ISIS Terrorists Shaving Beards and Leaving SyriaBy Tyler Durden Of course there are plenty of (possibly credible) theories out there, which suggest that some of what you see in the videos released by ISIS is for show and we wont endeavor to assess the degree to which the groups brutality is real versus staged, but one thing is clear: regardless of who is funding, training, and/or supporting them, there are obviously fighters on the ground in the Mid-East waving the ISIS flag and committing atrocities in its name. That works well when it comes to destabilizing fragile states that are already beset with sectarian bickering on the way to claiming large swaths of territory from a defenseless citizenry. But you cant intimidate a modern fighter jet by waving around a sword and if youre a newbie on the Mid-East militant scene, you cant scare a three decade veteran by beheading a couple of people, which is why if youre ISIS, the combination of the Russian Air Force and Hezbollah ground troops is absolutely terrifying. As we documented earlier today, Hezbollah and Iranian troops are advancing on Aleppo and Moscow is backing the offensive from the sky which means that the hodgepodge of anti-regime forces that control Syrias largest city will almost (and we say almost because there are no sure things in war) certainly be routed in a matter of weeks if not days, which would effectively serve to restore the Assad regime in Syria. After that, the Russian bear and Qasem Soleimani will turn their eyes to the East of the country and at that point, it is game over for ISIS. Apparently all of the above isnt completely lost on al-Nusra and Islamic State fighters because if you believe the Russian media (and were not saying you should), Sunni extremists are now shaving off their beards and running for their lives. Heres Sputnik: Hundreds of ISIL fighters are fleeing Syria for Turkey, as Russias Defense Ministry previously said, and reports are popping up that they are leaving their beards behind. Now obviously, these are just pictures of hair on the ground with razors, so that shouldnt be interpreted as anything that even approximates definitive evidence of a full-on ISIS retreat but put yourself in the following situation for a moment.Youre a Sunni extremist and your regional and Western backers have just abandoned you. You are now under siege by the Russian Air Force. If you survive the air strikes you will soon have to come face to face with the fiercest, most experienced Shiite militia on the planet and if you somehow manage to survive that, well then you have to fight the Quds Force (how do you shoot the devil in the back?). What would you do? We close with the perfect video clip analogy. The US is in the blue shirt, ISIS is in the red, star-spangled jumpsuit, and Russia, well Russia is the bear. US to ISIS: No, no, you cant quit now, we just started. You got to give these people a show man Tyler Durden writes for ZeroHedge.com where this article first appeared. Coming to a town near youreal soon!. You must be talking about our elected criminals in dc hahahahahaha!.absolutely! Yes, terrifying reinforcements, Tyler, but why so late, to give TPTB time to hype their boogeyman du jour?? Meanwhile, Iran pledges full support of the UNs 2030 Agenda and Sustainable Development, and hundreds of thousands of Berliners were protesting the TTIP dragging a Trojan horse down the street with them. Those two stories are more in line with Zero Hedges economic reporting than ISIS cutouts cutting their beards. Lest we forget that Irans Prime Minister(?) was educated in Scotland Rap-song-Jonny is a dyed in the wool religious nut barwith religious police running around beating peoplemeaning Iran is not a warm fuzzy beacon of tolerance They are all in lockstep with the NWO Kontrol edicts (such as the Uns mandate of the 2030 global prison matrix.) Yes, more icing on the cake is always good. President Rhouhani, whose PhD thesis was the flexibility of Sharia, is a tireless proponent of trickle down neoliberal economics using IMF austerity guidelines. Three years ago he campaigned on a pledge to integrate the Iranian economy into the world [crony] capitalist system. The red carpets are already showing wear. Isis are not leaving Syria, theses rats are returning home; europe, australia, russia, america and so one. Thats a huge difference. Not only that! White house monkey is gone send anti aircraft missiles to his mobs. Imagine the laugh when one of those missiles while hit a Britsh airways civil plane while landing or tacking off. The show is on the way! Evidence at the scene of the crime. DNA 