Syrian War: News #14

franco wrote:And what is the difference between the ex Algerian rejects and those 29SMT's stationed at Astrakhan I wonder?

Acc to that twitter user, those are not the same planes(i mean exactly the same, same serial numer)?

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Bigly if true:

SAA have retaken Sukhna

https://mobile.twitter.com/watanisy/status/893848932505325568






https://mobile.twitter.com/CivilWarMap/status/893852041826775040?s=09

Will have to see. Heard they entered through the west side yesterday and another reporter twitted they had entered also from the North and South side within the last little bit. Would suspect there is some mopping up to do before victory can be claimed.

Seems a bit quick to me, I think this is SAA 'liberated' which means 80% plus or so

Ivan Sidorenko‏ @IvanSidorenko1 32m32 minutes ago

#Syria #Homs #EasternHoms A Shaitat Tribal Fighter Just Told me #Sukhnah #suknah #sukhna Has not been FULLY Liberated Yet.

Ivan Sidorenko‏ @IvanSidorenko1 59m59 minutes ago

#Syria #Homs #EasternHoms #Sukhna #Suknah 10 MINUTES AGO Shaitat Say Sukhnah is Declared Liberated CLASHES are in Aljamaa Neighborhood

franco wrote:Will have to see. Heard they entered through the west side yesterday and another reporter twitted they had entered also from the North and South side within the last little bit. Would suspect there is some mopping up to do before victory can be claimed.

They have not seized Sukan yet...maybe around 50 percent is under their control.

franco wrote:And what is the difference between the ex Algerian rejects and those 29SMT's stationed at Astrakhan I wonder?

Ex-Algerian MiG-29SMT.



New Astrakhan MiG-29SMT.

The easiest way to distinguish between them is the position of L-150 Pastel RWR. New Astrakhan RWR is under the wing and clearly visible visible on tail vertical fins. In ex-Algerian they are more hiden. In the Syrian video it is ex-Algerian MiG-29SMT as it doesn't have visible RWRs on tail fins.

Ok, videos of MIGs are old.


cropped video from a training mission in Russia more than a year ago

From 0:20

sukan has been fully liberated.

Expect official confirmation in afew days.

It looks that Trump indeed ,managed to create a new policy in Syria , that even though
is not Perfect at least allows Syria to Fight ISIS in peace without being worried of being
Bombed anymore by US coalition. So this is not small. Obama and CLinton wanted to overrun Syria . And is being told in US alternative media ,that Trump advisors wants him to send
150,000 troops to Syria to block Syria from defeating ISIS and force the war to Continue.
Once Syria defeat ISIS..will have the option to clearing all the pockets of terrorist near Damascus
,Hama and Homs.. and wait for a coup against Erdogan ,to retake IDLIB.. or simply help from Trump to pressure TUrkey to leave. and Kurds... in change full autonomy for Kurds in northen Syrian.

The conflict that seems will have no end is Ukraine.. but eventually they will have to negotiate
since Europe will not finance Ukraine for ever.

I am sure if Sukhnah has been liberated they wouldn't announce it in a few days it would be within a day. As they have been waiting a long time to take. Sukhnah will be taken within a few days is more likely statement

80% liberated so it seems
https://mobile.almasdarnews.com/article/sukhnah-update-syrian-army-liberates-80-percent-city/

sooner than I thought it seems, figured they would wait afew days to fully secure the city outskirts before announcing it.

SeigSoloyvov wrote:sooner than I thought it seems, figured they would wait afew days to fully secure the city outskirts before announcing it.

That doesn't seem to be the local way. Did the same in Mosul.

Now, do they resist the temptation of Deir and head north?

JohninMK wrote:

SeigSoloyvov wrote:sooner than I thought it seems, figured they would wait afew days to fully secure the city outskirts before announcing it.

That doesn't seem to be the local way. Did the same in Mosul.

Now, do they resist the temptation of Deir and head north?

They could but, they need to close that giant black ISIS black spot going into their lines.

At least that would make any advance towards Deir much easier.

With Sukan now captured they can advance along the raf road connecting Sukan to al-telma and enclose and destroy. That is their plan anyway, what they said they want to do.

No supplies mean dead ISIS they would only be able to fight for so long.

South first.

Syrian Army advance south of Sokhneh and liberate Tall abo Qell + Tall Helh + Dhour Rajm Al-Qen as Map




Sukhnah battle ongoing but victory imminent
With operations ongoing inside Sukhnah, south of city SAA capture several heights and points, advance towards east side & DeirEzzor highway

SeigSoloyvov wrote:

JohninMK wrote:

SeigSoloyvov wrote:sooner than I thought it seems, figured they would wait afew days to fully secure the city outskirts before announcing it.

That doesn't seem to be the local way. Did the same in Mosul.

Now, do they resist the temptation of Deir and head north?

They could but, they need to close that giant black ISIS black spot going into their lines.

At least that would make any advance towards Deir much easier.

With Sukan now captured they can advance along the raf road connecting Sukan to al-telma and enclose and destroy. That is their plan anyway, what they said they want to do.

No supplies mean dead ISIS they would only be able to fight for so long.

I would not be surprised to see a dual advance. Close with the Raqqah force while advancing towards Dier.

Simultaneously SAA is advancing against US backed(not anymore?) terrorists on Jordanian border.


Sukhan map

Its taken https://mobile.almasdarnews.com/article/video-isis-ousted-last-stronghold-east-homs/

Why isnt the SAA steadily advancing in the easier barren East Hama terrain unlike in the nightmarish mountains of Latakia?

KomissarBojanchev wrote:Why isnt the SAA steadily advancing in the easier barren East Hama terrain unlike in the nightmarish mountains of Latakia?

Cuz they are facing 1000s of dug-in and fortified and well-stocked ISIS terrorists maybe?

Big_Gazza wrote:

KomissarBojanchev wrote:Why isnt the SAA steadily advancing in the easier barren East Hama terrain unlike in the nightmarish mountains of Latakia?

Cuz they are facing 1000s of dug-in and fortified and well-stocked ISIS terrorists maybe?

Northern Latakia also had almost 10000 jihadists in extremely fortified heavily forested mountains with very little infrastructure.

KomissarBojanchev wrote:

Big_Gazza wrote:

KomissarBojanchev wrote:Why isnt the SAA steadily advancing in the easier barren East Hama terrain unlike in the nightmarish mountains of Latakia?

Cuz they are facing 1000s of dug-in and fortified and well-stocked ISIS terrorists maybe?

Northern Latakia also had almost 10000 jihadists in extremely fortified heavily forested mountains with very little infrastructure.

Maybe the plan is to concentrate somewhere else?