[Centraal] Crisis in Syrië en Irak #428

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Op zondag 19 februari 2017 20:09 schreef Szura het volgende:
Ze doen het weer

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Turkish, Russian commanders control line between FSA and Syrian regime in al-Bab: Source

Control of an emptied road that separates the Ankara-backed Free Syrian Army (FSA) from the forces of the Syrian regime in the south of Syria’s al-Bab has been given to Turkish and Russian commanders on either side, with the aim of avoiding any confrontation, sources told daily Hürriyet.

Sources speaking on condition of anonymity said that the road between Turkey-backed FSA rebels and forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad had been formed after the former forces started advancing to the south after encircling al-Bab from the north, east and west, and the latter trying to move to the northern more parts of the city from the south.

The emptied road - between rival forces that are both fighting the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in al-Bab - is comprised of between eight to 10 kilometers linking the town of Manij to Aleppo, sources stated.

While the line emptied of soldiers is as narrow as 200 meters in some places, it widens to as much as one kilometer in others.

FSA members to the north of the line are led by a Turkish commander, while Syrian regime forces to the south of the road are led by a Russian commander, sources said.

With a deal reached between Turkey and Russia, a cease-fire across Syria has mostly held since Dec. 30, 2016. Ankara and Moscow, which support opposite sides in the six-year-old war, say they are trying to turn the cease-fire into a permanent truce and launch credible peace negotiations.

Turkey backs FSA rebels as part of its ongoing Euphrates Shield operation that it launched in August last year in order to clear its border of terrorists.

A total of 28 ISIL militants were “neutralized” over the weekend as part of the Euphrates Shield operation, the Turkish military stated.

Authorities often use the word “neutralized” in their statements to imply that the militant in question surrendered, was killed or was captured.

While 16 ISIL militants were neutralized in northern Syria on Feb. 18, another 12 were neutralized on Feb. 19, the military said in two separate statements.

The U.S.-led anti-ISIL coalition forces also killed a total of nine ISIL militants in air strikes on the mentioned days, the statements said.

February/19/2017

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Op zondag 19 februari 2017 21:34 schreef W.H.I.S.T.L.E het volgende:
Wie is nou de baas in Palmyra nu?
Ik dacht dat de prutsers van saa het 'bevrijd' hadden, maar op de kaart hierboven is het zwart gekleurd.

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Op maandag 20 februari 2017 09:47 schreef Szura het volgende:

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Ja met name terreinwinst in het zuidwesten. Vliegveld is het eerste doel zo te zien.

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Op maandag 20 februari 2017 11:30 schreef W.H.I.S.T.L.E het volgende:

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hoeveel inwoners heeft Palmyra eigenlijk?
Omdat je het een stad noemt.

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Op maandag 20 februari 2017 11:46 schreef Szura het volgende:
Leuk hoor dat falende offensief van terroristen in de stad Daraa, maar nu verliezen ze ineens een handvol dorpen aan het ISIS-filiaal dat daar actief is. Falers .

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Last night, Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham had stopped Jaysh al-Islam at Bab al-Hawa border crossing from moving their heavy weapons to Azaz. Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham have insisted that the heavy weapons are needed and vital for some upcoming operations. There were some minor skirmishes as a result. Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham also took control over several old and abandoned Free Syrian Army Harakat Hazzm buildings near Bab al-Hawa border. Turkey had closed Atmah border crossing temporarily after all this and had even threatened to close Bab al-Hawa, Syria.

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