Russian military intervention and aid to Syria #12

ultimatewarrior wrote:

Isn't 9P138 36 barrels? I count 40 barrels on this one.

JohninMK wrote:General Al-Hassan surveying the city, Damascus, that he has played a part in saving and two of his protectors from far away. This is a duty that the Russians are not leaving to locals.

GarryB wrote:Just looking at the bolt carrier it looks like an SVD... though likely a new model...

JohninMK wrote:Best photo I have seen so far of a Syrian Express ship, this is a heavily loaded Azov yesterday heading south.

par far wrote:

What is it carrying?

JohninMK wrote:

par far wrote:

What is it carrying?

Your guess is as good as mine but I would think lot of stuff that many in Syria will be very pleased to see and others to whom it might be the last thing they will see

par far wrote:

The US cunts are threating Syria with ships, could be defence systems.

Wael @WaelAlRussi ,.... Moments ago

Russia air defense systems in #Khmemeim AB #Latakia

intercepted an unidentified object/s over the sea. 2 missiles were launched.

9:28 AM – 17 Mar 2018"]

JohninMK wrote:
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Russian Central Election Commission data: 3526 Russians in Syria cast ballots into portable boxes, compared to 4378 in 2016 parliamentary elections. This suggests troops numbers reduction by approx. 20%, despite Putin's 2017 "withdrawal" claims.

According to media reports, Russian volunteers PMC Wagner successfully pushed the terrorists deeper into the boiler in Eastern Guta. Despite the cease-fire agreement with certain militant groups, most of the terrorists continue with fierce resistance to pro-government forces.

Suppression of the boiler is carried out from several sides.The most acute situation in the east and north, in the area of ​​Al-Rayhan where Jaish al-Islam  causes significant losses to the government side. Terrorists reportedly destroyed several tanks and drones SAA.

On the night of 18 on 19 March fighters PMC Wagner with pinpoint artillery strikes drove the terrorists from their forward position, thereby releasing the civilians and Syrian soldiers that were surrounded. Thereafter vagnerovtsy pushed the militants and created a convenient springboard for further advance of government forces. As in the storming of Palmyra, Russian volunteers used night vision devices and precision artillery strikes guided by drones.

Arab media write that without the timely assistance of the PMC Wagner government forces would have been put into a difficult situation in Misraba and in the area of ​​Al-Tal and Satra.

Russian soldiers from the PMC to help SAA to ensure the safety of humanitarian corridors.

"The attack on Misrabu was a complete surprise to us, and we are very grateful for the Russian resistance. It was the military aid and Russian soldiers allowed us to recover all the lost positions and be able to continue the offensive, "-Syrian Arab Army media officer.

http://quick-news.pro/nochnaya-ataka-chvk-vagnera-razbili-dzhejsh-al-islam-v-misrabe/

...Russian volunteers PMC Wagner ...

...Russian soldiers from the PMC...

GarryB wrote:All this grooming from western websites where you can't call western mercs mercs... they get sensitive about how much money they get paid to kill people.

Perhaps they fear US police officers might get jealous about the pay difference in shooting ethnic minorities and take their jobs or something...