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DaveT

@davet2024mtn.bsky.social

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An ex Navy Intel guy turned teacher. International Affairs. Educator. Explorer. Big into learning about other cultures, including ancient cultures. Pro Ukrainian, Kurdish, SDF in NE Syria, Canada, Greenland, and kids with autism. Support National Parks.

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DaveT @davet2024mtn.bsky.social · 7h

Preliminary reports are showing that the US has deployed 10000 troops to Puerto Rico. Plus sending the 82nd Airborne units to Trinidad and Tobago.

Difficult to see US forces move into
peaceful countries in the Caribbean to be used as staging zone for further offenses

DaveT @davet2024mtn.bsky.social · 7h

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Later. the US Coalition moved an additional 150 trucks full of supplies and additional Armor on trucks into Rojava. The US has really been bringing in the Armor for SDF forces.

DaveT @davet2024mtn.bsky.social · 8h

Pakistani has been able to retake all their border posts. They then destroyed 20 Afghan Taliban border posts. Further bombing Taliban military HQ camps near the border. Plus Pakistan captured several US Humvees from the Taliban.

Taliban seen moving T55 and T62 tanks toward the border.

DaveT @davet2024mtn.bsky.social · 8h

A large US armor column entered NE Syria coming over from Kurdishstan Iraq.

The situation in Syrian remain in Flux. The Kurdish people are pushing for independence a path that might lead to a new country but forces all around are trying to get them more integrated into Syria.

Not possible

DaveT @davet2024mtn.bsky.social · 1d

Pakistani armed forces are relentless in their counter attacks against the Taliban. They have obliterated 17 Taliban border posts. Hit Taliban HG camps further into Afghanistan. The Taliban have suffered massive causalities. in the hundreds. They abandoned their wounded and have fled.

DaveT @davet2024mtn.bsky.social · 1d

Unconfirmed reports inside Afghanistan that Anti Taliban NRF
forces inside Afghanistan have hit a Taliban convoy destroying multiple vehicles

In other parts of Afghanistan. Anti Taliban forces seized 2 districts. cutting Taliban supply routes

DaveT @davet2024mtn.bsky.social · 1d

Pakistan has just crushed Afghan Taliban attacks on their border posts. now Taliban have lost 11 posts and are retreating.

Pakistan Airforce continues attacking regular Taliban and hitting more ISIS Taliban inside Afghanistan.

Unconfirmed. Anti Taliban forces seized 2 areas inside Afghanistan

DaveT @davet2024mtn.bsky.social · 1d

Afghanistan Taliban have begun to pullback from several Pakistani outposts after receiving massive retaliation strikes from Pakistan Airforce and Army.

Pakistan still refuses crease fire talks.

DaveT @davet2024mtn.bsky.social · 1d

No mercy for Afghanistan Taliban. Pakistan refuses ceasefire talks.

Pakistan Airforce and Army armor units hitting back with full force against Taliban on the border posts.

DaveT @davet2024mtn.bsky.social · 1d

Pakistani Airforce is now carpet bombing Afghan Taliban position along the Border

DaveT @davet2024mtn.bsky.social · 1d

Pakistani Airforce is carrying out rocket and missile attacks against Afghan Taliban forces positions near the border

DaveT @davet2024mtn.bsky.social · 1d

Intense clashes ongoing now as Afghan Taliban have now attacked 7 horder crossing posts with Pakistan.

The Pakistan Army is slow to respond but they will eventually start their counter attacks

DaveT @davet2024mtn.bsky.social · 1d

After several days of Pakistani Airforce bombing an ISIS Taliban group with issues with Pakistan.

The regular Afghanistan Taliban have attacked several Pakistani border posts. killing everyone inside. Huge Taliban reinforcements being sent to the Afghan-Pakistan border

DaveT @davet2024mtn.bsky.social · 3d

There are numerous reports this evening that the Pakistani Airforce is carrying out multiple Air bombing attacks against ISIS inside Afghanistan. Several explosions in Kabul and several other areas.

These attacks are not against the Talaban but against an off shoot of ISIS

DaveT @davet2024mtn.bsky.social · 3d

Update: In a new escalation and violation of a ceasefire. Syrian govt forces used artillery against US backed forces protecting the Tirshreen Damn

DaveT @davet2024mtn.bsky.social · 3d

Clashes have begun between a Syrian forces and SDF forces near Deir ez Zor. Syrian govt terrorists attempted to infiltrate into SDF areas and were caught resulting in several fire fights.

DaveT @davet2024mtn.bsky.social · 4d

In the early morning in Rojava. The US Coalition from Kurdishstan Iraq brought over a massive convoy of 60 to 70 trucks with tons of supplies and lots of new armor units. The US is probably trying to better equip SDF units in their fight against ISIS and other parties.

DaveT @davet2024mtn.bsky.social · 5d

autonomous is was the word. I hate self correction

DaveT @davet2024mtn.bsky.social · 5d

US military cargo planes landed at a base in NE Syria bringing in advanced heavy weapons and air defense systems in the midst of heavy US helicopter patrols.

The head of the SDF is in Damascus. he is presenting a plan where the northern part of Syria will become a semi anonymous region.

DaveT @davet2024mtn.bsky.social · 5d

The ceasefire in Aleppo is holding. There is progress on opening some road access to the SDF neighborhoods.

SDF was able to capture new fortified structures recently built.

They captured several armor vehicles. a T90 tank and a T55 tank.

DaveT @davet2024mtn.bsky.social · 6d

Syrian govt HTS has requested a ceasefire with SDF in Aleppo.

reports of calm are returning to the city but many people are out protesting in the streets.

So there may be calm by military groups in Aleppo but the people are definitely NOT calm.

The situation remains tense.

DaveT @davet2024mtn.bsky.social · 6d

A few hours ago the Syrian Govt HTS sealed all Eurphrates crossing near Deir Ez Zor. all the way north to Aleppo.

Massive protests break put all across Rojave towns to show support for SDF forces and the people in Aleppo tonight

DaveT @davet2024mtn.bsky.social · 6d

Civilian population in Aleppo take to the streets with fear of Syrian Govt forces trying to commit a Massacre against Kurdish populated neighborhoods.

Clashes ongoing between SDF forces and Syrian HTS gangs.

SDF forces have managed to takeover several recently built military structures by HTS.

DaveT @davet2024mtn.bsky.social · 6d

SDF reporting heavy clashes with Syrian Govt forces in Aleppo.

SDF send more reinforcements from Raqqa area toward Deir Hafar.

SDF forces in Deir Hafar preparing to move toward Aleppo to open up a corridor to SDF neighborhoods

SDf has called for full mobilization

DaveT @davet2024mtn.bsky.social · 6d

Fierce clashes have erupted in Aleppo as Syrian Govt HTS closed off all Kurdish and allies neighborhoods.

SDF sniper teams have inflicted heavy losses on HTS units
SDF special forces Anti terrorists unit HAT is engaged in combat in several areas within Aleppo.
SDF calls for total immobilization