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Victory for Assad looks increasingly likely as world loses interest in Syria
Topic Started: Aug 31 2017, 06:08 AM (634 Views)
Robert Stout
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The Syrian government will win this disagreement and force American forces to withdraw from THEIR country................. :popcorn:
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Siberian
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an attack of ISIS on Syrian army by eyes of one of participants...

yamin - to the right
yasar - to the left
dabbaba - a tank

https://youtu.be/CPGlWB9ww4c
Edited by Siberian, Sep 18 2017, 05:53 AM.
Goood morning GULAG!!!
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George Aligator
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I have met several Russians who have married Arab wives they met while on duty in Syria. The phenomenon reminds me of the Americans who have married Japanese wives. There is something about duty in a country whose climate, geography and culture is utterly different from your own that makes the experience either unusually unpleasant or, for a minority of foreigners, overwhelmingly attractive. The Russians I am thinking of were diplomats or naval personnel. For their Syrian wives, a Russian marriage was just as exotic and Russia just as delightful for them as Syria was for their husbands. The promotion ladder being what it is, those Russian men rose quite high upon the end of their Syrian tour. You meet a surprising number of Arab women at diplomatic functions in Russia and a lot of them are Syrian. The bond between Russia and Syria is a very interesting one. I'm not sure how much of all this Trump understands.
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Sep 18 2017, 05:03 PM
I have met several Russians who have married Arab wives they met while on duty in Syria. The phenomenon reminds me of the Americans who have married Japanese wives. There is something about duty in a country whose climate, geography and culture is utterly different from your own that makes the experience either unusually unpleasant or, for a minority of foreigners, overwhelmingly attractive. The Russians I am thinking of were diplomats or naval personnel. For their Syrian wives, a Russian marriage was just as exotic and Russia just as delightful for them as Syria was for their husbands. The promotion ladder being what it is, those Russian men rose quite high upon the end of their Syrian tour. You meet a surprising number of Arab women at diplomatic functions in Russia and a lot of them are Syrian. The bond between Russia and Syria is a very interesting one. I'm not sure how much of all this Trump understands.
I'm afraid everything was quite opposite :)
Russian women were marrying Syrian students who were studying in Russia and later were living in Syria with their Syrian husbands.

The opposite is hard to believe because
a) Islam allows muslim men marry whatever else women since their children still are considered Muslims, but it also prohibits Muslim women marry men of other religeons due to the same reasons - their children will be infidels.
The other day the most progressive and secular Tunisia adopted the law allowing Muslim women to marry men of other religeons. It is a revolution for the Middle East! :) Though Russian men might marry Syrian Christians but still it's a very small chance.
b) I can hardly imagine a foreign national in Russian diplomatic or any other service which has connection to certain access to the secrets. :) In USSR it was also unimaginable that a person married to a foreigner could work in any Russian ministry or company or a military industry or wherever they deal with secrets, including MFA. Or at least to make a good career there to reach high ranks. I doubt state service mentality and approach changed much since then :) to make it possible to talk about not a single example but many such cases...
Unless you refer not to diplomats but consulates with locally hired personell...
Though, the number of mixed Russian-Syrian families are counted in thousands if not about maybe 20-30 000...
Edited by Siberian, Sep 18 2017, 06:15 PM.
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Che On The Rocks

Deir al-Zour: Syrian army 'takes last IS stronghold'
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The Syrian army has retaken Deir al-Zour, the last major stronghold of so-called Islamic State (IS) in Syria, state TV says.

"The city is completely liberated from terrorism," the state TV report said.

Other reports said the Syrian army and its allies were clearing the last pockets of resistance from IS.

IS had held most of the city since 2014. It was of strategic importance to IS because of its proximity to the border with Iraq.
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Robert Stout
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Siberian
Sep 18 2017, 06:06 PM
George Aligator
Sep 18 2017, 05:03 PM
I have met several Russians who have married Arab wives they met while on duty in Syria. The phenomenon reminds me of the Americans who have married Japanese wives. There is something about duty in a country whose climate, geography and culture is utterly different from your own that makes the experience either unusually unpleasant or, for a minority of foreigners, overwhelmingly attractive. The Russians I am thinking of were diplomats or naval personnel. For their Syrian wives, a Russian marriage was just as exotic and Russia just as delightful for them as Syria was for their husbands. The promotion ladder being what it is, those Russian men rose quite high upon the end of their Syrian tour. You meet a surprising number of Arab women at diplomatic functions in Russia and a lot of them are Syrian. The bond between Russia and Syria is a very interesting one. I'm not sure how much of all this Trump understands.
I'm afraid everything was quite opposite :)
Russian women were marrying Syrian students who were studying in Russia and later were living in Syria with their Syrian husbands.

The opposite is hard to believe because
a) Islam allows muslim men marry whatever else women since their children still are considered Muslims, but it also prohibits Muslim women marry men of other religeons due to the same reasons - their children will be infidels.
The other day the most progressive and secular Tunisia adopted the law allowing Muslim women to marry men of other religeons. It is a revolution for the Middle East! :) Though Russian men might marry Syrian Christians but still it's a very small chance.
b) I can hardly imagine a foreign national in Russian diplomatic or any other service which has connection to certain access to the secrets. :) In USSR it was also unimaginable that a person married to a foreigner could work in any Russian ministry or company or a military industry or wherever they deal with secrets, including MFA. Or at least to make a good career there to reach high ranks. I doubt state service mentality and approach changed much since then :) to make it possible to talk about not a single example but many such cases...
Unless you refer not to diplomats but consulates with locally hired personell...
Though, the number of mixed Russian-Syrian families are counted in thousands if not about maybe 20-30 000...

If I marry a Russian mailorder bride, will that make our children commies or internet addicts ???.............. :dunno:
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Nov 3 2017, 05:51 AM
Deir al-Zour: Syrian army 'takes last IS stronghold'
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The Syrian army has retaken Deir al-Zour, the last major stronghold of so-called Islamic State (IS) in Syria, state TV says.

"The city is completely liberated from terrorism," the state TV report said.

Other reports said the Syrian army and its allies were clearing the last pockets of resistance from IS.

IS had held most of the city since 2014. It was of strategic importance to IS because of its proximity to the border with Iraq.
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Syria conflict: US in rare counter-strike after Deir al-Zour attack
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The US has launched rare air strikes in eastern Syria to thwart an attack on allied Kurdish and Arab fighters by forces aligned to Syria's government.
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US-allied SDF fighters and pro-government forces both hold parts of Deir al-Zour

US-led coalition conducts ‘defensive’ airstrikes against Syrian forces
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The US-led coalition has carried out several “defensive” airstrikes on Syrian forces in retaliation for what they called an “unprovoked” attack on the so-called Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and foreign military “advisers.”
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I see the USA is still taking orders from Saudi Arabia to support the Sunnis........... :oyvey
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