In some of the deadliest coordinated attacks of the entire Syrian Civil War, ISIS carried out a series of suicide attacks around the major Syrian coastal cities of Tartus and Jableh, killing at least 148 people, overwhelmingly civilians, and wounded huge numbers of others.
Four different blasts were reported in Jableh, with the first targeting the bus station and others quickly hitting a nearby hospital. ISIS insisted the bombings targeted the “gathering of Alawites.”
In Tartus the attacks also targeted a bus station, with one of the witnesses saying that the bombings were no more than 10 seconds apart. The state media reported 78 people killed overall, but other official sources confirmed that the toll was far higher, and rising.
The attacks were aimed at cities housing the largest Russian bases in Syria, with a major air base outside Jableh, and Russia’s only permanent naval base in the Mediterranean. Because of the Russian presence, these cities have extremely tight security, and have rarely been targeted in the war.
In attacking them, ISIS showed the capability of hitting pretty much anywhere in the country, though they chose in this case to attack civilians in those cities as opposed to going after the Russian forces therein.
Were those the “moderate” terrrorists?
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“Moderate” terrorists strike again. So much for US fight against ISIS. The more US fights them, the stronger they get. And, of course, the cowards target bus stations and hospitals. Did US ever destroy ONE of their bomb making capabilities? No. One command/control center? No. Only some ISIS VIPs. Since Russia stopped bombing Al-Qaeda, it does look like the old arms supply route is back — ISIS is just a conduit of arms, ammunition and explosives from its Syria/Iraq territory. So, what was the purpose for Russia trying to get the peace process going? It apparently served to give the “moderate” terrorists breathing room to reconnect their weapons smuggling routes.
I did not hear one, not one — statement of sorrow and regret over such a cowardly attack on human beings going about their daily lives. And those in hospital — as they are Alawites. So much for US aversion for genocide — here is one in broad daylight, and silence of the western media and political establishment is deafening. Who has resupplied them with ammunition, explosives, money? Paid for the smugglers?
Our neocons have doubled down to save Syria till they kill every last Syrian, and spend ever last dollar from our dwindling accounts.