Complaining that Russia is portraying all rebel factions, even the US-backed Free Syrian Army (FSA), as terrorists, the FSA forces in Hama say they are planning to carry out suicide bombings against Russian targets, assuming they can find them.
The statement from FSA Captain Rashid al-Hourani said the plan is to “endure the violent aerial bombardment” and then get some people to infiltrate the Syrian military, hoping they can locate the Russians and from there carry out “martyrdom operations” against them.
The plan weakens US protestations that the group is a “moderate” faction that it is appropriate to be throwing advanced weaponry at, but the interest in using suicide attacks reflects the group’s cozy position as an ally of al-Qaeda, who controls much of the territory in nearby Idlib.
That US officials were predicting, almost as soon as Russia started launching airstrikes in Syria, it would lead to terrorist attacks against Russia, may suggest they’d heard some talk to this effect from the FSA, though interestingly it appears not to have slowed their arms shipments.
The FSA isn’t the only one talking up terrorist attacks, as ISIS issued an audio statement today calling for jihadist attacks against both Russia and the US. Much to the chagrin of US officials, ISIS referred to the two as engaged in a “crusader war” against them, while the US is desperate to present their war against ISIS and Russia’s war against ISIS as two totally different things.
The US will just order the terrorist attacks. They are on the same side after all.
These are the people we are supporting and arming. …..and this we are told are the 'moderate' syrian rebels as if there is really any difference between them and ISIS.
No wonder non of these barbarians urging jihad against america or NATO or Israel, they know who their friends are and who are their sworn enemy is.
The enemy of my enemy is my friend, use to be the George W. Bush regimes motto, the Russian, Syrian, Iranian and Iraqi people motto is, enemy of my friend is still the people's enemy, that is if…, USG and NATO would understand the concept of who is the enemy of the mankind and whom is the enemy of the mankind.
Insanity, pure and simple. What is it going to take for the American people who care about their future to stand up and say "Enough!!?" Will a shooting war with the Russians get their attention because that seems to be the direction our "leaders" are taking us.
The US calls the Free Syrian Army moderates, our kind of guys. The Russians call them terrorists not different from the rest.
Well, which sort of guys do suicide bombing attacks? The Free Syrian Army just announce the Russians are right about them.
That isn't a big surprise really, since Obama already admitted there really are no moderates in Syria, nobody for us to support. He just compromises with our hawkish types and supports them anyway.
Which sort of guys do suicide bombings? Guys whose country has been invaded and who are doing their best to defend it. Let's see how long the Chehcens sit on the sidelines.
As Stalin used to say, you have to walk with the devil until you get to the other side of the bridge. ISIS wants to defeat both the US and Russia, and ultimately will do so. In the short term, Putin is far and away the softer target, having alienated both Europe and North America by invading Ukraine, and with rickety cold war-era military forces and a conscript army he doesn't dare use.
Were so mad about the Russians calling us terrorists we're going to launch terrorist attacks. You can't make this shit up.
Our CIA created the Islamic State and together they shall orchestrate many suicide attacks against Russia. And this is Russia's Acholi's heel, both in the Vietnam War and now in Syria, they cannot believe how irreversibly corrupt our Empire truly is.
Once again, the US is clearly on the wrong side. Instead of supporting a multi-ethnic, multi-cultural, multi-religious, secular government; we yet again choose the head-chopping takfiris and their wanton orgies of destruction.
"Solitudinem Faciunt, Pacem Appellant." – Tacitus
One battalion but it may not be a group the US supports, Kurds have also made suicide attacks.
Russia continues to aid the headchoppers (well, the Government of Assad does that too), Russia continues to aid ISIS. Russia is ISIS's airforce.
Assad is the biggest murderer of the 21st century and aided Al Qaeda when the US invaded Iraq.