Syrian War: News #13

franco wrote:

KomissarBojanchev wrote:

calm wrote:And Daraa is definitely going to be captured completely, if sources are correct. That is a place where 'revolution' started.
It's has been 6 years 50/50 control, just like Aleppo. Now it's time for complete recapture of the city. Israel probably wont do anything, and Jordan have closed the border for wounded and stopped paying the salaries for fighters.
Only place where Israel might make some problem is area along Golan, that will be left for end.

That said, SAA should be on one Tabqa-Shaer-Palmyra- around Tanf front in a month or two. Only question is will the Kurds manage to capture Raqqa(IS retreat) or will it become meat grinder like Mosul in next two months.

Daraa has 31000 militants in such a small area. It will take years to expel them, if the SAA hasn't recaptured smaller pockets like Ghouta and Ar Rastan yet. Its far better to stop the advance of the SDF since they're threatening syrian unity more than  largely discredited jihadists.  Also wherever the SDF goes, so do US bases. the same can't be said for Al nusra and others.

Find the article with the Russian Military explaining the 4 de-escalation zones. They give their estimates of the rebels active in all 4 zones.

calm wrote:

franco wrote:

KomissarBojanchev wrote:

calm wrote:And Daraa is definitely going to be captured completely, if sources are correct. That is a place where 'revolution' started.
It's has been 6 years 50/50 control, just like Aleppo. Now it's time for complete recapture of the city. Israel probably wont do anything, and Jordan have closed the border for wounded and stopped paying the salaries for fighters.
Only place where Israel might make some problem is area along Golan, that will be left for end.

That said, SAA should be on one Tabqa-Shaer-Palmyra- around Tanf front in a month or two. Only question is will the Kurds manage to capture Raqqa(IS retreat) or will it become meat grinder like Mosul in next two months.

Daraa has 31000 militants in such a small area. It will take years to expel them, if the SAA hasn't recaptured smaller pockets like Ghouta and Ar Rastan yet. Its far better to stop the advance of the SDF since they're threatening syrian unity more than  largely discredited jihadists.  Also wherever the SDF goes, so do US bases. the same can't be said for Al nusra and others.

Find the article with the Russian Military explaining the 4 de-escalation zones. They give their estimates of the rebels active in all 4 zones.

Yes and they said 15k

8:17 up to 15k
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cF-gIL8yzk&feature=youtu.be

par far wrote:

KomissarBojanchev wrote:

calm wrote:And Daraa is definitely going to be captured completely, if sources are correct. That is a place where 'revolution' started.
It's has been 6 years 50/50 control, just like Aleppo. Now it's time for complete recapture of the city. Israel probably wont do anything, and Jordan have closed the border for wounded and stopped paying the salaries for fighters.
Only place where Israel might make some problem is area along Golan, that will be left for end.

That said, SAA should be on one Tabqa-Shaer-Palmyra- around Tanf front in a month or two. Only question is will the Kurds manage to capture Raqqa(IS retreat) or will it become meat grinder like Mosul in next two months.

Daraa has 31000 militants in such a small area. It will take years to expel them, if the SAA hasn't recaptured smaller pockets like Ghouta and Ar Rastan yet. Its far better to stop the advance of the SDF since they're threatening syrian unity more than  largely discredited jihadists.  Also wherever the SDF goes, so do US bases. the same can't be said for Al nusra and others.

The highlighted part is very true and this is where the SAA should focus a little bit more, you can just see by the actions of this group and see what they are doing.

Syrian Army Advance Helps Secure Aleppo Road

By REUTERS

JUNE 3, 2017, 7:15 A.M. E.D.T.

BEIRUT — The Syrian army said on Saturday it had seized mountainous territory from Islamic State to the east of the road linking Damascus to Aleppo, helping to secure a critical lifeline for the government that has often come under IS attack.

The army also said it had seized 22 villages and farms from IS near Maskaneh, the last major IS-held town in Aleppo province. The capture of Maskaneh will bring Russian-backed government forces to the border of Raqqa province, much of which is held by U.S.-backed groups that are also fighting IS.

Government forces supported by Iranian-backed militias and the Russian army have stepped up attacks on Islamic State on several fronts in recent weeks as a "de-escalation" deal brokered by Russia and Turkey has reduced fighting in western Syria.

The army said it had captured the northeastern and central portions of a mountain range to the east of the Khanaser-Ithriya road. "It certainly widens the circle of security around the Damascus-Aleppo road," a military source told Reuters.

The Khanaser-Ithriya road is the only government-controlled route linking Aleppo to other government-held cities of western Syria. Sections of the main highway to Aleppo, which runs through western Syria, remain in rebel hands.

https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2017/06/03/world/europe/03reuters-mideast-crisis-syria-aleppo.html?smid=tw-share&_r=0

Syrian Army eliminates 1,200 ISIS militants in Aleppo province over week




The Syrian army has wiped out 1,200 ISIS militants and liberated over 20 settlements in the eastern part of the Aleppo province since May 29, a Syrian military source revealed on Saturday.

The source added that the government troops managed to seize control over part of the strategically important area of Al-Tawahin, situated in the Syrian Coastal Mountain Range to the east of the highway leading to the city of Aleppo.

“Since May 29, the Syrian army liberated 22 villages in the eastern part of Aleppo province, eliminated 1,200 militants and destroyed more than 100 units of equipment of the enemy, 12 strongholds,” the source said.
In recent months, the Syrian army supported by the Russian Aerospace Forces succeeded in liberating a number of territories in the Aleppo province controlled by militants, including ISIS terrorist group also known as IS, Daesh or ISIL.

https://special-ops.org/news/war-zone/syrian-army-eliminates-1200-isis-militants-aleppo-province-week/

SeigSoloyvov wrote:Most of that 1200 came from the Tiger forces like I told you a couple of days ago they have killed roughly 1k guys the past week. It amuses me when governments confirm the information I post here~. Being in the country and doing the fighting helps on getting that information.

Daraa honestly, has no idea why they attacking this. It has no tactical value it's just a symbolic victory, even if they want to secure the border from that area that would cost them additional manpower. It's just a wasteful fight in manpower and equipment, those militants can be dealt with when everything else is over.

SeigSoloyvov wrote:No Assad sent a decent amount of manpower more than was reported. I am in syria, I don't go by Pictures from social media

SeigSoloyvov wrote:They are grabbing kids right now like 20-year-olds forcing them to conscription because it's that bad for them.

Qalaat Al Mudiq‏ @QalaatAlMudiq  11m11 minutes ago
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Qalaat Al Mudiq Retweeted John Arterbury
On second day of its #DeirEzzor offensive, #ISIS made a breakthrough on 137th Brigade front. Intense clashes ongoing.

Ivan Sidorenko‏ @IvanSidorenko1 8m8 minutes ago
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#Syria #Homs #EasternHoms #IRGC Field Commander says #SAA & Allied Forces Took control of 1400 Square KM east of #Palmyra in last 24 hours.

KiloGolf wrote:Pro-Jihadi accounts reports:

Qalaat Al Mudiq‏ @QalaatAlMudiq  11m11 minutes ago
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Qalaat Al Mudiq Retweeted John Arterbury
On second day of its #DeirEzzor offensive, #ISIS made a breakthrough on 137th Brigade front. Intense clashes ongoing.

Lets hope IS fails there again, contrary to the beardie rumors.

franco wrote:A couple of kilometers to the Raqqa province border and about 20 k's to meet up with the SDF. That will tell another story.

Hassan Ridha‏ @sayed_ridha  17m17 minutes ago
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Replying to @sayed_ridha
IS stronghold Ba'aj has been fully liberated by PMU

Islamic World News‏ @A7_Mirza 6h6 hours ago
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Liberated area in east of Aleppo,phase2
In phase2 of #SAA operation in East of #Aleppo from 17january2017 till 3june2017 ~2333km2 liberated

eehnie wrote:

franco wrote:A couple of kilometers to the Raqqa province border and about 20 k's to meet up with the SDF. That will tell another story.

It was the same trolling about the Kurds when they contacted in the area of Manjib. In fact now also are in contact. The SDF is just in the other side of the river.

And no problem.

JohninMK wrote:The SDF are on the west side of the river in Tabqa controlling quite a large and increasing area including the SyAF airbase.

Whilst your comment may be correct in the short term as the SAA has bigger problems than stirring a conflict with the SDF, I am not sure I would describe that as "no problem" in a month or two.