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2015-04-16 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Iran is redeploying its soldiers around Syria's capital after 'heavy losses'

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Posted by gorb 2015-04-16 00:30|| || Front Page|| [12 views ] Top

#1 "The IRGC has now based itself firmly [around] Damascus,"

Are the weapons pointed out, or in?

Posted by Skidmark 2015-04-16 01:23|| 2015-04-16 01:23|| Front Page Top

#2 Iran looking for a Shiia controlled state from Damascus to South Lebanon.

Posted by phil_b 2015-04-16 02:16|| 2015-04-16 02:16|| Front Page Top

#3 various sources report that about 100 IRGC and about 700 Hezbollah have been killed as of several months ago

Posted by lord garth 2015-04-16 04:08|| 2015-04-16 04:08|| Front Page Top

#4 I can't help but think that there is a correlation between the Iranian nuke agreement and the rapid disappearance of Zeros "red" line against Assad.

He made the mistake of attacking Iran indirectly and ValJar had to straighten him out?

Posted by AlanC 2015-04-16 07:39|| 2015-04-16 07:39|| Front Page Top

#5 AlanC: hello! sorry had a reply for you but was too late to post it vis a vis, diff b/w islamist and muslim

Yes, big difference. Islamist wants sharia, Muslim is happy to pray to Allah without sharia, living under secular law.

Lots of secular Muslims but they are right now losing the struggle against islamists. Whole country of turkey = secular and plenty of secularists there. Tunisia, once secular, but still plenty of secularists there. So yes, is very possible to be a Muslim without desire for sharia, and those secular Muslims are the only peaceful future for Islam.

Posted by anon1 2015-04-16 12:59|| 2015-04-16 12:59|| Front Page Top

#6 Not sure, but methinks Southern Front is US-backed.

The money quote for the withdrawal:

Hezbollah and pro-regime forces have reportedly been readying a new Spring campaign in the Qalamoun mountains, from where Islamist battalions could strike the Damascus-Homs highway.

Islamist = Both al-Nusra and IS, "probably working independently." Yeppers....

Posted by Pappy 2015-04-16 13:32|| 2015-04-16 13:32|| Front Page Top

#7 As per DEFENCE.PK/FORUMS, many Paleo refugees are repor unhappy wid Hezbollah + Iran for their support of Baby Assad, as the latter is perceived as being directly responsible for Paleo-specific starvation + poverty.

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