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from the from-social-media-to-social-propoganda dept.
http://www.cnn.com/2016/11/14/middleeast/aleppo-fighting/
Residents of war-ravaged eastern Aleppo were waiting anxiously on Monday after receiving a terrifying text message telling them to flee or die. The text message sent Sunday to residents warned the sick and wounded to leave before a "strategically planned assault using high precision weapons occurs within 24 hours." It was most likely sent by the Syrian government as the regime is the only party believed capable of sending a text en masse, and has been in a months-long bid to regain control of the area held by rebels. Despite the threat and a worsening humanitarian situation, many are refusing to leave.
[...] In the text message warning, rebels were also given an ultimatum to lay down their arms and renounce their leadership, or be killed. The 24-hour period mentioned in the text has passed, and while witnesses told CNN they saw warplanes swirling the city, there have so far been no reports of airstrikes. But people believe it is still coming.
(Score: 2) by GungnirSniper on Wednesday November 16 2016, @04:34AM
Who benefits from this? Assad? Putin? Or is this ISIS?
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(Score: 3, Insightful) by shortscreen on Wednesday November 16 2016, @06:29AM
1) maybe the Syrian gov sent this message and they are really going to bomb the place
2) maybe the Syrian gov sent this message hoping that the rebels would flee
3) maybe the rebels sent this message to test for deserters
4) maybe a third party sent this message in preparation for a false flag attack, later to be blamed on Syrian gov
5) maybe 4chan sent this message for giggles
6) maybe there was no message and CNN made the whole thing up