Syrian Civil War: News #4

Neutrality wrote:What the fuck. Are the Turks illegally building a base on foreign soil? How the hell is there still no condemnation for this in the UN?

Airbornewolf wrote:

Neutrality wrote:What the fuck. Are the Turks illegally building a base on foreign soil? How the hell is there still no condemnation for this in the UN?

From the gossip on the Coalition Airbase in Iraq, Iraqi MP's are foaming at the mouth over this. Some suggested asking the Russians to "protect Iraqi sovereignity" if Turkey does not immediately withdraws its forces.

Whatever the reason tough, that Turkish Base got one giant bullseye on it after shooting down that russian fighter.

PapaDragon wrote:

Neutrality wrote:What the fuck. Are the Turks illegally building a base on foreign soil? How the hell is there still no condemnation for this in the UN?

24h to go...

JohninMK wrote:

PapaDragon wrote:

Neutrality wrote:What the fuck. Are the Turks illegally building a base on foreign soil? How the hell is there still no condemnation for this in the UN?

24h to go...

The answer is no they are not, they did build it.

The first pictures of this airfield apparently surfaced back in 2011. This is not a new site. If you look at current satellite pictures it has changed a lot from those photos. It seems to be in the middle of nowhere without much road infrastructure around it. Also its design is quite strange. It looks like a resupply point.

Initially it was used by the US as well as the Turks but they pulled out a couple of years back.

JohninMK wrote:Just in from ZH

Things must be going well in the "war on terror," as the US Air Force just admitted that it is fast running out of bombs to drop on ISIS after "B-1s have dropped bombs in record numbers." As ZeeNews reports, Air Force chief of staff General Mark Welsh said as America ramps up its military campaign against the Islamist terror group, the Air Force is now "expending munitions faster than we can replenish them."

The US Air Force is fast running out of bombs to drop on ISIS targets in Syria and Iraq after its pilots fired off over 20,000 missiles and bombs since the US bombing campaign against the terror group began 15 months ago, its chief has said. As ZeeNews reports, "B-1s have dropped bombs in record numbers. F-15Es are in the fight because they are able to employ a wide range of weapons and do so with great flexibility. We need the funding in place to ensure we're prepared for the long fight," Welsh said in the statement. "This is a critical need," he said.

The bombing campaign has left the US Air Force with what an Air Force official described as munitions depot stocks "below our desired objective." The Air Force has requested additional funding for Hellfire missiles and is developing plans to ramp up weapons production to replenish its stocks more quickly. But replenishing that stock can take "up to four years from time of expenditure to asset resupply," the official told CNN. "The precision today's wars requires demands the right equipment and capability to achieve desired effects. We need to ensure the necessary funding is in place to not only execute today's wars, but also tomorrow's challenges," the official said.

As The Washington Times concludes, Russia has been bombing ISIS positions sporadically while France and Great Britain are now active in the American-led coalition which could relieve some pressure.

Much larger potential adversaries like Russia or China most surely are following this development carefully. If the USAF cannot sustain a trickling battle against a poorly armed, medieval enemy, fighting a superpower military is obviously beyond its capability.

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-12-07/us-air-force-running-out-bombs-drop-isis#comment-6889810

Regular wrote:Ignore video title
SAA tank hit by TOW.

But damn explosion is even bigger than in TOW commercial when tank was filled with TNT

Some intelligence sheared that the Russia have major project "Cobalt Bomb" project was started in late 80 ts made by soviet scientists. Bomb with in 10,000 megaton capable to wipe out entire continent. The epicenter of explosion is close to a new stars birth in open space

Vann7 wrote:

Someone reported at RT discussion that US-UK-France and Germany are deploying new patriot defenses with 50 missiles at Syrian-turkey border.. anyone heard anything like that?

PapaDragon wrote:

Vann7 wrote:Someone reported at RT discussion that US-UK-France and Germany are deploying new patriot defenses with 50 missiles at Syrian-turkey border.. anyone heard anything like that?

Another thing a little off topic but could be on topic if a war start is that Russia have released
some information about a nuclear weapon they developed. No idea if any of that is true..
but wondering if anyone heard anything about the next claim..

have anyone heard about a 10,000 megaton Cobalt Bomb?  

Some intelligence sheared that the Russia have major project "Cobalt Bomb" project was started in late 80 ts made by soviet scientists. Bomb with in 10,000 megaton capable to wipe out entire continent. The epicenter of explosion is close to a new stars birth in open space

10000MT? Cobalt? Why not Cobalt/Thorium-G? Will they announce it on party congress on Monday? Will prime minister Kissoff be in attendance? Are we facing mineshaft gap?

Dr. Strangelove much?

Syria: US-Led Airstrikes Kill 20 Civilians in Hasaka
(FNA)- Twenty civilians were killed in a US airstrike on Syria's Northeastern Hasaka province following another US air raid on the Syrian army base in Southeastern Deir Ezzur province that killed several soldiers earlier today.
The US-led airstrikes hit al-Khan near al-Hawl town in Hasakah, killing 20 civilians and injuring 30 others.
Earlier this morning, four US-led coalition warplanes targeted the Syrian army camp with 9 rockets, claiming the lives of 4 soldiers and injuring 16 others.
Both dissidents and government sources confirmed early on Monday that the US warplanes struck the military camp of the Syrian army’s 137th Artillery Brigade (17th Reserve Division) in the Southern part of 'Ayyash' village, killing 4 soldiers instantly and wounding 16 more. Six of the wounded soldiers are in critical condition.
They further added that the ISIL terrorists stormed the bombed camp a few hours after the air attack.
The Syrian army’s 137th Brigade has been protecting the civilians in 'Ayyash' from the swarming ISIL fighters that are attempting to break into the provincial capital of the Deir Ezzur province from the Northern side; this airstrike only boosted the ISIL positions inside this village and the nearby broadcast tower.
The sources further added that the ISIL launched an offensive against the government forces' positions in Ayyash village 10 kilometers Northwest of Deir Ezzur city.
The Syrian army and its allies have gained upper hand in the Eastern province of Deir Ezzur in the recent weeks, after new recruits of popular forces joined the army and won back new lands across the province , and meantime fended off the ISIL attacks on their positions, mainly the Deir Ezzur airbase.
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sepheronx wrote:So where is the SyAF and RuAF to help protect the skies?  Why is nothing being done?

sepheronx wrote:Not an excuse.  Why has Assad not demanded to call a No Fly Zone for all US and its cronies?  Is he wanting to lose more ground and get more of his people dead?  If the facebook news is correct, these are two attacks so far against the Syrian Army.  No damn excuse like "tired" or anything.

sepheronx wrote:Not an excuse.  Why has Assad not demanded to call a No Fly Zone for all US and its cronies?  Is he wanting to lose more ground and get more of his people dead?  If the facebook news is correct, these are two attacks so far against the Syrian Army.  No damn excuse like "tired" or anything.