Syria
US: ISIS Used Chem Weapons Against Kurds
US authorities have confirmed that ISIS used chemical weapons in an 11 August 2015 attack against Kurdish forces. After the attack, numerous Kurdish personnel became ill. Kurdish forces obtained shell fragments from shells used by ISIS during the attack and provided them to the US for analysis. Preliminary analysis indicates that the shell fragments tested positive […]
Yeah, That’s Just a F**king Brilliant Idea . . .
Multiple news sources (Fox News, the Army Times) are reporting that the current Administration is “nearing a decision” on providing training and equipment for “moderate elements” of the Syrian opposition. And yeah: that “training” part means “boots on the ground”. As in Soldiers/Sailors/Airmen/Marines. Troops. Hey, I get it that Assad is a thug, and hates […]
War Crimes: They’re Not Just for the Assad Regime Any More
We keep hearing about all those “war crimes” on the part of the Assad regime. Many of them may well be legitimate. I’d long suspected that the Syrian opposition might not exactly be clean on that score. But as far as I know no one has come out and accused the Syrian opposition of war […]
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