ISIS update 9/01/2017..Army advances deep inside Deir Ezzor Province

Army Advances Deep Inside Deir Ezzor Province

Footage has been released by the Syrian Ministry of Defence showing Syrian Arab Army’s mechanised forces, backed by Russian Air power and advisors, shooting their way across the provincial border of Homs Governorate into Deir ezzor Governorate…

In the footage Syrian Arab Army’s Battle-Tank’s, Artillery, Gun-Trucks, and Anti-Tank missile teams laying down a barrage of fire on all Isis movements and positions within visual range… Russian gunships can be seen providing Air support to Syrian troops, whilst Russian Military advisors observe and direct Syrian Arab Army’s actions on the ground… The footage linked to an advance by the Pro-government Forces, in which the provincial Homs-Deir ezzor border Town of Haribshah along the Palmyra to Deir ezzor (M20) Highway was liberated from the so-called Islamic state Terrorist-group…

The Syrian Arab Army reaching the Deir ezzor city and sending more reinforcements to fight the so-called Islamic state Terrorist-group… The Al-Ghadeer media group has released a front line report showing mechanized forces of the Syrian Arab Army being rushed to Eastern Syria, in preparation for further offensive actions against the Isis in Deir ezzor… The front line report appears to have been shot on the Al-Sukhnah axis of the Syrian Arab Army’s advance towards the middle Euphrates region, here pro-government Forces are now about 50 k.m² away from the besieged city of Deir ezzor… In the video can be see many T-72,T-62,BMP-1,Cannon-Armored Gun-Trucks, being moved to and positioned near the front line in Eastern Syria…

Countless Syrian Army Tanks, Vehicles en Route to Deir Ezzur 

An Arab media outlet released a front-line report on Friday showing mechanized forces of the Syrian Army being rushed to Eastern Syria in preparation for further offensives against ISIL terrorists in Deir Ezzur province.

The Al-Ghadeer media group’s report showed al-Sukhnah flank in Eastern Homs where the Syrian Army is advancing towards the middle Euphrates region where pro-government forces are now about 50 kilometers away from the besieged city of Deir Ezzur.

In the video can be seen many T-72 main battle tanks as well as some T-62 tanks, a BMP-1 infantry fighting vehicle and a number of cannon-armed gun-trucks are seen in the video moving to regions near the front-line in eastern Syria.

Two T-72 tanks spotted near the end of the video appear to be highly modified urban-warfare specialist designs as seen in use with the 4th Mechanized Division, indicating that elements of the army formation may be participating in the final drive on Deir Ezzur city.

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New Normal for US: Inflicting Unacceptable Civilian Casualties in Raqqa Strikes

We must be touched with the feeling of their distress, loss, grief and anguish, because war-party Washington is forcing many civilians in Raqqa to pay an unacceptable price.

The US recently spurned a call by the UN to temporarily halt airstrikes on the Syrian city of Raqqa to allow civilians to flee. That call had come after multiple instances of US strikes killing civilians in and around the city. Today, UN officials are warning that the city’s population is still paying an “unacceptable price” from the US airstrikes, and that continued US bombardment may be in violation of international law as a result. The US has been trying to back an invasion of Raqqa against ISIL by its proxy forces.

An estimated 20,000 civilians remain in Raqqa, and the US has labeled them “human shields.” The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has warned that in just the month of August they documented 151 civilian deaths from the US-led invasion and US airstrikes. The high commissioner noted that all civilians, including human shields, must be protected at all times, and said the US forces are ignoring humanitarian law’s “principles of precautions, distinction, and proportionality.”

Worse still, US officials are committing the same crimes in Yemen and Afghanistan. In both countries they also insist they are taking utmost care to avoid civilian deaths. In reality, however, the Pentagon regime’s main effort in keeping the official death toll down has been to deliver preposterously low undercounts of how many people they have killed in reports.

There is no transparency on US troop levels either. The War Party has thrown the international protocols entirely out the window. Instead, they have signed orders on a planned escalation of the war on Syria. The lack of figures should be unsurprising, as President Trump insists the troop levels will not be made public, claiming the “enemy must never know.” Still, the high number of civilian deaths surely shows there is no legality to this bloody campaign. It’s an imperfect substitute for accountability:

It is wrong and immoral for the US to seek to escape the consequences of its acts. Evidence gathered on the ground in Raqqa points to an alarming pattern of US-led coalition airstrikes which have destroyed whole houses with entire families inside. This suggests that coalition forces leading the offensive in Raqqa have failed to take adequate precautions to prevent civilian deaths, in flagrant violation of International Humanitarian Law.

There is also no longer any public accountability. As confirmed on May 26, the Pentagon no longer acknowledges when its own aircraft are responsible for civilian casualty incidents; rather they will be hidden under the umbrella of the US. Centcom should own up to its own actions rather than dispersing responsibility.

Whatever this is, US forces carrying out air strikes in Raqqa must conduct thorough investigations into reports of civilian casualties from operations and disclose their findings. It is high time the US authorities came clean about the full extent of the civilian damage caused by their attacks. Independent and impartial investigations must be carried out by the UN into any potential violations of International Humanitarian Law – and the findings should be made public.

Research and documentation by leading human rights and monitoring organizations including the Syrian Network for Human Rights, Airwars and the Violations Documentation Center indicates that the total number of civilians killed by US-led Coalition forces in Syria since operations began could be as high as several thousand.

Despite the evidence, CENTCOM has not acknowledged responsibility. The failure to adequately and transparently investigate reports of civilian casualties and of violations of International Humanitarian Law falls short of international standards and contrasts starkly with international commitments to address civilian casualties from US military operations. The lack of acknowledgment, apology or compensation is also at odds with International Law.

This is really the lowest point for the Pentagon regime and US officials. It requires no accountability, no understanding. The highest point is empathy, for it requires them to suspend their egos and live in another’s world – people living in horror in Raqqa. It requires profound purpose larger than the self kind of understanding, which doesn’t exist in Washington.

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