Current Events > Assad's forces capture last town held by ISIS in Syria.

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The Syrian army has captured the last town in the country held by ISIS.

Army units entered the town of Abu Kamal, near the border with Iraq, on Nov. 8 and declared it to be clear of ISIS fighters Nov. 9, according to The Associated Press.

"The liberation of Abu Kamal is of great importance because it is a declaration of the fall of this group's project in the region generally and the collapse of its supporters' illusions to divide it, control large parts of the Syria-Iraq borders and secure supply routes between the two countries," Syrian army spokesman General Ali Mayhoub declared in a televised address, according to The Associated Press.

An offensive has also been launched on ISIS' remaining territory in Iraq. Militants aligned with the Iraqi government took the town of Al-Qa'im, which controls an important border crossing between Iraq and Syria.

U.S.-backed forces, organized in the Kurdish-dominated Syrian Democratic Forces, have sought to capture ISIS territory before the Syrian government could do so. The U.S. is concerned about the growth of the influence of Iran, which supports the Syrian government.

In October, the SDF cleared ISIS fighters from the Syrian city of Raqqa. They then advanced on Abu Kamal from the opposite direction to the Syrian government troops.

Reports from the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, which supported the Syrian government's offensive, indicate that leading ISIS figures, including its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, were seen in the town shortly before it was liberated.

But the U.S.-led coalition carrying out air raids against ISIS in Syria and Iraq contradicted the report, saying there was no evidence to suggest al-Baghdadi was in Abu Kamal.

Estimates suggested that between 2,500 and 3,500 ISIS fighters were in the area around Abu Kamal. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights noted that ISIS still controls several small villages in desert areas, Newsweek reported.

The group still continues to update its media center. AP reported that ISIS members are likely to continue fighting in the desert.

U.S. and Russian officials indicated Nov. 9 they are on the verge of concluding an agreement to end Syria's civil war when ISIS has been defeated. Officials not authorized to discuss the contents of the agreement publicly told Time that U.S. and Russian officials hope to expand "deconfliction" areas in various parts of the country with the aim of reducing violence.

They also plan to restart United Nations-led piece talks on Syria's future, including a political transition.

While the U.S. has provided some support to rebels fighting against the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad, Russia has backed it. Assad is considered a close Russian ally.


Full Article: https://www.opposingviews.com/i/world/syria-isis-finished



Assad fate for the Islamic State.
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Never forget Assad used Saren's gas on his own people.

SuperGamer5 posted...

Never forget Assad used Saren's gas on his own people.

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UnfairRepresent posted...

SuperGamer5 posted...

Never forget Assad used Saren's gas on his own people.

lmao
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NadYobWoc posted...

UnfairRepresent posted...

SuperGamer5 posted...

Never forget Assad used Saren's gas on his own people.

lmao

UnfairRepresent posted...

SuperGamer5 posted...

Never forget Assad used Saren's gas on his own people.

This is the response I was hoping for. Thank you.

UnfairRepresent posted...

Assad fate for the Islamic State.

Cute
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unpleasant_milk posted...

UnfairRepresent posted...

Assad fate for the Islamic State.

Cute

Thank you
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So when do we destroy Assad's forces?
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This is good
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Samurontai posted...

This is good

Yes.
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Irony posted...

So when do we destroy Assad's forces?

Hopefully never
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Better than ISIS, but "good" is the wrong word to describe the lesser of two evils.
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Lol. While Assad takes out the terrorists the most powerful military in the world made a deal to let them escape.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-sh/raqqas_dirty_secret
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Pow Pow Punishment posted...

Better than ISIS, but "good" is the wrong word to describe the lesser of two evils.

Fair enough, but I wasn't saying "good" in that sense. Much rather that if ISIS and the rebels had succeeded, we'd have another huge power hole (or whatever it's called)
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ThirdGender posted...

Lol. While Assad takes out the terrorists the most powerful military in the world made a deal to let them escape.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-sh/raqqas_dirty_secret

You don't seem to be aware that Assad, Russia, and Hezbollah supported the same kind of deal a couple of months ago: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/28/world/middleeast/lebanon-isis-syria.html

Also, what's so amazing about that? He was losing until Russia stepped in.
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Pow Pow Punishment posted...

ThirdGender posted...

Lol. While Assad takes out the terrorists the most powerful military in the world made a deal to let them escape.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-sh/raqqas_dirty_secret

You don't seem to be aware that Assad, Russia, and Hezbollah supported the same kind of deal a couple of months ago: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/28/world/middleeast/lebanon-isis-syria.html

Also, what's so amazing about that? He was losing until Russia stepped in.

Yes. But America is supposedly fighting ISIS.
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ThirdGender posted...

Yes. But America is supposedly fighting ISIS.

Both sides fight ISIS and both sides made deals to let them escape.

Also, the SDF which sanctioned this deal consists of the most effective party that fought ISIS early on, the Kurdish YPG. It's kind of an armchair warrior move to say the people making the deal don't really fight ISIS.
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Pow Pow Punishment posted...

ThirdGender posted...

Yes. But America is supposedly fighting ISIS.

Both sides fight ISIS and both sides made deals to let them escape.

Also, the SDF which sanctioned this deal consists of the most effective party that fought ISIS early on, the Kurdish YPG. It's kind of an armchair warrior move to say the people making the deal don't really fight ISIS.

The most powerful military in the world cannot justify this action. Especially since Obama (was) and Trump is committed to wiping out ISIS.
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ThirdGender posted...

The most powerful military in the world cannot justify this action. Especially since Obama (was) and Trump is committed to wiping out ISIS.

The point is not that it's justified, the point is that you shouldn't imply that only the US-side did it.
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Pow Pow Punishment posted...

ThirdGender posted...

The most powerful military in the world cannot justify this action. Especially since Obama (was) and Trump is committed to wiping out ISIS.

The point is not that it's justified, the point is that you shouldn't imply that only the US-side did it.

It doesn't matter whether anyone else does it or not (it's still wrong in their case though).

It's that America claims to be against terrorists yet lets them go instead of fighting them. This makes one think America supports rhem.
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ThirdGender posted...

It doesn't matter whether anyone else does it or not

Yes, it does. You said Assad is fighting ISIS while the US is striking deals. The entire point of your post is contingent on whether anyone else does it. It turns out you're wrong and Assad is not fighting ISIS while the US is striking deals, it's that both of them are fighting ISIS and striking deals.
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Pow Pow Punishment posted...

ThirdGender posted...

It doesn't matter whether anyone else does it or not

Yes, it does. You said Assad is fighting ISIS while the US is striking deals. The entire point of your post is contingent on whether anyone else does it. It turns out you're wrong and Assad is not fighting ISIS while the US is striking deals, it's that both of them are fighting ISIS and striking deals.

It's not becoming of the most powerful military in the world to make deals. You only make deals with those on your level or above you. Assad may have made a deal but that's because his army isn't all that powerful. The US military should never make deals with terrorists. That you can try and justify it is simply horrifying.
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ThirdGender posted...

It's not becoming of the most powerful military in the world to make deals. You only make deals with those on your level or above you. Assad may have made a deal but that's because his army isn't all that powerful. The US military should never make deals with terrorists. That you can try and justify it is simply horrifying.

You can rationalize Assad making a deal and that can be a different discussion, but you were wrong to imply that Assad is fighting ISIS while the US is making deals. It's that simple. Just admit you were mistaken dude, you obviously didn't know about the Hezbollah deal.
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Nowhere in your link does it say Assad made the deal. It was Hezbollah that made it. But fuck them anyway, they're a bunch of terrorists too.

America is supposed to be the best military in the world. If the best capitulates to someone much much less powerful then what hope is there for anyone else.
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The US didn't make the deal directly either, the SDF did and the US abided. Same with Hezbollah for the Syrian and Russian government side. Anyway, you were wrong to imply that Assad is fighting ISIS while the US is making deals.
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SuperGamer5 posted...

Never forget Assad used Saren's gas on his own people.

The enemy of my enemy is not always my friend.
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Pow Pow Punishment posted...

The US didn't make the deal directly either, the SDF did and the US abided. Same with Hezbollah for the Syrian and Russian government side. Anyway, you were wrong to imply that Assad is fighting ISIS while the US is making deals.

Nope. Assad is fighting. The US although fighting, just recently made a deal.
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ThirdGender posted...

Nope. Assad is fighting. The US although fighting, just recently made a deal.

You're just repeating what I already proved wrong by now. It looks like you didn't want to admit about not knowing of the previous deal so you're doubling down, which is really silly. Hopefully, going forward you either become more knowledgeable about foreign policy or, if you're trolling, you make it more interesting.
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Pow Pow Punishment posted...

ThirdGender posted...

Nope. Assad is fighting. The US although fighting, just recently made a deal.

You're just repeating what I already proved wrong by now. It looks like you didn't want to admit about not knowing of the previous deal so you're doubling down, which is really silly. Hopefully, going forward you either become more knowledgeable about foreign policy or, if you're trolling, you make it more interesting.

It's you who is trolling me. America made a deal/let a deal be made despite always claiming they never make deals. Assad never made a deal, another group did. Your link proves this. Show me one quotation where it says Assad made the deal.
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Well???
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Neither Assad nor the US directly made their respective deal. On the US side, the SDF did and on the Syrian side, Hezbollah did, both with their parent parties' backings. So you were wrong when you said only one of them is busy fighting ISIS and you obviously had no idea the Syrian side made a deal.
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ThirdGender posted...

Well???

Definite troll but the info is good for other people to read.
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I'm sorry but every time I see that name I think it's something written backwards.

Hopefully I'm not the only one.
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DevsBro posted...

I'm sorry but every time I see that name I think it's something written backwards.

Hopefully I'm not the only one.

You are.

What the fuck is Dassa?

It sounds like the name of an anime villain's sidekick whose only there to get beaten up.
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Nostradumbass posted...

NadYobWoc posted...

UnfairRepresent posted...

SuperGamer5 posted...

Never forget Assad used Saren's gas on his own people.

lmao

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UnfairRepresent posted...

DevsBro posted...

I'm sorry but every time I see that name I think it's something written backwards.

Hopefully I'm not the only one.

You are.

What the fuck is Dassa?

It sounds like the name of an anime villain's sidekick whose only there to get beaten up.

Did you really think I meant that every time I see the name I mentally reverse the letters and say "hey, this results in a word I know" instead of meaning that it looks roughly like the kind of assortment of letters you often see with words spelled backwards?
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