Syrian Civil War: News #9

Why don't Russia supply SAA counter battery radars? Jihadists artillery units need to be taken out. With counter battery radars, this war would be over in weeks even without Russian air force.

At least some good news on the Latakia front, as SAA surges forwards as the main Jihadi forces are locked in the Aleppo battle.

Syrian Army makes major advances in Latakia (Video+Map)

https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/syrian-army-makes-major-advances-latakia-videomap/

And map from Peto Lucem:















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https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/southfront-syrian-army-deploys-100-tanks-400-bmps-aleppo/

Syrian Army deploys 100 tanks, 400 BMP’s to Aleppo

some good news, but this all depends on how TOW missiles the rebels have left, if they still have a good amount then these vehicles will just become smouldering scraps of metal. TOS-1 and Smerch or BM-21 really needs to be deployed as well.

calm wrote:Alleged photo of Hezbollah Al-Radwan Battalions preparing

The novelty in that photo is the proportion of them wearing helmets. About time.

d_taddei2 wrote:https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/southfront-syrian-army-deploys-100-tanks-400-bmps-aleppo/

Syrian Army deploys 100 tanks, 400 BMP’s to Aleppo

some good news, but this all depends on how TOW missiles the rebels have left, if they still have a good amount then these vehicles will just become smouldering scraps of metal. TOS-1 and Smerch or BM-21 really needs to be deployed as well.

oh you need not worry, the SAA left so much weaponry behind them, they're spoilt for choice...

JohninMK wrote:

calm wrote:Alleged photo of Hezbollah Al-Radwan Battalions preparing

The novelty in that photo is the proportion of them wearing helmets. About time.

Hezbollah always wears helmets.

calm wrote:

Azi wrote:

calm wrote:5 syrians captured by foreign terrorist oposition freedom fighters supported by the west.

This is very sad! They are definitely dead soon and before they will be bestialic tortured. Macabre, tortured in their own country by jihadis from all around the world fighting for the "glory of god".

They are already half dead, they can't even seat straight in video.
video https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=193&v=pgiZmfL1J5Y



spearheading the offensive
Tawhid wal-Jihad / Uzbeks



an extremely rare 180-mm S-23 gun captured in #Aleppo Artillery College, able to fire a 88-kg shell some 30 km

Compare this to Islamic State captures Ayyash weapons depots in largest arms haul of Syrian Civil War
http://spioenkop.blogspot.rs/2016/03/islamic-state-captures-ayyash-weapons.html

- 1,348,300 to 1,791,960 rounds of 7.62x39 and 7.62x54R ammunition. - 17,140 rounds of 12.7mm ammunition. - 158,996 rounds of 14.5mm ammunition. - 119,768 rounds of 20mm ammunition. - 450 rounds of 23mm ammunition.  - 223 rounds of 73mm ammunition.  - 72 rounds of 82mm ammunition. - 2000 rounds of 85mm ammunition. - 6 rounds of 107mm ammunition. - 4 rounds of 120mm ammunition.  - 165 rounds of 120mm RAP ammunition.  - 576 rounds of 122mm ammunition. - 1120 fuses for 122mm artillery rounds. - 7 PG-2 rocket-propelled grenades. - 10 PG-7 rocket-propelled grenades. - 1 PG-7VL rocket-propelled grenade. - 1 TBG-7V rocket-propelled grenade. - 1 OG-7V rocket-propelled grenade. - 2 PG-29V rocket-propelled grenades. - 2 M-57 rocket-propelled grenades. - 9025 grenades. - 36 rifle grenades. - 98 9M14M Malyutka ATGMs. - 1 9M113M Konkurs ATGMs. - 7 3M9 surface-to-air missiles.  Weaponry:  - 84 7.62mm AK(M)-47s. - 5 7.62mm PKMs. - 1 7.62mm RPD. - 1 7.62mm SGM. - 3 12.7mm DShK(M)s. - 11 14.5mm KPVs. - 2 23mm ZU-23s. - 1 RPG-2. - 13 RPG-7s. - 1 73mm 2A28 Grom. - 1 M40 106mm RCL. - 122 bayonets. - 1 pistol.  - 1 flintlock.  Vehicles (derelict trucks not included):  - 1 T-55(A)MV. - 2 T-55As.  - 5 BMP-1s. - 1 23mm ZSU-23. - 1 BRDM-2. - 1 BTR-152. - 2 BREM-2 ARVs. - 3 2P25 TELs. - 1 SURN 1S19 radar. - 6 ZiL-131s. - 2 GAZ-3308s. - 2 GAZ-66s. - 2 Ural-375Ds. - 1 KamAZ-53212. - 1 MAZ-5336 - 1 Tatra 815. - 1 GAZ Sobol. - 1 UAZ-469.  - 2 excavators. - 1 Land Rover Defender. - 2 technicals. - 3 trucks. - 4 cars.  Figures made available by the Islamic State:  - 400 killed or injured. - 100 [pro-regime militants] captured.  - 4 tanks captured. - 10 BMPs captured. - 3 guns captured. - 350 tank shells captured. - 7,000 shells and rockets captured. - 30 rocket launchers captured. - 100 anti-armor rockets captured. - 410 anti-armor shells captured. - 1,000s of hand grenades captured.  - Tons of various ammo captured. wrote:

I expected something like this or even more, to be left behind.

The question here is why Russia Airforce did not bombed the hell of those supplies to stop
terrorist capturing it? Probably because the Traitor President Putin , had to kiss the ass of Kerry
and not allowed to bomb Alnusra.. not even if attack the Syrian army.  


Anyone feel strange that Russia sends the best bombers last night ,to bomb a dozen of terrorist
in palmyra somewhere in a desolated zone in Homs..,to kill just a few cannibals..  but totally ignore the thousands of terrorist capturing weapons in Aleppo?  

I really think the Elephant in the room in all this is Putin's is under TOTAL submission of Americans and cannot help the Syrian army in aleppo . It will be impossible for Alnusra and army of conquest to capture anything in aleppo if Russia airforce bombed the hell of it.
So i might be wrong , and there is a radical strategy i dont understand Russia is doing. But
so far this failure in SW Aleppo , looks more like Putin chikened at the last minute and betrayed the Syrian army. This does not make much sense , but is the only reason that could explain
the MISERABLE performance of Russia in Syria. and the reluctance to bomb Alqaeda and saudi Sponsored Army of conquest because his American masters told him to not do it.  

What is clear for me.. is that this major cache of weapons , will have been IMPOSSIBLE to be taken , if Russia bomb it.. something that will have been VERY EASY to do ,since Syrian army knows its location. The more time this war goes , the more frustrating is Russia behavior in Syria. Is not Palmyra where those Tu-22 bombers were needed . but in south west aleepo to stop the Terrorist advance.. Honestly , if it is true ,that Russia did not helped the Syrian Army
in Aleppo for fear of Angering his American masters ,then Putin needs to step down from power , if he is so fearful to do the right thing , and oppose Americans criminal actions in Syria.

It will be really interesting what the RUssian military is saying about this whole half -Chicken ,have brave Policy of Russia in Aleppo. I dont like it . And any country in the world seeking closer ties with Russia , will have now a clear idea , that they will be mostly in their own , in case they get in troubles with American and NATO. Because the Support they will get if ally with Russia is very minimal limited. This is why i understand SErbia seeking to join NATO , since their
Government knows , if NATO again bombs their country , Russia support will not be any better than the weak support they give to Syria.

Russia comited a big mistake , in offering any alliance to anyone in middle east , if they knew
in the end ,they will be unable to stand in full force with them. and That Russia support will be very limited. none of this ugly war in Syria will be happening had Assad just ignored Russia and IRAN and did what any dictator do in middle east ,and welcome to be part of NATO , in hopes to be left to leave in peace. Looking back at 2011 , it was not worth of it , for Syria to align with Russia and IRAN. they should have stayed like Jordan a puppet of US and ISRAEL and with some autonomy. Later the Putin , do not understand why is alone in the world and not taken
seriously by anyone. Russia should just leave the middle east and capitulate there , allow Saudi Arabia to get its stupid pipeline to Europe and let Syria join NATO , so they are leave alone in peace. that might actually be a good thing , since will Force the Moronic President in Russia , to stop being so lame and stop depending in energy for Russia economy and so dependent on Europe and middle east. To think that the Syrian War , its major goal , is a to block Russia Natural Gas business with Europe , and that such a conflict will have NEVER happened ,had Russia did not depend on Energy its economy and was a more Technology oriented nation.

OK guys you all heard it. Vann thinks that Putin should step down so everyone get ready for elections and ceremony for the new guy. Surely this will keep SAA from fucking up 24/7.

Good thing that Vann found solution for everything otherwise we would all be lost without him. Phew!

PapaDragon wrote:OK guys you all heard it. Vann thinks that Putin should step down so everyone get ready for elections and ceremony for the new guy. Surely this will keep SAA from fucking up 24/7.

Good thing that Vann found solution for everything otherwise we would all be lost without him. Phew!

Is OBVIOUS  Russia does not want to be in Syria. This is clear . And this can be understood.
and it will be perfectly valid if Russia leave . Because after all , Putin main responsiblity is with Russian citizens and not Syrians. still , Russia should not be giving False Hopes to any nation in the world , that their country will backup them in case of war. Because what Russia is doing in Syria is not a full backup ,but a very partial one. Putin should have warned Assad , that if he gets in Troubles with NATO or Israel ,that he will be on its own , and even encourage him to join NATO... so that Syria is not attacked..  But Putin instead encourage SYria to defend its independence and be close to Russia ,full knowing this will only makes Syria to be on the hit list
of Americans.   Again the real target in Syria is not Assad , but Putin. The war against Syria by NATO is in reality a war against Russia by proxy. and The syrian war will have never happened had Assad joined NATO and was a happy puppet with Americans. And was just like Jordan or Bahrain.  it will not have been honorable ,actually shameful to be a puppet ,and joining an evil alliance , like NATO is , but at least there will have never been a war in Syria. And Russia no need to defend anyone there since will not be attacked.

All said.. Russia needs to stop making alliances with any nation , that they know their country will not stand a chance to fight NATO alone, and that they are very sure they will neither be supporting them in Full with all its army and nuclear weapons ,in case gets in trouble.
Because any nation that Russia makes an alliance will be put on the hit list automatically by
Americans.  The only nations Russia could effectively become ally and defend , are only former soviet republics that shares a border with Russia ,and only if they are very friendly to Russia vast majority to its citizens. Also China and INDIA too. But any other ,Russia should do better to stay away from them ,giving them false expectations that Russia will backup them with everything in case of war. Being an ally of Russia , means  to be put on the hit list by NATO. is as simple as that. And Putin the inept president should know this ,that his policy of competing with americans for allies , put in danger those nations. to be attacked.

Because Russia have major limitations ,not a super power like Putin told ,Russia only allies should be nations ,that can defend itself without Russia help or nations that the Russian Government knows , its 140 million citizens will be ready to go to war in defense of them.
Will Russian citizens will be ready for world war 3 in defend on muslin they dont know who they are in Syria? and that many are friendly to ISIS? i dont think so. Only nations like Belarus or Kazakistan will be easy to justify its help in a world war . Putin policies are horribly wrong. Russia should never encourage any nation to fight NATO if they are not ready to fully help them.

In less bad news.. Syrian army keep under siege aleppo ,under fire control..
now is leith from alsaying this.. from Almasdar news..

This means by Syrian army claims that the siege was not broken ,was more or less
true. Terrorist could enter aleppo for cameras PR and and shake hands but not to deliver serious
military supplies to them.

East Aleppo remains under siege after jihadist offensive




perhaps terrorist motorbikes at nights might have a chance to enter few things here or there
under risk of being shot. But trucks with munitions will be a shooting gallery for Syrian army artillery.So the siege is not completely broken..


https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/east-aleppo-remains-siege-jihadist-offensive/

Aleppo, Syria (5:45 A.M.) – The jihadist rebels of Jaysh Al-Fateh (Army of Conquest) launched a major offensive last week to lift the three-week long siege on the eastern neighborhoods of Aleppo City.

This southern Aleppo offensive would yield a significant number of gains for Jaysh Al-Fateh, as they seized several sites from the Syrian Armed Forces, including the 1070 Al-Hamdaniyah Housing Project, Al-Ramouseh District, and Aleppo Artillery Academy.

Despite making great progress in the southern sector of Aleppo City, Jaysh Al-Fateh has been unable to resupply the eastern neighborhoods of the provincial capital.

The reason Jaysh Al-Fateh cannot resupply east Aleppo is due to the Syrian Arab Army’s fire control over the main road that leads from the Al-Ramouseh District to the eastern neighborhoods.

As long as the Syrian Arab Army and their allies maintain control over the 3000 Housing Project, the jihadist rebels will be unable to use Ramouseh Road due to security concerns.

in latakia front kinsiba and few other regions captured.
latest LAtakia map



recent all Syria map..
Shows that if Syrian army takes all latakia+ Idlib border with Turkey (from lakia coast border all the way to the yellow kurdish zone inside syria) ,at least the border of Syria , then all Aleppo+ IDLIB  will be officially under a total siege ,unable to receive supplies anywhere outside aleppo or iddlibe. and it will literary end the war in just 3 months after those bordern captured ,since the terrorist in idlib and aleppo ,will have no way to supply ,Syria can then move to lock Northern aleppo  too ,officially ending the supply of the entire half of Syria. and only the
Southern front of Syria will remain ,that is totally frozen and more weak. Idlib and aleppo taken
will end the war.. for alqaeda and ISIS. but NATO might still continue the pressure in Syria in the south . but it will not matter much ,since the Saudi Pipeline can only go through north of Syria.

AlfaT8 wrote:Well looks like they did breakthrough, how the F could this have happened, they must have throw everything they had to achieve this, not the best implementation of the 36th stratagem for the SAA, abandoned vehicles all over the place ammo depo's with lots of ammo very very sloppy that said there advantages position still remains, the airforce is going full free-for-all to say nothing of the guys in artillery and closing the encirclement again is inevitable, the best part is that this concentration of "rebels" is going to severely cripple them later because there losses.

They basically lost roughly 1000/1500 guys (KIA/WIA) in 5 days gained a stretch into Aleppo and some ordnance. Unlike last time they didn't gain much sensitive hardware. However, directly after this attack they air video with Bulgarian Grad, Bulgarian ammo firing into Kisinba.

It's a very telling sign that the Syrians have an issue, manpower, willpower and generally I don't see them using real time assets, there's a bad coordination with the ground troops, there's also a very big problem with the use of ordnance. Clearly there's more ammo and weapons than men, for sure.

SAA captured Hawsh Nasri in East Ghouta. Tall Kurdi next.

Russia did not help Yugoslavia defend from a pack of wolves. Russia did not help Libya defend from a pack of wolves. If Russia does not help Syria defend from a pack of wolves, who will help Russia defend from a pack of wolves? NATO, Japan, Australia and their jihadists proxies invade Russia. Who will help Russia? No one will help Russia. If Russia does not help anyone else.

Syrian govt forces advance in southwest Aleppo, close off rebel route – media wrote:

Syrian government forces and their allies recaptured territory from rebels in southwestern Aleppo on Tuesday, Hezbollah’s Al Manar television and pro-Damascus Al Mayadeen reported. The advance, supported by heavy air raids, seized an area of called Telat al-Snobarat on the southwestern outskirts of Syria's largest city, according to Al Mayadeen. It cut off a rebel route into the opposition-held east of Aleppo that insurgents had opened just days before in a surprise advance against government forces, the channels said. (Reuters)

From RT

Aleppo is sealed once again

Viktor wrote:Aleppo is sealed once again

That diden't take long now did it?

Elijah J. Magnier
‏@EjmAlrai

The breach opened by Jihadists and rebels around #Aleppo is closed and the tall (hill) at al-Snawbara was taken by #SAA and #Hezbollah.+


https://twitter.com/EjmAlrai/status/763030868751441920

(He got reweet by Peto Lucem)

During truce terrorist trying to persuade Hezz fighter ... and from 3.23 enjoy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cj0p2s-NmB8

That is great speaking from the Hezbollah fighter. His reaction against Israel and America are justified by the US's geopolitics in the region. I wonder what happened after?

The Hezbollah armed drone targeting rebels appears to be a MZD-2 submunition

Aleppo is not closed, they (Syrians) simply recaptured a hill which towers the only road from Hikmah and they're back on right flank of Ramouseh. Basically, those goatfuckers have died for nothing. Going into Aleppo from there is an even worse idea now. Also they've leapfrogged the goatfuckers in Aqrab Souk. Just behind the 1070/Nasr area. http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=36.168299&lon=37.078857&z=15&m=b&show=/30448167/Aqrab-area-(Souq-al-Jibs)

It's going to get interesting soon.

calm wrote:

The Hezbollah armed drone targeting rebels appears to be a MZD-2 submunition

Why don't Hezbollah have Shahed 129 drones from Iran? 2000 missiles would absolutely devastate a few thousand jihadists.