US hits Houthis leading to "heavy Houthi losses"

The U.S. military has been playing a rousing game of Whack-a-Houthi in Yemen, and the Iranian-backed rebels are taking a beating. 

According to a report from Al-Ain media in the UAE, "the US military has intensified its airstrikes on Houthi militia bases, facilities, and command centers in their main stronghold in Saada Governorate, northern Yemen." Saada, for those of you who flunked geography, is a mountainous region near the Saudi border with a capital city of about 50,000 souls living 1,800 meters above sea level—probably wishing they had invested in some better air defense.

The report goes on to say, "The US military launched a new series of airstrikes early Wednesday morning, targeting militia barracks and hideouts east of Saada city and Al Salem district in the same governorate." Locals reported hearing loud booms—shocking, I know—while the Houthis grudgingly admitted to five airstrikes, "including two on Saada city and three on Al Salem district, amid continued intensive US airstrikes." Sounds like someone’s having a worse week than a vegan at a Texas barbecue.

Apparently, the last couple of days—March 24 and 25—have been particularly rough for the Houthis, with the U.S. dropping more than 15 raids on the Sahar and Kitaf districts, plus a couple on the town of Qahza, southeast of Saada. This all comes hot on the heels of the Houthis’ ninth attempt to take a swing at the USS Harry Truman in the Red Sea. Ninth time’s the charm, right? Maybe they should stick to throwing rocks at rowboats.

The report claims the U.S. has been busy, hitting targets in eight of Yemen’s twenty-one governorates. Meanwhile, the Houthis are sticking to their guns—figuratively and literally—vowing to keep targeting Israel and the Truman, which is leading the charge against them. Iran’s IRNA media quoted a Houthi statement saying, "In a statement early on Wednesday, the Yemeni armed forces said its missile, drone, and naval forces struck the targets in response to US attacks against the Arab country and on the 10th anniversary of the Yemeni National Resistance on March 26." Oh, and they’re also claiming to have gone after "Israeli military positions in the occupied Jaffa" with their drone unit, "in line with defending the rights of the Palestinian people in Gaza." Noble, if not exactly a winning strategy.

So, there you have it—a classic Middle Eastern mess with the U.S. dropping bombs, the Houthis shaking their fists, and everyone pretending they’re the good guys. Stay tuned, because this one’s got more sequels than a Marvel franchise.

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Israeli airstrikes destroys Iranian weapons depots in Syria

Israel targeted Iranian weapons stores in Syria and were successful in taking out their targets. Massive airstrikes killed at least 40 people, 31 who belonging to “loyal militias of Iranian nationalities other than Syria,” as well as nine Syrians. Many others were injured in the strategic, pinpoint attacks in weapons facilities in eastern Syria along the Iraqi border.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said that in the attacks that occurred just after midnight and extended from the city of Al-Zour to the Syrian-Iraqi border. It targeted "ammunition and weapons depots for the regime forces, the Lebanese Hezbollah, Iranian forces and militias loyal to it."

According to the Associated Press and quoting a senior U.S. intelligence official, the U.S. supplied Israel with the intelligence for the airstrikes that “targeted a series of warehouses in Syria that were being used in a pipeline to store and stage Iranian weapons.”

The official said that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met with the head of Israel's Mossad agency Yossi Cohen, to discuss the logistics of the strike, adding that the warehouses being targeted also were used as a pipeline for components that were to be used in Iran's nuclear program. The clandestine meeting took place at a cafe in Washington, D.C.

The airstrikes targeted facilities in the area of the city of Deir Ezzor, as well as warehouses of ammunition and weapons in the Albu Kamal desert and in the Al-Mayadeen desert, according to the SOHR. They also said that “this Israeli targeting is the most intense of its kind on Syrian territory, while no response or attempt to confront the Israeli bombing was monitored by the [Syrian] regime’s air defenses.”

According to the SOHR, the city Deir Ezzor are under Russian control.

We are fortunate to have Israel as an ally as they are fortunate to have us. Imagine what would happen if Iran goes nuclear. 

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U.S. airstrikes attack Taliban jihadis just days after signing peace agreement

On Wednesday the U.S. flew sorties on Taliban targets in Afghanistan merely days after signing useless peace agreement with the jihadi group's leadership last weekend. The strikes were flown in Nahr-e-Saraj, Helmand and targeted the scumcrumpets who were "actively attacking" an Afghan security forces checkpoint, according to Afghanistan spokesman Col. Sonny Leggett.

“This was a defensive strike to disrupt the attack,” Leggett tweeted.

It's incredible to think that we are so naive as to believe the Taliban would abide by the agreement. Taqiyya is the Islamic term of lying for the sake of Islam, and apparently, this is exactly what was going on in the minds of the Taliban leaders. 

The airstrike, the first against the Taliban in eleven days, came a day after President Trump spoke on the phone with Taliban chief negotiator Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar amid reports that fighting had resumed between Taliban fighters and Afghan security forces. Trump got along well with Baradar on the phone and he thought that the Taliban head liked him so it was puzzling to the president as to why he would not honor their agreement.

Trump called the phone call “a very good talk” and said both “have agreed there is no violence, don’t want violence.” He also said that it "was a perfect phone call, perfect in every way. It was perfect, so don't let the fake news tell you otherwise. Believe me, it was perfect."

Three separate attacks Tuesday night by the Taliban reportedly killed at least 25 Afghan soldiers and injured 13 others.

The U.S. and Taliban signed the so-called landmark “Agreement for Bringing Peace to Afghanistan” on Saturday, which stipulates that the Taliban “start intra-Afghan negotiations with Afghan sides” on March 10.

Bringing peace to Afghanistan while the Taliban wants control is like bringing peace to the Palestinian-Israeli situation while Jews still live in Israel.

Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Monday that he has given the green light to the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan to begin withdrawing American troops from the region, in a show of “good faith” to bolster the peace agreement. 

Yes, if we withdraw our troops while the Taliban is sending theirs out to kill Afghans, is a brilliant strategy and is certain to win the hearts and minds of the Taliban.

The Pentagon plans to reduce U.S. troops in Afghanistan from the current number of 12,000 to 8,600 in 135 days. A full withdrawal was planned for 14 months from now provided the Taliban does not breach the peace deal. And the chances that they won't screw the pooch are about the same as the chance of being struck by lightning while cashing in your winning Lottery ticket in a snowstorm in July at Times Square.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the U.S. “will closely watch the Taliban’s compliance with their commitments, and calibrate the pace of our withdrawal to their actions.”

Good luck with that. I hope I'm wrong, I really do.

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US deals death from above to al Qaeda fighters: will there be a virgin shortage?

A US airstrike on Sunday made mulch out of an Al Qaeda leadership and training facility in northern Syria where Islamic jihadis were “plotting external attacks” against American citizens, officials said.

The U.S. Central Command said Monday in a statement the strike occurred near the northern province of Aleppo and sent a number of militants off to a place known as Jannah, or Muslim paradise. It's a place where the rivers run with wine, the women are all beautiful brown-eyed virgins, and no matter how many times you have sex with them, poof! they remain virgins . . .  or so they say.

According to British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, said the strike killed only eight scum merchants of the Al-Qaeda-linked Horas al-Din, which is Arabic for "Mo Mo Mo, he's our man, if he can't kill you no one can." Okay, it actually means "Guardians of Religion."

The Observatory said the dead included six crap weasel commanders: two feisty Algerians, two crazy Tunisians, one sad Egyptian and a Syrian in a fig tree.

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Israel: BADABING! hits 'nearly all' Iranian infrastructure in Syria in retaliation to rocket attack

Iran and much of the Middle East hate it when 'the Jews' refuse to be marched into the gas chambers or otherwise allow themselves to be slaughtered by anti-Semites who want to see their total annihilation.

Iran, inside Syria, launched a barrage of rocket fire targeting military positions in the Golan Heights. Most of those rockets were summarily handled by the Iron Dome defense system, but a few got through and did little harm. No Israeli was killed.

In response to the attack, Israel struck "nearly all" of the Iranian infrastructure in Syria on Thursday, according to Israeli sources.

Back here at home, White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said that Iran's behavior shows that they cannot be trusted. She discussed the New York Times report about Mike Pompeo being "miles away" and Trump's decision to pull the U.S. out of the Iran deal, on Fox News' The Story.

Of course, the Times printed before thinking, as is often the case when it goes against the Trump administration. Pompeo was busy doing what none of his predecessors were able to do: negotiate the prisoner release of our 3 Americans with North Korea.

The Israel Defense Force (IDF) deployed fighter jets that successfully struck every target on its shopping list, including: military compounds, intelligence operations and munitions warehouses, according to an official statement. It said that the strikes were Israel's largest air operation in years.

Adding icing to the cake, the missile launcher responsible for Iran's rocket strike was blown to smithereens.

Lt. Col. Jonathan Conricus, an IDF spokesman, said the estimated 20 rockets fired from Iranian forces based in Syria was "the most severe attempt" by Iran's Al Quds force to attack Israel. It was the first time Iranian forces have attacked Israel from Syria, Reuters said.

According to Conricus, 4 rockets were intercepted and the others fell short of their targets. No injuries or damage was reported.

"The IDF will not allow the Iranian threat to establish itself in Syria," the press release read. "The Syrian regime will be held accountable for everything happening in its territory. The IDF is prepared for a wide variety of scenarios."

Syria's state controlled media said Syrian air defenses intercepted "hostile Israeli missiles" Thursday morning that were fired over Damascus. Sure they did--it's like how a boxer 'intercepts' his opponents right hook with his jaw.

Hours after Syria lied, a state-run Al-Ikhbariya TV broadcast a live feed of Syrian air defense over Damascus and loud explosions and air defense anti-aircraft was heard through the night.

Iranian casualties were not immediately known but IDF's intent was to target military hardware, not military scumcrumpets. Russia was forewarned ahead of the strikes, according to Reuters. 

Israel and Russia have been communicating closely to avoid air forces coming into conflict. That's a good thing.

Blowing up the Iranian rocket launcher--priceless.

Israel remains of very high alert.


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Obama's latest non-strategy in Syria

There's a word the military uses that describes what's going on in Syria between the United States, Russia, Assad and the moderate rebels we support. I cannot use that word here because it isn't fit for kids and people with verbal sensitivity, but I will go half way and say that what's going on in Syria is a cluster****

The Russians are pretending to be attacking ISIS but are basically going after the rebels who are fighting Assad, while the U.S. is now using fighter jets to go after ISIS.

But now both U.S. and Russian jets are flying close enough to each other to count their counterpart's nose-hairs at relative speeds that would dazzle Formula One drivers.

U.S. Army Colonel Steve Warren said that he believes the U.S. and Russia need to talk immediately about safety protocols for these air incidents. It is simply too dangerous for both sides to be flying in the same battle-space.

I believe Obama needs to immediately have an internal conversation about what our strategy needs to be with Russia, who are killing people we support and supporting a dictator we want out of power.

Rainbow balls

Instead of actually helping the rebels  on the ground, on Sunday, U.S. aircraft dropped small arms and ammunition to those fighting ISIS. It's kind of like supplying a tennis player with balls and a racket to help him win against a better player.

This airdrop illustrates Obama's newest approach in Syria where, instead of trying to build up a new rebel force in Syria, it will supply the balls for the game.

Just wish Obama had more balls.


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Obama's "Boys" in Syria and Iraq

So president Obama's testicles have finally descended a little. He has launched U.S. airstrikes in Syria in what is being called a "sustained campaign" against ISIS and has a small coalition of Arab states who are willing to fly air missions but not put "boots on the ground" with military personnel inside those boots.

What seems odd about this airstrike is that it looks like the U.S. has gone out of its way not to kill any members of ISIS. Instead, we have targeted buildings late at night when ISIS is fast asleep dreaming jihad dreams of blood and heads on posts. We could have attacked these bastards during daylight--they have no air defense.

But now Obama has serious challenges to think about.