Syrian Civil War: News #6

Neutrality wrote:The plan is to completely retake Aleppo and do it fast before the Saudis/Turks invade. The battle for Aleppo is know to be the "mother of all battles" for a reason. I guess the Iranians are ready to throw their most elite forces at this one and get it done at all costs.

magnumcromagnon wrote: Well 'IF' they do invade their going to have accept fighting a low tech war due to all the ECM systems present in Latakia, such as Kras-4 and apparently (if my memory serves me right) Richarg-AV on the Mi-8/17 platforms, as well as other communication jammers. Both Kras-4 and Richarg-AV ECM systems can cover area's hundreds of km's in diameter, so the platforms don't have to be anywhere close to be effective.

ultron wrote:Would Russian navy in the Med sink any Saudi transport ships heading to Turkey? The only possible route is through Jordan IMO.

PapaDragon wrote:
Guys, please ignore turk and saudi hot air.

Situation is simple: Russia WANTS turks and Saudis to enter Syria:

1) VKS wants to get payback for Su-24 ambush. When Sultan started threatening to invade everyone said something..except Russia. They said nothing and then deployed more aircrafts to Hmeim.

2) If Saudis enter Syria they will be pulverized by VKS and oil prices will instantly skyrocket as a result. They might even use the opportunity to light up some of those oil fields in SA for good measure.  

Sauds and Doggie are stupid but not that stupid (most likely). And if they are then it's early Christmas for Russia.

franco wrote:Reports earlier that the Kurds had captured the village of Menagh and had surrounded the Air Base. Now reports that they have taken the Air Base too. Will have to wait for confirmations but big if true.

Erk wrote:

I wonder exactly who Turkey considers are it's "brothers in Aleppo" that the want to support?

Dima wrote:Islamic World News ‏@A7_Mirza  6 hours ago
#Aleppo #حلب Military Situation Map


Also, some twitter says the Kurds have taken control of the Menagha airport.

Btw, the kurds in the western enclave are not YPG, are they?? I'm confused.
The only kurds to be trusted and to be carried along are the leftist YPG (& PKK), other kurds are going to backstab and ready to lick some murican arse.

Neutrality wrote:

PapaDragon wrote:
Guys, please ignore turk and saudi hot air.

Situation is simple: Russia WANTS turks and Saudis to enter Syria:

1) VKS wants to get payback for Su-24 ambush. When Sultan started threatening to invade everyone said something..except Russia. They said nothing and then deployed more aircrafts to Hmeim.

2) If Saudis enter Syria they will be pulverized by VKS and oil prices will instantly skyrocket as a result. They might even use the opportunity to light up some of those oil fields in SA for good measure.  

Sauds and Doggie are stupid but not that stupid (most likely). And if they are then it's early Christmas for Russia.

Indeed. Accidents happens all the time right? Like hitting one of those Saudi oil terminals in the strait of Hormuz

9К72 missile complex "Elbrus", known abroad as SS-1C Scud B is a kind of "dinosaur" in the class of tactical missiles. However, despite its age, it still can pose a serious threat in case of attacks on large targets such as aircraft or naval base. Currently "Elbrus" remain in service with the Syrian army, they were repeatedly used during the civil war and the aggression of international terrorism.

Delivery of complexes to its ally the Soviet Union began 40 years ago. Only the Syrian army received 18 launchers and approximately two hundred missiles for them. "Elbrus" is made on the chassis of high cross-MAZ-543М. Liquid-fuel rocket can deliver a warhead weighing about one ton to a range of 300 km, an Accuracy of 450 m.

Earlier it was reported that Syria, through cooperation with North Korea and Iran, got a few hundred of modernized rockets with range of up to 700 km higher range achieved by reducing warhead weight and accuracy.

According to some reports, the first case of fighting application 9К72 was recorded in December of 2012, when the enemy was released 6 missiles.  

From that time on the Network quite regularly reported about new facts of the use of the complexes
against terrorists, and almost always this caused a nervous reaction of the US and its allies.

According to military experts, the Syrians still managed to keep the majority of the set from the DPRK and Iran are relatively new rockets. They are stored in secure areas of the country, in special underground shelters.

Upgraded Scud can pose a serious threat to military facilities of the probable aggressors. At the present time, the Syrians have missiles with high-explosive and cluster bombs, which are effective for attacks on airbases. Military experts say that, even if the missiles will hit is not entirely accurate, in any case, the functioning of military facilities, for which there will be blows, completely broken.

Of course, the big drawback of the complex is a long time in its preparation for launch. However, the events in Yemen, where the Houthis rebels now use these missiles against Saudi aggressors, show that quite a large and modern air force in the Arabian despotism is not able to detect on the ground launcher.

As for intercepting missiles, in present Turkey does not have modern air defense systems, capable of it, and NATO is unlikely to support Turkish aggression in Syria.

Big_Gazza wrote:
or a large air-drop of weapons and communications gear landing in the Shia areas of the KSA?