Syrian Civil War: News #6

sepheronx wrote:3 - 5 mobile arty units? Not really impressive, especially for people whom are banking the table and saying they will invade...,, yeah, Turkey does look like a two bit nation.


Dunno if I am laye on the news but: http://sputniknews.com/middleeast/20160214/1034747595/syrian-army-raqqa.html

SAA takes key height in Raqqa.

KiloGolf wrote:

Militarov wrote:

Few more

It's a bit weird seeing those arty emplacements for their SPHs and yet few meters behind there's a large-ish command post/camp at elevated ground (...) lacking any fortification whatsoever. They're "sort of worried" about counter-artillery but not as much (...), maybe PKK ATGMs is something they worry. But still, if you're going to use SPHs against an opponent with artillery and possibly Air Force (precision munition can cross the border), it's preferable to fire, move out, fire, move out, etc or if using them as stationary pieces all day-long, prepare the groung properly.

Turkish Army is giving out Ukropian vibes all over, or dare I say Saudi ones as well. The lack of camo/anti-IR nets and retarded US Army Europe 3-color camo on the SPHs and camp vehicles wins the cake.

Upon seeing these images most concerned parties are having a laugh.

franco wrote:The West accuses Russia and the SAA of not fighting IS so here is the present areas of conflict;

1. East Aleppo - major operation with another village taken today and heavy fighting in another.
2. Raqqah - operation to regain the Tabaqa Military Airport. This position overlooks the main route from Turkey to Raqqah City, the capital of the ISIS.
3. SE Hama / NE Homs border area - fighting mostly from the Hama side but pressure on the other side from Homs. Two villages liberated yesterday.
4. Palmyra - strong IS forces fighting with a division strength SAA force
5. Quaryatayn - brigade plus SAA force attempting to encircle and liberate that city.
6. Al Jarajir area of Damascus province. SAR attacking from the east while the Lebanese Army attacks on the West (most of the IS are inside Lebanon here)
7. Damascus City suburbs - 3-4,000 IS fighters surrounded in the Palestinian Refuge Camp. Ceasefire at this time.
8. North Suwayda - SAA attempting to eject the remaining IS from this mainly Druze province.
9. Der ez-Zor - city under intense siege from IS. Defended by 2 SAA regular brigades and militiamen.    

Dima wrote:

franco wrote:The West accuses Russia and the SAA of not fighting IS so here is the present areas of conflict;

1. East Aleppo - major operation with another village taken today and heavy fighting in another.
2. Raqqah - operation to regain the Tabaqa Military Airport. This position overlooks the main route from Turkey to Raqqah City, the capital of the ISIS.
3. SE Hama / NE Homs border area - fighting mostly from the Hama side but pressure on the other side from Homs. Two villages liberated yesterday.
4. Palmyra - strong IS forces fighting with a division strength SAA force
5. Quaryatayn - brigade plus SAA force attempting to encircle and liberate that city.
6. Al Jarajir area of Damascus province. SAR attacking from the east while the Lebanese Army attacks on the West (most of the IS are inside Lebanon here)
7. Damascus City suburbs - 3-4,000 IS fighters surrounded in the Palestinian Refuge Camp. Ceasefire at this time.
8. North Suwayda - SAA attempting to eject the remaining IS from this mainly Druze province.
9. Der ez-Zor - city under intense siege from IS. Defended by 2 SAA regular brigades and militiamen.    

Good summary.... earlier reports said that SAA was fighting on 15 fronts of the total 17 or so. With Raqqa front now going active it might be now 16 active fronts...probably they have cooled off some other fronts?

Militarov wrote:

Karl Haushofer wrote:Turkish aggression seems to have worked as it stopped both the Kurdish advance at the strategic city of Aza and Tel Rifaat and it also stopped the Syrian advance in the city of Kinsibba in Latakia province. Turkish artillery shelling at the Syrian positions enabled the jihadist groups recapturing two villages previously captured by the Syrian army.

One source claims that an entire company of Syrian soldiers were killed by the Turkish artillery shells in Latakia province.

Turkish intervention (well, aggression) proved to be successful and now Syria, Iran and Russia have a problem. Turkey can seriously harm the Syrian army (and the Kurds) by shelling them from their own territory in the northern parts of Syria. Turkey does not have to use their own aviation and go into Syrian air space to reach at least some of it’s goals in Syria.

In order for Syria, Iran and Russia to take out the Turkish threat they would need to take out the Turkish artillery positioned in Turkish soil. That would be seen as a serious escalation by Turkey and the West and would give them a reason for further interventions in Syria (and maybe even attack the Russian base in Latakia which is within the reach of Turkish artillery).

This is a very complicated and difficult position for Russia, since Russia cannot afford a full scale war with Turkey and on the other hand Russia cannot afford Turkey to cause more serious casualties for the Syrian military.

One does not kill whole 100+ men company with an artillery fire. Unless they were all sleeping in one 5x5m garage.

Dima wrote:With or without Turkish shelling, SAA will take Kinisba (or any other location) as per their plan. They are in preparation for the strike and have prepared/preparing the ground for the assault. Like earlier assaults we saw in the last few months, once SAA have prepared the perimeter, they storm and gets the job done in 2-3 days. I hope Kinnisba wont be any different, even though terrorists have send reinforcements from Idlib.

Islamic World News ‏@A7_Mirza  3 hours ago
3 possible axis to #Kinissba

KoTeMoRe wrote:

Militarov wrote:

Karl Haushofer wrote:Turkish aggression seems to have worked as it stopped both the Kurdish advance at the strategic city of Aza and Tel Rifaat and it also stopped the Syrian advance in the city of Kinsibba in Latakia province. Turkish artillery shelling at the Syrian positions enabled the jihadist groups recapturing two villages previously captured by the Syrian army.

One source claims that an entire company of Syrian soldiers were killed by the Turkish artillery shells in Latakia province.

Turkish intervention (well, aggression) proved to be successful and now Syria, Iran and Russia have a problem. Turkey can seriously harm the Syrian army (and the Kurds) by shelling them from their own territory in the northern parts of Syria. Turkey does not have to use their own aviation and go into Syrian air space to reach at least some of it’s goals in Syria.

In order for Syria, Iran and Russia to take out the Turkish threat they would need to take out the Turkish artillery positioned in Turkish soil. That would be seen as a serious escalation by Turkey and the West and would give them a reason for further interventions in Syria (and maybe even attack the Russian base in Latakia which is within the reach of Turkish artillery).

This is a very complicated and difficult position for Russia, since Russia cannot afford a full scale war with Turkey and on the other hand Russia cannot afford Turkey to cause more serious casualties for the Syrian military.

One does not kill whole 100+ men company with an artillery fire. Unless they were all sleeping in one 5x5m garage.

It's not one source it was reported by pro-SAA people. That a company of men around Kesab in 2014 was supressed and was forced to retreat incurring massive casualties in 2014. Turks also killed about a dozen of people in 2012 a series of strikes. So yes one strikes a whole company of people when the guys down there are blind and sourrounded.

GunshipDemocracy wrote:KAS sends ellitew troops to Syria.      


https://twitter.com/J_a_f_f_e_r/status/698728577773256704

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GunshipDemocracy wrote:KAS sends ellitew troops to Syria.      


https://twitter.com/J_a_f_f_e_r/status/698728577773256704

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magnumcromagnon wrote:  Yeah the Saudi-Might brigades lmao!!!

medo wrote:

So Yemeni front is now open for Jesuis flipflops to go up to Iraqi border.

GunshipDemocracy wrote:Looks like VKS vs snackbar move

magnumcromagnon wrote:  Yeah the Saudi-Might brigades lmao!!!

One virgin motorized next 49 in paradise  

medo wrote:

So Yemeni front is now open for Jesuis flipflops to go up to Iraqi border.

Iraqi looks like stepped up border protection against KSA intrusion. Let me guess with Iran helping set ballistic missiles on course...