Battles to liberate Mosul and Aleppo from jihadists

bb1, your words are mine.

Only Russian sources so far.....

https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201611291047958525-east-aleppo-freed/

The territory of east Aleppo where 90,000 residents live was liberated from terrorists on Tuesday, the Russian Defense Ministry said.

Some 90,000 residents live in east Aleppo freed from militants, the Russian center for Syrian reconciliation said. "By noon on November 29, the territory of the city where 90,000 residents of Aleppo live (around 310,000 households), has been fully freed from terrorists." Over the past 24 hours, 507 terrorists have left Aleppo and laid down arms, the center said, adding that 484 fighters among local residents have been immediately granted amnesty.
The ministry said that the residents of the area received humanitarian aid and medical assistance. On Tuesday, Syrian Army's General Command called on militants to lay down arms in accordance with an amnesty decree, to stop the bloodshed, bombing of residential areas as well attacks on civilians.

Read more: https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201611291047958525-east-aleppo-freed/

Mind you, the recent antics of CNN and others have succeeded in making Sputnik look like paragons of virtue and honesty.

If the figures are correct, it means that at least 100,000 civilians have survived everything, and are now safe.

Yusha Yuseef
‏@MIG29_
The Moment when Syrian army enter the Hulk neighborhood in East Alepp families are so happy of his arrival


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Kevork Almassian ‏@KevorkAlmassian 2h2 hours ago
Syrian citizen speaks of the tragedy he lived under terrorists rule in the eastern neighborhoods of #Aleppo, #Syria
#SyrianArmy #SAASAVES

[video]

The video is subtitled; the man is raining down curses on Saudi Arabia's mercenaries who have done this to Syria.

http://www.mintpressnews.com/aleppo-how-us-saudi-backed-rebels-target-every-syrian/222594/

Aleppo: How US-Saudi Backed Rebels Target ‘Every Syrian’
‘We were living in security and peace. These areas are being targeted, they want to force us to leave. Every Syrian is being targeted,’ one Syrian religious leader told a delegation of reporters who visited Aleppo earlier this month.
By Eva Bartlett @EvaBartlettGaza | November 29, 2016

More at link, including:



Syrian citizens gather at the scene where two blasts exploded in the pro-government neighborhood of Zahraa, in Homs province, Syria, Sunday, Feb. 21, 2016. Two blasts in the central Syrian city of Homs killed more than a dozen people and injured many others in a wave of violence. (SANA via AP)

Just a reminder of what the 'brave seven year old', who apparently has the world's best wifi connection, said back in the summer:



Sorry, dear, I'd rather not die in a nuclear holocaust just because barbarian headchoppers and mercenaries tried to overthrow Assad to clear the way for the Saudis to run a pipeline through Syria.

hey Bana Alabed: know this, there is enough wars in this world, we do not need another world war.

only a ******* can have that type of insane thought or insane comment.

I am frankly astounded that anyone still believes that a heroic seven year old is running that account, using what must be the world's best-ever wifi.

Seems the account is actually being operated by her parents - Mumsy thinks democracy is the work of Satan, and Daddy is high up in Al Nusrah/Al Quaeda. Doubtless their Saudi (or Washington) supplied satellite phones are still working.

More information about this scam here:

https://barbaramckenzie.wordpress.com/2016/11/28/bana-of-aleppo-the-story-so-far/

bb1, your words are mine, but, coming from that type of people, that is no surprise.

These jihadists, or mercenaries, or 'rebels' or whatever they want to call themselves, could save civilian lives RIGHT NOW.

They could leave Aleppo and fight Assad in open countryside, or they could let the civilians go to safety, instead of using them as human shields.

They won't, though, their kind never does.

Jihadists in Mosul:

https://www.nrc.no/news/2016/november/conditions-for-civilians-worsen-as-battle-for-mosul-mounts/

As the battle to recapture Mosul intensifies, the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is increasingly concerned about the fate of 1.2 million Iraqis trapped in the city, who tell of desperate conditions trying to survive.
Close to 50,000 people have fled Mosul since the military offensive began on 17 October to recapture the city from ISIS. The number of people displaced increased drastically in the past week alone, with more than 20,000 people recorded, compared to some 6,000 the week before.

“Civilians have told us of horrific stories from inside Mosul. They have given terrifying accounts of ISIS moving them from neighbourhood to neighbourhood, and from house to house, in tactics identical with being used as human shields,” said NRC’s Country Director in Iraq, Wolfgang Gressmann.

Civilians are also repeatedly being caught in the crossfire. One father NRC spoke with said three members of his family were killed when their house was shelled. The mother and her two children escaped alive, but all three were badly burnt.

Parents told us about not being able to take injured family members to hospital because of the repeated shelling. Some people had not eaten for days, having run out of food and too afraid to leave their homes.

NRC is also concerned about harrowing reports of civilians being hanged, beheaded and tortured.

“Civilians must not be used as weapons of war,” warned Gressmann. “Innocent men, women and children must be protected. Clear rules govern war and these rules need to be respected by all sides.”

People who have fled Mosul are increasingly afraid to speak publically about their experiences under ISIS, for fear of retaliation on family members still trapped inside the city.....etc.

Oh, the world's most awesome internet is still working:

ana AlabedVerified account
‏@AlabedBana
Dear @POTUS we are a family suffering along with many others in East Aleppo. Any help to get us far away from the battlefield?. - Fatemah

Will that be with or without her jihadist father?

Anyway, what's the problem? The legal Syrian government is taking care of civilians:



No-one with an ounce of common sense should believe a single word the so-called 'White Helmets' say - or their photographs.

Oh, please, don't tell me this is going to turn into some kind of stunt in which Obungle sends in US troops to 'rescue banana'.........

Joene ‏@Gjoene 2h2 hours ago
Dear @POTUS, My dad wont let me and my mom out of East #Aleppo, cause he is part of Aleppo Shariah council. Help! Kind regards @AlabedBana

Quite.

Why are the Useful Idiots sobbing over banana not asking themselves one or two pertinent questions? Like, How come she still has internet? How come she's managing to recharge her phone?

Does it not occur to them that it isn't a 'child' who is tweeting in the first place? And that the miracle tweets are appearing because the adult doing it is one of the jihadists that have been living so comfortably, between $$$$$ from the Saudis, and all the humanitarian aid they've stolen?

Roxana Vilk ‏@RoxanaVilk 2h2 hours ago
@GeorgeKerevan you're my MP With Royal Air Force already over Syria why isn't @theresa_may authorising the airdropping of aid to #Aleppo ?

D'uh.

Because the jihadists will steal the whole damned lot, just as they've done with all the other aid that has gone in.....

Yusha Yuseef ‏@MIG29_ 2h2 hours ago
#Aleppo Many families arrived from east
Syrian gov. and charities provided food and drink
they can move to their relatives in west of Aleppo



It should be remembered that Western Aleppo is still functioning more or less like any other modern city, despite the constant shelling from the jihadists in the East.

I was watching excerpts from Wag The Dog yesterday.

The first casualty of war is Truth.

We've heard nothing but propaganda and outright lies about Syria ever since that first fake 'gas attack', which assorted scumbags hoped would cause the US and UK to join in. On the side of Al Nusrah and Al Quaeda.

That is the truth, Bonny.  

iad tawil ‏@iadtawil 2h2 hours ago
Governor of #Aleppo: Work in progress to get #Hanano_Housing back to normalcy, schools and transportation to be available next week. #Syria

The fiend! How very dare the Syrian Army remove booby traps from people's homes, get the water turned on again, schools open and buses running!

https://twitter.com/Syria_Daily/with_replies

Well worth a look as an antidote to the propaganda.

Syria Daily ‏@Syria_Daily 3h3 hours ago
Busy streets of #Damascus tonight (01/12/2016)



Look at all the normal people, doing normal, non-jihadist things. Can you really blame Assad and the non-fanatic majority of Syrians for NOT wanting their whole country trashed?