IS Assault Halts WFP Aid Drops in Syria's Deir Ezzor

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The World Food Programme said Tuesday it has suspended aid drops to the besieged Syrian city of Deir Ezzor because of heavy fighting after a fierce assault by the Islamic State group.

IS has besieged Deir Ezzor's 100,000 residents since 2015 and already controls large parts of the city, but on Saturday advanced further inside remaining government-held territory.

The clashes, which continued for a fourth day on Tuesday, have left more than 100 people dead, according to a monitor.

"We have put on hold the air drop operation in Deir Ezzor for security operational reasons," said WFP spokeswoman Bettina Luescher, speaking to reporters in Geneva.

"There is heavy fighting ongoing in and around the landing zone... It is simply too dangerous to do this now."

The WFP has been dropping humanitarian aid into Deir Ezzor since April 2016, and the government-held area is the only place in Syria where the agency has permission for the drops.

Luescher said the WFP's last aid drop was on Sunday, adding that 3,300 metric tonnes of food and other aid have been dispatched to the city since the operation began.

The IS assault has managed to divide the east of the remaining government-held parts of the city from the west.

It has also cut the route running from the city's key military airport, limiting the government's ability to bring in supplies and military reinforcements.

The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitor said Tuesday that Syria's military and allied Russian forces were carrying out air strikes against IS, as government troops battled the jihadists on the ground.

The latest assault, which included waves of suicide bombers, is the "most violent" attack on the city in more than a year, according to the Observatory.

The monitor said Tuesday that three days of fighting had killed at least 116 people, among them 21 civilians, 37 members of regime forces and 58 IS fighters.

It said the government was flying reinforcements into the military base and had called up local residents to fight on the front lines against IS, including some without military training.

Since the siege began, the government has been able to fly limited supplies into the airport, and WFP and Russia have also delivered aid.

But residents have nonetheless faced shortages and rising prices, as well as being unable to leave the city.

Deir Ezzor sits in the oil-rich eastern province of the same name, most of which is controlled by IS.

The extremist group has lost swathes of territory in northern Syria to Kurdish fighters as well as a Turkish-backed rebel alliance, but it remains on the offensive in other parts of the country.

More than 310,000 people have been killed in Syria since the conflict began in March 2011 with anti-government protests that were met with a regime crackdown.

The violence has drawn in international players, as well as attracting jihadist groups like IS.

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Thumb _mowaten_ 17 January 2017, 12:28

but but but I thought ISIS was the regime's ally? could it be that the hasbara trolls of this forum were lying?!?!

Missing CFTC 17 January 2017, 13:45

Strikingly Original
Bold, and Hilarious
Always going where no one else dares

@mowaten
What can one say, another E-X-C-E-L-L-E-N-T comment. I particularly enjoyed the part where you said " could it be that the hasbara trolls of this forum were lying?!?!"

Thank you for making this forum lovely, lively and vibrant.
Still laughing since January 2015 when you said the $3 billion Saudi grant was only to teach our soldiers the French language.

Thank you
Yours Sincerely
@CFTC

Thumb justin 17 January 2017, 14:38

the USA has been hitting ISIS for years in Syria, Iraq and Yemen among other places. But the troll claims on a daily basis the USA and ISIS are allies. The double standards are ironic.

Thumb Southern...... 17 January 2017, 14:50

@ziostin

Usa the warmonger never fought against ISIS, but they only search and kill mediatic ones, which in fact strengthen the terrorist organisation because they free from guantanamo some to replace him besides the continous training of terrorists ("moderate rebels") according to you and them.

mental casw!

Thumb justin 17 January 2017, 15:01

Senior ISIS leader killed in Syria air strike
The US-led military coalition has killed a leader of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terror group in Syria, the Pentagon has said.
http://www.straitstimes.com/world/senior-isis-leader-killed-in-syria-air-strike

Senior ISIS leader killed in coalition airstrike
http://rudaw.net/english/kurdistan/200920164

Pentagon confirms it killed senior ISIS leader Abu Muhammad al-Adnani
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2016/09/12/pentagon-confirms-it-killed-senior-isis-leader-abu-muhammad-al-adnani.html

Thumb justin 17 January 2017, 15:03

Leader of former al-Qaeda group in Syria 'killed' in US airstrike
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/10/04/leader-of-former-al-qaeda-group-in-syria-killed-in-us-airstrike/

PENTAGON: SENIOR AL-QAEDA LEADER KILLED BY US AIRSTRIKE IN SYRIA
https://southfront.org/pentagon-senior-al-qaeda-leader-killed-by-us-airstrike-in-syria/

Pentagon: Airstrike in Syria killed senior al Qaeda leader
http://thehill.com/policy/defense/275123-pentagon-confirms-airstrike-against-senior-al-qaeda-leader-in-syria

Thumb barrymore 17 January 2017, 15:06

The illiterate says "but they only search and kill mediatic ones,"

Was Bin Laden himself senior enough for you ya majoosi?

Thumb Southern...... 17 January 2017, 15:07

now you have to google about all the terrorists that Usa freed and trained in Jordan to replace them.

mental case!

Thumb Southern...... 17 January 2017, 15:16

@barry no more

no doubt the killing was a good news but this is not the argument, rather.

the Pakistanis caught Bin Laden, but when Usa admin learnt of that fact, they paid very substantial amount of money to Pakistan in order to hand him & and later kill him while all media were gathered for the show.... but once Bin Laden, they invented ISIS.

really narrow minded like all your boyfreinds in this forum.

Thumb marcus 17 January 2017, 15:24

southern your whole argument was 'they USA has been bombing ISIS/Qaeda for years'. Your response was 'they only kill mediatic ones'. When you were nailed as usual when @barry mentioned Bin Laden you suddenly said "but this is not the argument, rather."

Typical Takiah fabricator

Thumb the_roar 17 January 2017, 15:44

the USA is bombing those it supports & gives arms to?
Yeh its possible I guess.

Thumb Southern...... 17 January 2017, 16:02

marcus
when Usa kills mediatic ones, it doesn't mean that these actions are not good, but they search for the mediatic killings and later they replace them, i thought your are more intelligent than that... keep improving.

Thumb Southern...... 17 January 2017, 14:42

mowaten, the worst of it is that they end to believe in their own lies... pity of them.

Thumb the_roar 17 January 2017, 14:45

They are not paid to believe in anything....they are paid to distort & attack posters...the proof is any topic you open...unable to think or refute..just distort, mock & attack any post which could harm their paid agenda.

Thumb Southern...... 17 January 2017, 15:04

right! distort facts by spreading lies and attack by insulting while applauding for each other.... btw, the ones who end to believe in their own lies are simply stupid, this is my point.

Default-user-icon southern villager (Guest) 17 January 2017, 15:11

please Southern, never stop posting. You are the only reason i visit naharnet. You have a message to humanity that you may not even be aware of.

Thumb EagleDawn 17 January 2017, 13:12

@mowateh
Actually they are more like Assad is the Master and ISIS are its attack dogs.
Even a guard dog needs to be slapped on his paw from time to time when he misbehaves. You know that don't you?

Thumb justice 17 January 2017, 13:41

daily and several times

Thumb Puppet 17 January 2017, 13:25

My utmost respect and admiration go to Mr. Mowaten because he has the ability to think.

Thumb ex-fpm 17 January 2017, 13:59

i disagree @puppet. The ability to think is a behavior normally exhibited by humans. The sectarian troll you are referring to is not.

Thumb the_roar 17 January 2017, 14:19

For a person who you claim is unworthy of your superior human thinking capabilities, you seem to hang off his every word.

in fact the way you all log in & out like ants before the rain to respond to his every comment is something to behold

lol & lol

Default-user-icon roromitwali (Guest) 17 January 2017, 14:43

hi roro, do you still read every comment on the forum?

Missing rabbishlomo 17 January 2017, 17:56

All my respect and admiration for mowaten, southern, the-roar and flamethrower for being true Lebanese patriots. That it takes one simple post of truth from either one of them, and the carrion hyenas of the M14 block go on a feeding frenzy with their absolute sectarian gibrish, lies and insults.

Thumb the_roar 17 January 2017, 14:25

Eight posts & counting to attack one poster who posed a simple question.

Yet all eight fail to discuss the topic or refute the poster they attack,

So what is their frenetic posting all about? oh yes to distort & attack the poster who nails them each & every time with simple logic they are unable to refute....

Thumb justin 17 January 2017, 14:38

are you discussing the topic ya troll?

Thumb the_roar 17 January 2017, 14:41

when you do, I will refute or agree..until then there is nothing to add considering Mowaten has already belted it out of the park.

Now who's the troll? lol@ busin to be relevant??

lkolololol

Thumb lubnani.masi7i 17 January 2017, 16:45

لافروف: لولا التدخل الروسي لسقط النظام السوري خلال أسبوعين

اعلن وزير الخارجية الروسي سيرجي لافروف إن العاصمة السورية كانت ستسقط خلال أسبوعين أو ثلاثة في يد “إرهابيين” عندما تدخلت روسيا لدعم رئيس النظام السوري بشار الأسد.

http://www.lebanese-forces.com/2017/01/17/lavrov-43/

Thumb lubnani.masi7i 17 January 2017, 16:47

لافروف: لولا تدخلنا لسقطت دمشق خلال أسبوعين

http://www.alarabiya.net

Thumb justin 17 January 2017, 18:59

he voted you down 3 times far because he disagrees with Lavrov, hehehe!