1. End of Iran bonhomie: this will mean money being given to Iran will scrutinised, probably stopped
2. Israel support re instated
3. Saudi weakened
4. No further support to rebels in ME which means they will be battered
last one explains why Ru was cold on launching strike on SY recently , waiting for US election to get over, in case if Trump gets elected and rebel support is stopped, Sy army and ground support will be enough
Re: Levant crisis - III
Posted: 13 Nov 2016 06:24
by TSJones
could somebody please post another picture of that awesome ship Kuznetsov as it strikes terror into the heart of its enemies?
Re: Levant crisis - III
Posted: 13 Nov 2016 07:17
by svinayak
Donald Trump's worldview has often been the subject of intense debate - AND NOW HE'S ACTUALLY GOING TO BE THE MOST POWERFUL MAN IN THE WORLD.
Maps are always good for visualisation, and Bulgarian artist Yanko Tsvetkov has made a map of what the world (supposedly) looks like to the Commander-in-Chief-in-waiting.
His ‘global stereotype’ maps became so popular he ended up publishing the satirical images in two books, and most recently an iBooks edition, Atlas of Prejudice: The Complete Stereotype Map Collection.
Well, Tsvetkov struck again, this time with a World Map According to Donald Trump:
And it's a truly beautiful work of art
Re: Levant crisis - III
Posted: 13 Nov 2016 10:23
by Austin
Meanwhile in Iraq
Re: Levant crisis - III
Posted: 13 Nov 2016 10:26
by Austin
Austin wrote:Meanwhile in Iraq
Note the IR Jammers against MANPADS on Mi-35 just below the rotor
Evev Exhaust Air from engine has been tilted up to mix with cold air of rotor
Re: Levant crisis - III
Posted: 13 Nov 2016 10:37
by Austin
Su 35S on Hmeimim airbase. Syria
Re: Levant crisis - III
Posted: 13 Nov 2016 15:18
by Singha
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (2:30 A.M.) - U.S. warplanes were filmed flying over the Idlib countryside on Saturday, marking the first time this year that they have visibly conducted reconnaissance flights over this province.
Based on the footage released by Syrian opposition groups, the two warplanes flying over the Idlib Governorate were identified as the F-15 and A-10 Warthog.
These U.S. warplanes were reportedly conducting reconnaissance flights over Jabhat Fateh Al-Sham's (formerly Al-Nusra Front) positions around the provincial capital and its surrounding villages.
Recently, the U.S. added Jabhat Fateh Al-Sham to their official terror list, making them a target for future attacks in Syria, despite their loyalty to western-backed rebel groups.
Re: Levant crisis - III
Posted: 13 Nov 2016 15:21
by Singha
Above obviously needed russi approval to deconflict
Re: Levant crisis - III
Posted: 13 Nov 2016 15:24
by habal
Colonel Cassad has a comprehensive photo and video essay.
Key points: US A-10s and B-52 strategic bombers spotted flying over north Syria. Russian Su-30Ms flying in such close formation that they would probably appear to be a single aircraft to radar or SAMs. Russian Mi-28s doing tag-team strafing of takfiris. Russian SF in multiple locations. Flight in SAA intelligence gathering helicopter. Russians showing to how do precision humanitarian aid drops at Deir ez Zor. Videos of the final moments of the battle at 1070, with an erie transition to silence as the battle ends.
doesn't belong here, but since Motorola served in Syria ..
"In Donetsk, the detained members of the group involved in the murder, "Motorola"" https://www.novorosinform.org/news/63171
above is courtesy of Google Translate.
Apparently the guys that killed Motorola in Donbass have been found and dragged back to Russia for trial. The official story is they were found in "Donbass" but some are speculating that Spetsnaz went in to "Ukraine proper" and captured them.
Re: Levant crisis - III
Posted: 13 Nov 2016 15:33
by habal
1) Western Aleppo
The SAA advanced toward the sawmills, between Minyan and Mansoura.
2) Southern Aleppo
The SAA & Hezbollah has liberated two cities early today, Kirbat al Zuwary and Kafr Haddad. At this moment it is not clear whether this was an opportunity or a new offensive.
Re: Levant crisis - III
Posted: 13 Nov 2016 17:30
by Singha
Turk arty is shelling al bab. Fsa reached it first
Has Avrat
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Has Avrat @hasavrat
A lot of underreported activity with #EuphratesShield op; last night approx 200 Turkish SOF entered N. Aleppo, TAF air strikes back on.
Re: Levant crisis - III
Posted: 13 Nov 2016 17:32
by Singha
So now ypg has no option but to cozy up to saa if they want to contest al bab or want a yellow corridor south of it.
Saa btw has quietly advanced to ourskirts of deir hafr
Re: Levant crisis - III
Posted: 13 Nov 2016 18:58
by habal
The SAA and allies have gathered massively in 9 different areas around eastern Aleppo. Things are about to get really serious inside eastern Aleppo today. Very important moment for this war of aggression against Syria.
Re: Levant crisis - III
Posted: 13 Nov 2016 19:01
by habal
The video below is a night attack at Huratayn, NW Aleppo, in the Anadan plain. The video is short but one can conclude the air attack did hit one or several ammo depots, inside a civilian area as usually done by the NATO backed terrorists.
The interesting aspect of this attack is that it could only work out if there was specific and reliable intel. It is quite clear there are Syrians behind the terrorists' defensive lines helping out the SAA and RuAF. As victory approaches, we will see much more help from the ordinary Syrians toward the Government, and that is counted by the allied forces on the up coming eastern Aleppo campaign.
The Houthi-Saleh Alliance continued its advances in the province of Jizan, located in southern Saudi Arabia, taking full control over several strategic villages in al-Khobeh region, Arabic-language media reported on Saturday, citing a senior Ansarullah Commander, Nasreddin Ameri.
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Habal saar, SF reporting that Yemenis are inside the holy land of Smothie Barbaria. Bismillah al rahman al rahim, where is this love fest heading (okupation of Yemen)?
Re: Levant crisis - III
Posted: 13 Nov 2016 20:49
by Singha
Without american help the saudis are going to gradually lose nazran and jizan states
Trump should hang them out to dry
Re: Levant crisis - III
Posted: 13 Nov 2016 21:05
by habal
Syrian Army gives jihadists 24 hours to surrender before launching massive offensive in #Aleppo
Houthis are not holding ground in Jizan or Asir, it is still shoot & scoot. Houthis are thoroughly guerrila force, they need to crawl upto Taif to challenge holy lands. Consider it like this, Saudis challenges Iran in Syria via Nusra, Muhaysini, and Iran pokes right back at Saudi underbelly in Jizan. When SAA completes re-conquest of Aleppo, which is just eastern parts of Aleppo city now with the rebels. And northern side across al-bab is another story. But aleppo main is just eastern pockets which is about to fall.
Kuznetsov is prepped to attack Idlib at moment's notice. It is there to take care of the final battle for Idlib.
Re: Levant crisis - III
Posted: 13 Nov 2016 21:34
by IndraD
Iraq army has retaken ancient city of Nimruk. It is unclear how much, if any, of the ancient Assyrian capital has survived looting and bulldozing by the militant
Re: Levant crisis - III
Posted: 13 Nov 2016 21:35
by Singha
Takbeer habal sir
Re: Levant crisis - III
Posted: 13 Nov 2016 22:04
by habal
Ya Ali Madad
Desert_Hawks SAA group in Western_Aleppo Recieved Russian Medal for bravery....
This is this commanders Third Russian Medal
The Russian Interfax news agency had quoted a Russian military and diplomatic source on Friday as saying that MiG and Sukhoi jets have been regularly flying above Syria from the Admiral Kuznetsov to "determine combat missions. http://www.haaretz.com/middle-east-news/1.752719
Hard-line President Recep Tayyip Erdogan risks losing Turkey's lucrative customs union with the EU, its main trading partner. European Parliament chief Martin Schulz has said economic sanctions are being considered.
Some spine at last. EU will gain some respect if this comes to passe.
Re: Levant crisis - III
Posted: 14 Nov 2016 11:05
by Singha
hezbollah held a off-public military parade on the syria-lebanon border to show off a lot of hardware. pretty large collection and better than what we see in syrian army! they even have ATGMs on ATVs...they are a army within a state and not sure how much the writ of lebanese army runs over them.
As usual CNN/BBC/MSNBC/ABC/NPR/ everybody is silent when terrorists in Aleppo (Jabhat al-nusra/Fatah al-sham) has made a chemical weapon strike on Aleppo airport and outskirts SAA positions.
SAA positions near Aleppo Int. Airport ATTACKED WITH CHEMICAL WEAPONS by terrorists! At least 28 soldiers dead.
THE PIGS HAVE USED CHEMICAL WEAPONS AGAINST SAA. AGAIN. AND THE WORLD IS SILENT.
- 50 soldiers wounded so far, 28 of them brought to Aleppo Military Hospital, the others to Neirab Hospital.
Re: Levant crisis - III
Posted: 14 Nov 2016 11:22
by habal
Issued by the General Command of the Armed Forces
Armed terrorist groups located in the neighborhoods of eastern Aleppo afternoon to target Neirab area and its environs mortar containing chlorine which led to dozens of casualties civilian and military.
This terrorist attack comes after the successes achieved by our armed forces on the direction of the south and west of Aleppo and large losses incurred by the armed terrorist groups and the failure of all attempts to break the ring for terrorists in the eastern neighborhoods of Aleppo.
The General Command of the Army and Armed Forces confirms that such cowardly terrorist acts will only increase the insistent on the need to expedite the resolution of the fight against terrorism and rid the eastern districts of Aleppo from the clutches of the terrorists who have taken our people as hostages and human shields.
Damascus November 13, 2016 General Command of the Armed Forces
Bulgaria elects ex-MiG-29 pilot Rumen Radev as president by a whopping margin. Radev is friendly to Russia & supports removal of sanctions.
Re: Levant crisis - III
Posted: 14 Nov 2016 11:49
by Singha
they have also used the new extended range Grads to shell hama military airport killing several people.
the east aleppo pocket will neither leave or surrender. so regretably at the cost of civilian casualties the hammer blow has to come. 4 weeks of ceasefire and safe corridors yielded 3 wounded rebels who managed to escape their own kind.
Re: Levant crisis - III
Posted: 14 Nov 2016 18:31
by Austin
Kuznetsov's helos start to get busy in Syria. Search and rescue Ka-27PS and armed assault Ka-29 (with twin 23mm gun pods and 80mm rockets):
Russian MOD : 30 Syrian soldiers injured in Aleppo by Militants chemical weapons attack
Re: Levant crisis - III
Posted: 14 Nov 2016 20:10
by habal
These guys have been doing a tremendous job in Aleppo for months now, true Aleppans trolling the terrorists daily, worth watching it, this is the spirit in Syria and within the SAA and allies. This is a compilation from Hikma to the last battle in west Aleppo.
English subs are rare on their videos, to enjoy it.
Re: Levant crisis - III
Posted: 14 Nov 2016 20:11
by habal
UN envoy de Mistura, called on the eastern Aleppo terrorists to get out of the city immediately
Aleppo: terrorist groups refused to get out of the eastern districts of Aleppo
Aleppo militants reject getting completely out of the eastern neighborhoods of Aleppo
there are small groups of rebels who want out of Aleppo, but there are influential and seniormost 'leaders' who block their exit.
Re: Levant crisis - III
Posted: 14 Nov 2016 20:13
by habal
Kremiln to Work With Obama on Syrian Settlement Before Trump Takes Office
Russia will continue its contacts with the administration of incumbent US President Barack Obama on settlement of the ongoing Syrian crisis and will not wait until the inauguration of US President-elect Donald Trump, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Sunday
MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The work on settlement of the Syrian crisis has to go on, because events in the war-torn country are developing "rapidly," Peskov said in an interview with the Moskovsky Komsomolets newspaper.
"At the moment the United States have an incumbent president and he will be in office for two more months. For example the events in Syria are developing so rapidly that no one could afford a two-month pause. That's why the work will go on," he said.
He added that it was necessary to be patient and to see how Trump's administration would act.
On Friday, Peskov also said that the Syrian civil war was a "burning issue" and Moscow cannot wait several months before the January inauguration and would continue to cooperate with Obama's administration at the moment.
Re: Levant crisis - III
Posted: 14 Nov 2016 20:40
by IndraD
Men 'used Syria aid convoys to transport items for terrorists'
Syed Hoque, 37, Mashoud Miah, 27, Mohammed Hussain, 30, and Pervez Rafiq, 46, are on trial at Old Bailey in London https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/201 ... CMP=twt_gu
Re: Levant crisis - III
Posted: 14 Nov 2016 21:58
by Singha
hezbollah atgm unit with kornet on atv is a new innovation. 1 ready use round and 4 reloads. worthy of chuck norris delta force film. in forests and mountains this could be a real poison pill , knocking out $5 million tanks.
Re: Levant crisis - III
Posted: 14 Nov 2016 22:56
by Austin
Russian Navy MiG-29K lost in Mediterranean
Reports from sources close to Combat Aircraft confirm that a Russian Navy Mikoyan MiG-29KR/KUBR naval fighter crashed in the Mediterranean during operations from the aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov yesterday afternoon, November 13.
The aircraft apparently came down close to the carrier on its return from a mission flown over Syria. Wreckage of the aircraft has been recovered, and the pilot was picked up by a Russian Navy search and rescue helicopter. There is currently no confirmation regarding his condition.
Initial indications are that the aircraft was a two-seat MiG-29KUBR version. Operated by the 100th Independent Shipborne Fighter Aviation Regiment, a total of four MiG-29KR/KUBRs were understood to be on board the carrier
