Syrian War: News #15

JohninMK wrote:Interestingly the FSA went for their leaders families being released in exchange for the pilot, not their key fighters. Maybe the SAA doesn't have anyone the YPG/SDF wants in exchange. Yet.


The'Nimr'Tiger@Souria4Syrians 22m22 minutes ago

The'Nimr'Tiger

Retweeted Al-Masdar News

US-backed FSA agreed in a deal to free pilot shot down 2 weeks ago

US-backed YPG still refuse to release pilot shot down 2 months ago

Mmmmm

kvs wrote:Why would it be a lie.   What possible propaganda motive would that serve?   As if there is no evidence of SAA steady progress on the
ground.   Daesh is basically imploding.   All their counter-offensives so far have been a sad joke.    By now the default assumption should
be progress, until proven otherwise.

calm wrote:

auslander wrote:A plethora of ordinance and vehicles supposedly captured from SAA in the last few days and not a single verified 'I am here and it's 'this date' ' document.

There's always that one guy like you that refuses to believe in absolutely proven stuff.

Yes, there is a video of IS attack on Ghaman Ali(geolocated) with them capturing all of this, and slaughtering 10s of SAA soldiers.

Walther von Oldenburg wrote:The map shows clearly there's just flat land ahead of SAA all the way to DeZ - why the defeatism that it'll take 8 months?

IMHO SAA & allies will be in Deir Ezzor in 2 weaks at most. Maybe evdn one week.

The SAA group supported by the Russian Aerospace Forces continues offensive to liberate the besieged city of DEIR EZ-ZOR
Having conducted reconnaissance by drones, the military detected the terrorists pulling in armored vehicles to the DEIR EZ-ZOR area at night. The militants are also trying to redeploy disordered and retreating forces, equipping fortified places with artillery positions on the way of the SAA forces’ advance.
The Russian aircrafts are making efforts to impede it by eliminating hostile ammo storages, control posts, armored vehicles, and weapons.
As a result, the Russian Su-35 airstrikes in the vicinity of UQAYRIBAT and MADAN-JADID destroyed: two tanks, two ammo storages, weapons and fuel convoy, improvised MLRS, over ten trucks carrying ammo, ATVs armed with large-caliber machine-guns, anti-aircraft weapons, and mortars.
Having provided air support to the SAA units, the Russian Su-34 airplanes have destroyed a large IS convoy of 12 trucks carrying ammo, fuel and weapon on the DEIR EZ-ZOR – RASAFA road section.

https://www.facebook.com/mod.mil.rus/videos/1976965579212855/

KiloGolf wrote:hobo level expert unlocked

KiloGolf wrote:hobo level expert unlocked

calm wrote:Yes, the one guy like me does not believe in unproven photos. FYI, your linked vid does not work in this AO but it's no big deal. If your vid shows brutality then you should put a warning stating so. Me, I don't care, I've seen more than you will ever see but others have not, especially the casual browsers on this sight.

JohninMK wrote:The 8 months is not to retake Deir, it is an estimate on what will be needed, probably as a minimum to take the Euphrates valley. The SAA are probably going to need Iraqi help.

JohninMK wrote:

kvs wrote:Why would it be a lie.   What possible propaganda motive would that serve?   As if there is no evidence of SAA steady progress on the
ground.   Daesh is basically imploding.   All their counter-offensives so far have been a sad joke.    By now the default assumption should
be progress, until proven otherwise.

Based on the story to date it is likely to be not totally true. The initial assault troops are in the town but other reports are that it could take another couple of days to clear the place. Overoptimism in PR seems to rule.

The ISIS counter offensive west along the Euphrates doesn't seem to be a joke.