ISIL, ISIS, Daesh discussion thread.

Sankari · 13 Oct 2015 at 13:36

In a humiliating development for Putin, pro-Russian agitators are shocked to discover he can't even defend his own embassy:

Two rockets have struck the Russian embassy compound in Damascus, sparking panic as several hundred people gathered to express their support for Moscow's air war in Syria, according to reports.

Some 300 people had begun to gather for a demonstration backing Russia's recent intervention in Syria when the rockets crashed into the embassy compound in the Mazraa neighbourhood of the capital, journalists at the scene said.

...The head of Al Qaeda's Syrian affiliate has called on jihadists in the Caucasus to attack Russian civilians and soldiers in retaliation for Moscow's air strikes in Syria.

"If the Russian army kills the people of Syria, then kill their people. And if they kill our soldiers, then kill their soldiers. An eye for an eye," Abu Mohamed al-Jolani, the head of Al-Nusra Front, said in an audio recording released late on Monday.

He pledged that Moscow's air war in Syria, which began on September 30, would have dire consequences for Russia.

(Source).

deuse · 13 Oct 2015 at 13:59

^ already posted. Please up

ThestigGT999 · 13 Oct 2015 at 22:00

did bbc news show the pro russia rally in syria on TV?

http://www.********.com/view?i=4d2_1444765392

lovelyhead · 13 Oct 2015 at 22:25

ThestigGT999 said:
did bbc news show the pro russia rally in syria on TV?

http://www.********.com/view?i=4d2_1444765392

I had a quick look and couldn't find any BBC articles on it. Not really surprised.

lovelyhead · 13 Oct 2015 at 22:29

You'd think it would be newsworthy what with the rally being shelled.

sniffy · 13 Oct 2015 at 22:46

lovelyhead said:
You'd think it would be newsworthy what with the rally being shelled.

Well to be fair they do report the shelling of the embassy and the first bit of text reads "Two shells have struck the Russian embassy compound in the Syrian capital Damascus as hundreds of pro-government supporters rallied outside in support of Russian air strikes". It's not on their news homepage, although nonsense like "Clinton gears up for Democratic debate" is, but within the Middle East section.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-34515498

lovelyhead · 13 Oct 2015 at 23:39

sniffy said:
Well to be fair they do report the shelling of the embassy and the first bit of text reads "Two shells have struck the Russian embassy compound in the Syrian capital Damascus as hundreds of pro-government supporters rallied outside in support of Russian air strikes". It's not on their news homepage, although nonsense like "Clinton gears up for Democratic debate" is, but within the Middle East section.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-34515498

It makes you wonder about the BBC's agenda though! (sorry for stating the obvious!)

sniffy · 14 Oct 2015 at 00:25

lovelyhead said:
It makes you wonder about the BBC's agenda though! (sorry for stating the obvious!)

I've often thought the same but I also believe all news organisations have an agenda one way or another. I only learned of recent troubles in the West Bank by looking on Al Jazeera. It's prominently on their homepage whereas the BBC has some pretty obscure links dotted around. There's been multiple incidents over the past fortnight where Palestinians have been involved in stabbings, shootings, running people over, clashes with Israeli security forces yet it seems the BBC deem this less news worthy than a US presidential candidate gearing up for a debate. It is rather odd.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-34513753

lovelyhead · 14 Oct 2015 at 00:28

sniffy said:
I've often thought the same but I also believe all news organisations have an agenda one way or another. I only learned of recent troubles in the West Bank by looking on Al Jazeera. It's prominently on their homepage whereas the BBC has some pretty obscure links dotted around. There's been multiple incidents over the past fortnight where Palestinians have been involved in stabbings, shootings, running people over, clashes with Israeli security forces yet it seems the BBC deem this less news worthy than a US presidential candidate gearing up for a debate. It is rather odd.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-34513753

One of the many reasons I stopped paying the telly tax.

arknor · 14 Oct 2015 at 12:30

sniffy said:
I've often thought the same but I also believe all news organisations have an agenda one way or another. I only learned of recent troubles in the West Bank by looking on Al Jazeera. It's prominently on their homepage whereas the BBC has some pretty obscure links dotted around. There's been multiple incidents over the past fortnight where Palestinians have been involved in stabbings, shootings, running people over, clashes with Israeli security forces yet it seems the BBC deem this less news worthy than a US presidential candidate gearing up for a debate. It is rather odd.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-34513753

I find it interesting which articles media websites allow comments on and which they don't.

It's like they know what opinions would be and choose to disallow discussion they don't want

thep02 · 14 Oct 2015 at 12:45

Dunks said:
Are you actually insane?

Yet its pathetic initiatatory personal attack on me stands, that's fair moderating for ya.

sityeuropa · 14 Oct 2015 at 12:58

lovelyhead said:
One of the many reasons I stopped paying the telly tax.

Same here. I'm not paying for propaganda.

Too many times the BBC will make statements about what has happened when there has been no evidence.

MookJong · 14 Oct 2015 at 16:11

arknor said:
I find it interesting which articles media websites allow comments on and which they don't.

It's like they know what opinions would be and choose to disallow discussion they don't want

Yes anything that would give more ammunition for the right often has no option for comments. This happens on many news sites I see.

scorza · 14 Oct 2015 at 19:11

LOL silly wee Muslim lassie on Channel 4 news who went to the Islamic State, only to find out it wasn't an Islamic paradise after all and escaped is now complaining that she might be arrested if she returns to Britain (she's in Turkey). Another one of these ones who went looking for her husband and decided it was a good idea to take her three kids with her to do this.

Skunkworks · 14 Oct 2015 at 19:28

She should never be free in this country again.

Terminal_Boy · 14 Oct 2015 at 19:39

Skunkworks said:
She should never be in this country again.

Fixed.

Skunkworks · 14 Oct 2015 at 19:43

That would be my preference, but the softies will let her back.

scorza · 14 Oct 2015 at 20:20

Skunkworks said:
That would be my preference, but the softies will let her back.

Aye, and probably with arguments like 'they can tell the others how bad life is in the Islamic State'. I'm sorry but there have been enough reports about IS for people to make a judgement - if they're still too thick to realise what IS despite all we've heard about it then frankly they should go to IS and remove themselves from the gene pool.

ubersonic · 15 Oct 2015 at 08:54

thep02 said:
Yet its pathetic initiatatory personal attack on me stands, that's fair moderating for ya.

That's not an insult it's a valid question, you spouted a load of mental tin foil gibberish, he questioned your sanity

ZXSpectrum · 15 Oct 2015 at 09:20

scorza said:
LOL silly wee Muslim lassie on Channel 4 news who went to the Islamic State, only to find out it wasn't an Islamic paradise after all and escaped is now complaining that she might be arrested if she returns to Britain (she's in Turkey). Another one of these ones who went looking for her husband and decided it was a good idea to take her three kids with her to do this.

Wasn't it 5 kids?