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Dec 8 27 tweets 13 min read
E. #Syria: an airstrike targeted moments ago the town of Mayadin (S. DeirEzzor province). Israeli airstrikes in #Daraa province - S. #Syria. Image
Dec 7 12 tweets 5 min read
#Syria: this is reportedly a photo shot tonight of the infamous Saydnaya prison N. of #Damascus.
This is the biggest Assad's slaughterhouse of the country.
Once taken, expect scenes/testimonies reminiscent of the nazi camps.
More on the jail: forensic-architecture.org/investigation/…Image #Syria: those are the first moments after Rebels reached the infamous Saydnaya prison N. of #Damascus and started to liberate prisoners.
Nov 29 9 tweets 4 min read
The unbelievable happened. Rebels entered city of #Aleppo for the first time since December 2016.
#Syria. #Syria: more details will be provided later, but Rebel assault on #Aleppo is a combined effort using drones & infiltrators.
The Iranian General, and probably several SAA High-ranking officers slain past hours, were killed that way.
Nov 27 11 tweets 4 min read
#Syria: this is the first footage released by Rebels showing their weaponized & suicide drones used against Regime.
The first models were used on 31st December 2017 & killed 2 Russian soldiers inside Khemimim Airbase.
Hundreds were launched since that. #Syria: after Rebels disclosed for the first time their weaponized & suicide drones yesterday, they also released for the first time a footage showing their use of FPV drones vs Assad's forces.
It was known rebels had FPV drones, but it's the first evidence publicly released.
Nov 27 55 tweets 22 min read
#Syria: facing uptick of pro-Regime attacks vs civilians in Greater #Idlib (15+ children killed & wounded yesterday in a school), Fateh Mubin Operation Room, gathering main Rebel groups, launched this morning "Deterrence of Aggression" op'. Focus is the W. #Aleppo countryside. Image
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#Syria: Rebels' armored column made up of APCs heading to the front (W. #Aleppo) this morning, as they launched their first offensive operation since 2020. Clashes & airstrikes ongoing on Darat Izza axis.
Apr 13 4 tweets 1 min read
Breaking. Explosions over S. #Syria from #Daraa to #Damascus. Israel is currently bombing Damascus.
Other explosions reported on the Coast - to be cheched.
Jan 1 7 tweets 4 min read
New record broken in 2023. Over 272 million Captagon pills were seized in MENA. Top 5 countries:
- #KSA: 98.5 M↘️
- UAE: 96 M (2nd position due to giant bust of 86.2 million pills)
- Lebanon: 23.3 M↗️
- Iraq: 17 M↘️
- Jordan: 13 M↘️
$ billions that won't finance Assad's Regime.
Image Jordanian Air Force carried out airstrikes last night targeting Assad's drug cartels in S. #Syria. 3 locations were bombed in the S. Suwayda province. Image
Jan 2, 2023 107 tweets 46 min read
In 2022 #ISIS insurgency in the Badia (desert) witnessed ups & downs. At least 123 pro-Assad elements killed (documented, partial death toll). IS increased attacks on convoys while IEDs/mines remain main cause of casualties (incl. E. Hama desert). One General & one Colonel slain. #Syria: the first fatality of the year in the Badia is a First Lieutenant who was killed last night by an #ISIS mine/IED in the Homs desert, South of Palmyra. He was from outskirts of Homs-city.
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Jan 1, 2023 18 tweets 17 min read
Over 235 million Captagon pills were seized in MENA in 2022, an absolute record. Over 90% of seizures done by 4 countries (3 of them bordering #Syria):
- #KSA: 108 M
- Jordan: 54.5 M
- Iraq: 31 M
- Turkey: 21.3 M
$ billions that won't finance Assad's Regime. #Jordan did a first, modest, Captagon seizure this year. Jordanian forces raided a location in an area bordering #Syria & found around 100,000 pills. 3 arrested. bit.ly/3IlhaoO Image
Mar 21, 2022 172 tweets 162 min read
Big news coming from #Ukraine. Andrey Paliy, senior naval ccommander of Black Sea fleet & vice commander of #Russia|n forces in #Syria, was killed in a special Ukrainian operation in Mariupol. kommersant.ru/doc/5269657

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#Russian Lt Colonel Georgy Petrunin, veteran of Syrian war & former Head of Security of #Kheimimim Aibase in #Syria, was killed in #Ukraine.
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Jan 20, 2021 171 tweets 174 min read
#Syria: again a large quantity of drugs coming from Assad-held areas was seized. This time it was captured yesterday by SNA in E. #Aleppo CS. No less than 900,000 pills of captagon were hidden in a truck. ImageImageImage Another large quantity of drugs from #Syria was seized yesterday, this time by #Jordan. Hashish & 214,000 pills of Captagon were seized. jordan-oasis.com/10680/%D9%85%D…
Jul 4, 2020 53 tweets 55 min read
#Syria: drugs were shipped from #Latakia port & came from an #Aleppo factory equipped with large-scale industrial machinery, excluding #ISIS. Expect to see more of this as #Damascus is suffocating economically. #Syria: another large drug shipment (incl. 4+ million of Captagon pills) was seized in Romania (largest seizure in the country). Ship again departed from #Latakia like for previous giant seizure in Italy. balkaninsight.com/2020/09/02/rom…
Apr 16, 2020 157 tweets 187 min read
NEW THREAD as #ISIS insurgency entered the 3rd year in the Eastern #Syria|n desert (W. of #Euphrates). For details:
- bit.ly/2z3mQlv (Homs) by @CalibreObscura
- bit.ly/2XDdffo (all E. areas) by @GregoryPWaters
Below schematic map showing main areas of IS attacks Image E. #Syria: #NDF in #DeirEzzor announcing multiple losses on front vs #ISIS:
- its commander for S. #Mayadin sector following an "incident". He was from #Latakia province
- 2 fighters killed during IS attack on Palmyra-DeirEzzor road (area of Shula). ImageImage