The Levant crisis.(Israel,SYRIA,Lebanon,etc) - II

habal · Post by **habal** » 28 Mar 2016 11:53

now this thing is going to be over pretty quick. I did say it before the syrian war is going to be over by May. By May the SAA would have purty much encircled D-e-Z.

pockets of resistance will remain in Idlib, hama & east ghouta but they will remain pockets in a sea of red. It will die out sooner or later, the vicious ones will be taken out by precision strikes and the rest by strikes of opportunity.

habal · Post by **habal** » 28 Mar 2016 11:56

some artefacts are still intact in palmyra, like this lion of allat.

habal · Post by **habal** » 28 Mar 2016 11:59

caravans section in ancient city also spared much damage

habal · Post by **habal** » 28 Mar 2016 12:10

Captives market and the rape of women and documentation documented how it was being sold by women Daash in #palmyra

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 28 Mar 2016 12:35

seems to be in the premises of a govt telecom office.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 28 Mar 2016 13:39

album with latest images from palmyra
http://imgur.com/a/nsaSE

Ivan Sidorenko ‏@IvanSidorenko1 Mar 27
#Syria #Palmyra Reports Say #RuAF attack helicopters followed and attacked the flee'ing #ISIS towards Tanf Border Crossing & Sokhna Area.

habal · Post by **habal** » 28 Mar 2016 14:10

here russian Mi-28 doing multiple low passes hunting fleeing isis from palmyra.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 28 Mar 2016 14:47

those are hinds. going about dispensing piss and democracy.

UlanBatori · Post by **UlanBatori** » 28 Mar 2016 16:03

Oh wow! Gen. Vodkov has been reading PeeAref. No escape from an attack helicopter on open terrain. There's a reason they have those high-rate machineguns messing up the aerodynamics, and this is it.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 28 Mar 2016 16:21

For the first time since the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) lost the city of Palmyra (Tadmur) to the Islamic State of Iraq and Al-Sham (ISIS) in May of 2015, a Syrian aircraft has landed at the Palmyra Military Airport. According to a battlefield correspondent that is embedded with the Syrian Armed Forces inside Palmyra, the military aircraft landed on Monday morning, delivering provisions to the soldiers inside this ancient city in central Homs. With Palmyra liberated, the Syrian Arab Air Force can begin to use this large airbase that has been out of commission for 10 months. This will be especially important in the coming weeks as the Syrian Armed Forces look to liberate the oil rich town of Al-Sukhanah from the ISIS terrorists and bedoiun tribes that are allied to the aforementioned terrorist group.

https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/fi ... a-airbase/ | Al-Masdar News

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 28 Mar 2016 16:22

The Russian Air Force is not taking a break after the liberation of Palmyra (Tadmur); instead, they have chosen to expand their aerial campaign to the strategic town of Sukhanah, which is situated in the Homs Governorate’s northeastern countryside. Sukhanah is an oil rich town that has become the Islamic State of Iraq and Al-Sham’s (ISIS) stronghold in northeastern Homs; its proximity to the Deir Ezzor Governorate makes it a top priority for the Syrian Arab Army’s Central Command. So far, the Russian Air Force has launched several airstrikes over the town, hitting a large number of ISIS targets along the Palmyra-Sukhanah Road. In the coming days, the frequency of these airstrikes will exponentially increase as the Syrian Armed Forces push their way towards this strategic desert- town.

https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/ru ... -sukhanah/ | Al-Masdar News

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 28 Mar 2016 16:27

overlooking pic of as sukhnah...another fairly flea bitten outpost in the desert, with a hill nearby seen in another pic

https://www.google.co.in/maps/place/As+ ... !1e1?hl=en

Philip · Post by **Philip** » 28 Mar 2016 16:33

DJ,"thanks be to Putin"! There must be much wailing and gnashing of teeth in the "tents" of the Sooth.as their children get obliterated by the Russians,Syrians and Shiites.Here's how the West got it wrong by Fisk.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world ... 29186.html
Syrian civil war: West failed to factor in Bashar al-Assad's Iranian backers as the conflict developed
Five years ago, we were high on Arab revolutions, and journalists were growing used to 'liberating' Arab capitals
Robert Fisk |
Monday 14 March 2016|

on Arab revolutions, and journalists were growing used to 'liberating' Arab capitals
Robert Fisk |
Monday 14 March 2016|

Just before I left Syria last month, a tall and eloquent Franco-Lebanese man walked up to me in a Damascus coffee shop and introduced himself as President Bashar al-Assad’s architect. It was his task, he led me to understand, to design the reconstructed cities of Syria.

Who would have believed it? Five years after the start of Syria’s tragedy – and within six months of this, remember, the regime itself trembled and the Western powers, flush with dangerous pride after destroying Gaddafi, predicted the imminent fall of the Assad dynasty – the Syrian government is preparing to rebuild its towns and cities.

It’s worth taking that embarrassing trip down memory lane to the early spring and summer of 2011. The US and French ambassadors visited Homs to sit amid tens of thousands of peaceful demonstrators calling for the overthrow of the Assad government. EU diplomats were telling the political opposition not to negotiate with Assad – a fatal mistake, since the advice was based on the false assumption that he was about to be overthrown – and journalists were gathering with rebels in eastern Aleppo for the inevitable march of liberation on Damascus.

Enter Vladimir Putin. The Syrians within Assad’s current frontiers – less than half of the land mass, but including well over 60 per cent of the Syrian people – have adopted a phlegmatic approach to the Russians. Their Sukhoi jets strike at villages and towns beyond the front line – and Moscow has adopted exactly the same tactic of denying civilian casualties in air strikes that the Americans and British and French have for so long been using in their own “anti-terror” war in Syria and Iraq.

All civil wars generate their own special propaganda. When the Sunnis of Madaya were starving under siege by Syrian troops, the fact that their village was held by armed opposition groups was largely deleted from our stories. When Shia villages like Zahra and Nubl, both defended by government militiamen, were besieged by al-Nusra for three-and-a-half years, their “liberation” was scarcely mentioned.

Questions over Syrian Kurds' links to Assad and Russia

And then there are the “red lines”. Assad used gas on his own people in Damascus, we all believe – after all, the UN report said so. But in fact the UN conclusions did not say that. This does not mean that the Syrian government did not use gas, or would not be prepared to use gas – there are no “good guys” in civil wars – but that UN proof was ultimately lacking.

Today, there are only two serious military forces with “boots on the ground” to fight Isis and al-Nusra and the other Islamist gangs: the Kurds and the Syrian army. And the latter, reinforced by Russian air power, are now – for the moment at least – winning. I’ve even seen a new poster on the streets of Syrian cities. It shows Bashar al-Assad and, right alongside him, the face of Colonel Suheil al-Hassan, the “Tiger” as the army call him, the country’s most successful military commander, the “Rommel” of Syria.

He is also a ruthless man – I’ve met him – but now we find his image, that of a Syrian officer, alongside that of Assad. We should pay attention to these phenomena. The army expresses its loyalty for Assad. But, every time Assad speaks, he shrewdly begins with praise for the “martyrs” of the Syrian army.

Is that why French and American intelligence officers are now reaching out again – from Beirut, of course – to their former contacts in the Syrian intelligence service? Is that why US Secretary of State John Kerry now suggests that the Americans may talk to Assad again?

On principle, I don’t like armies – whomever they work for. But that doesn’t mean we can disregard them. Nor can Assad.

World's quietest submarine, cruise missiles and smart bombs: The deadly arsenal Putin is using to pound Syria as Russia's awesome firepower drives Isis out of Palmyra

Syrian government forces backed by heavy Russian air support have driven Islamic State out of ancient city of Palmyra
Assad supported by Putin has inflicted what the army called a 'mortal blow' to militants who seized the city last year and dynamited its ancient temples
Putin is using Syria as a testing ground for a terrifying new generation of weapons
His warplanes, missiles and tanks, smart bombs and satellite technology have already changed the landscape in Syria
Russia claims to have destroyed 3,000 'terror' targets during 14 days of airstrikes at the beginning of February
But it has also been accused of killing 1,000 civilians in the bombardment
See more military news from Russia at www.dailymail.co.uk/russia

By David Williams And Jay Akbar For Mailonline

Published: 07:48 GMT, 28 March 2016
They have been dubbed 'Moscow's war games', a deadly flexing of Russia's military might in the battlegrounds of Syria that has seen Vladimir Putin's forces tip the balance of power towards the once beleaguered leadership of Bashar al-Assad.

For ranged now in the name of Putin's war on terror is an awesome array of firepower, with Russia's iron man president deploying an arsenal of his latest weapons to Syria - operating from land, sea and air.

In the latest major campaign to support Assad, the Russians have helped to drive Islamic State out of the ancient city of Palmyra, inflicting what the army called a 'mortal blow' to militants who seized the city last year and dynamited its ancient temples.

The loss of Palmyra represents one of the biggest setbacks for the ultra-hardline Islamist group since it declared a caliphate in 2014 across large parts of Syria and Iraq.

As Putin's intervention turns the tide of Syria's five-year conflict in Assad's favour, MailOnline spotlights the terrifying arsenal of weapons, armour and warplanes that have become so pivotal to the fate of all sides inside Syria.

Arsenal: Putin has an awesome array of firepower at his disposal in warplanes, missiles and state of the art tanks with thousands of military personnel deployed in the war on terror from the air and sea

BY AIR: Fleet of fighter jets with precision-guided missiles so advanced some are even controlled by the pilot's helmet

While the Russian Command Group and Co-ordination teams are based at their embassy in Damascus, it is their base in the port city of Latakia, north western Syria, which is providing the hub for the air power. Dozens of daily sorties were flown from these headquarters when the campaign was at its height.

Based there is the astonishingly powerful Air Group of Su-34, Su-35S, Su-30SM, Su-24 and Su-25 combat aircraft, the Helicopter Group of Mi-24 and Mi-35 gunships, Mi-8 utility helicopters and the Airlift Contingent of An-124, II-76 and Tu-154 aircraft.

The supersonic Su-24 tactical bomber, Su-25, Su-30 and Su-34 are all equipped with air-to-air and air-to-surface missiles to assist Syrian ground troops and destroy enemy bases.

The KH-29L air-to-surface missile - weighing up to 690kg - is designed to level hardened ground targets including railways, bridges, factories, runways and aircraft in reinforced concrete shelters, according to the Tactical Missiles Corporation.

Engineers arm Su-34s with air-to-air missiles in Latakia
The fighter jets (pictured, the Su-34) stationed at Russia's main airbase in Latakia, north west Syria, have been responsible for the vast majority of strikes on ISIS and rebel locations

Costing £26-million each, Russia's Su-34 (pictured) possess a state-of-the-art fire control system, a phased array radar, and powerful electronic countermeasures (ECM)

The 80ft long, 60ft wide Su-24 (pictured during military exercise) can reach speeds of around 1,400mph and can climb at a rate of 29,000ft a second

WEST WATCHES 'IN HORROR' AT RUSSIA'S AMAZING FIREPOWER

The Russian- and U.S.-brokered ceasefire that began on February 27 has helped significantly reduce hostilities but at least 67 civilians are said to have been killed in the frontline of Aleppo, which is partly held by rebels and surrounded by hostile forces. The Islamic State group and the al-Qaida-linked Nusra Front have been excluded from the truce.

Despite the withdrawal of some of the 6,000 military personnel now in country, Putin still has an incredible range of firepower at his disposal. This includes Spetsnaz Special Forces acting as 'advisors' to the Syrian Army and its Iranian-backed allies on the frontlines.

This military hardware of warplanes, missile systems, artillery, state-of-the-art tanks, smart bombs and satellite technology has already changed the landscape in Syria while causing both alarm and outrage in Washington, Paris and London.

Russia has invested £254billion under Putin in an armament programme in the last decade - and has been using Syria to test it out to devastating effect..

The Russians have surprised the West by launching long-range Kalibr cruise missiles at extremist targets from both frigates in the Caspian Sea and from a brand-new diesel-electric submarine in the Mediterranean.

Significantly, Russian forces too have been testing their electronic warfare capabilities, using advanced equipment such as the Krasukha-4 mobile electronic warfare units designed to jam not only the rebels' battlefield communications but also radar and aircraft communications.

One retired British officer, who commanded forces that fought alongside Syrian troops in the first Gulf War, told MailOnline last night: 'Putin and his military have totally changed the course of the conflict in an alarming but impressive way.

'He has out flanked, out thought and out bluffed the West both testing and showcasing his weapons, many of which have not been seen in such situations before.
'Everyone is watching with interest and an element of horror as more and more hardware is rolled out.'

Russia's Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin openly admitted the weaponry being used in Syria has promoted the Russian army to a 'higher league,' promising that the gained combat experience would be thoroughly studied.
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Fitted with high explosive, penetrating warheads weighing up to 136kg, the rocket can reach speeds of up around 900mph. It has a range of up to six miles and can hit a target within an accuracy of just two metres.

It uses a 'semi active laser guidance system' whereby the pilot marks a target using a laser sight which the missile follows.

Russian warplanes are also using the smaller KH-25 missiles, weighing around 300kg, to destroy ships, armoured vehicles, ammunition caches and oil reserves.

Meanwhile the 80ft long, 60ft wide Su-24 can reach speeds of around 1,400mph and can climb at a rate of 29,000ft a second, according to experts at Military Factory.

It is also equipped with a six barreled GSh-6-23 cannon and 500 rounds of 23mm ammo.

Russia claimed a Su-24 bomber destroyed the ISIS command centre in the Idlib on February 11. ISIS's presence in the province is disputed.

In November, a Russian Su-24 was shot down by two Turkish jets after the country claimed their airspace was violated. Both of the flight crew ejected before the plane crashed in Syria.

Russia responded by arming its Su-34 jets with AA-10 and AA-11 air-to-air missiles.

Costing £26 million and dubbed the 'Fullback', the two-seat Su-34 possesses a state-of-the-art fire control system, a phased array radar, and a powerful electronic countermeasures (ECM) suite.

The AA-10 and AA-12 air-to-air missiles can hit targets from 60miles away and, when fully loaded, have a maximum speed of Mach 1.8. They fly to a range of 2,500 miles before needing to refuel.

The A-11 Archer is the best short range air-to-air missile in Russia's possession, according to military experts at Federation of American Scientists.

The smart rocket is connected to the pilots' helmets, which they use to target enemy aircraft.

The technology also means the missiles can be fired at jets flying either side of the aircraft, which a traditional system of targeting and guidance cannot manage.

Just like the AA-10, the AA-11 is designed to destroy helicopters, drones and cruise missiles - but can also engage modern and 'next generation' fighter jets.

The heat seeking AA-10, which carries a 39kg warhead, can intercept flying targets travelling at a speed of up to 2,000mph.

CRUISE MISSILES: White swan that carries KH-101 and KH-55 cruise missiles

Russia responded to the downing of a passenger jet over Egypt's Sinai province in November by deploying its colossal 24 foot long, two tonne KH-101 cruise missile for the first time.

Carried by a Tu-160 bomber dubbed the 'White Swan', the cruise missile can be fired 6,000 miles from its target, flies as low 30m off the ground to avoid enemy radar, and is said to have an accuracy of between 25m to 30m.

Its astonishing range means the KH-101 could be launched from Moscow to hit an enemy base in Syria.

Known as the 'White Swan' by its pilots, the Tu-160 Strategic Bomber (pictured) is the heaviest combat aircraft ever built.
Russia deployed its colossal two tonne KH-101 cruise missile (pictured) in Syria shortly after a passenger jet filled with its citizens was downed in Egypt's Sinai province in November

Russia's defence ministry released footage of the 24 foot long cruise missile being launched over an undisclosed location in Syria

The KH-101 and its predecessor, the KH-55 (pictured), are fired from Russia's long range strategic bombers including the Tu-160

The satellite-guided smart rocket hugs the terrain using a digital map, which is downloaded onto its on board computer before it is fired.

Both the KH-101 and its predecessor, the KH-55, are fired from Russia's largest long range strategic bombers, the Tu-95 and the Tu-160.

The Tu-160 Strategic Bomber is the heaviest combat aircraft ever built. It can accelerate to a maximum speed of 1,380 mph, climb to a maximum altitude of 49,235 feet and has a range of 7,643 miles.

It is capable of carrying up to 12 Kh-55 cruise missiles and Kh-15 short range missiles. It is also capable of carrying with nuclear and 'regular' bombs.

A nuclear version of the missile, the KH-102, can carry a 250 kiloton warhead, which the United States has expressed concerns about.

GUNSHIPS: Helicopters fitted with tank-destroying rockets and cannons

Russia has three helicopter gunships operating in Syria - the Mi-35s, Mi-24Ps and the new generation Mi-28, which is designed to carry out search and destroy missions on tanks and armoured vehicles.

Syrian TV crews filmed what is believed to be an Mi-28 near Humaymin air base in Syria, Russia based Sputnik news reported.

Called the 'Night Hunter' by pilots, the Mi-28 is equipped with 16 tank-destroying missiles, the Shturm and the Ataka, one unguided S-13 rocket and a turreted 2A42 cannon that fires up to 550 30mm shells a minute.

Called the 'Night Hunter' by pilots, the Mi-28 (pictured) is equipped with 16 tank destroying missiles

The Mi-28 is equipped with Shturm missiles (file photo) which can be used to destroy tanks and other armoured vehiclescan be used to destroy modern tanks, anti-tank missiles, buildings and other helicopters
It can also carry Ataka missiles (pictured), an upgraded version of the Shturm, which has a longer range of around 6,000m

The Mi-28's 30mm cannon, the 2A42, weighs around 115kg and can hit armoured ground targets from around 1,500m away

Amateur footage from the Syrian town of Kafr Nabudah showed two Russian Mi-24 helicopters (pictured) firing rockets at rebels in the area

The helicopter is said to be one of the new pieces of equipment being tested in Syria and is being used to destroy tanks and other armoured vehicles.

The Mi-28's 30mm cannon, the 2A42, weighs around 115kg and can hit armoured ground targets from around 1,500m away

It has a range of up to 5,000m, hits the target travelling at 400m per second and its warhead can penetrate around 560mm of armour.

Up to 16 missiles can be fitted on the Mi-28, which can operate at any time of the day and in severe weather.

Dramatic footage from October showed two Mi-24 helicopters firing rockets on a Syrian town which was thought to be occupied by US trained rebel fighters.

SMART BOMBS: Satellite-guided 'smart missiles' that move at the speed of sound

Syria has been a testing ground for Russia's precision guided bombs.

Its warplanes have deployed the satellite guided KAB-500S to devastating effect on both ISIS and rebel strongholds - and plans to test the smaller KAB-250 in the conflict too.

The state of the art KAB-500, which made its combat debut in Syria in September 2015, is guided by Russia's space based GLONASS global positioning system (GPS).

The satellite guided KAB-500 (pictured) made its combat debut in Syria in September
Supersonic smart bomb, the KAB-250 (pictured), is also thought to have been used in the Syrian conflict

Supersonic smart bomb, the KAB-250 (pictured), is also thought to have been used in the Syrian conflict

The missile can be fired from heights of between 500m and 5,000m, and can be moving at the speed of sound when they strike their intended target with an accuracy of between 7m and 12m.

It is designed to destroy munitions depots, factories and ships in dock.

Footage from October showed a Russian Su-34 bomber dropping a KAB-500 on a Syrian rebel group's headquarters.

Another video released by Russia's MoD showed a KAB-500 being used to destroy an ISIS artillery stronghold in Latakia.
It is designed to destroy munitions depots, factories and ships in dock.
Footage from October showed a Russian Su-34 bomber dropping a KAB-500 on a Syrian rebel group's headquarters.
Russian airforce unleash KAB-500 bombs on ISIS in Syria.
Footage from October showed a Russian Su-34 bomber dropping a KAB-500 on a Syrian rebel group's headquarters near Raqqa

Another video released by Russia's MoD showed a KAB-500 being used to destroy an ISIS artillery stronghold in Latakia (pictured)

Konstantin Sivkov of the Russian Academy of Rocket, Missile and Artillery Sciences claimed the rocket was used against ISIS.

He wrote in the Military Industrial: 'Our aircraft have employed the latest product of Russia's defense industry, the KAB-250, to eliminate targets in the immediate vicinity of civilian infrastructure.

The KAB-250 was made to destroy lighter, thin skinned vehicles and other small enemy installations.

BY SEA: Black Sea fleet provides air defence 'umbrella' and boasts quietest submarine in the world

Russia has a Black Sea Fleet of at least ten ships headed by a Slava class guided missile cruiser in eastern Mediterranean waters, which provide logistics and an air defence 'umbrella' over Latakia and Tartus regions.

It includes a diesel electric submarine known as the Rostov-on-Don, which launched Kalibr cruise missiles against targets near the Syrian city of Raqqa, ISIS's de facto capital on November 17.

Commissioned in late December 2014, the submarine is a Project 636 Varshavyanka sub deemed to be one of the quietest in the world.
A diesel electric submarine known as the Rostov-on-Don (pictured) launched Kalibr cruise missiles against targets near the Syrian city of Raqqav.

The anti-aircraft system on Russia's Moskva missile cruiser, which was stationed in the Mediterranean Sea, off the coast of Syria, in December

Russia fired 26 long range 3M-54K missiles (pictured), known as 'Sizzlers', from Kalibr-NK missile systems on four warships stationed in the Caspian Sea

Russia fired 26 long range 3M-54K missiles (pictured), known as 'Sizzlers', from Kalibr-NK missile systems on four warships stationed in the Caspian Sea

The stealth submarine is so advanced it is dubbed the 'black hole' because it is so hard to detect. It is the second submarine out of six planned for the Black Sea Fleet by the end of 2016.

It is backed up by Buyan-M class warships - four of which launched a barrage of 26 cruise missiles which blitzed ISIS targets located more than 930 miles away.

Each Buyan-class ship carries eight 3M-54K cruise missiles - known as 'Sizzlers' - which are 27ft long and carry a 450kg warhead.

The missile system is designed to destroy submarines, other 'surface vessels' and 'slow moving targets whose coordinates are known in advance'. The rockets have a range of up to 410miles.

Despite their 'relatively small launch weight of 1,570kg, the rockets can 'blow up very large surface craft,' according to experts at Global Security.

They added: 'The missile's moderate weight allows even warships with a small displacement to take aboard quite a few of such deadly weapons.'

BY LAND: Russian tanks can stop 'any missile in the world' and the 'Grizzly' that can defend attacks from 24 angles

Russia has sent at least 24 T-90 tanks to Syria and this month, they were used to push back the forces opposing Assad around Aleppo.

A local rebel commander told the Turkey-based Yeni Safak website his troops were attacked by more than 80 T-72 and T-90 tanks, although that number has not been verified.

The T-90s are the most advanced tanks in Russia's arsenal and are fitted with an anti-tank missile system that can stop any missile in the world.
Some of the 24 T-90 tanks (pictured, T-90s on training exercise outside Moscow) Russia has sent to Syria have been used in the recent offensive in Aleppo

A local rebel commander told the Turkey-based Yeni Safak website his troops were attacked by more than 80 T-72 and T-90 tanks (pictured, on the Red Square in Moscow)

A local rebel commander told the Turkey-based Yeni Safak website his
troops were attacked by more than 80 T-72 and T-90 tanks (pictured, on the Red Square in Moscow)
The T-90 tank, one of the most advanced in the world, is armed with a 2A46M cannon which fires 125mm shells
Russian T-90 tank crews in speed and manoeuvring drills

When they were first transported to Syria, they were seen as the latest heavy armour by Russia to prop up Assad's forces in the ongoing civil war.

The armoured tank, which costs around £3million each to produce, is made from Kontakt-5 armour, which deflects the true force of the blast over a larger surface area to reduce damage.

It is also armed with a 2A46M cannon which fires 125mm shells, as well as AT-11 missiles that can destroy tanks and low flying helicopters up to three miles away, according to Military Today.

Russia has also deployed SA-17 surface-to-air missiles in an area along the Turkish border known as the Azaz Corridor, a major infiltration route for jihadist and other anti-government forces.

The SA-17, also known as the Grizzly, can engage up to 24 targets flying from any direction at any one time, experts at Army Recognition have said.

It can shoot down strategic and tactical jets, cruise missiles, air launched rockets, guided bombs and helicopters.

The missiles can reach an altitude of 24,000m and have a range of up to 31 miles, depending on conditions.
Russia's SA-17 missile (pictured), also known as the Grizzly, can engage up to 24 targets flying from any direction at any one time

Russia is also said to be equipped with 25 D30 Howitzers (pictured) that fire 122mm rounds

Russia's Smerch Mulitiple Launch Rocket System (pictured) has a 12 launchers which fires 300mm 3M-55K missiles at targets between 12 and 43miles away

Russia is also said to be equipped with 25 D30 Howitzers that fire 122mm rounds and 12 Smerch Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS).

The Smerch has a 12 launchers which fires 300mm 3M-55K missiles at targets between 12 and 43miles away.

The rockets, which are used to destroy vehicles and other missile systems, are around 24ft long and weigh 800kg.

Satellite images from October showed 12 towed artillery pieces - 'probably 122 mm D-30 howitzers' - deployed at Russia's Latakia air base, according to defence and security intelligence organisation, IHS Jane's.

BY INTERNET: The Krasukha-4 Land Jammer can disrupt radars and even low-flying satellites
The Krasukha-4 jammer is the newest electronic warfare system in the Russian arsenal.

As a broadband multi-functional jamming platform, it could disrupt ground-based radars, airborne radars (especially AWACS systems) and low earth orbit satellites.

The jammer is said to cause permanent damage to targeted radio-electronic devices.

The Russian contingent in Syria is believed to possess a Krasukha-4 platform, which has a reported range of 200-miles.

It is claimed the Krasukha-4 could blind some AWACS planes and make it difficult for NATO to generate the air picture of the eastern Mediterranean and Syria.

Russia's might in Syria is believed to possess a Krashuka-4 platform (pictured) which could disrupt ground-based radars, airborne radars (especially AWACS systems) and low earth orbit satellites

Russia's might in Syria is believed to possess a Krashuka-4 platform (pictured) which could disrupt ground-based radars, airborne radars (especially AWACS systems) and low earth orbit.
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Sid · Post by **Sid** » 28 Mar 2016 17:15

^^
Why this reporter talks of Syrian national army and their president like they are two separate entities? Such reports usually mention Syrian army as "forces loyal to Asad", what the hell does that mean? These are Gov forces where people fight for national causes. Western media similarly talks about other armies in same way, i.e. Turkey/Egypt/Iraq/etc.

The way they dehumanize and weaken their enemies is repulsive. For once fight a fair game.

kit · Post by **kit** » 28 Mar 2016 17:46

habal wrote:here russian Mi-28 doing multiple low passes hunting fleeing isis from palmyra.

that sight is more than enough to scare the s**t of any one in front of it !

deejay · Post by **deejay** » 28 Mar 2016 18:42

Few interesting tid bits from Al Masdar

https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/ru ... s-palmyra/

https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/ru ... -sukhanah/

https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/fi ... a-airbase/

Philip · Post by **Philip** » 28 Mar 2016 18:58

Boris Johnson,heavyweight British politico,Mayor of London and wanna-be PM of the UK,has praised pres.Putin for being ruthless with ISIS in Syria,hailing its liberation as a "victory for archaeology".BoJos praise for Putin is in sharp contrast to the silence from Ca-Moron,supporter and camp follower of the Soothis of Barbaria,who secretly support ISIS.There ng and gnashing of teeth at No.19.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/po ... 55956.html

Boris Johnson praises Vladimir Putin's 'ruthless clarity' in retaking Palmyra
Mr Johnson said the win is a 'victory for archaeology'
Joe Churcher |

The ancient city of Palmyra was taken back by Syrian troops from Isis fighters AP

Boris Johnson has praised Vladimir Putin's "ruthless clarity" in backing President Assad to remove "maniac" Isis jihadists from Palmyra.

The London Mayor said the UK should send top archaeologists to help restore the ancient city of Palmyra after Putin exposed the West's "ineffective" response to the Syria crisis by helping liberate it.

The Mayor of London said the Russian president deserved credit for showing "ruthless clarity" in providing Bashar Assad's regime with military backing, reportedly including troops on the ground.

"If Putin's troops have helped winkle the maniacs from Palmyra, then (it pains me to admit) that is very much to the credit of the Russians," he wrote in his Daily Telegraph column.

Forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad take positions on a look-out point overlooking the historic city of Palmyra (Reuters)

"They have made the West look relatively ineffective; and so now is the time for us to make amends, and to play to our strengths.

"We have some of the greatest archaeological experts in the world.

"I hope that the Government will soon be funding them to go to Syria and help the work of restoration.

"It is far cheaper than bombing and more likely to lead to long-term tourism and economic prosperity.

"One day Syria's future will be glorious; but that will partly depend on the world's ability to enjoy its glorious past.

"British experts should and will be at the forefront of the project."

The recapture by Syrian government forces of the city, known to Syrians as the "Bride of the Desert", represents a significant blow to Isis.

Experts are set to begin assessing the scale of the damage done to the 2,000-year-old ruins, with many famous monuments known to have been destroyed.

Mr Johnson wrote that while the regime itself was "evil", "the victory of Assad is a victory for archaeology, a victory for all those who care about the ancient monuments of one of the most amazing cultural sites on earth".

He said: "It is alas very hard to claim that the success of the Assad forces is a result of any particular British or indeed western policy.

"How could it be? We rightly loathe his regime and what it stands for, and for the last few years we have been engaged in an entirely honourable mission to build an opposition to Assad that was not composed simply of Daesh.

"That effort has not worked, not so far. It has been Putin who with a ruthless clarity has come to the defence of his client, and helped to turn the tide.

"If reports are to be believed, the Russians have not only been engaged in air strikes against Assad's opponents, but have been seen on the ground as well."

A replica of the destroyed gateway of the Temple of Bel is due to be raised in Trafalgar Square next month in a show of solidarity with Palmyra.

"I hope it will also be a sign of our British determination to be useful in the reconstruction of the country," Mr Johnson wrote.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 28 Mar 2016 19:00

kobane

Furiouskurd ‏@Furiouskurd 5h5 hours ago
Arin Mirkan, female #YPG commander strapped TNT to her body and ran towards ISIS positions killing 27 terrorists.2/3

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Cen-xc8WsAEYZDR.jpg

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 28 Mar 2016 19:01

church in village of tal nasre , recently ypg evicted is from there

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 28 Mar 2016 19:02

Furiouskurd ‏@Furiouskurd Mar 27
Furiouskurd Retweeted Jahán Balóc
Pakistan and Turkey are close allies, both oppress native ppl violently. The Baloch suffering is unreported issue. Furiouskurd added,

Jahán Balóc @Baloch_World
#27MarchBlackDay #Pak could only occupy the land of Baloch but not the #Baloch, we will fight till #FreeBalochistan

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 28 Mar 2016 19:06

jihadi kurds being given new orders...

Wladimir
‏@vvanwilgenburg
Ahrar al-Sham ordered fighters from the Ahfad Saladin Brigade willing to fight their fellow Kurds in YPG to pull down #Kurdish flag.

uddu · Post by **uddu** » 28 Mar 2016 19:11

As per Jihadis, if killed by a woman, they are denied entry to heaven and directly send to Hell where 72 Satans will be waiting for them.

habal · Post by **habal** » 28 Mar 2016 19:12

>> 72 Satans will be waiting for them.

them be hillary clinton's and barbara bush types.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 28 Mar 2016 19:39

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 28 Mar 2016 19:40

i wonder why that lone strike in palmyra, where and why...

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 28 Mar 2016 19:43

Hassan Ridha ‏@sayed_ridha 12m12 minutes ago
#US led Coalition has carried a number of airstrikes on #Manbij in the past few days, #SOHR predicts an #SDF offensive

UlanBatori · Post by **UlanBatori** » 28 Mar 2016 19:51

and can climb at a rate of 29,000ft a second

Hmmm!!

member_22733 · Post by **member_22733** » 28 Mar 2016 19:53

Single stage to orbit?

deejay · Post by **deejay** » 28 Mar 2016 20:05

Jason Jones ‏@DPRKJones now8 minutes ago
KH-28 missiles (red boxes) recaptured from #ISIS #palmyra airbase.

Prem · Post by **Prem** » 28 Mar 2016 21:03

habal wrote:>> 72 Satans will be waiting for them.
them be hillary clinton's and barbara bush types.

First they have to pass the utility test by Madam of the Badam All-Bright.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 28 Mar 2016 21:06

must be mothballed units long past EOL date meant for the Su22. they have red fuming nitric acid so even IS seems to have left them alone.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 28 Mar 2016 21:11

guess which country of the two masked men...

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 28 Mar 2016 21:17

so far i have seen footage of only 2 civilians in palmyra, a old couple who were perhaps too old to leave and had no relatives to drag them away. town seemed pretty deserted.

deejay · Post by **deejay** » 28 Mar 2016 21:39

Singha wrote:so far i have seen footage of only 2 civilians in palmyra, a old couple who were perhaps too old to leave and had no relatives to drag them away. town seemed pretty deserted.

Yes, just those two people. Nothing else.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 28 Mar 2016 21:52

not even dogs or cats. perhaps they sensed the fight and moved out.

the couple may be old but tactically alert - moment the SAA came round they started shouting slogans in support of Assad govt #survivalist...lord alone know how many people IS executed in the stadium there.

habal · Post by **habal** » 28 Mar 2016 22:14

this is good.

An interviewer asks the Saudi ambassador to the UN why he supports democracy in Syria, but not in Saudi.

https://twitter.com/mehdirhasan/status/ ... 1161408512

vishvak · Post by **vishvak** » 28 Mar 2016 22:15

The meetings and arguments of all interested parties during all kind of talks on Syria should have been telecast live on TV.

habal · Post by **habal** » 28 Mar 2016 22:17

i think saudis are all sharam-sharm at meetings. How can they answer such explosive questions.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 29 Mar 2016 03:55

Both the russi SF photos here show very average lean physiques so they follow the Eurasian template

Onlee Hollywood amirkans SF have rogue warrior marcinko type builds and publishing industry backing.

Suresh S · Post by **Suresh S** » 29 Mar 2016 04:03

guess which country of the two masked men...

country of ivan sidorenko