A flurry of ISIS attacks over the past 48 hours, which the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights is describing as the deadliest such attacks since the fall of the caliphate, has killed over 60 Syrian troops and other pro-government fighters.
The attacks hit several provinces across Syria’s north and east, with a
Thursday strike in Deir Ezzor starting a series of moves which also saw
them hit Syrian troops near the city of Homs, as well as forces near the
oft-contested ancient city of Palmyra.
ISIS doesn’t control any specific territory in any of these areas, but
in the past has had presences in all of them. After the loss of towns
and villages, many of their fighters have escaped and blended into the
countryside and desert.
These new attacks are being presented as a “comeback” by some, though
the more likely explanation is that ISIS is trying to prove that they
remain relevant across Syria, and is using coordinated attacks to get a
more impressive death toll.
Trump: “Mission accomplished.”
So much winning….
He promised to end the “caliphate”,
not kill every last one of them.
H3ll AQ and the Mafia are alive and well,
just neutered like ISIS is now.
Probably coordinated with the CIA. We need a reason to stay forever.
Yes, CIA ponied up some more money for terrorists. Next week it will be more money for false-flag chemical attacks.
ISIS has “presence”. Yes, in US and Kurds controlled areas where they could regroup, rearm and do hit and run attacks to INSURE our troups stay there and fight ISIS. Let Syrian Army take over this area, and ISIS would be gone. And if we stop swooning over the “horrible” idea to deal with Idlib groups, they would have been gone by now.
There is no way these ISIS attacks could have possibly happened without Kurds or US or both allowing it to happen. It should not be that easy to have arms, money, vehicles, food — in the middle of US controlled area? One explanation of course is that US does not have enough soldiers, and Kurds are thin on the ground in Deir Azir, as they do not live there. But tgis being the case, how does it make sense to prevent this region becsecured by government forces? By now, even Thrkey could have the area secured, and reunited with the rest of Syria. This is done to give Trump an excuse to “fight” ISIS and eat his words on withdrawing from Syria.
Cheep tricks, but with public at home not engaged and could not care less, the drumbeat goes in.
Well, this is what happens when you let these fu…ck…er.s live.
This happens when you not only let them live, but feed them, give them arms, ammunition, food, vehicles, parts, fuel, salaries. Where EXACTLY — show a place on Syria’s map — can they hide. In plain sight in US and Kurdish “controlled” territory. It is not a big country — it is a joke.
Russia, Iran, and Syria can handle them, now.
They could before.
But, … never did.
We wouldn’t get out of their way. On purpose of course, otherwise we’d have to leave.
They had plenty of time before Trump was even elected,
they didn’t (couldn’t).
After organizing and equipping the Kurds,
back by US air and artillery,
no more mass ISIS beheadings on the evening news.
Very few US KIA,
and peanuts for costs vs. the traditional ground invasion.
Regardless, no Russia, Iran or Syrian forces and the war continues unabated. But go ahead and give the US credit if it makes you feel better. Curious as to how ISIS managed the attacks in territory controlled by the US and Kurds.
The objective, was to eliminate the “caliphate”, done.
Killing every last one of them,
is mope up work for Putin, Assad and the ayatollah.
We never killed every AQ now did we,
or every Mafioso,
but you must neuter them and then manage the scattered remnants..
Russia, Iran and Syria MIGHT be able to do that, we shall see.
ISIS is operating exactly wherever US militancy needs them to be operating. Just enough to satisfy the war on terror authorization.
This is why Hezbollah was invited in, to counter U.S./Saudi sponsor terror groups.
Look, it’s not complicated. Isis was built out of the disenfranchised and disaffected Sunnis of Iraq and Syria living in their — the Sunni — tribal region of the middle Euphrates Valley, and administered by the remnants of Saddam’s old Sunni regime. Isis may be gone as an established entity — as ISIS — but the Sunnis are still there, still disenfranchised, and till pissed off, and you can bet your bottom dollar they’ll be in revolt against their Shia masters from now till the end of time.