Syrian War: News #18

For that latest map


Peto Lucem
‏ @PetoLucem
5h5 hours ago

NEW MAP: #SAA forces launched a new offensive in northern #Daraa province near the #Israel/i occupied #Golan heights and captured #Masharah and #Zimrin. #Syria HD-map: https://imgur.com/a/1MD7dwG

Not seen this mapmaker before but could be official


SMM Syria
‏ @smmsyria
8h8 hours ago

And more via @ETANA_Syria

JohninMK wrote:Not seen this mapmaker before but could be official


SMM Syria
‏ @smmsyria
8h8 hours ago

And more via @ETANA_Syria

Regime...

One of Putin's comments today on Syria. It should cause a stir!

After defeat of terrorists in southern Syria, the situation in the Golan Heights “must be brought in full compliance with the 1974 disengagement of forces agreement between Syria and Israel,” Russian President Vladimir Putin told a news conference.

He said that Russia is interested in peace in the area and Israel’s security and this move will allow to return security to the region and a ceasefire between Damascus and Tel Aviv.


https://southfront.org/putin-after-defeat-of-terrorists-in-southern-syria-situation-in-golan-heights-must-be-brought-in-compliance-with-1974-agreement/

PapaDragon wrote:
Government forces also took control of Tell Harra - the highest point in Daraa province.

According to the Syrian Observatory for human rights, rebels ambushed SAA forces there, which retreated with a loss of 12 dead.
Oh well you can't win 'em all....Minor setbacks didn't prevent victory elsewhere.

Not interested in the manic ravings of the pro-Jihadi SOHR. The dumb fuck will be out of a job soon enough. It would be good to have him "extradited" to Damascus and made to answer for his sedition, even if he has to knocked on the head and bundled into a sack...

ETANA Syria
‏ @ETANA_Syria
3h3 hours ago

Updated #Map showing locations of Iranian-backed militias across south-west #Syria including Lebanese Hezbollah & Iranian IRGC. Information from sources on the ground across #Daraa & #Quneitra provinces

https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/breaking-unknown-warplane-crashes-in-northeast-syria/







Unknown warplane crashed in northeast Syria.

It looks like the nose cone could be from F-15.

medo wrote:https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/breaking-unknown-warplane-crashes-in-northeast-syria/

Unknown  warplane crashed in northeast Syria.

It may just as well be the remains of the radome of an S-200 missile...

medo wrote:......
It looks like the nose cone could be from F-15.

Not with that paintjob

If a jet went down there would be a lot more debris to photo than a crumpled radome and a lone wiring harness.

archangelski wrote:It may just as well be the remains of the radome of an S-200 missile...

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It's in northeast Syria near Hasakah, too far away for SAA S-200.

PapaDragon wrote:Not with that paintjob

Some F-15E have such dark gray paintjob.

Isos wrote:

Big_Gazza wrote:If a jet went down there would be a lot more debris to photo than a crumpled radome and a lone wiring harness.

I though the same. There are video also and no plane down only some electronics and a nose cone. If it was a plane it would have been there.

Depends on what happened in the air. If the plane explode in the air, than pieces could be found on the larger area. Also, this are just first photos. The plane could not just lost a nose cone and some wires from inside.

Isos wrote: An air to air missile won't destroy a plane in pieces.

Are you sure? I've read accounts of air to air missiles going up the tailpipe of jets and blowing them to bits.
Also, couldn't an air to air missile (or SAM) touch off ordnance carried by the plane?

Another interesting analysis from Magnier. Includes this gem

President Bashar al-Assad didn’t limit his provocation to ask from Hezbollah to increase its military formation in the south of Syria, but he gave it a substantial gift: two full containers carrying US 60,000$/each TOW’s anti-tank guided missiles, Milan French anti-tank guided missile, and other “spoils of war” collected in the south of Syria battle as a token of gratitude to his allies who had shared the same fate during the long years of the war. The west and the Gulf countries supplied significant quantities of weapons to jihadists and rebels throughout the years of the war. These have changed hands from al-Qaeda, to ISIS, and now to Hezbollah.

https://ejmagnier.com/2018/07/16/putin-netanyahu-meeting-in-moscow-your-concern-about-irans-presence-in-syria-must-be-postponed-until-terrorism-is-defeated-and-syria-is-liberated/amp/?__twitter_impression=true

JohninMK wrote:Another interesting analysis from Magnier. Includes this gem

President Bashar al-Assad didn’t limit his provocation to ask from Hezbollah to increase its military formation in the south of Syria, but he gave it a substantial gift: two full containers carrying US 60,000$/each TOW’s anti-tank guided missiles, Milan French anti-tank guided missile, and other “spoils of war” collected in the south of Syria battle as a token of gratitude to his allies who had shared the same fate during the long years of the war. The west and the Gulf countries supplied significant quantities of weapons to jihadists and rebels throughout the years of the war. These have changed hands from al-Qaeda, to ISIS, and now to Hezbollah.

https://ejmagnier.com/2018/07/16/putin-netanyahu-meeting-in-moscow-your-concern-about-irans-presence-in-syria-must-be-postponed-until-terrorism-is-defeated-and-syria-is-liberated/amp/?__twitter_impression=true

Assad better play ball and keep those lunatics away from Israel's borders.

kvs wrote:Maybe the Israeli lunatics who openly supported the Daesh goons in the region should bugger on off from the Golan Heights.

Maybe Syria shouldn't have attacked first and declared war to Israel, then started shelling and air bombing the small country, when Israel was already busy with Egypt. And later in the 70s they shouldn't have attempted to invade Israel with over 1,000 tanks (clear existential threat). Both instances happened for no reason and no initial Israeli attack/provocation on Syria, other than stupid Arab politics.

Also let's not talk about gifting Kornet-E and Metis-M and funding Hzb circa late 90s and early to mid 00s.