The question is not whether to fight a war or not, the question is how does the international community fight 'an idea.'
Daesh has a charismatic movement that PERMEATES a country's security defenses. Isn't Orlando enough proof of that?
June 29, 2016
By Natalie Johnson
CIA Director John Brennan (click here) said that the suicide bombings in Istanbul, Turkey bore the signs of ISIS and should serve as a warning to Americans that the terrorist group is aiming to carry out similar attacks in the U.S.
“I’d be surprised if [ISIS] is not trying to carry out that kind of attack in the United States,” Brennan told Yahoo News Tuesday evening.
Although no organization has claimed responsibility for the bombings at Istanbul
Ataturk Airport Tuesday night, Brennan said the method of attack fits the profile of the terror group.
Three suicide attackers wearing explosive vests opened fire and blew themselves up in the airport’s arrival hall and a nearby parking lot, killing 41 people and wounding 239. The coordinated massacre echoed the ISIS bombings at Brussels Airport three months earlier....
The current leader in Syria is President Assad. He was legitimately elected. The rebel groups have not coalesced around a common leader. There is currently a ceasefire that appears to be holding with the Assad forces. But, there is movement by Daesh against the rebel forces.
June 29, 2016
US-backed Syrian rebels (click here) say they are closing in on a town on the border with Iraq held by so-called Islamic State.
The New Syrian Army (NSA) said it had captured a number of IS positions on the outskirts of Albu Kamal, after overrunning a nearby military airport.
However, a raid into the town launched at dawn is reported to have been repelled by militants.
The offensive, which began on Tuesday, is aimed at cutting a key route between IS-controlled areas in Syria and Iraq.
The NSA said it was co-ordinating the assault with Iraqi government forces, who were advancing on the border from the other side....
Eight hours later:
June 29, 2016
By Suleiman al-Khalidi and Tom Perry
"The news is not good. (click here) I can say our troops were trapped and suffered many casualties and several fighters were captured and even weapons were taken," he said.
A spokesman of the New Syria Army, Muzahem al Saloum, confirmed the group's fighters had retreated. "We have withdrawn to the outlying desert and the first stage of the campaign has ended," Saloum told Reuters.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group said the New Syria Army had been driven entirely from the province of Deir al-Zor, where Al-Bukamal is located....
The USA is not going to be standing up a rebel force in Syria that cannot maintain their own loyalties.
There is an answer. President Assad needs to speak to the UN Security Council via 'conference screen' and ask for a UN Resolution with neighbors that brings this to an end. Russia needs to sponsor a strategy with Syria's Assad.
Daesh has a charismatic movement that PERMEATES a country's security defenses. Isn't Orlando enough proof of that?
June 29, 2016
By Natalie Johnson
CIA Director John Brennan (click here) said that the suicide bombings in Istanbul, Turkey bore the signs of ISIS and should serve as a warning to Americans that the terrorist group is aiming to carry out similar attacks in the U.S.
“I’d be surprised if [ISIS] is not trying to carry out that kind of attack in the United States,” Brennan told Yahoo News Tuesday evening.
Although no organization has claimed responsibility for the bombings at Istanbul
Ataturk Airport Tuesday night, Brennan said the method of attack fits the profile of the terror group.
Three suicide attackers wearing explosive vests opened fire and blew themselves up in the airport’s arrival hall and a nearby parking lot, killing 41 people and wounding 239. The coordinated massacre echoed the ISIS bombings at Brussels Airport three months earlier....
The current leader in Syria is President Assad. He was legitimately elected. The rebel groups have not coalesced around a common leader. There is currently a ceasefire that appears to be holding with the Assad forces. But, there is movement by Daesh against the rebel forces.
June 29, 2016
US-backed Syrian rebels (click here) say they are closing in on a town on the border with Iraq held by so-called Islamic State.
The New Syrian Army (NSA) said it had captured a number of IS positions on the outskirts of Albu Kamal, after overrunning a nearby military airport.
However, a raid into the town launched at dawn is reported to have been repelled by militants.
The offensive, which began on Tuesday, is aimed at cutting a key route between IS-controlled areas in Syria and Iraq.
The NSA said it was co-ordinating the assault with Iraqi government forces, who were advancing on the border from the other side....
Eight hours later:
June 29, 2016
By Suleiman al-Khalidi and Tom Perry
"The news is not good. (click here) I can say our troops were trapped and suffered many casualties and several fighters were captured and even weapons were taken," he said.
A spokesman of the New Syria Army, Muzahem al Saloum, confirmed the group's fighters had retreated. "We have withdrawn to the outlying desert and the first stage of the campaign has ended," Saloum told Reuters.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group said the New Syria Army had been driven entirely from the province of Deir al-Zor, where Al-Bukamal is located....
The USA is not going to be standing up a rebel force in Syria that cannot maintain their own loyalties.
There is an answer. President Assad needs to speak to the UN Security Council via 'conference screen' and ask for a UN Resolution with neighbors that brings this to an end. Russia needs to sponsor a strategy with Syria's Assad.
