BREAKING: Jordan Opens Fire Towards Syria!! Damascus Power Cut! NATO Military Advisers Boots-on-Gnd. CIA: "Assad has 8 Weeks"

BRUSSELS - Russia accused NATO on Friday of moving towards involvement in the Syrian conflict, three days after the alliance decided to station Patriot missiles to protect Turkey from spillover from the violence.

The charge came from Russia's new ambassador to NATO, and came in spite of NATO assurances that the Patriots, which will be placed near Turkey's border with Syria, are intended purely for defensive purposes.

"This is not a threat to us, but this is an indication that NATO is moving towards engagement and that's it," Alexander Grushko told reporters.

[link to www.jpost.com]

EXCLUSIVE: US Trains Rebel Brigades to Secure Chemical Weapons

The US and its allies have hired contractors to train some Syrian rebel brigades in chemical weapons security, Syria Deeply has exclusively learned from four diplomats, including one US official. The sources asked to remain anonymous, as they deal directly with developments in Syria. The training would mark a higher level of coordination between the US and armed opposition forces, working to secure Syria’s chemical arsenal during a period of political turmoil.

The diplomatic sources say defense contractors hired by the US and its European allies have recently conducted training exercises with Syrian rebel forces in Turkey and Jordan. The programs were intended to prepare brigades to handle chemical weapons sites and materials they might encounter, as Assad troops lose control of over parts of the country. US contractors have also been on the ground in Syria to monitor the status of regime stockpiles, said an employee with a major US defense consultancy that has been engaged in that work.

“They’re probably trying to provide near real-time surveillance at all these sites. There’s no point in limiting yourself,” said Anthony Cordesman of the Center for Strategic and International Studies. He emphasized that any training of rebel fighters would represent just one element of contingency planning underway and said it would be incorrect to assume that training rebels is “the only hope”.

[link to alpha.syriadeeply.org]

Russia Docks Warships in Syria as NATO Arms Turkey

Russian warships docked at a naval base in Syria, according to reports on Wednesday, further separating Moscow from Western actions in the war-torn country.

The two ships made a rare call at the port in Tartus, Russia's only remaining international military base since the Soviet Union collapsed, according to AFP and Interfax reports. Russian authorities claim the stop was only to load fuel and water and make "minor repairs." This is the second time the Russian Navy has raised eyebrows in recent weeks, following reports that it docked warships off the coast of Gaza in late November, during the height of the fighting there with Israel.

[link to www.usnews.com]

yeah, another Debka BS

If this was so, I would have thought they would wait at least till the install of Patriot Missile systems

In 2003 it took the Dutch Air Force 1 month to deploy 3 Patriot Units and Stinger teams to Turkey. That was after the first request from Turkey.

Last week a recce team was already in Turkey. And the request was already known only awaiting formal approval from NATO and Dutch Parliament.

Me thinks they will be operational pretty soon.

Assad may be preparing to take chemical weapons with him in a retreat from Damascus, Israeli expert says

Dictator’s own father said to have used hydrogen cyanide against Muslim Brotherhood activists when killing 20,000 in Hama in 1982

[link to www.timesofisrael.com]

Jordan's forces have opened fire toward Syria after a stray bullet fired from inside the neighboring county wounded a Jordanian soldier on the border, an armed forces spokesman said.

[link to www.presstv.ir]

NATO:

The tide has turned in Syria, is the West ready for the fall of Assad?

[link to www.acus.org]

Times have changed. In 82 we sat back and watched Assad handle the MB but now we have MB sympathizer in the White House now we need to protect them. Amazing times filled with lies.

Breaking News: Power outage reported in most of Damascus.

[link to twitter.com]

They have the resources now.

Thread: SAUDI ARABIA=== Official sponsor of Mideast War

WW1 started with a bullet. Sigh.

that was the catalyst, WW1 started when Churchill decided to convert the navy over to Oil

so wait russia is with syria? who else is infolved in this??
like wich partys against wich??

Not long, now!

In the end it probably won't be a game changer, but I feel this should almost be its own thread. I almost didn't click because I thought you started this thread 4 hours ago and this DOOM was getting stale!

correction: So it begins... :hiding:

really? do you have any recommended links on the subject? Been hearing this alot

Your source is laughable

PIN if happening

[link to www.epmag.com]

[link to en.wikipedia.org]

[link to www.engdahl.oilgeopolitics.net]

[link to www.nakedcapitalism.com]

NATOSource


At the end of November, CIA is reported to have estimated that President Bashar al-Assad had just 8 to 10 weeks left.

Russian envoys to Assad “described a man who has lost all hope of victory or escape”

Syria's capital now under intense attack, so much so that Damascus airport was rendered unusable

Syrian rebels are over-running military bases on a daily basis, capturing artillery, tanks, & anti-aircraft weapons.

[link to twitter.com]

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Turkey has located 700 Syrian missiles, minister says

Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu told the Turkish daily Sabah in a recent interview that his ministry has located some 700 missiles in Syria and knows who controls them.

[link to www.hurriyetdailynews.com]

What Assets Could U.S. Military Use Against Syrian Chemical Sites?

[link to gdb.voanews.eu]

Parachuting troops

GlobalSecurity.org director John Pike said the U.S. 82nd Airborne Division could move a brigade into Syria within 12 hours of being given the task. The division is based in the East Coast state of North Carolina.

Navy strikes

A second option for the U.S. military is to destroy Syrian chemical stockpiles with cruise missiles fired from warships in the Mediterranean.

Two U.S. navy battle groups capable of firing those missiles are on duty in the region.

Regional air bases

Two of the closest air bases to Syria are in Turkey, one of the strongest regional critics of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. The Incirlik and Izmir bases would provide the shortest routes to the chemical weapons sites.

[link to www.voanews.com]

FSA Commander

A stray bullet fired from inside Syria wounded a Jordanian soldier on the border on Friday, prompting the kingdom's army to respond

[link to twitter.com]

6 12 Damascus

Ugarit Damascus, part of the Champions League clashes