Syrian Civil War: News #6

Militarov wrote:"Referring to the placement of aircraft in Saudi Arabia to Turkey, the Minister noted that the aircraft is not available, but it could happen tomorrow. "Not yet, but they have studied the situation on the ground. Made the decision to deploy four F-16 planes"

Since when Saudis fly F16... he surely wanted to say F15.

Mate I just quoted minister

Guys, take out worries on F-16/15.....what we have at the table is a real prospect of murican fanboys to shut their mouth regarding "combat scores"....
What the MiG-29s, Su-30/35/34 have on their target are the F-16s and F-15s....I'd like to see all Saudi 20 x F-15s going into Russian/Syrian MiG-29 scores when things gets hot.....just my wish.

Hassan Ridha ‏@sayed_ridha  9 hours ago
#Aleppo | Azaz Maternity/Children Hospital is now out of service due to #RuAF bombardment


Hassan Ridha ‏@sayed_ridha  9hours ago
#SAA directly north of Thermal Powerplant held by #IS, closest Army position is Abo Dannah hill which is 700m away

Grounds have changed hands many times I guess....the map looks different from the earlier one with consolidation in some places. I wonder if the earlier offensive by SAA Tiger forces in the western direction with the real prospect of closing the supply lines and creating a caludron was a diversionary attack to draw out the terrorists strength from the Thermal plant area?
Good going SAA/Russia

SAA Reporter ‏@Syria_Protector  18 hours ago
NEW #MAP [UPDATE] situation in E #Aleppo, W #Kuwaires after regaining Taibah, Jub alkalb

Another map of the area

The 'Nimr' Tiger ‏@Souria4Syrians  18 hours ago
After string of victories against ISIS, the SAA is now 300m away from #Aleppo Thermal Power Station  



Good advance on the Raqqa front, we might be able to see a significant change in the colors by the end of next week.

The 'Nimr' Tiger ‏@Souria4Syrians  1 minute ago
Aleppo ISIS is about to be cut off from Ar Raqqah ISIS. Instead of helping do this, "rebels" are attacking SAA & YPG


Jason Jones ‏@DPRKJones 2 hours ago
#SAA T-90 tanks...on the road to #Raqqa.

Some fun

Dani ‏@DaniDonblizz  1 hour ago
Former US Ambassador& regime change expert



The 'Nimr' Tiger ‏@Souria4Syrians  4 hours ago
Erdogan thinks he's independent, in reality he's a puppet of a puppet of a puppet

Video of Kadyrov talking about Chechen special forces infiltration of ISIS. I guess the agents involved have returned to Chechnya, as any Chechens left in the takfiri ranks are going to be under suspicion following this. It may also be a bluff (though I doubt it). But either way it should further demoralise the takfiris.

Superb!
Have seen a similar one earlier, but looks like its a different one as we can see the excited (?) locals and children while the SyAAF MiG-23s take a very low exit over their locality

BM-21 GRAD ‏@bm21_grad 7 hours ago
Syrian air force flyby
https://twitter.com/bm21_grad/status/699182794061324289

The threat to SyAAF fighters from ground fire have receded, but still they should avoid such bomb runs with a dive. Russia needs to upgrade these strikers to make them possible for high altitude bombing.

BM-21 GRAD ‏@bm21_grad 1 hour ago
Syrian Air Force low altitude bomb run reportedly today
https://twitter.com/bm21_grad/status/699268933946363908

short_fuze wrote:Video of Kadyrov talking about Chechen special forces infiltration of ISIS. I guess the agents involved have returned to Chechnya, as any Chechens left in the takfiri ranks are going to be under suspicion following this. It may also be a bluff (though I doubt it). But either way it should further demoralise the takfiris.

There was an earlier execution by the ISIS of a so called Russian who they claimed was a Russian agent from Chechnya.

SAA and allies on their way to Raqqa....with Grad, T-90s, Kamaz etc...

What is the Jordan's position in all this mess?

Do they support rebels? If so, do they do that as openly as Turkey or US?

Dima wrote:Superb!
Have seen a similar one earlier, but looks like its a different one as we can see the excited (?) locals and children while the SyAAF MiG-23s take a very low exit over their locality

BM-21 GRAD ‏@bm21_grad  7 hours ago
Syrian air force flyby
https://twitter.com/bm21_grad/status/699182794061324289

The threat to SyAAF fighters from ground fire have receded, but still they should avoid such bomb runs with a dive. Russia needs to upgrade these strikers to make them possible for high altitude bombing.

BM-21 GRAD ‏@bm21_grad  1 hour ago
Syrian Air Force low altitude bomb run reportedly today
https://twitter.com/bm21_grad/status/699268933946363908

That low fly-by was .... very low

FWIW a CNN report from somewhere on the Syrian Arab Forces front line. According to the reporter, the Syrian commander was not allowed to speak to him, but made a local civilian stand in for him. The reporter also finished with a statement that the SAA hoped to reach Raqqa by the end of the year! I don't there will be much problem meeting that target!  

Kurds seized tank in Tell Rifaat





https://twitter.com/DrPartizan_/status/699305709628977152

Current map in northern Aleppo

Assad is giving a speech right now:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wi8Jfo4g_4E

Turkey 3rd. day of shelling Syria.

Doesn't seem like much reaction from Damascus or Moscow. Almost meaningless complaint to the UN, that's about it.

What appears to be pic take inside turkish T155.

On shell they wrote: "For our martyrs that have fallen in Sur and Cizre, may God rest your souls''

So how is Syria going to stop the Turks shelling them?

short_fuze wrote:FWIW a CNN report from somewhere on the Syrian Arab Forces front line. According to the reporter, the Syrian commander was not allowed to speak to him, but made a local civilian stand in for him. The reporter also finished with a statement that the SAA hoped to reach Raqqa by the end of the year! I don't there will be much problem meeting that target!  

Comment from bmpd

In the camera lens got and the technique presumably Russian contingent of the towed 152-mm howitzers "Msta-B" (three), tanks T-90A (one), an artillery tractor on KAMAZ-6350 (8x8) (three), ordinary on-Board KAMAZ-43114 (6x6) (three), the URAL-4320 (one), BTR-82A (at least two), the UAZ-3163 "Patriot" and UAZ-23632 "Pickup" (one), the Mi-8AMTSH with two blocks NAR B-8В20А. Noteworthy that the position of the Russian guns is protected under various forces - tanks T-90 and BTR-82, along with the Syrian BMP-1 and 57-mm self-propelled anti-aircraft guns C-60 on a truck chassis.

Erk wrote:So how is Syria going to stop the Turks shelling them?

by using artillery

Erk wrote:..............

Turkey 3rd. day of shelling Syria.

Doesn't seem like much reaction from Damascus or Moscow. Almost meaningless complaint to the UN, that's about it.

And Kurds are still on a roll taking more land by the hour with VKS CAS. Reaction enough by any standard.

PapaDragon wrote:

Erk wrote:..............

Turkey 3rd. day of shelling Syria.

Doesn't seem like much reaction from Damascus or Moscow. Almost meaningless complaint to the UN, that's about it.

And Kurds are still on a roll taking more land by the hour with RuAF CAS. Reaction enough by any standard.

So what you are saying is the the Turkish shelling isn't important?

Erk wrote:

PapaDragon wrote:

Erk wrote:..............

Turkey 3rd. day of shelling Syria.

Doesn't seem like much reaction from Damascus or Moscow. Almost meaningless complaint to the UN, that's about it.

And Kurds are still on a roll taking more land by the hour with RuAF CAS. Reaction enough by any standard.

So what you are saying is the the Turkish shelling isn't important?

It is Kurdish problem, they want Rojava, they can have it if they earn it. Turks do not have the balls to go into Syria because they are dead if they do. They can whine and lash out but that is it.

And it is a good reminder for Kurds that they need to pick their allies carefully because for USA turkey>Kurds.

Syrian Federation with Republic of Rojava inside it, here we come.

One for the weapon id. specialists. What is the weapon held by the man on the right of this group of SAA troops? It looks pretty old to me (but what do I know - nothing!)

short_fuze wrote:One for the weapon id. specialists. What is the weapon held by the man on the right of this group of SAA troops? It looks pretty old to me (but what do I know - nothing!)

DP-28, Pretty old