ISIS

The video below shows a fanatical ISIS fighter falling off a truck after attempting to shoot an artillery gun. Shouts of ‘Allahu Akbar’ (God is great) and laughter can be heard on the video as the man fires off a few rounds of artillery before tumbling off the back of the truck and onto Syrian soil. The Mirror reports: In the clip, the truck reverses towards a man walking along the road with a firearm in his hand. The man sees the vehicle heading his way and jumps onto the back.

There is perhaps no more perverse relationship in the world than that which exists between the West and Saudi Arabia - or, “the ISIS that made it,” as Kamel Daoud, a columnist for Quotidien d’Oran, and the author of “The Meursault Investigation” calls the kingdom.

The Syrian army have seized two trucks loaded with US and Israel-made weapons destined for ISIS militants in Sweida, Syria.  The troops say the weapons include 20 RPG shells,  landmines, 90 anti-tanks, BKS machinegun boxes, and various types of ammunition. Sott.net reports: The cargos of militants’ weapons and ammunition, including RPG, landmines and various types of ammunition, were seized by the Syrian army in two separate operation in the Eastern and Northeastern deserts of Sweida province.

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Peter Ford, who was the UK’s Ambassador in Syria during 2003-2006, was asked by the BBC in their “The Big Questions” interview on February 14th, whether the current Syrian President Bashar al-Assad would have to be a part of the solution in that country after the war is over, and Ambassador Ford said:

The Pentagon have approved a deal to sell $700 million worth of ‘smart bombs’ to Turkey – one of the biggest state-sponsors of the ISIS regime.  The deal is aimed at bolstering Ankara’s military in fighting the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in Iraq. Ibtimes.com reports: “The deal came timely, as we are deeply engaged in asymmetrical warfare and need smart bombs,” a Turkish military official told Defense News. Turkey intensified its efforts against the Kurdish militants after they canceled a two-year-long ceasefire in July.