Singha wrote:over the past month I seem to be the onlee one posting on this thread !! are people really reading this thread I wonder ?
if anyone is reading the posts and finding some value in it, could you pls reply with a +1
if none are reading, I might just as well save time by reading the original sources and not copying any links and materials here
Istanbul bomb attack: At least 11 people killed in blast 'targeting police bus' during rush hour in Turkey
Singha wrote:Austin could it be a ELINT and not ASW bear ?
the ASW kit like mad, sonobuoys, sea search radar, passive EW direction finder etc would be useless for land targets.
their specialized tu214r is already in syria
https://theaviationist.com/2016/02/15/t ... -to-syria/
it could have been dropping off short range cruise missiles in a new tests or just passing by after snooping on some nato exercise in the med. there have been periodic flights of blackjacks also over syria but without fanfare.
With heavy clashes ongoing, the SAA is pushing towards the Rasafeh crossroad after capturing the village of Bur Ambaj yesterday. Moments ago, a field correspondent revealed to al-Masdar that the SAA had liberated Khirbat-Zaydān; the latter village is located directly east of Bur Ambaj.
The source also said government troops – spearheaded by brand new T-90 tanks – had cleared upwards of 10 kilometers formerly ISIS-held territory in the past 24 hours alone.
Effectively, the SAA has advanced approximately 45 kilometers since beginning the offensive less than one week ago. Remarkably, government troops are now only 30 kilometers from Tabqa Airbase; this air field is symbolic for the Syrian military as hundreds of government soldiers were executed by ISIS in August 2014 shortly after the Islamic State captured the airbase.
The current Raqqa offensive is spearheaded by the SAA’s Desert Hawks and elements of the SAA’s 4th mechanized division. However, several other elements of the SAA are also involved, including the National Defense Forces (NDF), Syrian Social Nationalist Party (SSNP), Syrian Marines, Galilee Forces (Palestinian paramilitary), and Arab National Guard.
Russian special forces have also been seen on the ground among the SAA troops.
EXCLUSIVE: 'Child slaves' in Turkey work 12 hours a day making uniforms for ISIS http://dailym.ai/1TS5dU1
habal wrote:Endless supply of manpower this ISIS, they keep trickling and keep dying in hundreds in Deir Ez Zor. This is why I am saying a battle of attrition is pointless here. Using heavy weapons, or thermobarics/nukes on this bunch should have happened yesterday.
UlanBatori wrote:How friendly is SDF with SAA?
The U.S. has been using the presence of ISIS in Syria as an excuse to bomb, send Special Forces, publicly support terrorists, and possibly invade since the Western-backed terror group appeared on the scene two years ago. Yet, despite its rhetoric, the United States and its coalition have not bombed Raqqa and have largely abstained from bombing (see here and here) any other terrorist group. Instead, the U.S. has focused on bombing Syrian military targets, civilians and civilian infrastructure (see here also), and acting as a deterrent to the Syrian military’s movement in many “rebel-held” areas of the country.
Both sides are in a race to gain control over the ISIS capital, gain territory, and declare a victory for the world to see. But what if they arrive in Raqqa at the same time?
In other words, there is a distinct potential that, in the race for Raqqa, the Syrian/Russian alliance might find itself face to face with the possibility of direct military conflict with the U.S./SDF (terrorist) alliance.
habal wrote:Maybe one of the best videos so far on the Tabqa/Raqqa offensive, quite telling on the road, vastness of terrain and hardware available. Worth watching the 2 minutes drone footage.
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