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Jesus Malverde

(10,274 posts) Tue Oct 6, 2015, 10:20 AM Oct 2015

'Don't make it worse for yourselves': Helicopters drop leaflets on ISIS and rebel fighters warning t

Source: Daily Mail UK

army helicopters have dropped tens of thousands of leaflets on ISIS and rebel fighters, warning them to get out now and 'don't make it even worse for yourselves'.

The flyers were let go over the embattled cities of Rastan and Talbiseh, which have been pounded by Moscow's warplanes this week and where Russia claims 5,000 ISIS and al-Nusra Front terrorists are stationed.

It came as Russian media said there would soon be a large ground operation in the area driven by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's troops - with Russia's military backing from the air and possibly on the ground, involving Spetsnatz special forces.

Iranian troops are said to have crossed the border from Iraq last week to help prop up Assad's ailing regime.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3261603/Don-t-make-worse-Helicopters-drop-leaflets-ISIS-rebel-fighters-warning-ahead-huge-Russian-backed-ground-offensive.html

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'Don't make it worse for yourselves': Helicopters drop leaflets on ISIS and rebel fighters warning t (Original Post) Jesus Malverde Oct 2015 OP

Waiting for the save al nusra brigade to show up..nt Jesus Malverde Oct 2015 #1

Interesting leaflet.... Xolodno Oct 2015 #2

There? There's enough folks HERE on DU that believe it! 7962 Oct 2015 #5

What do you think? Jesus Malverde Oct 2015 #6

Word salad? MynameisBlarney Oct 2015 #8

Message auto-removed Name removed Oct 2015 #11

yrs ago i was told who isis was.. noone believed it. and Rose77 Oct 2015 #16

Russians are masters of propaganda. thereismore Oct 2015 #3

This message was self-deleted by its author Jesus Malverde Oct 2015 #4

Iranian troops are coming in to aid Assad? Nitram Oct 2015 #7

Syria is more than likely the beginning of World War 3. roamer65 Oct 2015 #9

More likely the great powers will just fight a war in Syria and leave each other alone. Nitram Oct 2015 #10

More likely a quick mop up of ISIS Yupster Oct 2015 #12

Agree. How about the Kurds given their own territory flamingdem Oct 2015 #13

The Kurds will get their own territory if Yupster Oct 2015 #14

Honestly romanic Oct 2015 #15

That is a very interesting illustration frizzled Oct 2015 #17

Jesus Malverde

(10,274 posts)

1. Waiting for the save al nusra brigade to show up..nt

Reply to Jesus Malverde (Original post)

Tue Oct 6, 2015, 10:25 AM

Oct 2015

Xolodno

(6,383 posts)

2. Interesting leaflet....

Reply to Jesus Malverde (Original post)

Tue Oct 6, 2015, 10:46 AM

Oct 2015

...ISIS fighter being shown as a wind up toy from the US and Israel is winding it up.

That's got to play on they psyche of some who are having doubts there.

7962

(11,841 posts)

5. There? There's enough folks HERE on DU that believe it!

Reply to Xolodno (Reply #2)

Tue Oct 6, 2015, 11:47 AM

Oct 2015

The rumor mill in the Arab world is a strong weapon. They will believe pretty much anything they're told; especially if it backs up what they WANT to believe.

Jesus Malverde

(10,274 posts)

6. What do you think?

Reply to 7962 (Reply #5)

Tue Oct 6, 2015, 12:19 PM

Oct 2015

Tahini or a vinegrette to go with your anti-DU word salad? I'm guessing tahini.

MynameisBlarney

(2,979 posts)

8. Word salad?

Reply to Jesus Malverde (Reply #6)

Tue Oct 6, 2015, 12:56 PM

Oct 2015

That post seemed straightforward and legible to me.

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Rose77

(57 posts)

16. yrs ago i was told who isis was.. noone believed it. and

Reply to Xolodno (Reply #2)

Wed Oct 7, 2015, 02:10 PM

Oct 2015

thanks for the clarity on this pic

thereismore

(13,326 posts)

3. Russians are masters of propaganda.

Reply to Jesus Malverde (Original post)

Tue Oct 6, 2015, 11:33 AM

Oct 2015

I am sure this is coming from them.

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Nitram

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7. Iranian troops are coming in to aid Assad?

Reply to Jesus Malverde (Original post)

Tue Oct 6, 2015, 12:47 PM

Oct 2015

Are we heading for a miniature world war in the Middle East?

roamer65

(36,744 posts)

9. Syria is more than likely the beginning of World War 3.

Reply to Nitram (Reply #7)

Tue Oct 6, 2015, 12:57 PM

Oct 2015

Remember what they called WW2 at first...the "phony war". By spring 1940, there was nothing phony about it.

Rumor has it that the Iranians are planning a full out invasion across Iraq and into Syria. The Israelis have publically stated that they absolutely will not allow the Iranians anywhere near the Golan Heights.

Meanwhile, you have Riyadh trying to figure out how to counteract the Russians and Iranians.

The shitpot is about ready to blow.

Nitram

(22,765 posts)

10. More likely the great powers will just fight a war in Syria and leave each other alone.

Reply to roamer65 (Reply #9)

Tue Oct 6, 2015, 12:59 PM

Oct 2015

Proxy wars have a long and ignoble history.l

Yupster

(14,308 posts)

12. More likely a quick mop up of ISIS

Reply to Nitram (Reply #7)

Tue Oct 6, 2015, 11:49 PM

Oct 2015

being routed from Syria and Assad being firmly back in controll.

The important questions will be...

1. Do we defend the Kurds once Assad goes after them?

2. Do the Iranians and Russians chase ISIS into Iraq and fight them there too.

What an incredible turn of events for Assad. He seemed a walking dead man a few weeks ago. Now he may be part of a strong alliance of Russia, Iran, Iraq and Syria.

flamingdem

(39,308 posts)

13. Agree. How about the Kurds given their own territory

Reply to Yupster (Reply #12)

Wed Oct 7, 2015, 12:43 AM

Oct 2015

Well the USA couldn't do much but the Iranians and Russians will kick Isis ass and there will be a settlement. Iraq may or may not exist ultimatley. I don't think Obama is entirely against this happening, what choice do we have?

Yupster

(14,308 posts)

14. The Kurds will get their own territory if

Reply to flamingdem (Reply #13)

Wed Oct 7, 2015, 12:58 AM

Oct 2015

Putin and Assad want them to have their own territory.

Otherwise, they will chase any armed Kurds out of Syria if they want to.

What we want doesn't have much to do with it. It will be up to Putin and Assad. and I don't see any reason why they'd want the Kurds to be semi-independent.

What choice do we have?

Not much. Each country in the area needs to make the best deal that they can.

romanic

(2,841 posts)

15. Honestly

Reply to Yupster (Reply #12)

Wed Oct 7, 2015, 06:39 AM

Oct 2015

I just don't care just as long as the US stays out of it and ISIS is destroyed.

frizzled

(509 posts)

17. That is a very interesting illustration

Reply to Jesus Malverde (Original post)

Wed Oct 7, 2015, 02:19 PM

Oct 2015

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