Check Out The Crowded Hangar Bay Aboard The Carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower







http://foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com/check-out...-uss-1745851437

Complete Battle Map of Syria: December 2015 Update



Aleppo Governorate:

Perhaps the most important development to take place in the Aleppo Governorate during the month of November was the lifting of the Kuweires Military Airport’s two year long siege that was imposed by the Islamic State of Iraq and Al-Sham (ISIS).

In southern Aleppo, the Syrian Arab Army’s 4th Mechanized Division – in coordination with Hezbollah, Harakat Al-Nujaba (Iraqi paramilitary), and the National Defense Forces (NDF) – captured the imperative towns of Tal Al-‘Eiss and Al-Hadher in a matter of 24 hours after a violent battle with Harakat Ahrar Al-Sham and Harakat Nouriddeen Al-Zinki.

The month of November was bad for both the Islamist rebels and ISIS as they conceded several villages and large swathes of territory to the Syrian Arab Army.

Damascus Governorate:

No significant changes.

Dara’a Governorate:

Syrian Arab Army captures several blocks inside of the Dara’a Al-Balad District, while also capturing Busra Square near Dara’a Mahata.

Deir Ezzor Governorate:

No significant changes.

Al-Hasakah Governorate:

The predominately Kurdish “People’s Protection Units” (YPG) – in coordination with Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) – captured the strategic city of Al-Hawl from ISIS in the Al-Hasakah Governorate’s eastern countryside.

Hama Governorate:

Jund Al-Aqsa captures the strategic town of Morek from the Syrian Arab Army’s 87th Brigade.

Homs Governorate:

Syrian Arab Army recaptures Maheen, Al-Bayarat, Al-Dawa, and the Palmyra Quarries from ISIS – 4km away from the ancient city of Palmyra.

Idlib Governorate:

No significant changes.

Latakia Governorate:

Syrian Arab Army’s 103rd Brigade of the Republican Guard – in coordination with the National Defense Forces (NDF) – capture the strategic villages of Deir Hanna and Ghammam, along with several hilltops in Jabal Al-Turkmen and Jabal Al-Akrad.

Al-Quneitra Governorate:

No significant changes.

Al-Raqqa Governorate:

No significant changes.

Al-Sweida Governorate:

No significant changes.

Tartous Governorate:

No fighting reported.

http://www.almasdarnews.com/article/comple...er-2015-update/

http://www.armyrecognition.com/december_20...k_20212151.html

Britain bombs Syria: Tornado jets use precision warheads to carry out airstrikes on ISIS strongholds - just 57 minutes after MPs vote







http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-33...ISIS-Syria.html

new Training helicopter ?



fr Marhalim Abas

This post has been edited by waja2000: Dec 3 2015, 02:26 PM

I wonder what the Iraq and Syrian government think of all these foreign jets suddenly 'trespassing' their sovereign airspace?

You mean the very same treaty that was designed under the principle of ensuring freedom of passage to Black Sea powers (i.e. - Russia) including warships, while ensuring that other powers were granted limitations on what they could move through?

Damn, that is super tight

Royal Thai Army new ATMOS 155mm SPH.

IS CHINA COPYING DARPA'S SHAPE-SHIFTING MAHEM WEAPON?





http://www.popsci.com/is-china-copying-darpa-weapon

bye2 alouette III

All under the overriding caveat of "because Turkey says so", which was fine for the Russians back when they were friends but not now. Payback's a bitch innit?

About time. Old already.

Iraq is West ally and anyway can barely object.

Syria is hostile but hasn't fired on the Western aircraft though the West is sending fighter escorts just in case.

Speaking of foreign jets... notice all the Arab States have pulled out? So much for revenge for the Jordanian pilot etc

afaik, they are moving

All GCC militaries all concentrate on Yemen nowadays. Their ground ops there isn't going very well, also in the meantime many Saudi-Yemen border towns and outposts have been attacked by Houthi raiders.

The Canadian model fighting ISIS in Syria tells us what it’s like to be on the frontline





http://www.businessinsider.my/canadian-mod...4UcXFvqUhdLW.97

Syrian Arab Army Officially in Full Control of the Third Largest Syrian City



Homs was the third largest city in Syria (both size and population) before March 2011, but as the country drifted into a violent conflict; this provincial capital became the battleground for some of the bloodiest battles plaguing the civilian population.

In 2013, satellite images were released of Homs, showing the once thriving Syrian city in complete rubble – the images depicted a city that resembled Dresden and Tokyo after the Allied bombing campaign in 1944 and 1945.

Following the Syrian Arab Army’s large counter-offensive in the spring of 2013, resulting in the capture of the Al-Qusayr border-crossing into Lebanon – Homs came back to life amid the rubble and destruction.

Suddenly, Homs became the model of reconstruction and reconciliation as thousands of displaced civilians left Lebanon, Tartous, Latakia, and Damascus to move back to the provincial.

When the Islamist rebels agreed to leave the Old City of Homs, the provincial capital became one district away from liberation and recovery; however, that one district proved to be a thorn in the Syrian Arab Army’s side.

The Al-Wa’er District of Homs has long been a rebel stronghold; it was one of the first sites captured by the newly formed Free Syrian Army (FSA) in 2011.

The Islamist rebels inside the Al-Wa’er District have survived several air raids, mortar shells, rockets, and et al.; and yet, they remained unwilling to surrender to the Syrian Security Forces.

This changed on December 1, 2015, when the Free Syrian Army’s central command met with the Governor of Homs – Talal Al-Barazi – to discuss a possible ceasefire and evacuation for the remaining rebels inside of Al-Wa’er.

It took only a few hours for the Free Syrian Army’s Central Command to agree to a permanent ceasefire and evacuation of their remaining fighters – all that was left to do is develop a contingency for the withdrawal.

The planned evacuation will take place in two phases: 1st phase is to allow humanitarian aid to any remaining civilians living inside the district; 2nd phase is the transportation of the 600 rebel fighters from Al-Wa’er to the Idlib Governorate.

The whole plan is supposed to last as long as two months, with the end goal being the Syrian Government in full control of Homs City.

For the people of Homs; this final ceasefire means the end of hostilities and the beginning of the long mending process.

http://www.almasdarnews.com/article/syrian...st-syrian-city/

ISIS claims to have murdered Russian 'spy' in latest beheading video





http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-33...w-directly.html

'Allah Decided to Punish Turkey Leaders By Making Them Lose Their Minds'



Putin says Allah punished Turkish leaders by deriving them of common sense.

— Dasha Chernyshova (@DaChernyshova) December 3, 2015

​It's the duty of every civilized country to take part in the defeat of terrorists, Vladimir Putin said.

"I do not understand why they [downed Russia's Su-24 bomber jet over Syria]. Any problem — even that which we might have missed — could have been dealt in a different way," Russia's president said.

Moscow has been conducting pinpoint airstrikes on terrorist positions, particularly those of Islamic State, in Syria at President Bashar Assad's request since September 30.

On November 24, a Russian Su-24 attack aircraft was downed by an air-to-air missile while carrying out precision strikes against terrorist positions in northern Syria. The missile was fired by a Turkish F-16 fighter in response to an alleged violation of Turkish airspace by the Russian jet.

Both the Russian General Staff and the Syrian Air Defense Command have confirmed that the Su-24 never crossed into Turkish airspace and was illegally downed on Syrian territory In the wake of the incident, Russia introduced a set of economic measures against Turkey, while Ankara has refused to apologize for the move.

Russia has a lot of longtime and trusted friends in Turkey, who should know that Moscow does not equate them to the Turkish government, according to Putin.

http://sputniknews.com/russia/20151203/103...rkey-allah.html