Russian military intervention and aid to Syria #14

It seems that the reason for the long detour was US pressure on countries to close their airspace to RuAF traffic, not the aircraft contents.

Meanwhile, upping pressure on the US forces

Something brewing? Second front for the US perhaps?

sonja van den ende
@SonjaEnde
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Reports of a large Russian military convoy heading towards the east of Deir ez-Zor governorate, Syria, amidst news of Iranian military equipment arrived at the area, coinciding with a wide deployment of the Syrian 17th Infantry Division on the bank of the Euphrates.

In the meantime Russia is bombing the shit out of the HTS in northern Idlib for a few days now.
Some syrian accounts on Twitter are reporting that.

Non lethal aggression taken to new heights

Those pesky Russian pilots are at it again

The Pentagon has announced a new major incident involving Russia over the skies of Syria, after a string of hostile close encounters between Russian fighter jets and US drones which were ostensibly conducting 'counter-ISIS' missions.

The military says a US MQ-9 Reaper drone was damaged after being intercepted and harassed by an Su-35 fighter, during which time the Russian warplane released flares close to the American drone.
Stillframe of a previous Russian jet intercept of a US drone over Syria.

Only unveiled Tuesday, which included release of video of the incident, the encounter happened Sunday, presumably over or near eastern Syria, where Washington has for years maintained a troop presence, and has occupied Syria's oil and gas fields.

US officials say a Russian and Iranian campaign is in full swing towards pressuring the US to retreat from the region and halt its military operations. Russian intercepts of US drones have now occurred several times over the last months, with the US each time condemning "unsafe" and "irresponsible", threatening maneuvers.

Concerning the new incident, "The U.S. drone managed to limp back to its base in the region but its propeller was damaged, according to U.S. officials who issued photos and video of the encounter," writes The Wall Street Journal. The military statement described the drone as "severely damaged"—which is a significant first in Syria.

https://www.zerohedge.com/military/us-reaper-drone-severely-damaged-russian-jet-intercept-over-syria

Non lethal aggression taken to new heights

According to the Russians those American drones are flying where they shouldn't and in airspace closed for exercises for Syrian and Russian aircraft so essentially what that behaviour by the Russian pilots equates to is a US police officer getting an illegal gathering of people to move on... using non lethal force and the US are ignoring them and complaining that they are violating rights they don't actually have. The US has no rights to operate in that airspace.

The way the US is complaining you would think the Russian pilots acted like real US police officers.... ie tackling them to the ground and kneeling on their throats and putting them in handcuffs behind their backs.

Parachuted flare?!?
Never heard of it in a context different to illumination.
How Su-35 is supposed to carry those, or why should it?

I haven't seen that before, but it does actually make sense. Old IR guided missiles could be distracted by a flare, but then they improved them and they stopped chasing the hottest thing they could see so you had to fire quite a few to give it a range of choices. New missiles don't look for the hottest spots on aircraft and go for IR patterns so a group of flares holding shape by remaining in formation would better simulate the IR signature of an aircraft than individual flares whose pattern will change as they fall.

US officials say a Russian and Iranian campaign is in full swing towards pressuring the US to retreat from the region and halt its military operations.

And why wouldn't they do that, the US is pretending to be fighting terrorism but is in fact stealing oil instead.

Concerning the new incident, "The U.S. drone managed to limp back to its base in the region but its propeller was damaged, according to U.S. officials who issued photos and video of the encounter," writes The Wall Street Journal. The military statement described the drone as "severely damaged"—which is a significant first in Syria.

Maybe the US should stop flying drones over territory that is not US territory or international air space.

Telling the same story again that the propeller of the drone was damaged, but this time not showing it because it didn't happen again, but the last time they claimed it happened they showed video of a different drone with a damaged propeller.

Interesting move. Send your battle hardened troops for a rest in the sunshine, teaching the locals.

Zlatti71
@djuric_zlatko
October 27, 2023

Escalation in Syria: Russian Troop Arrival Amidst Tensions

In a recent development this month, a substantial deployment of approximately a thousand Russian troops has been reported to have landed in Syria, marking a significant expansion of the country's military presence in the region. Despite challenges posed by reported Israeli airstrikes on runways at both the Damascus and Aleppo airports in Syria, the arrival of the troops seems to underline Moscow's persistent commitment to combatting terrorism and securing its strategic interests in the Middle East.

Russian military bases in the Arab Republic have long served as a gateway to Africa, emphasizing the country's continued influence in the region. The recent troop transfer comes amidst ongoing conflicts, including the Palestinian-Israeli tensions and the persisting war in Ukraine, indicating Russia's unwavering focus on sustaining its anti-terrorism efforts.

Furthermore, the maneuver suggests that the Russian armed forces possess adequate resources to replace the Private Military Contractors (PMCs) that were once stationed in Syria, highlighting the depth of Russia's military capabilities in the volatile region.

Meanwhile, the US Department of Defense has reiterated its position on the presence of several hundred fighters affiliated with the Russian private military company Wagner in Syria. Speaking at a meeting with the Washington-based Defense Writers Group, Lieutenant General Alexus Grinkevich, the commander of the US Central Command (CENTCOM) Air Force, emphasized the stability of the Wagner forces in the area, indicating a consistent presence over the past few months.

As tensions continue to simmer in the Middle East, the recent troop deployment has raised concerns over the potential implications for the region's stability and the ongoing geopolitical dynamics.
Source: Slavyangrad

They really are having to take the long way round now

Ugh the insidious and slithery turks. Same with the Kazakhstanis and Azeris. Pan turkish nonsense being fostered by western NGOs and turkish foundations. Aided by turkish and israeli intelligence.

The more they make themselves the problem the more incentive for Russia to take steps to remove that problem.

Removing US forces from Syria and Iraq will remain priorities because of US behaviour and actions... Russia has put up with a lot of bad behaviour from the west over the decades but now they are waking up to realise being nice and being civil are not respected in the west, in fact they see it as a sign of weakness to be abused and taken advantage of, so what sort of future relations with Russia can the west now expect having taught them this lesson?

I don't think the west realises the bed it has made for itself and further down the track when western economies collapse and there is serious disruption for people in the west I really don't think Russia and China and other countries they use and abuse will forget very quickly what you do when a country shows weakness that has abused you in the past.

Commentators seem to be making a big deal of this. Jumping to the conclusion that these are Russian operated systems. There is no confirmation of that.



MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian anti-aircraft missile systems Pantsir-S have shot down ten guided bombs and three cruise missiles launched by the Israeli air force towards Syria, the Russian Defense Ministry's Center for Reconciliation of Opposing Sides in Syria said on Friday.

"The air defense forces on duty shot down 10 guided bombs and three cruise missiles, using Russian-made Pantsir-S systems. As a result of the Israeli air strikes, military infrastructure was damaged. There were no casualties," Vadim Kulit, deputy head of the center, told a press briefing.

Earlier on Thursday and Friday, the Israeli forces launched strikes on Damascus and the southern region of Syria. The Syrian Defense Ministry reported that the air defenses shot down several missiles. According to the statement, the attack resulted in material damage, with no casualties reported.

Been there a while but an interesting Russian move to seemingly and gradually bolster its support in this area.

S p r i n t e r
@Sprinter99800
Additional observation points of the Russian Armed Forces have appeared in the buffer zone between Israel and Syria in the Golan Heights.

The Russian Ministry of Defense announced the start of military air patrols along the disengagement line between Syria and the Golan Heights, occupied by Israel, in southern Syria.

The Deputy Head of the Russian Center for Reconciliation (affiliated with the Ministry of Defense), Admiral Vadim Kulit, stated that the Russian air forces began air patrols along the “Bravo Line” that divides the Golan Heights between Syria and Israel.

According to what was reported by the Russian news agency (TASS) yesterday evening, Thursday, January 18, the objective of the patrols is to monitor the situation along the disengagement line between the two sides.

Kulit said that the aviation units of the Russian Aerospace Forces organized air patrols along the disengagement line known as the “Bravo Line.”

The patrols came days after the Russian Defense Ministry announced the deployment of two new points in the occupied Syrian Golan to monitor the ceasefire between Syria and Israel.

On January 3, Admiral Vadim Kulit stated that his country had established two military points in southern Syria against the backdrop of increasing provocations in the “demilitarized zone.”

TASS reported at the time that the new points were stationed with units of the Russian military police to “monitor the ceasefire.”

After an absence of more than a year, Russia resumed its military patrols in southern Syria at the beginning of November 2023, as a Russian military patrol traveled south of Quneitra between Mualaqah and Ghadir al-Bustan, near the Safra company belonging to the 90th Brigade south of the governorate belonging to the regime’s army.

https://english.enabbaladi.net/archives/2024/01/russia-announces-air-patrols-over-golan-borders/

The RuAF are patrolling the blue UN area

Wonder if this is within the US 'protected' area?