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Russian general killed by IS shelling in Syria.

Discussion in 'Latest US & World News' started by zoom_copter66, Sep 25, 2017.

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  1. zoom_copter66

    zoom_copter66 Well-Known Member

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    zoom_copter66, Sep 25, 2017
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    scarlet witch Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    I wonder if they knew he was going to be there... it's a rather important scalp for ISIS, a rare opportunity You'd hope it was an informant and not the fact he wasn't walking around being saluted... certainly then he was asking for it.

     
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    Tim15856, Sep 25, 2017
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    Looks like a huge military mistake, not the first the Russians did in Syria.

    US personnel in Syria was and are pretty safe, if not mistaken. Could someone show a loss comparison? Thanks in advance.

    Russian body count rises, combined with Donbass ones, this won't look good on Putin and the 2018 election is near.
     
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    zoom_copter66 Well-Known Member

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    idk, what there's for a loss comparison, the russkies keep that under tight wraps IMO, I'm surprised that this general would be that"visible" to getting killed. Usually they're well insulated and the "grunts" do all the dirty work.
     
    zoom_copter66, Sep 25, 2017
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    Of course, when you think you're safe behind the lines around supposed allied Afghan soldiers, you don't expect to be in danger of being shot by them.
     
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    Strange, my link says three (3) Russian officers were killed.

    Yesterday three high ranking Russian officers were killed in an "ISIS attack" in eastern-Syria.

    Read here:
    http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/47899.htm
     
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    A general would fit into officers ranks, NCOs are usually lieutenant rank and below. SOF is usually fairly accurate, albeit soaked in"blood" by some posters here!
     
    zoom_copter66, Sep 26, 2017
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    Aren't you getting worried, upset with goosebumps?
    These are Russian officers!! The question is, WHO killed them? Mossad, CIA, ISIS or the Canadians? Are the Canadians actually part of the coalition of the willing still?
     
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    Was waiting to see how long it was until it was implied this was US lead.

    I see it was the first post, thank you for answering
     
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    Draco, Sep 26, 2017
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    Is this a good thing?

    At least Russia is trying to fight ISIS.

    :salute:
     
    TheGreatSatan, Sep 26, 2017
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    no sure how you read the US into the post I made... shows you can read anything into a post if you really want to
     
    scarlet witch, Sep 27, 2017
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    As in Afghanistan as well as in Syria, I think it's safe to presume there are jihadists within the ranks of the respective militaries? They're not stupid, not by a long chalk. Our mistake is believing that they are. :wall:
     
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    http://russiafeed.com/general-asapov-died-as-russian-officer-led-from-front/
     
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    Good to hear then, the average Russian Troll has been recently stating that ISIS is being backed or even created by the US, Your post pushed the agenda that "an informant" was the cause of this.

    The only informants that Russians have been calling out have been Americans that "work with ISIS". So without clarification, your posts easily looks like many other Russian posters saying it is the US fault
     
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    The satellite images from the city controlled by ISIS militants showed some military hardware belonging to the US Special Forces in the north of the city of Deir ez-Zor. US troops may be acting as advisors for the Daesh militants and they are absolutely safe in areas controlled by terrorists, according to the Russian Defense Ministry. The Russian general was killed by the US-backed militants armed with American weapons.

    https://francais.rt.com/international/43682-syrie-images-aeriennes-reveleraient-equipements
     
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    No, an NCO is an enlisted man, not an officer.
     
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    Soooo, they are russian officers!?! Why would I get goosebumps? Maybe the general should've had better protection, he is/was a "high value target" in a heavy conflict zone.
    Soviet/russian losses are rather expendable, not much has changed since WW2. Anyone could have killed this general...if it was Canadian sniper, they some of the deadliest from afar, they covered lotsa US servicemen's butt in astan.
    If it was CIA, Mossad, well never know. He got a little to close to the action and got one, end of story.
     
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    I think ISIS can have informants without having to drag the US into it
     
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    O.k., I didn't express myself clearly enough. I meant to ask, aren't you worried because of any retaliation?
    It is so easy to "accidentally" kill one another.
     
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    500 million dollars on its way to fund the next war against Syria

    The Süddeustche Zeitung has shed light on the fact that arms are being transferred from the headquarters of the US Air Forces in Europe, based in Ramstein (Germany) and are making their way to the Syrian “rebels”.

    Read all here:
    http://www.voltairenet.org/article197997.html
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    The Kurds are the new Pentagon proxy.
    Germany has become a US prostitute!!
    The US is determined to slay Assad and slice up his country.
     
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    Yes. Three Russian officers were killed. War is war. Russian generals are often on the front line.
     
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    Do you know which party killed them?
     
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