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Syrian general: Daesh militants fleeing to Turkey after suffering huge losses


PressTV
Fri, 23 Oct 2015 15:16 UTC
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© AFPSyrian government soldiers are seen in the eastern outskirts of the northwestern Syrian city of Aleppo, Syria, on October 21, 2015
A Syrian army general says government forces have dealt heavy blows to members of the Daesh terror group and other Takfiri outfits operating in the country, forcing the extremists to flee towards the Turkish border in search of refuge.

"Our armed forces are broadening their control in the regions of Jib al-Ahmar and Salma, and all the hills around Latakia [Province], killing more than 300 terrorists. Furthermore, they destroyed several vehicles armed with machine guns near Salma and Bradon dam," said Syrian army spokesperson Ali Muaeeb during a press briefing in the capital, Damascus, on Thursday.

He added, "The successful operations of our armed forces, and the big losses in the lines of terrorist organizations have led to the collapse of the terrorists' morale, and their escape in large numbers towards the Turkish border."
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Energy minister: Russian oil firms ready to take on OPEC


RT
Fri, 23 Oct 2015 15:13 UTC
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© Sergei Karpukhin / ReutersAn employee works at a drilling site at the Rosneft company owned Suzunskoye oil field, north from the Russian Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, March 26, 2015
Moscow is ready to compete with the Saudi-dominated OPEC cartel even if it continues to exceed its quota, said Russian Energy Minister Aleksandr Novak on Friday.

"OPEC's self-established quota of 30 million barrels per day (bpd) is fully used by OPEC countries. Subsequently, if a member exceeds its quota, OPEC should redistribute its production among other members," Novak told Rossiya-24 TV Channel.

"It's very important whether OPEC will rebalance or if there will be extra output. There is a lot of uncertainty, but in general we are ready for it. And our oil companies are ready for this competition," added the minister.

OPEC continues to exceed its own quota of 30 million bpd for the 16th consecutive month trying to protect its share of the world oil market. OPEC's biggest producer, Saudi Arabia, has been cutting prices to secure new markets like Poland, according to Rosneft CEO Igor Sechin.
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Yoda

Societies between war and peace: Putin speech at Valdai International Discussion Club 2015


President of Russia
Thu, 22 Oct 2015 14:16 UTC
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© Sputnik/Vladimir Astapkovich
This topic of this year's Valdai conference is Societies Between War and Peace: Overcoming the Logic of Conflict in Tomorrow's World. In the period between October 19 and 22, experts from 30 countries have been considering various aspects of the perception of war and peace both in the public consciousness and in international relations, religion and economic interaction between states.

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President of Russia Vladimir Putin: Colleagues, ladies and gentlemen,

Allow me to greet you here at this regular meeting of the Valdai International Club.

It is true that for over 10 years now this has been a platform to discuss the most pressing issues and consider the directions and prospects for the development of Russia and the whole world. The participants change, of course, but overall, this discussion platform retains its core, so to speak - we have turned into a kind of mutually understanding environment.

We have an open discussion here; this is an open intellectual platform for an exchange of views, assessments and forecasts that are very important for us here in Russia. I would like to thank all the Russian and foreign politicians, experts, public figures and journalists taking part in the work of this club.

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Propaganda

Shameless NYT propaganda: Assad's Moscow reception was not 'chilly'


Moon of Alabama
Thu, 22 Oct 2015 13:29 UTC
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© ReutersPutin gives Assad the cold shoulder. According to NYT facial analysts, Putin is clearly angry at Assad, and Assad is clearly disappointed with the lackluster reception. Judging by his body language, he clearly went home and cried himself to sleep.
According to the New York Times: Bashar al-Assad Finds Chilly Embrace in Moscow Trip.

That headline of that page A1 piece awoke my interest because the White House clearly had a different impression than the New York Times scribes:
We view the red carpet welcome for Assad, ...
If this was a "chilly embrace" why was there a "red carpet welcome"? And what about that exclusive dinner?
Senior Russian officials joined Mr. Putin and Mr. Assad for dinner including the defense minister, Sergei K. Shoigu; the prime minister, Dmitri A. Medvedev; and Mr. Lavrov, the foreign minister.
Was that also "chilly"? Was the borscht served cold?
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South Front Syria Military Review: Battle for Aleppo (plus, China's Uyghur problem)


South Front
Fri, 23 Oct 2015 13:07 UTC
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On Wednesday, the Syrian Al-Qaeda group "Al-Nusra" and its allies from Jund Al-Aqsa launched a powerful assault on the strategic town of Al-Si'in inside the Hama province. Intense firefights between the militants and the civilian-led "National Defense Forces" (NDF) have been going since yesterday.

This is likely the first of many attacks on the town of Al-Si'in. The town has become the focal point of their Hama offensive because it is strategically located 30km to the west of the Syrian Government's only supply route to the Aleppo Governorate: Khanasser Highway. Furthermore, if Al-Si'in is lost to Jabhat Al-Nusra, the aforementioned terrorist group will have access to the two main roads that lead into both the Hama and Al-Salamiyah districts.

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More countries join the action: Russia, Jordan to coordinate actions on Syria via Amman-based center


RT
Fri, 23 Oct 2015 12:49 UTC
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© KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV / AFPRussian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (R) speaks with his visiting Jordan counterpart Nasser Judeh during their meeting in Moscow, on December 9, 2013.
Russia and Jordan agreed to create a coordination center in Amman, which will be used by the two countries to share information on the counter-terrorism operations, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said.

Russia is already in touch with Iran, Iraq and Syria through a Baghdad-based center used for the same purpose.

Lavrov said Jordan would play a positive part in finding a political solution to the Syrian conflict through negotiations between Damascus and opposition forces, an outcome that Russia itself is pursuing.

"Under an agreement between His Majesty King Abdullah II and Russia's President Vladimir Putin, the militaries of the two countries have agreed to coordinate their actions, including military aircraft missions over the Syrian territory," Lavrov said. His Jordanian counterpart Nasser Judeh said the center would serve as an efficient communication tool for the militaries of the two nations.

Comment: Russia is on a roll as more countries join the counter-terrorism effort in Syria.

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Cult

Hillary Clinton: A fascist in liberal clothing

Eric Zeusse
Washington's Blog
Thu, 22 Oct 2015 00:00 UTC
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The contrast between Hillary Clinton's stated positions and her actual record, is stark.

The record shows that she actually supports international trade treaties that allow the participating countries to allow international corporations to murder labor union organizers to keep wages down. Her financial backers include many of the controlling stockholders in corporations that shift jobs overseas to lower-wage nations so as to boost their stock-profits and executive compensation (those executives are paid largely by stock options in the companies they run — the more the stock rises, the bigger their pay); and portions of those takes by the top executives and other top owners of international corporations end up in the political campaign chests of conservative U.S. politicians such as of Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and virtually all Republicans — i.e., of corrupt or otherwise conservative politicians. But this article will deal only with Hillary Clinton.

Comment: For a recap on Hillary Clinton's fascistic track record as a politician and how the media whores have been selling her to the public,watch:



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Blackbox

Iraqis capture Israeli colonel leading ISIS terrorists?


FARS News Agency
Fri, 23 Oct 2015 11:21 UTC
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© Ahmed al-Rubaye/AFP/Getty ImagesIraqi Shia militias march.
Iraqi security and popular forces have caught an Israeli colonel from Golani Brigade along with a number of ISIL terrorists, a commander disclosed on Thursday.

"The security and popular forces have held captive an Israeli colonel," a commander of Iraq's popular mobilization forces said on Thursday.

"The Zionist officer is ranked colonel and had participated in the Takfiri ISIL group's terrorist operations," he added.

Noting that he was arrested along with a number of ISIL terrorists, the commander said, "The Israeli colonel's name is Yusi Oulen Shahak and is ranked colonel in Golani Brigade of the Zionist regime's army with the security and military code of Re34356578765az231434."

He said that the relevant bodies are now interrogating the Israeli colonel to understand the reasons behind his fighting alongside the ISIL forces and the presence of other Zionist officers among ISIL terrorists.

Comment: So far this report appears to be unconfirmed by any other sources. If true, however, it wouldn't be a surprise. Israel is known to support terror groups in Syria:

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Stormtrooper

Flashback ISIL militant received U.S. State Dept.-sponsored training


PressTV
Sun, 31 May 2015 23:40 UTC
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The US State Department has confirmed that ISIL militant Colonel Gulmurod Khalimov was trained on American soil by Blackwater.
The US State Department has confirmed that an ISIL militant who calls for terrorist attacks against the United States in a new online video was trained on American soil by Blackwater.

Officials told CNN on Saturday that Colonel Gulmurod Khalimov, a former head of Tajikistan's special forces, took part in counterterrorism courses as part of a program sponsored by the State Department.

Blackwater Worldwide, which is now known as Academi and is based in McLean, Virginia, is the most notorious private security firm that had operated in Iraq and Afghanistan.

In his online video, Khalimov appears in black ISIL clothing with a sniper rifle and a bandolier of ammunition, claiming that he attended programs on American soil three times.


Comment: Just another U.S.-trained 'moderate' terrorist! No wonder the U.S. is so upset: Russia is killing their mercenaries and spoiling all their 'regime change' fun and games!

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Heart - Black

Benghazi mother about Hillary: 'She's lying! She's absolutely lying!'


Sputnik
Fri, 23 Oct 2015 03:26 UTC
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On Thursday, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton testified before Congress about the 2012 terrorist attack in Benghazi. But Patricia Smith, the mother of the one of the victims, likely won't be satisfied with any of Clinton's answers.

Sean Smith was one of the four Americans killed during the 2012 terrorist attack in Libya. Ahead of Hillary Clinton's testimony before the House committee on Benghazi, CNN landed an interview with Smith's, mother, Patricia Smith.

"She has not called me," Smith said, referring to Clinton. "She has not contacted me. She has not given me any information, except to tell me that I am not a member of the immediate family and I do not need to know."

But she became especially irate after being shown a clip of Clinton's earlier testimony.

"She's lying!" Smith said. "She's absolutely lying."


"I saw on TV the bloody fingerprints on the walls over there," she added. "I asked specifically, 'Are those my son's fingerprints crawling down the walls?' Somebody's got to tell me!"

Smith reiterated her frustrations to Sky News on Thursday."Why wasn't there security for my son and the ambassador and the other guys? There was supposed to be security," she said. Smith also claimed that her son warned her before the attack about his own suspicions."The night before, he called me and he said 'mum there's trouble here...there's people walking around and taking pictures of everything. Something's going to happen."

"I'm calling Hillary a boldfaced liar," she added.

Thursday marks the eighth congressional panel held to investigate the Benghazi attacks. While the probes did unveil Clinton's problematic use of a private email server, it has done little to find her guilty of any wrongdoing in relation to the Libya incident.
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