Al-Nusra

Qatar- The „world bank“ of Jihadi terrorism in Syria (and elsewhere)

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It is silly that western mainstream media simply quotes the Qatari Emirs denial of his country being a sponsor of Salafi/Takfiri terrorists. Contrary to pro-Russian or at least „not pro-american“ countries Qatar (and likewise Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait..) has a lobby. After all „Qatar is the richest country in the world per capita – and has made significant investments“ into various western countries and corporations.

The following article and the embedded video clip shed more light on Qatars role in devastating Syria (and earlier Libya) through arming and funding radical Islamists:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/qatar/11171847/How-Qatar-funds-extremists-across-the-Middle-East.html

The article explicitly mentions Ahrar al Sham. Some western and (Gulf) arab media have attempted to portray Ahrar al Sham as a kind of „acceptable“ – though not explicitly „moderate“ – rebel faction. The focus of such coverage has been to emphasize Ahrar al Shams fighting against IS(IS).  Simultaneously the same sources try to either  downplay Ahrars connection to and regular cooperation with Al Qaedas Syrian branch, the Salafi Al Nusra Front or to create the impression that Al Nusra is the arch enemy of IS(IS) and thus „automatically“ good or worthy of support.
Hence, it may be necessary to once again make absolutely clear that Al Nusra are radically sectarian takfiri Jihadists and 100% non-moderate.
„Islamist rebels decapitated prisoners around the United Nations bases near where Irish troops were serving in Syria, a UN report seen by the Sunday Independent reveals.“
The article makes clear that the beheaders were Al Nusra fighters:
http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/news/alqaeda-rebels-dangled-victims-heads-to-goad-un-30638839.html

It is very embarassing for Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Turkey as the main funders, trainers, weapons providers and facilitators of the Syrian insurgent factions as well as for the US administration that continues to stick to the myth of „moderate“ rebels that the Nusra Front increasingly and openly voices sympathy and support for IS (with which it cooperates already in Lebanon during kidnapping and beheading „joint ventures“):
http://edition.cnn.com/2014/10/06/world/meast/isis-al-nusra-syria/index.html?hpt=imi_r1

More complications for the „standing“ and reliability of the insurgents arise from the Nusra being a major factor on almost all of Syrias frontlines and cooperating with all relevant rebel factions, among them the „Islamic Front“ (where the Ahrar are the biggest single group), the „Syrian revolutionaries front“ and the „Southern Front“.

For more details on Syrias different rebel factions and the radical islamist ties of all of them, see
https://radioyaran.com/2014/09/11/the-vetted-moderate-rebels-of-the-free-syrian-army-who-and-where-are-they/

The FSA complains that US airstrikes hit „Al Qaeda“ in Syria

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Just read and laugh:
Statement 1: „“Because there is no coordination, [the U.S.-led coalition] hit an al Nusrah base in the Idlib suburbs that is only 200 meters from the Free Syrian Army,” Al Marie said.“
Conclusion: the „terrorist-branded Al Qaeda affiliate“ al Nusrah front has its base in walking distance of the „MODERATE“ FSA.
Statement 2: „“The FSA is passing on solid targeting information about ISIS and Nusrah. We don’t know if they are using it or not,” the opposition official said. „

So, the same FSA that is more than obviously cooperating with al Nusrah is giving targetting information regarding al Nusrah to the Americans???
What is clear is that (1) is true. (2) however is only for the usual idiots in the US administration to believe or at least claim in the public that the FSA is moderate and hostile to al Nusrah.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/09/30/exclusive-america-s-allies-almost-bombed-in-syrian-airstrikes.html

Why is „Isis an Hour Away from Baghdad“ despite american airstrikes?

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This article by veteran expert middle east journalist Patrick Cockburn is troubling:

„US air strikes are failing to drive back Isis in Iraq where its forces are still within an hour’s drive of Baghdad.“
http://www.unz.com/pcockburn/isis-an-hour-away-from-baghdad/

The statements and findings of Cockburn are both baffling and frightening.
How can it be that the best equipped airforce of the world does not make much difference against a lightly armed militia without airforce and almost without airdefense?
What are all the satellites, AWACS, armed drones and else achieving? Apparently not much, but the most important conclusion is the following which should be thought-provoking for every analytical and sane person:
– In Iraq the US army has been actively invited by the Iraqi government to help
– Despite all of it various shortcomings Iraq HAS already a numerically sizable army of at least 250.000
– In addition there are some (at least) 50.000 Guerilla trained and motivated Shia militias
– Then there are the (probably overhyped) „battle-hardened“ and disciplined Kurdish Peshmerga likely to number 100.000
– Last but not least there are at least some Sunni tribes (like the Dulaimis) hostile to ISIS
http://online.wsj.com/articles/sunni-tribes-join-iraqi-forces-in-battle-backed-by-u-s-airstrikes-1410133588

In total ISIS is facing forces numbering 500.000 men but still manages to not only hold ground but also even to make gains.
Now given this, what sense does it make to create yet another ostensibly „moderate“ Syrian Rebel army (lets call it „FSA 2.0“) with 15.000 men to fight ISIS when much bigger and better trained and more motivated forces have failed ( so far) even despite american air support?
More than IS is losing men due to casualties from air strikes their ranks are replenished by fresh (international) Jihad recruits, a possible „joint venture“ or „reunion“ with Al-Qaedas Syrian branch „Al Nusra Front“ and further defections from other Islamist rebels.
The idea behind FSA 2.0 reveals even more stupidity and lack of strategy when it is said that these forces after defeating IS will turn on the Syrian Arab Army and its allies, defeat them as well and thus „liberate“ Syria? The most battle-experienced and motivated major military entity in the Syrian war is the SAA with around 200.000 soldiers. In addition there are at least 50.000 National Defense Forces (NDF) and probably some further 20.000 loyalists such as the Arab National Guard and not to mention Hezbollah and Iraqi Shia militias, together likely to number 10.000.

It remains a mystery how an artificially created relatively small force should enter the Syrian battle field and change the dynamics.
The Americans are not seriously interested in an end of war and bloodshed in Syria because the Israelis and Saudis but also the Turks are opposed to it. If the US were sincere in their claimed desire for peace in Syria they would exert pressure on their Arab (Gulf) allies and Turkey to stop funding and arming the rebels and smuggling them into Syria. They would apply pressure on the rebels to attend peace talks without demanding ridiculous preconditions. So the Geneva conferences were doomed to failure and torpedoed in advance. The same will happen with the FSA series. The orginal FSA failed and FSA 2.0 will fail, too, but hey why not give it another try? And then another? Maybe FSA 4.0 will be ceremonially announced when 400.000 Syrians have been died.

Jihadisten-Recyclinganlage Syrien

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Es scheint, dass mit dem Segen und der logistischen Hilfe einiger Natostaaten und speziell über die türkische Grenze gezielt und massiv salafistisch geprägte Jihadisten aller Länder, mehrheitlich natürlich Araber, nach Syrien gebracht werden, um gegen das syrische Regime zu kämpfen.
Die sowohl zahlen- als auch bedeutungsmässige Rollensteigerung radikaler Gruppen wie die Al-Nusra Front im syrischen Konflikt ist besorgniserregend und wirft wesentliche Fragen auf:
a) Warum ist eine angeblich volksmehrheitliche Revolution in einem Land mit 22 Mio. Einwohnern dermassen auf kräftige militärische (und teilweise eindeutig terroristische) Schützenhilfe durch unübersehbar religiös motivierte Nichtsyrer angewiesen?
b) Werden die (angeblich oder tatsächlich) friedlich und unbewaffnet für Reformen und Freiheiten demonstrierenden oppositionellen Syrer tatsächlich durch ein Gremium „legitim“ repräsentiert, dessen militärischer Arm seine grössten Erfolge der letzten Monate durch jene jihadistischen Gruppierungen erzielt hat, die sich beim Enthaupten, Foltern und Massenexekutieren wehrloser Gefangener filmen?

Wenn man hört, dass sich Gruppierungen wie die genannte angeblich 10.000 Mann starke Nusra Front oder die „Ahrar al Sham“ inzwischen auch mit kurdischen Milizen bekriegen, könnte der Eindruck entstehen, die Importierung solcher Fundamentalisten nach Syrien diene auch weiteren Zwecken. Möglich wäre:
– Türkisches Motiv: Die PKK soll geschwächt werden, indem ihre Kräfte zur Verteidigung ihres eigenen Reviers im Norden Syriens gebündelt werden und sie in einen ethnischen Konflikt Araber vs. Kurden eingezogen wird
– (Primär) amerikanisches Motiv: Jihadisten-Recycling. Vor allem libysche Jihadisten sollen ihre Waffen und ihre religiös getriebene Kampfkraft in Syrien verausgaben, anstatt sie im vermeintlichen „Nato-Erfolgsland“ Libyen ihr Unwesen treiben

Die mittel- und langfristigen Ziele sind folgende:
– Die immer mehr auf den Geschmack kommenden primär libyschen Jihadsöldner sollen als weitere Aufgabe in Libanon mitmischen und die Hisbollah schwächen.  Ihr salafistisches menschenverachtendes Herrenrassendenken verleiht diesen Jihadisten mehr als genug Motivation, die „schiitischen Ungläubigen“ (die in der wahhabitisch-salafistischen Weltanschauung ohnehin „schlimmer als Juden und Christen“ sind) zu bekämpfen.
– Bei Bedarf (so etwa wenn ein Nuri al Maliki auf die Idee kommen sollte sich noch mehr Richtung Iran und Russland zu öffnen und seine Waffen primär bei Russland anstelle der USA zu kaufen) kann man die Jihadisten verstärkt gegen die Schiitenregierung Iraks hetzen.