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Syrian War: News #13

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JohninMK Fri Jun 16, 2017 8:17 pm

PapaDragon wrote:

So they turned left.

Looks like they are going to run east along the SDF lines. It won't be long before they start to cut off Raqqa from the south. There must be a limit to the amount of pre-prepared fall back or rear defensive positions that ISIS have. Have to assume that they will just bypass Raqqa, maybe as far to the south of it as possible on the way to Deir, which has to be their priority.

Anyone else note the implications of Calm's post above on the ISIS final destruction of Raqqa's bridges. Makes it both difficult for them to get out, so its a stand to the death, and when that's over it makes it difficult for the SDF to cross the Euphrates in force if they wanted to.

Also saw a Tweet that said that Russia has been bringing in military bridging equipment. True or not I don't know. It would be very difficult for the US to move bridging in but then their strategy seems to be to use the river as a physical boundary.

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d_taddei2 wrote:hi all sorry i havent been on here in a while currently in Africa on a self funded volunteering trip and internet can be a problem, currently in Ethiopia heading to Kenya.

Anyway i havent had a chance to follow as much as i want, but does anyone else sense that USA/coalition and the SDF are waiting for the SAA to help push out ISIS then once the SAA turn their attention onto full liberating other fronts such Daraa, Damascus, latakia, Hama, Homs, north west/south west Aleppo and Idilib, they will pounce in eastern Aleppo, Raqqa, Al Swaedia, and possibly Daraa.????

whats people thoughts on this, they have after all deployed HIMARS.

SDF are Kurds and even if they do try something funny Turks will more than gladly jump in (they are chomping at the bit already). Also they are already way out of their comfort zone now and local Arabs are not too fond of them as is.

Besides, they wouldn't stand a chance against SAA and USA will not be rushing to go to shooting war with Russia (vice versa as well) so it would be just SDF vs SAA. My money would be on SAA.

HIMARS is just PR stunt, whether it is in Tanf or Jordan, it was on location for years already. Several kilometers here or there make no difference.

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JohninMK wrote:...........
Also saw a Tweet that said that Russia has been bringing in military bridging equipment. True or not I don't know. It would be very difficult for the US to move bridging in but then their strategy seems to be to use the river as a physical boundary.

It's been almost a century since rivers were physical boundary for any military worth it's salt.

I think USAF has been blowing up bridges to give Kurds little morale boost, nothing more.

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Benya Fri Jun 16, 2017 10:19 pm

FSA shelled SAA helos, and the "knocked out T-72 of Daraa" revisited

FSA SHELLING MARJ AL-RAHIL AIR BASE. REPORTS ABOUT DAMAGED HELICOPTERS

Militants of the US-backed Free Syrian Army (FSA) shelled Marj al-Rahil air base with more than 60 Grad rockets.

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The militants launched rockets from the Tal Musaitaba area controlled by the US-led coalition and its proxies east of Damascus.

The FSA claimed that six helicopters at the air base were destroyed as a result of the shelling. However, sources from the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) said that only one out of service helicopter was damaged and a small ammo depot was destroyed.

SAA helicopters bombed Al-Lujat area in the northern Daraa countryside.

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The Syrian Air Force continued targeting the positions of the FSA and Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) in the Daraa al-Balad area and the Al-Naziheen camp in Daraa City.

Meanwhile, HTS fighters managed to hit a T-72 tank of the 4th Armoured Division in the Al-Naziheen camp area.

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Accoording to the Italian news agency (AKI), the Free Syrian Army in Daraa was supplied with attack drones. These drones are controlled from the Syrian-Jordanian border area south of Daraa city and were used during the battles of Daraa city against the SAA tanks. The drones are believed to be the American-made Switchblade suicide drones.

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https://southfront.org/fsa-shelling-marj-al-rahil-air-base-reports-about-damaged-helicopters/

I don't know what all this mess is about this T-72, it is hit, but it looks intact.

Another question for me is how much damage that Switchblade suicide drone can cause, 'cause at first glance it seems that it wasn't meant to punch through the thick hide of enemy tanks (by thick hide I mean the tanks' armor).

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JohninMK Fri Jun 16, 2017 11:05 pm

Baghdadi dead? Who attacked Raqqa the night of the 28th May?

https://citeam.org/investigating-the-russian-ministry-of-defense-claim-they-may-have-killed-isis-leader/

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BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:45 P.M.) – Syria and Jordan have entered into talks mediated by Russia to reopen the Nassib Border-Crossing, Al-Masdar learned today from a military source.

If the talks are successful, the rebel forces at the Nassib Border-Crossing will be ordered to withdraw from the area by their Jordanian partners.

Reopening the Nassib Border-Crossing would have a positive impact on Syria’s strained economy, as both countries were once key trade partners in the region.

While the two governments discuss economic rapprochement, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) has resumed its offensive in the Dara’a Governorate, today, targeting the eastern part of the provincial capital in a bid to expel the rebel forces from the area.

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Hope not posted already Very Happy

155Km of hard slog to go

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lycantrop Fri Jun 16, 2017 11:56 pm

JohninMK wrote:Hope not posted already

155Km of hard slog to go

after as-Suchna it should be a breeze..

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lycantrop wrote:

JohninMK wrote:Hope not posted already

155Km of hard slog to go

after as-Suchna it should be a breeze..

Little in Syria is a breeze and the road you mention definitely won't be.

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JohninMK wrote:BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:45 P.M.) – Syria and Jordan have entered into talks mediated by Russia to reopen the Nassib Border-Crossing, Al-Masdar learned today from a military source.

If the talks are successful, the rebel forces at the Nassib Border-Crossing will be ordered to withdraw from the area by their Jordanian partners.

Reopening the Nassib Border-Crossing would have a positive impact on Syria’s strained economy, as both countries were once key trade partners in the region.

While the two governments discuss economic rapprochement, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) has resumed its offensive in the Dara’a Governorate, today, targeting the eastern part of the provincial capital in a bid to expel the rebel forces from the area.

Is Washington losing influence w/ Jordan? Cannot see them being stoked on that AT ALL.

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JohninMK Sat Jun 17, 2017 12:06 pm

The fight continues for T3. ISIS really don't want to let it go.

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Palmyra
Info of gains is via @NatDefFor and @watanisy
Confirmation of Arak and Mustadira through army maps via @Gjoene and @DalanyMokus

https://twitter.com/ModerateLoomis/status/875840598984597504

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Geolocating strike in Raqqa:
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http://bmpd.livejournal.com/2675510.html

It may look nice and tidy from the air but it is most definitely not on the ground and these buildings were decent sized so there was definitely sweet number of tangos inside. Bagdadi may or may not have been among them but still it's a good score and should help keep the clowns inside the city and away from Deir. thumbsup

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Aftermath, targets were four buildings each three-storey tall

Also:

https://mobile.twitter.com/rofoca_lucifuge/status/876016751342780416

SAA led by the Tiger Forces, have liberated more areas from ISIS; Waheb oil field, and the villages of Ragam Hurah and Bir As Safiyah

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More villages captured
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JohninMK Sat Jun 17, 2017 6:33 pm

Looks like it blew almost straight after the first photo. That's really flat and wide open countryside. How far towards Deir is it like that?

Paweł Wójcik‏ @SaladinAlDronni 31m31 minutes ago

SVBIED against SAA South-west of Tabqa (Anbaj) #Syria

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JohninMK Sat Jun 17, 2017 7:10 pm

Now passing 2Km south of Taqba airfield and 6Km from Resafa crossroads. The Tiger force is now the closest SAA strike force to Deir and from their posts they have a determination to get there.

This should worry ISIS strategists, which road to prioritize their defences on.

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Ivan Sidorenko‏ IvanSidorenko1 5m5 minutes ago

#Syria Pro Militant Activist Reports about what #SAA & #Tiger_Forces & Allied Forces captured so far @ #Raqqa #Raqqah CS from #ISIS #Daesh

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JohninMK Sat Jun 17, 2017 7:22 pm

It might be the traditional local salute but it has a different connotation since the Nazis adopted it.

Afarin Mamosta‏ @AfarinMamosta 4h
Graduation ceremony for 150 new members of the Raqqa Internal Security Forces (Asayish).

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No indication as to who might have confirmed this. But believed to be in Daraa area not Tanf

Wael Al Hussaini‏ @WaelHussaini 3h3 hours ago
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Confirmed: #Russia will establish a joint #SAA outposts-patrols along the Jordanian border.

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JohninMK Sat Jun 17, 2017 7:29 pm

If this is indeed a new commander then the Russians are rotating the war's management as well as the lower levels. Must say he's a pretty mean looking General.

Ivan Sidorenko‏ IvanSidorenko1 11m11 minutes ago

#Syria "A New Commander of #Russian Military Forces In Syria" awards Sheikh Turki Albouhmd the commander of #Tribal_Forces #Tribal_Fighters

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JohninMK wrote:Now passing 2Km south of Taqba airfield and 6Km from Resafa crossroads. The Tiger force is now the closest SAA strike force to Deir and from their posts they have a determination to get there.
This should worry ISIS strategists, which road to prioritize their defences on.

They might have a smoother tide to Deir from up there once they take the crossroads. ISIS was expecting push from Palmyra but not from neighborhood of Raqqa.

Still that large pocket up there worries me. Ideally SAA would want to clear that up sooner rather than later. Too many thin lines for my taste.

JohninMK wrote:No indication as to who might have confirmed this. But believed to be in Daraa area not Tanf
Wael Al Hussaini‏ @WaelHussaini 3h3 hours ago
Replying to @WaelHussaini

Confirmed: #Russia will establish a joint #SAA outposts-patrols along the Jordanian border.

Better safe than sorry.

Also:

Russian Warplanes Foil Daesh Attack in Deir ez-Zor, Eliminate 180 Terrorists

https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201706171054724395-russia-daesh-commanders/

The Russian Defense Ministry said Saturday that the Russian warplanes have foiled a massive Daesh attack on the Syrian city of Deir ez-Zor earlier in June (6th and 8th)........

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https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/syrian-army-closes-isil-stronghold-west-raqqa/
Syrian Army closes on ISIL stronghold in west Raqqa
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:30 P.M.) – The Islamic State (ISIL) is in serious trouble in Al-Raqqa’s southwestern countryside, as the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) closes on the strategic town of Resafa.

Earlier today, the Syrian Arab Army’s Tiger Forces liberated at least 14 sites in western Al-Raqqa, inching them closer to the Resafa Junction and its nearby town.

Making matters worse for ISIL, the Syrian Arab Army’s advance east towards Resafa also leaves the latter within 125km of Deir Ezzor City, which is closer than their forces pushing from Palmyra.
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BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:55 P.M.) – The Kurdish-led People’s Protection Units (YPG) are expected to deploy to the Al-Tanf Crossing in southeastern Syria, Iraqi Kurdistan based Bas News Agency reported Saturday.

“A security source confirmed that the Syrian Kurdish People’s Defense Units (YPG) are expected to send forces to the Syrian al-Tanf area near the Iraqi border, in a bid to stop the advance of the Iranian-backed militia forces to the area,” Bas News claimed.

Bas News added that the purpose of the YPG’s deployment to Al-Tanf is to drive back the “Syrian armed groups backed by Iran.”

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48-HOUR LONG TRUCE TO START IN DARAA. SYRIAN BORDER GUARDS TO RETURN TO BORDER WITH JORDAN

The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and its allies announced a 48-hour ceasefire in Daraa city starting at 12 pm Damascus time on Saturday.

According to pro-government sources, there have been Jordanian-Syrian negotiations during the past few days.

As a result the sides agreed to return the Syrian border guard’s patrols to the Syrian-Jordanian border in the Suweida province. Negotiations continue with the aim of reopening a border crossing between Syria and Jordan in Suweida as well. Some sources argue that Russian military servicemen will be involved in the effort.

From its side, the operations room of Al-Bunian al-Marsous, which belongs to Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and includes most of the groups of the Free Syrian Army (FSA) in Daraa, hasn’t declared its commitment to the ceasefire formally.

However, clashes in Daraa have significantly decreased since the ceasefire effort was declared.

The HTS alliance has claimed that it managed to destroy 7 tanks, two bmp-1 vehicles, two Shilka vehicles and two bulldozers of the SAA during the last days of clashes in the area.

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From its side, pro-government sources claimed that MiG-23ML fighters of the Syrian Air Force had downed on 15 and 14 June two drones of the Jordanian Air Force over Daraa using an R-23 rockets.

It seems that the Syrian Ministry of Defense hasn’t publicly announced this fact because of the ongoing Jordanian-Syrian negotiations.

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https://southfront.org/48-hour-long-truce-to-start-in-daraa/

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Office of Staffan de Mistura, the United Nations’ special envoy for Syria, issued an official statement on Saturday, saying the new round of Geneva negotiations on settlement of the Syrian crisis, will kick off on July 10th, with the deadline for invitees being set to the day earlier.

Expert meetings of the consultative process on constitutional and legal issues, which were established at the sixth round of the Geneva talks back in May, will continue.

The statement further added de Mistura has plans for at least one more session, scheduled to take place somewhere between the late August and early September.

http://www.fort-russ.com/2017/06/new-round-of-geneva-talks-to-begin-on.html

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