With 90 percent of the war inside Syria and America flying few and usually no missions there at all, is it a wonder when Russia magically discovered 500 fuel trucks that pour millions of profits into the coffers of John McCain’s friends and business partners.
We are also tired of Raytheon Corporation and their love affair with ISIS and al Nusra. Their continual supply of missiles to terrorist organizations is not an accident and the management of Raytheon needs to be held accountable and should be arrested, tried and convicted, not just in the US, but Iraq and Syria as well for “material support of terrorism.”
A recently released video shows an Al-Nusra Front field commander thanking the FSA commanders for giving his forces TOW missiles.
For several months, the Al-Nusra Front and the FSA have colluded together at almost every single battle in Aleppo, Lattakia, Hama, and Idlib Governorates of Syria and they formed an alliance of the militant groups known as Jeish al-Fath (Army of Conquest).
Thru Jeish Al-Fath, several militant groups like Al-Nusra Front and the Ahrar al-Sham movement have been given access to FSA’s US-made heavy weaponries that have been supplied to the militant group by the US, Saudi Arabia and Qatar.
The Al-Nusra Front and the Free Syrian Army are very close to each other as they coordinate on the battlefield and share the same trenches; they even share control over the villages they capture together.
Saudi Arabia sent 500 TOW missiles to Al-Nusra directly last month, but the US claims that it is just supplying aid and weapons to FSA or the so-called moderate militant groups in Syria.
The Syrian sources in the battlefield said that the Syrian army took control of Zahia heights in the Northern countryside of Lattakia, 2km from the joint borders with Turkey.
The Syrian army, supported by Russia, has launched massive airstrikes against the terrorists’ hideouts in the countryside of Lattakia.
The Syrian troops made major advances in different parts of Lattakia in the past few days after pushing back terrorists from their positions across the coastal province and killed several groups of militants, including their senior commanders.
The Syrian Army and National Defense Forces (NDF) pushed back the terrorist groups form more lands in the Northern territories of Lattakia after fierce clashes with the terrorists on Saturday.
The Takfiri terrorists withdrew from al-Zahi mountains and Burj al-Zahi after their positions came under massive attack of the pro-government forces.
Meantime, nearly 25 militants of the so-called Free Syrian Army (FSA) and al-Nusra Front were killed in a joint operation carried out by the Syrian Army troops and the Russian air force in Lattakia province.
Command and control centers of the above-mentioned militant groups in Lattakia province sustained heavy damage in the pro-government forces’ (Syrian army, Russian fighter jets and choppers) operation.
The militant groups’ military hardware also was destroyed in the joint operation.
Also, the Syrian fighter jets intensified airstrikes on the Takfiri terrorists’ strongholds in the Lattakia, leaving a large group of the militants dead.
The Syrian air raids hit the Takfiris’ concentration centers in Dweir al-Akrad, al-Sheikh Yousef, Jabal al-Katf and Jabal Abu Hiddo in Lattakia.
Tens of militants were killed in the air attacks.
In the meantime, the Syrian army killed a senior commander of al-Nusra Front in Lattakia province.
The sources said the Syrian troops have killed Zakaria Abdullah, a prominent leader of al-Qaeda-affiliated al-Nusra Front, in Lattakia province.
The terrorist groups admitted that some 11 terrorists, including their senior commander, have been killed in the Northern countryside of Lattakia.
The Terrorist groups said on their social media pages that 11 of their members were killed in the Northern countryside of Lattakia.
The Takfiri militant groups also published the names and photos of a number of their casualties, including Zakria Abdullah, the so-called leader of the Osman Ghazi Battalion which is affiliated to “Liwa al-Sultan Abdul Hamid” or “Al-Sultan Abdul Hamid Brigade”.
300 ISIS Takfiri Militants Surrender to Kurdish Forces
Kurdish Forces Commander on Gwer frontline Qadr Qadr has revealed that ISIS militants are surrendering to Kurdish forces on a regular basis, since the routes between territories in Iraq and Syria have been blocked.
Qadr explained that IS insurgents have withdrawn from the Gwer area to their stronghold of Mosul, after suffering heavy losses in recent weeks.
He added that over 300 terrorists have surrendered to the Kurdish forces.
Al-Nusra gathering center near al-Naziheen camp came under offensive of the Syrian army, which left dozens of Nusra terrorists dead or wounded.
On Saturday, scores of the Takfiris militants were killed and injured in Syrian army’s operations in Dara’a province.
The Syrian troops killed and wounded the Takfiri terrorists in al-Arbae’en neighborhood, South of Syriatel building, Gharaz road, al-Kharabat area and the vicinity of the Meteorology building in Dara’a al-Balad area in Dara’a city.
Ahrar al-Sham’s concentration center near Atshan village came under attack of the Syrian forces, which ended in destruction of several military vehicles and killing of at least five terrorists.
Sources said earlier today that a large number of the militants, including their Mufti (religious leader), were killed in heavy clashes with the Syrian army in Hama province.
Bassam al-Qabalan and many more militants were killed in the army operation against their strongholds in Kafr Zita.
Bassam al-Qabalan and many more militants were killed in the army operation against their strongholds in Kafr Zita town.
On Friday, the Syrian army’s operation against Jund al-Aqsa militants in the Northern part of Hama province left nearly 23 terrorists dead.
The sources confirmed that nearly 23 terrorists were killed in the Syrian army’s operation against the gatherings of “Jund al-Aqsa” to the North of Suran.
The Syrian Army and National Defense Forces (NDF) pushed back the terrorist groups form more lands in the Northern territories of Lattakia after fierce clashes with the terrorists on Saturday.
The Takfiri terrorists withdrew from al-Zahi mountains and Burj al-Zahi after their positions came under massive attack of the pro-government forces.
Meantime, nearly 25 militants of the so-called Free Syrian Army (FSA) and al-Nusra Front were killed in a joint operation carried out by the Syrian Army troops and the Russian air force in Lattakia province.
Command and control centers of the above-mentioned militant groups in Lattakia province sustained heavy damage in the pro-government forces’ (Syrian army, Russian fighter jets and choppers) operation.
The militant groups’ military hardware also was destroyed in the joint operation.
Also, the Syrian fighter jets intensified airstrikes on the Takfiri terrorists’ strongholds in the Lattakia, leaving a large group of the militants dead.
The Syrian air raids hit the Takfiris’ concentration centers in Dweir al-Akrad, al-Sheikh Yousef, Jabal al-Katf and Jabal Abu Hiddo in Lattakia.
Tens of militants were killed in the air attacks.
In the meantime, the Syrian army killed a senior commander of al-Nusra Front in Lattakia province.
The sources said the Syrian troops have killed Zakaria Abdullah, a prominent leader of al-Qaeda-affiliated al-Nusra Front, in Lattakia province.
The terrorist groups admitted that some 11 terrorists, including their senior commander, have been killed in the Northern countryside of Lattakia.
The Terrorist groups said on their social media pages that 11 of their members were killed in the Northern countryside of Lattakia.
The Takfiri militant groups also published the names and photos of a number of their casualties, including Zakria Abdullah, the so-called leader of the Osman Ghazi Battalion which is affiliated to “Liwa al-Sultan Abdul Hamid” or “Al-Sultan Abdul Hamid Brigade”.
Informed sources said on Saturday that the Syrian army and Hezbollah fighters targeted ISIL positions in the barrens of Jarajir and Qarra in Western Qalamoun, left a group of the terrorists dead.
There were no immediate reports of the exact number of the dead terrorists.
On November 16, the Syrian warplanes targeted the ISIL terrorists’ concentration centers in Al-Qalamoun mountainous region in the Southern parts of Syria near the Lebanese border in massive airstrikes.
The ISIL militants’ military grid sustained serious damage from 50 up to 100 percent in the Syrian air fleet’s attack on their positions.
The air attacks also left tens of ISIL terrorists dead or wounded.
The army conducted military operations against the terrorists in Khan Touman, al-Hweijeneh, Dakwaneh, al-Qanater, and Oram al-Kubra villages in the Southern countryside of Aleppo on Saturday, inflicting heavy losses on the militants.
There were no immediate repots of the exact number of the dead terrorists.
Also on Saturday, scores of ISIL militants were killed or wounded in the Syrian Air Force raid on their strongholds in the Northern part of Aleppo province.
The Syrian warplanes targeted the ISIL militants’ gathering centers and ammunition depot in Shamer village and al-Bab city with many bombs and missiles which ended in large explosions in the terrorist sites and heavy death toll of the militant group.
Sources said earlier on Saturday that the Syrian air force destroyed the Takfiri terrorists’ military positions in Bani Zeid neighborhood in Aleppo, killing tens of terrorists and injuring dozens more.
The Syrian fighter jets precisely hit the militants’ positions in villages of Abu Jaloul, Jub al-Kaf and Tibeh in Aleppo province and inflicted heavy losses on them.
The Syrian army carried out operations against the ISIL terrorists and al-Jabha al-Shamiyeh in Haiyan, Anadan, al-Mansourah and Dahret Abd Rabou villages in the Northern and Northwestern countryside of Aleppo on Sunday, inflicting heavy losses on Takfiri terrorists.
The Syrian Army and the country’s National Defense Forces (NDF), in a fresh round of joint operations today, stormed ISIL’s concentration centers across the Eastern and Southeastern parts of Aleppo province too.
Gathering centers of the ISIL Takfiri terrorists in the surroundings of al-Nairab Camp, Rasm al-Abd, Tal Establ, Tal Ahmar, Jub al-Safa, Aran, al-Sbeihiyeh, Maskaneh, Um Argheleh, al-Rudwaniyeh and Deir Hafer came under large-scale operations of the pro-government forces, who not only killed scores of the terrorists but also destroyed their military hardware.
On Saturday, the Russian Air Force targeted the ISIL-held Jirah Airbase in the Eastern part of Aleppo province for the first time, a move that has reinvigorated speculations that the military base could be the next target of pro-government troops in the province.
The sources said that it was the first time since September 30 (the start of Russian air force’s aerial operation against terrorist positions in Syria) that the ISIL positions inside and outside of the Jirah airbase came under the heavy bombardments by the Russian fighter jets, which of course inflicted heavy losses on the terrorist group.
It seems that the Russian airstrikes on Jirah airbase will pave the ground for the pro-government forces to launch another massive ground operation to liberate the third key airbase in the country after Kuweires and Marj al-Sultan airbases in Aleppo and Damascus provinces respectively.
On November 15, the Syrian Army and popular forces completely pushed back the militant groups from Marj al-Sultan Airbase and its surroundings in the Eastern countryside of Damascus, scoring their second groundbreaking victory after lifting the ISIL siege of Kuweires airbase near Aleppo city in the same month.
Gathering centers of the ISIL Takfiri terrorists in the surroundings of al-Nairab Camp, Rasm al-Abd, Tal Establ, Tal Ahmar, Jub al-Safa, Aran, al-Sbeihiyeh, Maskaneh, Um Argheleh, al-Rudwaniyeh and Deir Hafer came under large-scale operations of the pro-government forces, who not only killed scores of the terrorists but also destroyed their military hardware.
On Saturday, the Russian Air Force targeted the ISIL-held Jirah Airbase in the Eastern part of Aleppo province for the first time, a move that has reinvigorated speculations that the military base could be the next target of pro-government troops in the province.
The sources said that it was the first time since September 30 (the start of Russian air force’s aerial operation against terrorist positions in Syria) that the ISIL positions inside and outside of the Jirah airbase came under the heavy bombardments by the Russian fighter jets, which of course inflicted heavy losses on the terrorist group.
It seems that the Russian airstrikes on Jirah airbase will pave the ground for the pro-government forces to launch another massive ground operation to liberate the third key airbase in the country after Kuweires and Marj al-Sultan airbases in Aleppo and Damascus provinces respectively.
On November 15, the Syrian Army and popular forces completely pushed back the militant groups from Marj al-Sultan Airbase and its surroundings in the Eastern countryside of Damascus, scoring their second groundbreaking victory after lifting the ISIL siege of Kuweires airbase near Aleppo city in the same month.
The Syrian Army, National Defense Forces and Hezbollah fighters carried out a joint operation against the militant groups in the Northern province of Aleppo and took back Burj al-Rouman village on Saturday.
The pro-government forces’ operation near Burj al-Rouman left nearly 20 militants dead.
The militants’ military vehicles, equipped with anti-aircraft machineguns, also sustained heavy damage in the army attack.
Also today, the Syrian air force destroyed the Takfiri terrorists’ military positions in Bani Zeid neighborhood in Aleppo, killing tens of terrorists and injuring dozens more.
The Syrian fighter jets precisely hit the militants’ positions in villages of Abu Jaloul, Jub al-Kaf and Tibeh in Aleppo province and inflicted heavy losses on them.
Elsewhere, scores of ISIL militants were killed or wounded in the Syrian Air Force raid on their strongholds in the Northern parts of Aleppo province on Saturday.
The Syrian warplanes targeted the ISIL militants’ gathering centers and ammunition depot in Shamer village and al-Bab city with many bombs and missiles which ended in large explosions in the terrorist sites and heavy death toll of the militant group.
Also, the ISIL lines of defense in the Eastern parts of Aleppo province were massively bombed by the Syrian fighter jets.
The Syrian bombers targeted positions of the ISIL Takfiri terrorists near Rasm al-Abd, Deir Hafer and Najara with many bombs and missiles, which left many terrorists dead or wounded.
A large number of the ISIL militants’ military vehicles and an ammunition depot were destroyed in the air attacks.
Also in the early hours of Saturday, the Russian Air Force targeted the ISIL-held Jirah Airbase in the Eastern part of Aleppo province for the first time, a move that has reinvigorated speculations that the military base could be the next target of pro-government troops in the province.
The sources said that it was the first time since September 30 (the start of Russian air force’s aerial operation against terrorist positions in Syria) that the ISIL positions inside and outside of the Jirah airbase came under the heavy bombardments by the Russian fighter jets, which of course inflicted heavy losses on the terrorist group.
It seems that the Russian airstrikes on Jirah airbase will pave the ground for the pro-government forces to launch another massive ground operation to liberate the third key airbase in the country after Kuweires and Marj al-Sultan airbases in Aleppo and Damascus provinces respectively.
The Syrian army, Hezbollah and NDF launched a counter-assault in the Khan Tuman area in Aleppo province, striking al-Nusra Front, Harakat Ahrar al-Sham and Harakat Nouriddeen al-Zinki positions, and killed and wounded a large number of Takfiri terrorists.
They also destroyed 3 armored vehicles that were equipped with anti-aircraft machine guns.
The Syrian army and its allies managed to break-through militants’ frontline defenses after a series of fierce clashes and reentering the strategic city of Khan Tuman along the Aleppo-Damascus highway.
The Syrian army, NDF and Hezbollah fighters, backed up by Russian and Syrian airstrikes, inflicted heavy losses on the terrorist groups, seized back new villages and killed a large number of militants in the province of Aleppo, Northern Syria, in the past few days.
The Syrian Army, National Defense Forces and Hezbollah fighters carried out a joint operation against the militant groups in the Northern province of Aleppo and took back Burj al-Rouman village on Saturday.
The pro-government forces’ operation near Burj al-Rouman left nearly 20 militants dead.
The militants’ military vehicles, equipped with anti-aircraft machineguns, also sustained heavy damage in the army attack.
Also on Saturday, the Syrian air force destroyed the Takfiri terrorists’ military positions in Bani Zeid neighborhood in Aleppo, killing tens of terrorists and injuring dozens more.
The Syrian fighter jets precisely hit the militants’ positions in villages of Abu Jaloul, Jub al-Kaf and Tibeh in Aleppo province and inflicted heavy losses on them.
Elsewhere, scores of ISIL militants were killed or wounded in the Syrian Air Force raid on their strongholds in the Northern parts of Aleppo province on Saturday.
The Syrian warplanes targeted the ISIL militants’ gathering centers and ammunition depot in Shamer village and al-Bab city with many bombs and missiles which ended in large explosions in the terrorist sites and heavy death toll of the militant group.
Also, the ISIL lines of defense in the Eastern parts of Aleppo province were massively bombed by the Syrian fighter jets.
The Syrian bombers targeted positions of the ISIL Takfiri terrorists near Rasm al-Abd, Deir Hafer and Najara with many bombs and missiles, which left many terrorists dead or wounded.
A large number of the ISIL militants’ military vehicles and an ammunition depot were destroyed in the air attacks.
Also in the early hours of Saturday, the Russian Air Force targeted the ISIL-held Jirah Airbase in the Eastern part of Aleppo province for the first time, a move that has reinvigorated speculations that the military base could be the next target of pro-government troops in the province.
The sources said that it was the first time since September 30 (the start of Russian air force’s aerial operation against terrorist positions in Syria) that the ISIL positions inside and outside of the Jirah airbase came under the heavy bombardments by the Russian fighter jets, which of course inflicted heavy losses on the terrorist group.
It seems that the Russian airstrikes on Jirah airbase will pave the ground for the pro-government forces to launch another massive ground operation to liberate the third key airbase in the country after Kuweires and Marj al-Sultan airbases in Aleppo and Damascus provinces respectively.
The sources said that the Eastern side of the border village of al-Hbeit witnessed the Syrian army’s heavy offensives on the positions of Ahrar al-Sham, which ended in the killing and injuring of many terrorists and destruction of their weapons and military equipment.
On Saturday, The Syrian army killed at least 9 terrorists, including a senior commander, in military operations in the province of Idlib.
The army killed Ali al-Farhan, a leader of a terrorist group, and two members of his group in Shnan village to the South of Idlib city.
Sources said earlier today that a large number of the militants, including their Mufti (religious leader), were killed in heavy clashes with the Syrian army in Hama province.
Bassam al-Qabalan and many more militants were killed in the army operation against their strongholds in Kafr Zita.
The Syrian army’s Special Forces carried out military operations in a strategic city of Idlib province, killing a senior Al-Nusra Front commander along with a large number of other terrorists.
Mohamad Mashrout and tens of his men were killed in Ma’aret al-Nu’man city in Idlib province earlier today.
The Syrian army killed dozens of the foreign-backed Takfiri militants in military operations in Idlib.
The Syrian troops carried out a special operation in Deir Sonbol village, South of Idlib city, leaving tens of terrorists dead.
A senior commander of “Jabhat Thewar Sarqib” terrorist group was killed in a blast in Idlib.
Rafa’at Abdulrazzaq Hammoud, a senior commander of “Jabhat Thewar Sarqib”, and three of his companions were killed when an explosive device went off in the vicinity of Sarqib city.
Meantime, the Syrian army stormed the strongholds of Jeish al-Fath militants in the Idlib and killed at least 35 of them.
Concentration centers of Jeish al-Fatah terrorists came under massive attack of the Syrian army, which not only left scores of the militants dead or wounded, but also destroyed a large number of their military hardware.
The Syrian Armed Forces on Saturday raided the defense lines of al-Qaeda-affiliated al- Nusra Front in Ehsem town and Ma’aret al-Nu’man city, leaving at least 23 terrorists dead and many more wounded.
The Syrian army troops carried out separate attacks against Nusra bases in four locations in Ehsam and Ma’aret al-Nu’man, killed at least 23 terrorists and destroyed their weapons and ammunition.
The Syrian troops killed at least 12 militants, including Adnan al-Khaled aka Abu Hazem, a senior commander of Jund al-Aqsa, in the town of Al-Lataminah.
The troops also destroyed a rocket launcher, a vehicle and a machinegun-equipped car in the military operations.
On Friday, the Syrian Army’s operation against Jund al-Aqsa militants in the Northern part of Hama province left nearly 23 terrorists dead, provincial sources said.
The sources confirmed that nearly 23 terrorists were killed in the Syrian army’s operation against the gatherings of “Jund al-Aqsa” to the North of Suran.
The terrorist group’s military sites in A’aliya and Karm al-Rasas farms in the Northern outskirts of Douma came under bombs and missiles of the Syrian jets, which ended in destruction of the militants’ military equipment, including several machinegun-equipped vehicles.
Sources said earlier today that the Syrian army troops clashed with the militant groups in Eastern Ghouta near Damascus, leaving nearly 26 terrorists dead and many more wounded.
The militant groups sustained heavy casualties after the army soldiers stormed their positions.
Meantime, a number of the militants’ military vehicles were destroyed in the army attack.
Al-Nusra gathering center near al-Naziheen camp came under offensive of the Syrian army, which left dozens of Nusra terrorists dead or wounded.
On Saturday, scores of the Takfiris militants were killed and injured in Syrian army’s operations in Dara’a province.
The Syrian troops killed and wounded the Takfiri terrorists in al-Arbae’en neighborhood, South of Syriatel building, Gharaz road, al-Kharabat area and the vicinity of the Meteorology building in Dara’a al-Balad area in Dara’a city.
The Syrian warplanes carried out several sorties over the ISIL terrorists’ positions in the Eastern province of Deir Ezzur, destroying key facilities of militants in strategic regions.
The ISIL Takfiri militants’ concentration centers in Hatla and al-Marya’iv villages came under strikes of the Syrian air force, in which many military vehicles of the ISIL were destroyed.
In the meantime, one of the ammunition depots of the ISIL also was also destroyed in the air attacks.
Elsewhere, some 25 ISIL Takfiri terrorists were killed in army operations in the vicinity of al-Tharda Mountain in Deir Ezzur as the government forces continue to advance against the foreign-backed militants.
The army also destroyed a vehicle equipped with a DshKa machinegun and a 23 mm cannon mounted on a vehicle in Southeastern Deir Ezzur.
The Syrian army killed and injured dozens of the ISIL terrorists in Deir Ezzur province as pro-government troops intensified their mop-up operations against the Takfiri militants.
The Syrian army targeted ISIL positions in the neighborhoods of al-Ummal and al-Hweiqeh in Deir Ezzur, killing and injuring scores of the terrorists.
The Syrian army troops repelled wide-scale attacks by ISIL invaders in al-Jafra village in Deir Ezzur, after inflicting large casualties on the Takfiri terrorists.
At least five militants were killed as the Syrian army repelled the ISIL attacks in al-Jafra village in Deir Ezzur.
A long convoy of ISIL terrorists’ military vehicles was traced and targeted by the Syrian Army near al-Hosseiniyeh village on Saturday.
Most of the vehicles in the ISIL convoy, including a fuel tanker and at least eight machinegun-equipped vehicles, were destroyed in the army attack.
East of Deir Ezzur airbase, al-Mrei’iyeh, Hweijet al-Marie’iyeh, surrounding areas of gas pipeline and al-Taim field were the scenes of heavy clashes between the Syrian army and the ISIL Takfiri terrorists, in which tens of the militants were killed or wounded.
The Army stormed the ISIL defense line in al-Ummal neighborhood of Deir Ezzur city and destroyed their military equipment with heavy firing.
In the meantime, the ISIL concentration center in al-Hweiqeh in Deir Ezzur province came under offensive of the Syrian soldiers, who killed or wounded dozens of the terrorists.
Al least 38 ISIL terrorists were killed in the Syrian fighter jets’ attack on their positions in the abovementioned oil-rich region.
On Saturday, the Syrian Army troops engaged in heavy clashes with the ISIL militants in the Eastern province of Deir Ezzur, and hit their positions hard with light and heavy weapons.
The Army stormed the ISIL defense line in al-Ummal neighborhood of Deir Ezzur city and destroyed their military equipment with heavy firing.
In the meantime, the ISIL concentration center in al-Hweiqeh in Deir Ezzur province came under offensive of the Syrian soldiers, who killed or wounded dozens of the terrorists.
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Gordon Duff posted articles on VT from 2008 to 2022. He is a Marine combat veteran of the Vietnam War. A disabled veteran, he worked on veterans and POW issues for decades.
Gordon is an accredited diplomat and is generally accepted as one of the top global intelligence specialists. He manages the world’s largest private intelligence organization and regularly consults with governments challenged by security issues.
Duff has traveled extensively, is published around the world, and is a regular guest on TV and radio in more than “several” countries. He is also a trained chef, wine enthusiast, avid motorcyclist, and gunsmith specializing in historical weapons and restoration. Business experience and interests are in energy and defense technology.
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