision, not anyone else.

Does that mean there’s no room for negotiations?
No, we will go to Russia, we will go to these negotiations, but there is another question here: Who do you negotiate with? As a government, we have institutions, we have an army, and we have influence, positive or negative, in any direction, at any time. Whereas the people we are going to negotiate with, who do they represent? That’s the question. When you talk about the opposition, it has to have meaning. The opposition in general has to have representatives in the local administration, in the parliament, in institutions; they have to have grass roots to represent on their behalf. In the current crisis, you have to ask about the opposition’s influence on the ground. You have to go back to what the rebels announced publicly, when they said many times that the opposition doesn’t represent us—they have no influence. If you want to talk about fruitful dialogue, it’s going to be between the government and those rebels. There is another point. Opposition means national; it means working for the interests of the Syrian people. It cannot be an opposition if it’s a puppet of Qatar or Saudi Arabia or any Western country, including the United States, paid from the outside. It should be Syrian. We have a national opposition. I’m not excluding it; I’m not saying every opposition is not legitimate. But you have to separate the national and the puppets. Not every dialogue is fruitful.

Does that mean you would not want to meet with opposition forces that are backed by outside countries?
We are going to meet with everyone. We don’t have conditions.

No conditions?
No conditions.

You would meet with everyone?
Yes, we’re going to meet with everyone. But you have to ask each one of them: Who do you represent? That’s what I mean.

If I’m correct, the deputy of the UN representative Staffan de Mistura is in Syria now. They’re proposing as an interim measure a cease-fire and a freeze in Aleppo. Would you agree to that?
Yes, of course. We implemented that before de Mistura was assigned to his mission. We implemented it in another city called Homs, another big city. We implemented it on smaller scales in different, let’s say, suburbs, villages, and so on, and it succeeded. So the idea is very good, but it depends on the details. De Mistura came to Syria with headlines. We agreed upon certain headlines, and now we are waiting for him to bring a detailed plan or schedule—A-to-Z plan, let’s say. We are discussing this with his deputy.

In the past, you insisted as a precondition for a cease-fire that the rebels lay down their weapons first, which obviously from their perspective was a nonstarter. Is that still your precondition?
We choose different scenarios or different reconciliations. In some areas, we allowed them to leave inhabited areas in order to prevent casualties among civilians. They left these areas with their armaments. In other areas, they gave up their armaments and they left. It depends on what they offer and what you offer.

I’m not clear on your answer. Would you insist that they lay down their weapons?
No, no. That’s not what I mean. In some areas, they left the area with their armaments—that is what I mean.

Are you optimistic about the Moscow talks?
What is going on in Moscow is not negotiations about the solution; it’s only preparations for the conference.

So talks about talks?
Exactly—how to prepare for the talks. So when you start talking about the conference, what are the principles of the conference? I’ll go back to the same point. Let me be frank: some of the groups are puppets, as I said, of other countries. They have to implement that agenda, and I know that many countries, like France, for example, do not have any interest in making that conference succeed. So they will give them orders to make them fail. You have other personalities who only represent themselves; they don’t represent anyone in Syria. Some of them never lived in Syria, and they know nothing about the country. Of course, you have some other personalities who work for the national interest. So when you talk about the opposition as one entity, who’s going to have influence on the other? That is the question. It’s not clear yet. So optimism would be an exaggeration. I wouldn’t say I’m pessimistic. I would say we have hope, in every action.

It seems that in recent days, the Americans have become more supportive of the Moscow talks. Initially, they were not. Yesterday, Secretary of State Kerry said something to suggest that the United States hopes that the talks go forward and that they are successful.
They always say things, but it’s about what they’re going to do. And you know there’s mistrust between the Syrians and the U.S. So just wait till we see what will happen at the conference.

So what do you see as the best way to strike a deal between all the different parties in Syria?
It’s to deal directly with the rebels, but you have two different kinds of rebels. Now, the majority are al Qaeda, which is ISIS and al-Nusra, with other similar factions that belong to al Qaeda but are smaller. Now, what’s left, what Obama called the “fantasy,” what he called the “moderate opposition”—it’s not an opposition; they are rebels. Most of them joined al Qaeda, and some of them rejoined the army recently. During the last week, a lot of them left those groups and came to the army.

Are these former defectors who came back?
Yes, they came back to the army. They said, “We don’t want to fight anymore.” So what’s left of those is very little. At the end, can you negotiate with al Qaeda, and others? They are not ready to negotiate; they have their own plan. The reconciliation that we started and Mr. de Mistura is going to continue is the practical solution on the ground. This is the first point. Second, you have to implement the Security Council resolution, no. 2170, on al-Nusra and ISIS, which was issued a few months ago, and this resolution is very clear about preventing anyone from supporting these factions militarily, financially, or logistically. Yet this is what Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar are still doing. If it’s not implemented, we cannot talk about a real solution, because there will be obstacles as long as they spend money. So this is how we can start. Third, the Western countries should remove the umbrella still referred to by some as “supporting the moderate opposition.” They know we have mainly al Qaeda, ISIS, and al-Nusra.

Would you be prepared to take any confidence-building measures in advance of the talks? For example, prisoner exchanges, or ending the use of barrel bombs, or releasing political prisoners, in order to build confidence on the other side that you’re willing to negotiate in good faith?
It’s not a personal relationship; it’s about mechanisms. In politics, you only talk about mechanisms. You don’t have to trust someone to do something. If you have a clear mechanism, you can reach a result. That is what the people want. So the question is, what is the mechanism that we can put in place? This takes us back to the same question: Who are they? What do they represent? What’s their influence? What is the point of building trust with people with no influence?

When two parties come together, it’s often very useful for one party to show the other that it’s really interested in making progress by taking steps unilaterally to try and bring down the temperature. The measures that I described would have that effect.
You have something concrete, and that is reconciliation. People gave up their armaments; we gave them amnesty; they live normal lives. It is a real example. So this is a measure of confidence. On the other hand, what is the relation between that opposition and the prisoners? There’s no relation. They are not their prisoners anyway. So it is completely a different issue.

So have you offered amnesty to fighters?
Yes, of course, and we did it many times.

How many—do you have numbers?
I don’t have the precise numbers, but it’s thousands, not hundreds, thousands of militants.

And are you prepared to say to the entire opposition that if you lay down your weapons, you will be safe?
Yes, I said it publicly in one of my speeches.

And how can you guarantee their safety? Because they have reasons to distrust your government.
You cannot. But at the end, let’s say that if more than 50 percent succeed, more than 50 percent in such circumstances would be a success. So that’s how. Nothing is absolute. You have to expect some negative aspects, but they are not the major aspects.

Let me change the subject slightly. Hezbollah, Iran’s Quds Force, and Iranian-trained Shiite militias are all now playing significant roles in the fight against rebels here in Syria. Given this involvement, are you worried about Iran’s influence over the country? After all, Iraq or even Lebanon shows that once a foreign military power becomes established in a country, it can be very difficult to get them to leave again.
Iran is an important country in this region, and it was influential before the crisis. Its influence is not related to the crisis; it’s related to its role, its political position in general. When you talk about influence, various factors make a certain country influential. In the Middle East, in our region, you have the same society, the same ideology, many similar things, the same tribes, going across borders. So if you have influence on one factor, your influence will be crossing the border. This is part of our nature. It’s not related to the conflict. Of course, when there is conflict and anarchy, another country will be more influential in your country. When you don’t have the will to have a sovereign country, you will have that influence. Now, the answer to your question is, Iran doesn’t have any ambitions in Syria, and as a country, as Syria, we would never allow any country to influence our sovereignty. We wouldn’t accept it, and the Iranians don’t want it either. We allow cooperation. But if you allowed any country to have influence, why not allow the Americans to have influence in Syria? That’s the problem with the Americans and with the West: they want to have influence without cooperation.

Let me just push you a little bit further. Last week, a commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, of their airspace command, Hajizadeh, said in an interview in Der Spiegel that Iran’s supreme leader has ordered his forces to build and operate missile plants in Syria. That suggests that Iran is playing a greater role and doing it on its own.
No, no. Playing a role through cooperation is different from playing a role through hegemony.

So everything that Iran is doing ... ?
Of course, in full cooperation with the Syrian government, and that’s always the case.

Now Iran is one thing to deal with because it’s a country. But you also have militias, which are substate actors and therefore more complicated. One problem with working with these groups is that, unlike a government, they may not be willing to cooperate and it’s not always clear who to talk to. Are you worried about your ability to control these forces and to rein them in if you need to? And, a related question, this week, Israel attacked Hezbollah forces in the Golan Heights, and the Israelis suggest that they attacked them because Hezbollah was planning an attack on Israel from Syrian territory. Doesn’t this also highlight the danger of allowing militias with their own agendas, not necessarily your agenda, to come into the war?
Do you mean Syrian, or any other militias in general?

I mean especially Hezbollah and the Iraqi Shiite militias.
It’s natural to say that only the institutions of the government, of the state, let’s say, are the guarantee for stability and to put things in order. Any other factor that would play a role in parallel with the government could be positive, could be good in certain circumstances, but it will always have side effects, negative side effects. That is a natural thing. And having militias who support the government is a side effect of the war. You have it, but you’re going to try to control this side effect. Nobody will feel more comfortable than if they are dealing with government institutions, including the army and the police and so on. But talking about what happened in Quneitra is something completely different. Never has an operation against Israel happened through the Golan Heights since the cease-fire in 1974. It has never happened. So for Israel to allege that there was a plan for an operation—that’s a far cry from reality, just an excuse, because they wanted to assassinate somebody from Hezbollah.

But the Israelis have been very careful since the war began to not get involved except when they felt their interests were directly threatened.
That’s not true, because they’ve been attacking Syria now for nearly two years, without any reason.

But in each case, they say it’s because Hezbollah was being given weapons from Iran through Syria.
They attacked army positions. What is the relation between Hezbollah and the army?

Those were cases where the army accidentally shelled ...
Those are false allegations.

So what do you think Israel’s agenda is?
They are supporting the rebels in Syria. It’s very clear. Because whenever we make advances in some place, they make an attack in order to undermine the army. It’s very clear. That’s why some in Syria joke: “How can you say that al Qaeda doesn’t have an air force? They have the Israeli air force.”

To return to my question about militias, do you feel confident that you’ll be able to control them when this war ends? Because after all, to have effective sovereignty, any government has to have what’s called a monopoly of force, and that’s very hard when you have these independent armed groups running around.
That’s self-evident: the state cannot fulfill its commitment to society if it’s not the only master of order.

But you see in Iraq how hard that is. It is now very difficult for the government to control all the Shiite militias that were empowered during the war.
There’s a very important reason in Iraq: it’s because Paul Bremer didn’t create a constitution for the state; he created one for factions. Whereas in Syria, why did the army stand fast for four years in spite of this embargo, this war, tens of countries around the world attacking Syria and supporting the rebels? Because it has a real constitution, a real, secular constitution. That is the reason. In Iraq, it is sectarian. When you talk about a sectarian constitution, it’s not a constitution.

But what will you do about these militias when the war ends?
Things should go back to normal, like before the war.

And you’re confident ... ?
Yes. We don’t have any other option. That is the role of the government. This is self-evident.

What impact are falling oil prices having on the war in Syria? After all, your two closest allies and supporters, Iran and Russia, are very dependent on oil prices, and they have suffered tremendous damage to their budgets in recent months as the price of oil has fallen. Do you worry about their ability to continue helping you?
No, because they don’t give us money, so it has no effect on Syria. Even if they are going to help us, it would be in the form of loans. We’re like any other country: we have loans. Sometimes we pay; sometimes we take loans.

But their military support costs them money, and if they have less money to pay for their own militaries, won’t that become a problem?
No, because when you pay for armaments or any other goods, you don’t have a problem.

So you’re saying everything you’re getting from the Russians and the Iranians ... ?
So far, we haven’t seen any changes, so what the influence is on them, I cannot answer.

You’ve said in past interviews that you and your government have made mistakes in the course of the war. What are those mistakes? Is there anything that you regret?
Every government, every person, makes mistakes, so that’s again self-evident; it’s a given. But if you want to talk about political mistakes, you have to ask yourself, what are the major decisions that you took since the crisis started? We took three main decisions: First of all, to be open to all dialogue. Second, we changed the constitution and the law according to what many in the opposition were saying, allegedly, that this is the reason of the crisis. Third, we took the decision to defend our country, to defend ourself, to fight terrorists. So I don’t think those three decisions can be described as wrong or mistakes. If you want to talk about practice, any official in any place can make mistakes, but there’s a difference between practice mistakes and policy mistakes.

Can you describe some of the practical mistakes?
I would have to go back to officials on the ground; there’s nothing in my mind. I would rather talk about policies.

Do you feel there have been any policy mistakes that you’re responsible for?
I mentioned the major decisions.

But you said those are not mistakes.
To defend the country from terrorism? If I wanted to say that it’s a mistake, then to be correct would be to support the terrorists.

I’m just wondering if there’s anything you did that you wish in retrospect you had done differently.
Regarding these three main decisions, they were correct, and I am confident about this.

In terms of lower-level practical mistakes, are people being held accountable, say, for human rights abuses, for the excessive use of force, or the indiscriminate targeting of civilians, those kinds of things?
Yes. Some people were detained because they breached the law in that regard, and that happens of course in such circumstances.

In terms of their treatment of civilians or protesters, is that what you’re referring to?
Yes, during the protests at the very beginning, yes.

Since the United States began its air campaign against the Islamic State, Syria and the United States have become strange kinds of partners and are effectively cooperating in that aspect of the fight. Do you see the potential for increased cooperation with the United States?
Yes, the potential is definitely always there, because we’ve been talking about or asking for international cooperation against terrorism for 30 years. But this potential needs will. The question that we have is, how much will does the United States have to really fight terrorism on the ground? So far, we haven’t seen anything concrete in spite of the attacks on ISIS in northern Syria. There’s nothing concrete. What we’ve seen so far is just, let’s say, window-dressing, nothing real. Since the beginning of these attacks, ISIS has gained more land in Syria and Iraq.

What about the air strikes on Kobani? Those have been effective in slowing down ISIS.
Kobani is a small city, with about 50,000 inhabitants. It’s been more than three months since the beginning of the attacks, and they haven’t finished. Same areas, same al Qaeda factions occupying them—the Syrian army liberated in less than three weeks. It means they’re not serious about fighting terrorism.

So are you saying you want greater U.S. involvement in the war against ISIS?
It’s not about greater involvement by the military, because it’s not only about the military; it’s about politics. It’s about how much the United States wants to influence the Turks. Because if the terrorists can withstand the air strikes for this period, it means that the Turks keep sending them armaments and money. Did the United States put any pressure on Turkey to stop the support of al Qaeda? They didn’t; they haven’t. So it’s not only about military involvement. This is first. Second, if you want to talk about the military involvement, American officials publicly acknowledge that without troops on the ground, they cannot achieve anything concrete. Which troops on the grounds are you depending on?

So are you suggesting there should be U.S. troops on the ground?
Not U.S. troops. I’m talking about the principle, the military principle. I’m not saying American troops. If you want to say I want to make war on terrorism, you have to have troops on the ground. The question you have to ask the Americans is, which troops are you going to depend on? Definitely, it has to be Syrian troops. This is our land; this is our country. We are responsible. We don’t ask for American troops at all.

So what would you like to see from the United States? You mentioned more pressure on Turkey ...
Pressure on Turkey, pressure on Saudi Arabia, pressure on Qatar to stop supporting the rebels. Second, to make legal cooperation with Syria and start by asking permission from our government to make such attacks. They didn’t, so it’s illegal.

I’m sorry, I’m not clear on that point. You want them to make legal ... ?
Of course, if you want to make any kind of action in another country, you ask their permission.

I see. So a formal agreement between Washington and Damascus to allow for air strikes?
The format we can discuss later, but you start with permission. Is it an agreement? Is it a treaty? That’s another issue.

And would you be willing to take steps to make cooperation easier with Washington?
With any country that is serious about fighting terrorism, we are ready to make cooperation, if they’re serious.

What steps would you be prepared to make to show Washington that you’re willing to cooperate?
I think they are the ones who have to show the will. We are already fighting on the ground; we don’t have to show that.

The United States is currently training 5,000 Syrian fighters who are scheduled to enter Syria in May. Now, U.S. General John Allen has been very careful to say that these troops will not be directed at the Syrian government, but will be focused on ISIS alone. What will you do when these troops enter the country? Will you allow them to enter? Will you attack them?
Any troops that don’t work in cooperation with the Syrian army are illegal and should be fought. That’s very clear.

Even if this brings you into conflict with the United States?
Without cooperation with Syrian troops, they are illegal, and are puppets of another country, so they are going to be fought like any other illegal militia fighting against the Syrian army. But that brings another question, about those troops. Obama said that they are a fantasy. How did fantasy become reality?

I think with this kind of training program.
But you can’t make extremism moderate.

There are still some moderate members of the opposition. They are weaker and weaker all the time, but I think the U.S. government is trying very carefully to ensure that the fighters it trains are not radicals.
But the question is, why is the moderate opposition—if you call them opposition; we call them rebels—why are they weaker and weaker? They are still weaker because of developments in the Syrian crisis. Bringing 5,000 from the outside will make most of them defect and join ISIS and other groups, which is what happened during the last year. So that’s why I said it’s still illusory. It is not the 5,000 that are illusory but the idea itself that is illusory.

Part of what makes Washington so reluctant to cooperate with you more formally are the allegations of serious human rights abuses by your government. These allegations aren’t just from the U.S. government; they are also from the UN Human Rights Commission, the independent Special Investigative Commission of the UN. You are familiar with these allegations, I’m sure. They include denying access for relief groups to refugee camps, indiscriminate bombing of civilian targets, photo evidence provided by the defector code-named Caesar, who made a presentation to the U.S. Congress showing terrible torture and abuse in Syrian prisons. Are you prepared to take action on these issues in order to make cooperation with the United States easier?
The funny thing about this administration is that it’s the first one in history to build its evaluation and later decisions on social media. We call it a social media administration, which is not politics. None of these allegations you mentioned are concrete; all of them are allegations. You can bring photos from anyone and say this is torture. Who took the pictures? Who is he? Nobody knows. There is no verification of any of this evidence, so it’s all allegations without evidence.

But Caesar’s photos have been looked at by independent European investigators.
No, no. It’s funded by Qatar, and they say it’s an anonymous source. So nothing is clear or proven. The pictures are not clear which person they show. They’re just pictures of a head, for example, with some skulls. Who said this is done by the government, not by the rebels? Who said this is a Syrian victim, not someone else? For example, photos published at the beginning of the crisis were from Iraq and Yemen. Second, the United States in particular and the West in general are in no position to talk about human rights. They are responsible for most of the killings in the region, especially the United States after getting into Iraq, and the United Kingdom after invading Libya, and the situation in Yemen, and what happened in Egypt in supporting the Muslim Brotherhood, and terrorism in Tunisia. All these problems happened because of the United States. They were the first ones to trample international law and Security Council resolutions, not us.

That may or may not be true, but those are separate issues, and that does not absolve your government of responsibility.
No, no. The United States accused, so we have to answer that part. I’m not saying if there’s any human rights breach or infringement, the government has no responsibility. That is another issue. The second part of your question is about the allegations. They’re still allegations. If you want me to answer, I have to answer about something that is concrete, proved, and verified.

Are you prepared to categorically deny that there’s torture and abuse of prisoners in Syria?
If there’s any unbiased and fair way to verify all those allegations, of course we are ready. That would be in our interest.

What impact would a U.S.-Iranian nuclear deal have on Syria?
Nothing, because the crisis here was never part of the negotiations, and Iran refused to make it such. And that is correct, because there is no link between the two.

But many in the United States anticipate that if Iran and the United States strike a deal, it will make cooperation between the two countries much easier. People therefore wonder if Iran might decide to reduce its support for Syria as a favor to the U.S. government.
We have never had any positive information about such a thing, never. I cannot discuss something which I don’t have any information about.

Describe whether you think the war is going well from the government’s perspective. Independent analysts have suggested that your government currently controls 45 to 50 percent of the territory of Syria.
First of all, if you want to describe the arena—it’s not a war between two countries, between two armies where you have an incursion and you lost some territory that you want to regain. It’s not like this. We’re talking about rebels that infiltrate areas inhabited by civilians. You have Syrian terrorists that support foreign terrorists to come and hide among civilians. They launch what you call guerrilla attacks. That is the shape of this war, so you cannot look at it as being about territory. Second, wherever the Syrian army has wanted to go, it has succeeded. But the Syrian army cannot have a presence on every kilometer of Syrian territory. That’s impossible. We made some advances in the past two years. But if you want to ask me, “Is it going well?” I say that every war is bad, because you always lose, you always have destruction in a war. The main question is, what have we won in this war? What we won in this war is that the Syrian people have rejected the terrorists; the Syrian people support their government more; the Syrian people support their army more. Before talking about winning territory, talk about winning the hearts and minds and the support of the Syrian people. That’s what we have won. What’s left is logistical; it’s technical. That is a matter of time. The war is moving in a positive way. But that doesn’t mean you’re not losing on the national level. Because you lose lives, you lose infrastructure; the war itself has very bad social effects.

Do you think you will eventually defeat the rebels militarily?
If they don’t have external support, and no, let’s say, supply and recruitment of new terrorists within Syria, there will be no problem defeating them. Even today we don’t have a problem militarily. The problem is that they still have this continuous supply, mainly from Turkey.

So Turkey seems to be the neighbor that you’re most concerned about?
Exactly. Logistically, and about terrorist financing from Saudi Arabia and Qatar, but through Turkey.

Do you blame Erdogan personally? This is a man you once had a fairly good relationship with.
Yes. Because he belongs to the Muslim Brotherhood ideology, which is the base of al Qaeda; it was the first political Islamic organization that promoted violent political Islam in the early twentieth century. He belongs strongly and is a staunch believer in these values. He’s very fanatical, and that’s why he still supports ISIS. He is personally responsible for what happened.

Do you see any other potential partners in the region? For example, General el-Sisi in Egypt?
I wouldn’t talk about him personally, but as long as Egypt and the Egyptian army and the government are fighting the same kind of terrorists as in Iraq, of course, we can consider these countries eligible to cooperate with in fighting the same enemy.

Two final questions, if I may. Can you imagine a scenario in which Syria returns to the status quo as it was before the fighting started almost four years ago?
In what sense?

In the sense that Syria is whole again, it is not divided, it controls its borders, it starts to rebuild, and it is at peace and a predominantly secular country.
If you look at a military map now, the Syrian army exists in every corner. Not every place; by every corner, I mean north, south, east, west, and between. If you didn’t believe in a unified Syria, that Syria can go back to its previous position, you wouldn’t send the army there, as a government. If you don’t believe in this as a people, you would have seen people in Syria isolated into different ghettos based on ethnic and sectarian or religious identity. As long as this is not the situation, the people live with each other; the army is everywhere; the army is made up of every color of Syrian society, or the Syrian fabric. This means that we all believe Syria should go back to the way it was. We don’t have any other option, because if it doesn’t go back to its previous position, that will affect every surrounding country. It’s one fabric—it’s a domino effect that will have influence from the Atlantic to the Pacific.

If you were able to deliver a message to President Obama today, what would it be?
I think the normal thing that you ask any official in the world is to work for the interests of his people. And the question I would ask any American is, what do you get from supporting terrorists in our country, in our region? What did you get from supporting the Muslim Brotherhood a few years ago in Egypt and other countries? What did you get from supporting someone like Erdogan? One of the officials from your country asked me seven years ago in Syria at the end of a meeting, “How do you think we can solve the problem in Afghanistan?” I told him, “You have to be able to deal with officials who are not puppets, who can tell you no.” So for the United States, only looking for puppet officials and client states is not how you can serve the interests of your country. You are the greatest power in the world now; you have too many things to disseminate around the world: knowledge, innovation, IT, with its positive repercussions. How can you be the best in these fields yet the worst in the political field? This is a contradiction. That is what I think the American people should analyze and question. Why do you fail in every war? You can create war, you can create problems, but you cannot solve any problem. Twenty years of the peace process in Palestine and Israel, and you cannot do anything with this, in spite of the fact that you are a great country.

But in the context of Syria, what would a better policy look like?
One that preserves stability in the Middle East. Syria is the heart of the Middle East. Everybody knows that. If the Middle East is sick, the whole world will be unstable. In 1991, when we started the peace process, we had a lot of hope. Now, after more than 20 years, things are not at square one; they’re much below that square. So the policy should be to help peace in the region, to fight terrorism, to promote secularism, to support this area economically, to help upgrade the mind and society, like you did in your country. That is the supposed mission of the United States, not to launch wars. Launching war doesn’t make you a great power.

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Op maandag 26 januari 2015 11:30 schreef SadPanda2 het volgende:
East Ghouta: Syria Army Regains Control of Tal Al-Sawan
After weeks of forestallment and the loss territory in the East Ghouta, the Syrian Arab Army’s 105th Brigade of the Republican Guard (Harss Al-Jamhouri) launched a number of powerful attacks on the militants from Jaysh Al-Islam (Army of Islam), recapturing areas near the rebel stronghold of Douma; specifically, the village of Tal Al-Sawan.

Unbeknownst to the militants of Jaysh Al-Islam, the 105th Brigade was preparing to storm their positions at 6:30 A.M. Damascus Time on Sunday morning; this attack resulted in the 105th Brigade breaking through the militants frontline defenses and subsequently capturing the northeastern part of Tal Al-Sawan.

The 105th Brigade was able to secure the whole village by nightfall, forcing the militants from Jaysh Al-Islam to retreat west to their stronghold in Douma. According to a military source, the 105th Brigade suffered 8 casualties; however, they did inflict heavy losses on the enemy combatants, killing 21 militants with the help of the Syrian Arab Air Force (SAAF).

Fierce clashes were reported at the eastern farms of Al-Balaa’, as the Syrian Army’s 4th Mechanized Division continues its assault on militant positions in this rural area. The 4th Mechanized Division’s progress has been obstructed due to the volatile weather conditions that have rendered much of their heavy armory immobile for the time-being.
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edwardedark twitterde op zondag 25-01-2015 om 23:02:39 Pic: toll of terrorist rebel shelling of Damascus today: 92 rockets, 9 dead & 60 injured including 20 children #Syria http://t.co/qIoFh8qr56 reageer retweet

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edwardedark twitterde op zondag 25-01-2015 om 23:25:18 numbers & places of impact of terrorist rebel shelling of Aleppo city today. 107 shells 8 ppl dead 66 wounded https://t.co/n7cvSOuOoj #Syria reageer retweet

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KeepingtheLeith twitterde op maandag 26-01-2015 om 04:23:00 Literally no western media outlet has reported on the deaths in Homs & Damascus this last week. Are you kidding me? And you call SANA biased reageer retweet

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Op maandag 26 januari 2015 12:18 schreef Woestijnvos het volgende:

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Waarom post je niet met je ander profiel.

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Op maandag 26 januari 2015 12:29 schreef SadPanda2 het volgende:

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Mijn ban is voorbij, alleen ben ik mijn wachtwoord kwijt.

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Op maandag 26 januari 2015 08:38 schreef UpsideDown het volgende:

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Waarom zijn ze dan zo boos, en wijzen met het bekende vingertje naar allah. Ze komen over als regelrechte salafi's met hun gehakbar.

لواء خيالة الزيدي بيان تحرير اللواء 82 �ي مدينة الشيخ مسكين 25\1\2015

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Op maandag 26 januari 2015 12:57 schreef UpsideDown het volgende:

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Grootspraak, is al heel vaak gemeld.

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Op zondag 25 januari 2015 22:17 schreef UpsideDown het volgende:
Flinke buit trouwens van de basis in Shayk Maskin:

Check de filmpjes op het account van anti-Assad kameraad @markito0171, daar word je niet vrolijk van.

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Op maandag 26 januari 2015 08:35 schreef UpsideDown het volgende:

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FSA faalt, PKK wint.

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Op maandag 26 januari 2015 13:32 schreef Atak het volgende:
Koerdische hezbollah en Soennitische Koerden versus de terroristische communistische PKK.

Binnen 1 week max is het probleem opgelost. Dat kan ik je op een briefje geven.

Erdogan heeft al impliciet aangegeven dat hij deze optie heeft als PKK de onderhandelingen afbreekt.

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edwardedark twitterde op zondag 25-01-2015 om 19:14:42 let me put it as clearly & unequivocally as possible. the #Syria rebels are terrorists & anyone who supports them is a terrorist supporter reageer retweet

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Op maandag 26 januari 2015 13:32 schreef Atak het volgende:
Koerdische hezbollah en Soennitische Koerden versus de terroristische communistische PKK.

Binnen 1 week max is het probleem opgelost. Dat kan ik je op een briefje geven.

Erdogan heeft al impliciet aangegeven dat hij deze optie heeft als PKK de onderhandelingen afbreekt.

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Op maandag 26 januari 2015 14:03 schreef UpsideDown het volgende:

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Je wenst je eigen homeland een burgeroorlog toe?

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Op maandag 26 januari 2015 13:45 schreef IPA35 het volgende:

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edwardedark twitterde op zondag 25-01-2015 om 19:14:42 let me put it as clearly & unequivocally as possible. the #Syria rebels are terrorists & anyone who supports them is a terrorist supporter reageer retweet

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Op maandag 26 januari 2015 15:57 schreef firefly3 het volgende:

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Nieuwswaarde?

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edwardedark twitterde op maandag 26-01-2015 om 13:06:48 IMPORTANT: news of clashes between rebels (jaish el Mujahideen) & Turkish border guards at Bab el Hawa crossing. casualties reported #Syria reageer retweet

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Op maandag 26 januari 2015 16:01 schreef Triggershot het volgende:

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Cengiz geen Turk ah sahbi.

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Op maandag 26 januari 2015 16:02 schreef Triggershot het volgende:

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Hij was Albanees.

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Op maandag 26 januari 2015 16:07 schreef Triggershot het volgende:

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Ach, vergeleken met een eeuw geleden doen we het zo slecht nog niet.

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Op maandag 26 januari 2015 16:15 schreef Triggershot het volgende:

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Je vergeet dat het parlement ook het gezag heeft om het Kalifaat te herstellen, ze zijn nu rustig aan het experimenteren in Syrie, zodra, dat een succes nemen we ze zo in natuurlijk, de Ottomaanse dynastie is al terug in Turkije, dus gewoon rustig afwachten, niet heel lang meer voor 2023.

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Op maandag 26 januari 2015 15:58 schreef IPA35 het volgende:

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Hij is een journalist uit Aleppo die over de jaren van standpunt is verandert en steeds meer pro-regering begint te worden.

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Op maandag 26 januari 2015 15:21 schreef UpsideDown het volgende:
De heuvel ten oosten van Kobani:

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Hier werd in oktober de bekende zwarte haatvlag nog gepland.

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Op maandag 26 januari 2015 17:54 schreef UpsideDown het volgende:

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Hier zie je ze de vlag planten:

First video after liberation of Kobani 26/01/2015

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Op maandag 26 januari 2015 17:56 schreef UpsideDown het volgende:

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Die zat in Irak.

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IvanSidorenko1 twitterde op maandag 26-01-2015 om 14:00:40 #Syria #Daraa The #FSA Rebels have lost another Field Commander this time First Corps "Magdy Awad al-Hariri" http://t.co/Owk26Sqzng reageer retweet

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IvanSidorenko1 twitterde op maandag 26-01-2015 om 17:28:02 #Syria #SAA + #NDF + Tribal Fighters have regained Large parts of #المريعية #Almrieih Al-Mari'iyah countryside #ISIS http://t.co/brjcQdiH5r reageer retweet

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IvanSidorenko1 twitterde op maandag 26-01-2015 om 14:43:17 #Syria #DeirEzZor #SAA #NDF #SRG are advancing in Al-Mari'iyah farms #Mariiyah #المريعية #ISIS http://t.co/l5lqGSqVGx reageer retweet

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Op maandag 26 januari 2015 14:03 schreef UpsideDown het volgende:

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Je wenst je eigen homeland een burgeroorlog toe?

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Op maandag 26 januari 2015 13:41 schreef IPA35 het volgende:

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Op maandag 26 januari 2015 13:45 schreef IPA35 het volgende:

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edwardedark twitterde op zondag 25-01-2015 om 19:14:42 let me put it as clearly & unequivocally as possible. the #Syria rebels are terrorists & anyone who supports them is a terrorist supporter reageer retweet

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Op maandag 26 januari 2015 18:23 schreef Atak het volgende:

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Moet wel om schoon huis te maken.

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Op maandag 26 januari 2015 18:13 schreef SadPanda2 het volgende:
@Slayage Ik kan pas DM'en als ik een week geregistreerd ben.

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Op maandag 26 januari 2015 18:28 schreef Atak het volgende:
De Koerden rukken op:

http://www.al-monitor.com(...)e-show-of-force.html

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Op maandag 26 januari 2015 18:28 schreef Atak het volgende:
De Koerden rukken op:

http://www.al-monitor.com(...)e-show-of-force.html

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Op vrijdag 21 november 2014 19:39 schreef Atak het volgende:

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Je zegt dat dailysabah (officiële nieuwszender) onzinverhalen verkoopt en amateuristisch is en dan kom je aanzetten met "AL-MONITOR" muahahaha

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Op maandag 26 januari 2015 18:43 schreef primakov het volgende:

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PetoLucem twitterde op maandag 26-01-2015 om 18:40:26 #BREAKING: #SAA, #NDF and #Hezbollah have captured the town of #KferYabous and also secured nearby #Lebanon border area. #Qalamoun #Syria reageer retweet

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Op maandag 26 januari 2015 19:10 schreef Slayage het volgende:
vele koerden zitten te fappen mbt kobane

https://twitter.com/hashtag/BijiBerxwedanaKobane?src=tren

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Op maandag 26 januari 2015 19:11 schreef Senor__Chang het volgende:

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Nu op plek 3 wereldwijd.

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Op maandag 26 januari 2015 19:10 schreef Slayage het volgende:
vele koerden zitten te fappen mbt kobane

https://twitter.com/hashtag/BijiBerxwedanaKobane?src=tren

it was worth it

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Op maandag 26 januari 2015 19:12 schreef Slayage het volgende:

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op twee in turkije 3 wereldwijd? hoe zit dat dan? ben niet zo bekend met twiiter

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Op maandag 26 januari 2015 19:13 schreef Triggershot het volgende:

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Oh dat Kemalisten zuiver en alleen fascistisch geïnspireerd zijn ben ik het volledig met je eens, historisch feit, maar als je de Jihadisten / Islamitischen verwijt van fascisme, dan heb je serieus geen idee waar je het over hebt, hoe verwerpelijk hun daden of standpunten ook zijn, fascisme is er ver te zoeken.

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Op maandag 26 januari 2015 19:13 schreef Triggershot het volgende:

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Oh dat Kemalisten zuiver en alleen fascistisch geïnspireerd zijn ben ik het volledig met je eens, historisch feit, maar als je de Jihadisten / Islamitischen verwijt van fascisme, dan heb je serieus geen idee waar je het over hebt, hoe verwerpelijk hun daden of standpunten ook zijn, fascisme is er ver te zoeken.

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Op maandag 26 januari 2015 19:14 schreef IPA35 het volgende:

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Turkse tweet staan heel vaak trending.

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Op maandag 26 januari 2015 19:14 schreef Generalsupremo het volgende:

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De islamisten doen aan religieus-fascisme.

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Op maandag 26 januari 2015 19:14 schreef UpsideDown het volgende:

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fgeerdink twitterde op zaterdag 24-01-2015 om 11:18:16 flags and a song: 'tek bir! allahu akbar!' happy music, all chant together. #hepberaber #amed http://t.co/eZSVLWT4vf reageer retweet

ISIS zonder wapens.

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Op maandag 26 januari 2015 19:15 schreef Triggershot het volgende:

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Nee.

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Op maandag 26 januari 2015 19:15 schreef Slayage het volgende:

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betekent dat turken relatief veel tweeten?

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Op maandag 26 januari 2015 19:16 schreef IPA35 het volgende:

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Dat denk ik ja.

Ook jai waids van die kezban meids met hun telefoon obsessie?

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Op maandag 26 januari 2015 19:17 schreef primakov het volgende:

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Ga je nou serieus als mr Sjeiks praten IPA?

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Op maandag 26 januari 2015 19:16 schreef Triggershot het volgende:

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For crying out loud zeg, 'Allahu akbar' is geen oorlogskreet, het is een leus wat ieder moslim, die bidt minimaal 60x per dag uitspreekt. Gematigd of extremistisch.