Bubu
22nd August 2017, 00:59
Good news for those who are opposing the TPTB
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-syria-idUSKCN1B00BK?utm_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fzen.yandex.com
"AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said on Sunday his country had foiled Western designs to topple him but his army had not yet won the fight to end Syria's six-year-old insurgency.
In an televised address, Assad said that even though there were signs of victory after six-and-a-half years of civil war, the "battle continues, and where we go later and it becomes possible to talk about victory...that's a different matter".
He did not elaborate on that point.
However, he said the assistance extended by stalwart allies Russia, Iran and Lebanon's Hezbollah movement had enabled the army to make battlefield gains and reduce the burden of war.
"Their direct support - politically, economically and militarily - has made possible bigger advances on the battlefield and reduced the losses and burdens of war," Assad added.
Assad vowed to pursue an offensive in Syria's vast deserts, where he is backed by Iranian-funded militias and heavy Russian air power that have allowed his troops to capture significant ground from Islamic State insurgents on several major fronts.
His government hopes to steal a march on U.S.-backed militias in the attack on Islamic State's last major Syrian stronghold, the Deir al-Zor region that extends to the Iraqi border. The eastward thrust, unthinkable two years ago when Assad seemed in danger, has underlined his ever more confident position and the dilemma facing Western leaders who still want him to leave power in a negotiated transition...."
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"Russian air force destroys 200+ ISIS terrorists heading for Deir ez-Zor, Syria – MoD"
https://www.rt.com/news/400335-isis-reinforcements-deir-ezzor-destroyed/?utm_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fzen.yandex.com
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-syria-idUSKCN1B00BK?utm_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fzen.yandex.com
"AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said on Sunday his country had foiled Western designs to topple him but his army had not yet won the fight to end Syria's six-year-old insurgency.
In an televised address, Assad said that even though there were signs of victory after six-and-a-half years of civil war, the "battle continues, and where we go later and it becomes possible to talk about victory...that's a different matter".
He did not elaborate on that point.
However, he said the assistance extended by stalwart allies Russia, Iran and Lebanon's Hezbollah movement had enabled the army to make battlefield gains and reduce the burden of war.
"Their direct support - politically, economically and militarily - has made possible bigger advances on the battlefield and reduced the losses and burdens of war," Assad added.
Assad vowed to pursue an offensive in Syria's vast deserts, where he is backed by Iranian-funded militias and heavy Russian air power that have allowed his troops to capture significant ground from Islamic State insurgents on several major fronts.
His government hopes to steal a march on U.S.-backed militias in the attack on Islamic State's last major Syrian stronghold, the Deir al-Zor region that extends to the Iraqi border. The eastward thrust, unthinkable two years ago when Assad seemed in danger, has underlined his ever more confident position and the dilemma facing Western leaders who still want him to leave power in a negotiated transition...."
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"Russian air force destroys 200+ ISIS terrorists heading for Deir ez-Zor, Syria – MoD"
https://www.rt.com/news/400335-isis-reinforcements-deir-ezzor-destroyed/?utm_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fzen.yandex.com