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    Syrian War: News #17

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    Post  Cyberspec Sun Feb 25, 2018 10:06 pm

    Pretty good analysis on the "shadow boxing" going on around Afrin that could potentially lead to the end of the war...the author believes that Afrin will decide the further development of the war and that East Ghouta is a sideshow

    Syria, Turkey, Russia and the Kurds: the struggle for Afrin
    http://theduran.com/syria-turkey-russia-kurds-struggle-afrin/

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    SyAF over East Ghouta

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    Post  JohninMK Mon Feb 26, 2018 12:17 pm

    A take on the potential areas of continued fighting over the next 30 or so days in the 'sideshow'.


    Paul Antonopoulos
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    This is a map of East #Ghouta. The green is the part of E. Ghouta centred around the town of Duma that is part of the UNSC ceasefire deal. The rest in dark colours can be liberated as they’re controlled by Al-Qaeda affiliated Al-Nusra and their allies who aren’t part of the deal.


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    Post  d_taddei2 Mon Feb 26, 2018 2:35 pm

    JohninMK wrote:Found this map, don't know the author but it seems to give a pretty good indication of the main areas of activity by the SAA. Sorry its Twitter but neither the Syrian or Russian Governments are issuing maps atm.

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    Think in addition to this they are also coming in through harasta and it's believed they have broken through enemy lines
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    Post  JohninMK Mon Feb 26, 2018 6:03 pm

    Today's map


    Qalaat Al Mudiq
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    #AfrinOp: small advance made today by #OliveBranch forces. Takeover of Qarmilak (Sh. Hadid area) aims to unify all fronts & fully control border with #Turkey.
    http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=36.522191&lon=36.571598&z=13&m …



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    Post  JohninMK Mon Feb 26, 2018 7:55 pm


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    NEW MAP: #SAA forces opened a new front in #Harasta and gained ground in the heavily fortified eastern part of the #Ghouta pocket near Hawsh ad Dawahirah. #Damascus #Syria



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    Post  Isos Mon Feb 26, 2018 9:01 pm

    https://fr.sputniknews.com/international/201802261035294183-syrie-blindes-percee/

    There is a video in the link at the end of the article of a Golan-300 domestic made MRLS but it is on facebook not YouTube so I give the link.

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    Post  JohninMK Tue Feb 27, 2018 5:00 pm

    Map showing a bigger area. Turkey doing well!


    Syrian Civil War Map
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    YPG/J recaptured Umranli from Turkish Army and Turkish-backed rebels


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    Post  Guest Tue Feb 27, 2018 11:35 pm

    JohninMK wrote:Latest Syrian mega barrel bomb with human guidance being launched.  A Very Big Aerial Explosive Device.

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    That had you for a moment Laughing Laughing

    Its the UK Parachute Regiment practicing a tandem launch, cargo plus man joined together.

    Jokes aside have seen this live on AN-26 and its deathly scary for the man jumping. I wouldnt do it for anything on this world.
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    Post  Guest Tue Feb 27, 2018 11:38 pm

    Sidorenko posted two videos from recent clashes on outskirts of G. and its really, really grim. There are like 40 or more dead men in 30m long quite shallow trench.

    Seems like ambush as they didnt have protection on flanks of any sort.

    https://twitter.com/IvanSidorenko1/status/968600565868630016

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    Post  franco Wed Feb 28, 2018 12:38 am

    Reported to be 15 dead. They were ambushed from the rear from enemy hiding in tunnels. Lesson learned according to their commander. East Aleppo all over again.
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    Post  par far Wed Feb 28, 2018 12:50 am

    franco wrote:Reported to be 15 dead. They were ambushed from the rear from enemy hiding in tunnels. Lesson learned according to their commander. East Aleppo all over again.

    RIP. Russians commanders need to take over this operation, otherwise it is going to be painful.
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    Post  JohninMK Wed Feb 28, 2018 1:28 am

    franco wrote:Reported to be 15 dead. They were ambushed from the rear from enemy hiding in tunnels. Lesson learned according to their commander. East Aleppo all over again.
    Yup, they went in all gung ho at the start. Now it is a metre at a time. Slower but safer progress.
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    Post  GarryB Wed Feb 28, 2018 5:53 am

    But internet fanbois want progress now or the leaders need to be shot or replaced...

    Because people are stupid and repeat stupid mistakes over and over so replacing them makes sense... so the newbie can make all the mistakes again...
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    Post  GunshipDemocracy Wed Feb 28, 2018 10:05 am

    GarryB wrote:But internet fanbois want progress now or the leaders need to be shot or replaced...

    in medal of honor or other games you can just restart commander, I guess this is the source for their decisions Smile


    The ambassador of the Russian Federation has declared in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Great Britain, that struggle against terrorists in Syria will be continued
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    LONDON, February 28th. / TASS /. The fight against terrorists in Syria will continue, despite attempts by external forces to use them to overthrow the current authorities in Damascus. This, according to the statement of the Russian diplomatic mission in the United Kingdom, the Russian Ambassador in London Alexander Yakovenko said at a meeting with the British Foreign Ministry's Deputy Foreign Minister Alan Duncan on Tuesday.


    "It was stressed that the resolution of the [UN Security Council] 2401 does not apply to military operations against IGIL (the obsolete name of the terrorist group Islamic State, IG), Jebhat al-Nusra, Al-Qaeda (all three organizations are banned in Russia), related organizations and other terrorist groups, this struggle will continue, despite the attempts of certain external players to involve terrorists and associated forces of opposition fighters in order to realize their plans to overthrow the lawful authorities of Syria and division of the country, "the statement said . It notes that the parties "agreed to continue the exchange of views on this issue."

    Not just Guta
    The Russian diplomatic mission reported that "the ambassador drew the attention of the British side to the fact that not only East Guta and Idlib, but also other regions of the country are facing the humanitarian problems" and "called for similar steps to ensure the delivery of humanitarian supplies to the area of ​​El Tanf , the refugee camp of Er-Rukban and Rakku. " "Assistance must be provided impartially and not conditioned by the achievement of certain political goals," the embassy said in a statement.
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    Post  par far Wed Feb 28, 2018 6:56 pm

    Did the Kurds get tricked into the Turkish, Russian, Syrian and Iranian plan?

    The Turks are advancing in the Afrin region, this is happening even with the SAA troops in the area(this is increasing pressure on the Kurds). And there are talks(rumors) that the Kurds will hand over Manbij to Russia and the SAA, I think(and this is just me thinking, not expert analysis) that the Kurds, might have fallen into the the Turkish, Russian, Syrian and Iranian plan, where, Turkey advances in the Afrin forcing the Kurds to turn to Russia and the SAA. This benefits Turkey, Syria Russia and Iran, the Turks get rid of Kurdish influence on their border, there is no Kurdistan, this is beneficial to Turkey, Iran and Syria and Russia gets US influence to go down among the Kurds.


    A good video showing what the SAA is up against in Eastern Ghouta and area.

    "SYRIAN ARMY IMPOSES CONTROL OVER HAWSH AL-DAWAHIRAH, ADVANCE NORTH OF IT (VIDEO, MAPS)"




    "VIDEO: SYRIAN PLANE DROPS LEAFLETS OVER EASTERN GHOUTA."



    https://southfront.org/video-syrian-plane-drops-leaflets-over-eastern-ghouta/






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    Post  PapaDragon Wed Feb 28, 2018 7:49 pm

    par far wrote:Did the Kurds get tricked into the Turkish, Russian, Syrian and Iranian plan?
    ............

    Of course they did, what do you think was the whole point of this song and dance routine?
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    Post  calm Wed Feb 28, 2018 8:54 pm

    par far wrote:
    franco wrote:Reported to be 15 dead. They were ambushed from the rear from enemy hiding in tunnels. Lesson learned according to their commander. East Aleppo all over again.

    RIP. Russians commanders need to take over this operation, otherwise it is going to be painful.

    Place is already captured by Tiger Force.
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    Post  par far Wed Feb 28, 2018 9:38 pm

    PapaDragon wrote:
    par far wrote:Did the Kurds get tricked into the Turkish, Russian, Syrian and Iranian plan?
    ............

    Of course they did, what do you think was the whole point of this song and dance routine?


    The Kurds deserved it, had they been loyal to Assad and Syria(which would of have meant they are loyal to Russia), they could have had their place in Syrian politics.


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    Post  par far Wed Feb 28, 2018 9:43 pm

    calm wrote:
    par far wrote:
    franco wrote:Reported to be 15 dead. They were ambushed from the rear from enemy hiding in tunnels. Lesson learned according to their commander. East Aleppo all over again.

    RIP. Russians commanders need to take over this operation, otherwise it is going to be painful.

    Place is already captured by Tiger Force.

    It is good that the Tiger Forces have captured but situations like this have to be avoided.
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    Post  Cyberspec Wed Feb 28, 2018 9:57 pm

    calm wrote:
    par far wrote:
    franco wrote:Reported to be 15 dead. They were ambushed from the rear from enemy hiding in tunnels. Lesson learned according to their commander. East Aleppo all over again.

    RIP. Russians commanders need to take over this operation, otherwise it is going to be painful.

    Place is already captured by Tiger Force.

    Pro-Gov twitter accounts reporting the whole Rat Eastern Front in Ghouta has practicaly colapsed...pretty good progress if confirmed
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    Post  par far Wed Feb 28, 2018 10:14 pm

    "ESCALATION IN SYRIA – HOW FAR CAN THE RUSSIANS BE PUSHED?."



    "So far the Russian response to this developing strategy has been a rather a passive one and the current escalation strongly suggests that a new approach might be needed."




    Train and equip, the SAA with the RT-2PM2 Topol-M(Russia will be using the RS-24 Yars, so sending a few of the RT-2PM2 Topol-M won't matter), if Uncle Scumbag, Israehell or anyone screws with Syria, Syria can  just send one of those bad boys their way.

    https://southfront.org/escalation-in-syria-how-far-can-the-russians-be-pushed/
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    Post  PapaDragon Wed Feb 28, 2018 10:31 pm

    par far wrote:...............

    Train and equip, the SAA with the RT-2PM2 Topol-M(Russia will be using the RS-24 Yars, so sending a few of the RT-2PM2 Topol-M won't matter), if Uncle Scumbag, Israehell or anyone screws with Syria, Syria can  just send one of those bad boys their way.

    Crack cocaine is bad for you...
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    Post  par far Wed Feb 28, 2018 10:44 pm

    PapaDragon wrote:
    par far wrote:...............

    Train and equip, the SAA with the RT-2PM2 Topol-M(Russia will be using the RS-24 Yars, so sending a few of the RT-2PM2 Topol-M won't matter), if Uncle Scumbag, Israehell or anyone screws with Syria, Syria can  just send one of those bad boys their way.

    Crack cocaine is bad for you...

    LOL, I know it will never happen but just imagine if it did happen, the butt hurt in Israel would be unreal.
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    Post  JohninMK Thu Mar 01, 2018 12:01 am

    The original article on which it was based, from a couple of weeks ago.

    http://thesaker.is/escalation-in-syria-how-far-can-the-russians-be-pushed/

    Plus another really good article on the strategic moves and options ahead.

    http://thesaker.is/who-is-doing-what-in-syria-part-ii-syria-grabs-the-initiative/


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    Post  GunshipDemocracy Thu Mar 01, 2018 12:58 am

    RF Ministry of Defense: Urgent measures are needed to resolve the situation in the Syrian-controlled areas of Syria


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    MOSCOW, February 28. / TASS /. The most difficult humanitarian situation in Syria has developed in areas that are under the control of a coalition led by the United States - At-Tanf and Rakke - urgent measures are needed from international organizations to resolve it. This was stated on Wednesday by the official representative of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation Igor Konashenkov.


    What is happening in the Syrian East Guta
    "Today, the most difficult situation for the peaceful population of Syria has developed in those areas, controlled by the US-led coalition and the armed opposition groups under its control." After loud statements about the release from IGIL (formerly banned in the Russian Federation, the group "Islamic State" - TASS commentary) ) these areas turned into "black holes", the situation in which is absolutely opaque for either the Syrian government or international observers, "Konashenkov said.

    The general added that "these areas turned into recreation areas for militants, where yesterday's bandits, who replaced the black IGIL flags with the" opposition "banners, are being treated, gaining strength and rearming to terrorize civilians."

    According to the official spokesman for the military department, the situation in the Ruhrbahn refugee camp, which is located in the zone of responsibility of the United States military base in El Tanf, remains extremely difficult.


    UN: it is impossible to deliver humanitarian aid to East Gutu
    "Up to 60,000 refugees residing in the camp are forcibly detained by militant groupings of Er-Ruqban, militants are on checkpoints and patrols are being carried out by militants." "To travel outside the A-Tanf zone through Syrian checkpoints to the command of illegal armed formations [illegal armed formations ] allows only those whose relatives remain as "hostages", - said Konashenkov.

    As the general noted, in connection with the difficult living conditions among those who are in Er-Rukban, "the incidence, including fatalities, is high." At the same time, 20 Jordanian medical volunteers "only in exceptional cases" and with the permission of the militants take the seriously ill patients to the nearest hospital.

    "Improving the situation could be humanitarian convoys and the evacuation of those in need of treatment to Damascus health facilities, as is done for seriously ill people in Eastern Guta," the general added.

    The situation in Rakka
    "The situation of civilians in Rakki, as we have repeatedly stressed, is characterized as a" humanitarian catastrophe "that its" liberators "persistently do not want to notice from the international coalition led by the United States," said the official representative of the Russian Defense Ministry. He noted that aviation destroyed more than 80% of buildings in the city, there are no water supply and electricity in residential areas.

    Daily explosions of ammunition and improvised explosive devices, which are littered with city ruins, have occurred since the time when the American coalition announced the release of Rakki from IGIL, the number of victims of civilian explosions has approached four hundred, "Konashenkov said.


    According to him, at the moment there are about 40 thousand inhabitants in Rakka, whereas by the beginning of the storming of the city more than 200 thousand people lived there.

    "However, despite this disastrous situation in Raccoon, the US State Department and the Pentagon have officially announced that they are not even considering the programs for restoring the city's infrastructure," the official spokesman for the Defense Ministry said. "I want to stress that the current situation in Rakka strikingly contrasts with the progress of restoration work in Aleppo and other dozens of Syrian cities exempted from terrorists.Today anyone can come to Aleppo and see how the enterprises, residential quarters, ra markets, railway stations, airports, medical and educational institutions, nothing like this in Racca and is not expected until this city is under the control of the US occupation forces, and not the legitimate government of Syria. "

    "Urgent action by international humanitarian organizations is needed to eliminate the gravest humanitarian situation in Rakka and at Tanfa, and the peaceful population of Syria can not and should not endlessly remain hostage to Washington's senseless geopolitical games," the general concluded.





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    LOL, I know it will never happen but just imagine if it did happen, the butt hurt in Israel would be unreal.

    Assuming that this happened then what ? erasing Syria to the ground? war with Russia? can you imagine how many people would die?!

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