Meanwhile in Iraq & Syria

[ssu]

Interesting to see if Trump will increase US operations in Yemen to help the Saudi coalition.

Mr. Trump made perfunctory references to Yemen on his trip, but mostly to praise the Saudi war effort and condemn Iran for supporting militant groups. He could be using the leverage he has with his new Saudi friends to push for a resolution to the fighting. After all, Saudi Arabia and its gulf allies depend heavily on Washington for aircraft, munitions, training and in-flight refueling. The United States also helps Saudi Arabia guard its borders.

Mr. Trump’s failure to apply pressure, combined with the giant arms sale, is raising fears that he may give the Saudis a green light to escalate the fighting, as well as find other ways to beef up America’s own support for Riyadh.

What would be better now than to attack the evil Houthis?

[TheReal_ND]

We've had special forces there helping SA for a while.

[ssu]

We've had special forces there helping SA for a while.

Actually, you have been in Yemen since the War on Terror started and thus it was a "frontline" on the War on Terror. Yemen has been one of the countries were the US has a long history of drone strikes, tomahawk strikes and SOF operations.

Now btw in the fight against the evil Houthi's Al Qaeda is your ally.

[TheReal_ND]

Why do you keep calling them evil? Red pill me on why I'm not supposed to like them.

[ssu]

Why do you keep calling them evil? Red pill me on why I'm not supposed to like them.

Oh I refer to Trump there. Remember Trump called them the terrorist (just like Hezbollah). You do want see everything in terms of good and evil, right? Black and white.

Of course, the actual thing is that's it's huge complex issue of Yemeni internal politics where the Houthi's have been just one minority group that has been used and abused at one time and the other (last time by the ex-president). But once Iran allegedly got there to support them, then it came to be a geopolitical battle between Saudi-Arabia and Iran. What basically Saudi-Arabia is fearing that they become something like Hezbollah is in Lebanon.

In reality there is huge catastrophy happening in Yemen, which has collapsed as a country like Somalia. But who cares when it's about fighting against Iran.

[TheReal_ND]

Huh. Don't remember Drumpf saying that. One thing is for sure, there is a huge media black out in Yemen.

[adwinistrator]

Huh. Don't remember Drumpf saying that. One thing is for sure, there is a huge media black out in Yemen.

The point ssu is making, is that in this limited scenario, we're fighting Shia extremists with the backing of the top Sunni nation.

"WTF i like Wahabists now?"

[TheReal_ND]

In a statement, the SDF said a May 15 appeal for militants to turn themselves in within 10 days had achieved "positive results", and the deadline would now be extended until May 31 based on "requests from the noble people of Raqqa"

http://af.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idAFKBN18L0U5

Syrian Army shoots down armed Israeli drone

https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/br ... -soldiers/


At roughtly 3 minutes there is one of the best anti personnel uses of guided rockets.


PMU (Shi'ia) storming north Baaj
https://youtu.be/PVJnbMiP5Uo


Developments May 26
Happy Ramamdan Edition:
>E. QALAMOUN: SAA capture the Abandoned Missile Battalion base +weapons, munitions and bombs from IS
>DeZ: huge IS assault stopped by SAA, RU cargo planes droped supplies
>E. Aleppo:3 km to Maskanah town, reports of jihadists retreating from town
>reports: YPG shelled a Turkish army base near Afrin
>SDF repels IS counterattack near Maisalun village-10km N. Raqqa
>roads between Damascus-Palmyra reopened
>SyAF eliminates IS convoy that left Qalamoun Mountains en route to Raqqa
>SDF captured north part of Baath dam
>SDF: amnesty for militants linked to IS if they surrender before May 31st
>PMU liberates Sinjar military base
>Philip:46 dead,31 terrorists,15 security member,army troops, special forces, attack helicopters and armoured vehicles deployed
>Yemeni forces conduct new raid on Saudi territory
>Gunmen attacked Coptic Christians in Egypt on Friday, 28 dead, 25 injured, Egypt AF hits 6 IS camps in Libya

[ssu]

Huh. Don't remember Drumpf saying that. One thing is for sure, there is a huge media black out in Yemen.

Let me then remind you what your President says about the Houthis in Saudi-Arabia:

The first task in this joint effort is for your nations to deny all territory to the foot soldiers of evil. Every country in the region has an absolute duty to ensure that terrorists find no sanctuary on their soil.

Many are already making significant contributions to regional security: Jordanian pilots are crucial partners against ISIS in Syria and Iraq. Saudi Arabia and a regional coalition have taken strong action against Houthi militants in Yemen.

See White House transcript of President Trump's speech

So there is Drumpf saying basically that Houthi militants are "the foot soldiers of evil".

Hence for Trump the Houthis are evil.

And later about Iran, the ally of the Houthis:

From Lebanon to Iraq to Yemen, Iran funds, arms, and trains terrorists, militias, and other extremist groups that spread destruction and chaos across the region. For decades, Iran has fueled the fires of sectarian conflict and terror. It is a government that speaks openly of mass murder, vowing the destruction of Israel, death to America, and ruin for many leaders and nations in this room.

Case closed.

[TheReal_ND]

Case closed

you're such a fag