The Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) posted this video allegedly of a Russian military base near Palmyra, Syria that was captured nearly intact by ISIS terrorists. Note the significant weapons haul along with a message at the end of the clip from one of the killers saying, “we shall conquer Russia tomorrow”:
ISIS Video Shows Russian Base Captured in Palmyra; Fighter: We Shall Conquer Russia Tomorrow pic.twitter.com/6jKdsyBQEC
— MEMRI (@MEMRIReports) December 18, 2016
Conquer Russia with Russia’s own weapons, that is.
Russia is telling the U.S. not to worry about the arms that were captured:
US MANPAD supplies should worry Pentagon, not ‘small arms' seized in Palmyra – Russian military https://t.co/OX3KMIt7Ps
— RT (@RT_com) December 15, 2016
And the U.S. is vowing to strike if Russia/Syria won’t:
The U.S. will strike Islamic State in Palmyra if Russian and Syrian government forces don't, Gen. Townsend says https://t.co/hec3KaAYi3
— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) December 14, 2016
According to some reports, the Syrian army is already trying to retake the city:
Syrian Army attempts to turn the tide in western #Palmyra: map https://t.co/VvsKkJOcVS #ISIS #Syria
— Al-Masdar News (@TheArabSource) December 18, 2016
Exit question: Why haven’t the Russians (or the U.S.) blown it up already?
Apparently the Russians don't have a Broken Arrow plan. We would've bombed the ammo w/in 24 hrs. https://t.co/XtzXQk90qE
— Bryan Suits (Not California Compliant) (@darksecretplace) December 18, 2016
Dude, we wouldn't have left. We'd have have savaged them with air spt stacked up to 50K feet. @darksecretplace
— Kurt Schlichter (@KurtSchlichter) December 18, 2016
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