Syrian War: News #15

ATLASCUB wrote:So SDF is finishing up Raqqa which will soon free some assets and expanding south and east of Deir fast. Seems to me if the pace keeps up, it will be the SAA that gets cut off, not the SDF, from those oil fields. Ohh well...

par far wrote:

ATLASCUB wrote:So SDF is finishing up Raqqa which will soon free some assets and expanding south and east of Deir fast. Seems to me if the pace keeps up, it will be the SAA that gets cut off, not the SDF, from those oil fields. Ohh well...

The SAA is making no big efforts East of the river, the SAA should crossed the River at a rapid pace.

lycantrop wrote:

par far wrote:

ATLASCUB wrote:So SDF is finishing up Raqqa which will soon free some assets and expanding south and east of Deir fast. Seems to me if the pace keeps up, it will be the SAA that gets cut off, not the SDF, from those oil fields. Ohh well...

The SAA is making no big efforts East of the river, the SAA should crossed the River at a rapid pace.

I believe in the strategy and the plans the strategist have there in the battlefield.
We cannot judge anything and sit behind our computers, we know nothing, I believe everything is running accordingly.
Sure, would be great if they catch the oilfields before the Kurds, but maybe there is no rush if they doing something unpredictable?
Even if the kurds catch the oilfields, this is syrian land and dont belong to kurds.
What they want to do if a hundred thousand strong saa/russia/hez/irgc/pmu army encircle them? Oilfields can be dealt with later....

par far wrote:"ERDOGAN OFFICIALLY CONFIRMS THAT TURKEY WILL DEPLOY TROOPS IN SYRIA’S IDLIB."


This could this be a deal between Russia and Turkey, to sent a message to the US(don't use the Kurds to divide Syria and Iraq.)

https://southfront.org/erdogan-officially-confirms-turkey-will-deploy-troops-syrias-idlib/

eehnie wrote:

par far wrote:"ERDOGAN OFFICIALLY CONFIRMS THAT TURKEY WILL DEPLOY TROOPS IN SYRIA’S IDLIB."


This could this be a deal between Russia and Turkey, to sent a message to the US(don't use the Kurds to divide Syria and Iraq.)

https://southfront.org/erdogan-officially-confirms-turkey-will-deploy-troops-syrias-idlib/

Erdogan is not credible. Always doing his own propaganda.

Turkey, Russia and Iran have concluded months-long discussions after agreeing to set up de-escalation zones in four different regions of Syria, including the rebel-held Idlib, for six months, as well as a joint coordination center to monitor the truce between the Syrian regime and moderate opposition groups.

The de-escalation zones will include, fully or partly, Eastern Ghouta, the provinces of Idlib, Homs, Latakia, Aleppo and Hama, according to a joint statement issued by the three guarantor countries following the sixth round of Astana process talks in Kazakhstan’s capital on Sept. 15. Representatives from the Syrian government and opposition groups also attended the meeting.
 
The statement said the six-month term may be extended in the future on the basis of consensus between the guarantor countries.

“[Russia, Turkey and Iran] emphasize the need for the conflicting parties to take confidence-building measures, including the release of detainees/abductees and the handover of the bodies as well as identification of missing persons, to create better conditions for the political process and lasting ceasefire,” it said.

As part of the agreement, the guarantor countries also decided to form a joint Iranian-Russian-Turkish coordination center aimed at coordinating the activities of de-escalation control forces in the safe zones.

Observers to be deployed

In accordance with the agreement, the three countries will deploy observers across the de-escalation zones. In a written statement, the Turkish Foreign Ministry confirmed the agreement and said the “observers from these three countries will be deployed at check and observation points in safe zones that form the borders of the de-escalation zone.”

“The main mission of these observers has been defined as the prevention of clashes between the regime and the opposition forces and any violations of the truce,” it added.

Guarantors deploy 500 observers each

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s special envoy for Syria, Alexander Lavrentyev, said Russia, Iran and Turkey will send about 500 observers each to Idlib, and the Russians will be military policemen.

He also told reporters that the exact deployment locations of the de-escalation control forces was yet to be determined.

Idlib province, in northwest Syria on the border with Turkey, is largely under the control of a rebel alliance spearheaded by the former al-Qaeda offshoot al-Nusra Front.

Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Jaberi Ansari, speaking in Astana to al-Manar TV station, also said the “joint presence” in Idlib referred to a “secure cordon” with checkpoints.

Idlib was one of the four regions across Syria mainly controlled by opponents of President Bashar al-Assad, which Russia, Iran and Turkey agreed in May to designate as a de-escalation zone in support of a ceasefire agreement.

Final stage of the deal in May

“This announcement of a de-escalation zone in Idlib constitutes the final stage of the realization of the memorandum signed in May,” the Turkish Foreign Ministry said, adding that the May accord had brought a significant decline in violence.

“With this latest development, the memorandum is making a significant contribution to providing necessary conditions to further the political solution process going on in Geneva under U.N. monitoring,” it said.

Critics have described the plan as de facto partitioning of Syria, but the three nations said on Sept. 15 the zones were temporary, although their existence could be extended beyond the initial six-month term.

National reconciliation teams to be set in October

Meanwhile, the guarantors have already started discussing setting up national reconciliation committees in Syria and will continue those discussions at the next meeting in late October, Lavrentyev said. The next meeting is planned to take place in late October in the Kazakh capital, read the joint agreement.

ATLASCUB wrote:

lycantrop wrote:

par far wrote:

ATLASCUB wrote:So SDF is finishing up Raqqa which will soon free some assets and expanding south and east of Deir fast. Seems to me if the pace keeps up, it will be the SAA that gets cut off, not the SDF, from those oil fields. Ohh well...

The SAA is making no big efforts East of the river, the SAA should crossed the River at a rapid pace.

I believe in the strategy and the plans the strategist have there in the battlefield.
We cannot judge anything and sit behind our computers, we know nothing, I believe everything is running accordingly.
Sure, would be great if they catch the oilfields before the Kurds, but maybe there is no rush if they doing something unpredictable?
Even if the kurds catch the oilfields, this is syrian land and dont belong to kurds.
What they want to do if a hundred thousand strong saa/russia/hez/irgc/pmu army encircle them? Oilfields can be dealt with later....

As an observer, I just believe in results. As you said in your first statement, you really don't know what the strategy of the strategist is but you still believe in it - aka you're blind to the path. We'll see how this mess unfolds with time. There have been MANY "strategy" failures on all sides in this war in practically all facets. The Iranians surprisingly are the ones that strategized the best out of the bunch.

miketheterrible wrote:https://www.rt.com/news/404210-damascus-airport-air-strike-israel/

So apparently a facility in Damascus belonging to Hezbollah was hit by Israel again, and it is claimed they fired from foreign airspace (so it is either Lebanese airspace or Israel itself).  Looks like one of the missiles was shot down by Syrian AD.  But of course, salvo attacks are have to be met with salve attacks back by SHORADS which Syria lacks numbers of.

JohninMK wrote:A lot of territory gained but look what some think is happening east of Deir, a SDF strike south rather than east as they are claiming. Which is more important?

yavar wrote:Iran Raw (HD) footage UCAV & ballistic missile strike on ISIL terrorist convoys, bases حملات سپاه