IDF Paratrooper's Brigade raids and dismantles Syrian outpost

Well, folks, while the world’s busy clutching pearls over Israel’s latest moves, the IDF’s Paratrooper’s Brigade, under Division 210, has been putting in some serious overtime. [Get it? 'Overtime'.]

Over the past week, these brave skydivers stormed a southern Syrian outpost like it was a clearance sale at "Tanks R Us." The military proudly announced Saturday that they dismantled a rusty collection of out-of-service tanks, armored personnel carriers, and artillery—relics of the former Syrian regime that probably hadn’t seen action since the Nixon administration.

Not ones to leave empty-handed, the troops snagged some bonus goodies: mortars, dozens of rockets, and whatever else was lying around this former regime HQ. The IDF says it’s all about “removing threats to Israel,” particularly for the folks living in the Golan Heights who’d rather not have mortars as their new neighbors. Fair enough.

Then, because why stop at a garage sale when you can throw a little party, the IDF took out “several armed targets” in the Tasil area Wednesday night after they had the audacity to shoot at Israeli troops. 

The military confirmed Thursday that they didn’t just stop at target practice—they confiscated more weapons and turned some terror infrastructure into rubble. Defense Minister Israel Katz, clearly not in a mood for subtlety, called the strikes “a warning for the future.” You can almost hear the ominous movie-trailer voiceover.

Katz wasn’t done flexing and rolling his shoulders. He doubled down, saying Israel’s forces are parking themselves in Syrian buffer zones and will keep swinging at anything that smells like a threat. He’s got a message for Syria’s government too: let any anti-Israel clowns slip through, and “you’ll pay a heavy price.” 

Sounds like a guy who’s tired of sending polite memos.

Meanwhile, Syrian news is whining about IDF clashes with pro-Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) fighters in Daraa early Thursday. 

Shocker—jihadists and Israel aren’t exchanging holiday cards. Oh, and Israel’s air force has been treating Syria like a piñata, with airstrikes confirmed across the country. The HTS-led Syrian Foreign Ministry—because apparently that’s a thing now—threw a tantrum over it. One highlight? The IAF turned Hama’s military airport into a smoking crater overnight between Wednesday and Thursday, leaving dozens of civilians and soldiers with more than just a bad hangover.

The IDF’s been at this since early December when Hayat Tahrir al-Sham took the reins, figuring it’s better to preemptively squash a jihadist invasion than wait for the RSVP. 

So, while the usual suspects clutch their UN charters and sob about sovereignty, Israel’s out there doing what it does best—making sure the neighborhood doesn’t go full Mad Max. That is, a country's gotta do what a country's gotta do.

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Bashar Assad cuts and runs into exile as the other Islamists conquer Syria

Syrian dictator Bashar Assad is on the run as Islamist rebels have stormed the capital city of Damascus.

One rumor has it that Assad "got out of Dodge" on an airline that made a U-turn in flight but had since disappeared from radar. Again, this is a rumor and it's early in the siege so take it with a grain of kosher salt. It is possible his plane was shot down but that is not substantiated.

Assad is best known for killing his own people to the tune of about 300,000 civilians by the use of chemical weapons, it is widely believed and had been reported by organizations such as the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW). Such chemicals in the approximate 300 chemical attacks include sarin and chlorine gas against his own civilian population.

So if his plane was shot down, the world has become a better place.

Syria has been tied up in a bloody, 13-year civil war by Islamist rebels who looked to overthrow the Assad dynasty. The apparent collapse of more than 50 years of Assad family rule over the Syrian Arabian Republic would be an incredible turn of events in the Middle East power.

A coalition dominated by radical Islamist factions managed to overthrow Assad's regime, which was supported by Iran. The terrorist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), previously linked to Al-Qaeda and now part of the rebel forces, was pivotal in removing Assad from power. Assad took over the presidency in 2000 after his father, Hafez Assad, passed away.

Abu Mohammed al-Golani, the head of HTS, who has a $10 million bounty placed by the U.S., is attempting to soften the image of the radical Islamism that characterized his combat against American forces in both Syria and Iraq. Al-Golani was once detained by the U.S. military in the early 2000s.

Experts on Syria have informed Fox News Digital that HTS is intent on establishing a totalitarian Islamist state. Phillip Smyth, an authority on Iranian proxy groups and Syria associated with the Atlantic Council, noted to Fox News Digital, "HTS is a group that is an outgrowth of Al-Qaeda and has connections to Turkey. Their endgame is to create a Talibanesque society with a few tweaks."

Assad's choice in 2011 to violently suppress pro-democracy activists during the Arab Spring, which also swept across Egypt and Tunisia, triggered a prolonged civil war. His strategy of using extreme force against his own people led to the deaths of more than 500,000 individuals. Recently, the UN has ceased updating the casualty figures, acknowledging the overwhelming nature of the conflict.

Anyway, it looks like there's going to be a new Islamist regime in Syria and it's anyone's guess what problems they will bring. 

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BREAKING: Syrian rebels capture the crown jewel of the country as Russia now gets involved

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The civil war in Syria is escalating as this is being reported. Syrian President Bashar Assad's palace has been captured by the Islamist rebels and the Russian forces have begun to hit back. This internal conflict started very quickly and just as quickly has grown significantly just within the last few hours.

The rebels are comprised of different faction: the Turkish-backed HTS, [Hay'at Taharir al-Sham] that was operating in northwestern Syria, mostly in the Idlib Governorate; the al Qaida-linked jihadis, who are also supported by Turkey; then there are the Kurdish groups who are hitting back at the Islamists and also oppose Assad; and then there's the pro-democracy Syrians; and the ISIS militants who have combined forces with HTS. In other words, Syria is an enormous clusterfrack.

Assad spoke prior to the attacks saying that his regime will defeat "terrorists and supporters" which is the height of the lacking of self-awareness considering the number of Syrians this chinless POS had killed. 

Syrian and Russian fighter jets have launched joint air strikes on the rebels as they advance through the country after seizing Aleppo, its second-largest city, along with the Presidential Palace.

This is what the left tries to make January 6th appear to be, but this rebel attack is a real insurrection, not a fake news story.

HTS led the attack taking over most of Aleppo in a shock offensive on Saturday. They claim to have also entered the city of Hama.

Meanwhile Assad is in Russia prior to the attack and is now hoping to live longer as he remains there. Not surprisingly, his family has joined him there.

Military air strikes that hit the entrance of Aleppo University Hospital have killed 12 civilians and injured 23 others, the Syrian Civil Defense, known as the White Helmets, has said.

The Syrian army and Russians deny attacking civilians and say they have targeted insurgent hideouts, but both Assad and Putin have been known to fib.

A vehicle on fire in Idlib following a strike. Photo: Reuters

Kurdish women and young girls have been kidnapped by the rebels and nothing is being done to stop this. The Kurds are the only "good guys" in the bunch, although they are socialists but not aggressors.

The Iraqi and Iranian Shi'a militias are mobilizing from Iraq and are heading toward Syria to oppose the rebels. The rebels are aiming to take Damascus, but this will be incredibly difficult for them to accomplish.

Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu said of this incident: "We are constantly monitoring what is happening in Syria. We are determined to both protect the vital interests of Israel and preserve the achievements of the war." He knows that the outcome of this conflict will affect everyone, in spite of his lack of love for Assad's regime. 

Israel is probably not currently worried about Syria's civil war right now, but he's keeping close watch on what happens next.

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