Posted on 09/25/2015 11:07:55 AM PDT by Citizen Zed
EXCLUSIVE: Russian, Syrian and Iranian military commanders have set up a coordination cell in Baghdad in recent days to try to begin working with Iranian-backed Shia militias fighting the Islamic State, Fox News has learned.
Western intelligence sources say the coordination cell includes low-level Russian generals. U.S. officials say it is not clear whether the Iraqi government is involved at the moment.
Describing the arrival of Russian military personnel in Baghdad, one senior U.S. official said, "They are popping up everywhere."
The Russians already have been building up their military presence in Syria, a subject expected to factor prominently in a planned meeting between President Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin in New York Monday on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly.
While the U.S. also is fighting the Islamic State, the Obama administration has voiced concern that Russia's involvement, at least in Syria, could have a destabilizing effect.
Moscow, though, has fostered ties with the governments in both Syria and Iraq. In May, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi flew to Moscow for an official visit to discuss potential Russian arms transfers and shared intelligence capability, as well as the enhancement of security and military capabilities, according to a statement by the Iraqi prime minister's office at the time.
Iranian Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani also was spotted in Baghdad on Sept 22. He met with Shia militias backed by Iran; intelligence officials believe he met with Russians as well.
Meanwhile, a U.S. official described to Fox News how, over the weekend, the Russians were able to move 24 attack jets into Syria undetected.
The Russian military flew 12 Sukhoi Su-25 "Frogfoot" and a dozen Sukhoi Su-24 "Fencer" attack aircraft in "tight formations" under the "steady stream" of the large Russian An-124 cargo planes that have been ferrying supplies
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This wouldn't have happened if Obama had more transgendered soldiers in the military!
Time to put women on the front line! The only thing the Russians respect is equality and diversity of the battlefield! /sarc
There’s no downside to electing obama’s GOP backers. Really. It was only a few thousand lives pissed away. And hell, that was like a long time ago...
Amazing
George Bush invades Sunni-controlled Iraq and deposes the bastard Saddam Hussein who nonetheless was part of the balance of power between Iran and its allies and Shiite and Sunni.
The USA expends 4000+ lives first deposing Saddam, then fighting Shiite (Iran backed) groups, and then putting down Sunni opposition. The US forces there became hostages to Iran’s blackmail.
Obama simply abandons it all, completing the Iranian takeover of rump Iraq, and setting the Sunnis, and ISIS, loose on Anbar and Syria.
Obama completes the disgrace and failure by letting Iran loose from sanctions, possibly giving it a nuclear weapon in the future, and saving its bankrupt regime by releasing $150 billion dollars and giving Iran access to world trade and financial markets.
In sum, it seems the USA spent lives and vast treasure to give Iran, and its allies China and Russia, everything they want. Starting unwittingly by Bush, and completed quite deviously by Obama.
By the time this problem solves itself, it could easily be millions of lives pissed away. But hey, who’s counting?
It’s a lesser evil. No matter what. Gotta work with Barry you know.
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What exactly are “low-level Russian generals”?
“Woe to Damascus. It has been taken away from being a city, it has become a ruinous heap.” Isiah 17:1
It’s interesting, watching the western, polytheistic, political Gog/Magog fan club—somewhat like watching a zombie flick.
...hooks in their jaws, leading them to the great and terrible landfill.
Yes, I believe that is the “hook in the jaw”. However, it will take a little time to draw them down. The scripture clearly says that many nations from the “North” .. which is North of Israel (Russia, Arab nations, etc.), will be drawn down into the Valley of Miggido, where they will ALL be destroyed (according to scripture); and on Mt. Carmel, which sits adjacent to the Valley of Middido, is a TV station that will be filming the whole event (a station that was partially funded by the USA).
Pastors everywhere should prepare their churches to receive all the terrified people who witness that war. They will believe the end has come. However, what has come is humanity’s last opportunity to give their heart to God - and thus be saved.
End Time Bible Prophecy Ping.
Thanks for the ping, Stonewall Brigade.
Even a blind man could see what’s happening.
Yep, somehow, someway. I’d say we are seeing a significant move of a strategic chess piece.
Hopefully, very bad for ISIS.
But we know the hook in the jaw is coming.
That’s hilarious! :)
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