IRAN REGIME’S MILITARY OFFICIAL ADMITS TO LEADING ROLE OF THE MEK / PMOI IN RECENT UPRISINGS

by Mahmood Hakamian

“The protests that erupted recently across Iran involved setting fire to the State Security Force’s motorcycles, breaking the windows of religious seminaries in Abhar and Zanjan, setting fire to police kiosks in Arak, opening fire on the IRGC with hunting rifles, assaulting a State Security Force officer with a brick….” according to Brig. Gen. Rasoul Sanai, Political Affairs Deputy for the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps.

Sanai spoke about the behind the scenes developments of the recent unrest, “Their plan was to spread the riots from the surrounding areas to the capital (Tehran) because they believe owing to previous incidents in Tehran and major cities, Iran’s security and defense forces had been trained and gained the expertise to confront riotous actions. But in other cities the potential for inciting the public is much greater and the security forces have a lesser presence.”

He blamed the Iranian Resistance for the escalation of the protests, saying, “As such, the most serious clashes took place in Touyserkan (Hamedan Province) and several people were killed, including two people who attacked the prison and have yet to be identified. The leaders and those inciting the protests in this city were from the ‘Hypocrites’ (MEK or PMOI). They had come from other cities so as not to be identified. Those who were detained were pursued from the time of MEK incursion into western Iran in 1988….”\

Video; Assad warplane downed, pilot captured in Syrian Badia

Assad pilot captured by opposition fighters in the Syria Desert - August 15, 2017

Orient Net, August,  16, 2017-- Opposition fighters downed on Tuesday (August 15) an Assad warplane in the Syrian Badia (the Syrian Desert) after targeting it with land missiles, Orient Net learnt from special sources.

 Translation from Arabic of what is said in the video:

A commander of the Free Syrian Army who has captured the Syrian regime pilot after the plane had bombed their area can be heard on the background of the video.
The commander is saying that we are from the Free Syrian Army and we observe the rules of engagement in the war. We are not going to heart the pilot as some of these terrorist groups do with their captives. We have targeted the plane after it had bombed our positions 4 times. Our goal is to overthrow the Bashar Assad regime and will we not abuse the rights of our prisoners. The pilot, which is a major in the Syrian Army will be transferred to a safe place and will receive medical treatment.  

 

Photos of the Assad pilot captured by opposition fighters of what locally-known as Jaysh al-Ashaer were posted on Facebook where the pilot appeared with bruises and swollen marks on face after baling out, in an attempt to escape. 

Opposition Assoud al-Sherqeya said its fighters downed an Assad

Sweida Su-21 warplane in Mahmood Valley of Sweida eastern countryside during the clashes of the announced Land is Ours battle, the group said in a Facebook post.