Crow Bat--have not seen much reporting on the counter offensive early my time--were the roadblocks able to hold out?Originally Posted by OUTLAW 09
Also caught one comment late last night that there was still one road that could still get into Aleppo that had not been cut.
Also have not seen early RuAF air strikes which has been typical up to yesterday--maybe they are a tad confused as to where to respond to??
Last edited by OUTLAW 09; 10-24-2015 at 06:37 AM.
Damascus Rebels blow up BMP in quarries NW of #Douma
https://vid.me/4n2Q
Inside #Iran'ian "operations room" for battle in southern #Aleppo
https://vid.me/CMRJ
Reports: 2 dozen military security forces killed by poisoned water in the government building in #Hama city
Sarmin hospital, Idlib: once on front lines treating civilians after chemical attacks, closed after Russian strike:
Hama Report from Lahaya -captured last night by rebels
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUe0UsZCEyI …
http://wikimapia.org/#lang=de&lat=35...80174&z=15&m=b …
Latakia TOW-shot at 23mm gun on Mount Doreen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBCS2fl5tng …
Sniper war in northern #Homs towns
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojOauq73jSI …
http://wikimapia.org/#lang=de&lat=35...49611&z=15&m=b …
FSA Victory Army in Ma'rkaba village captured y'days northern #Hama
https://youtu.be/sjDS8PiLmk4
https://youtu.be/wrxLPQhzcCY
Israel military satellite imagery of #Russia-n forces in #Syria released
http://www.defensenews.com/story/def...yria/74389776/ …
Barrel bomb attack on #Tamanah in southern #Idlib province
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2HJAJ-KP8A …
http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=35...b&search=morek …
BreakingFootage
Russian low-flying Mil Mi-24 attack another city.
This time #TerMaela.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?featur...&v=-Zz41qWDzp0 …
pic.twitter.com/qKFICjROgn
Last edited by OUTLAW 09; 10-24-2015 at 01:01 PM.
BREAKING Footage
Moment #RUssia helicopter was targeted by Rebels & make forced emergency landing
After 24 days of attacking FSA instead of IS, bombing with cluster munitions and using thermobaric weapons, killing untold number of civilians and bombing nine hospitals.
My brother told me all the field hospitals that his organization works with in southern Aleppo were destroyed by Russia yesterday.
You have got to be kidding me........?
@ReutersWorld Russia says ready to support Free Syrian Army with air strikes
http://reut.rs/1jFPRXG
Last edited by OUTLAW 09; 10-24-2015 at 12:28 PM.
Remember when Putin openly chastised the EU for their handling of the refugee crisis and actually stated Russia had a great wealth of experience in handing refugees and the EU should be turning to Russia for assistance?
WELL this seems to be their true experience--actually creating far more refugees...........actually weaponization of refugees is part and parcel of the Russian non linear warfare.
Judge Putin on his actions NOT his words is what Obama stated in 2014 was it not????
Syrian doctors 'utterly abandoned' after Russian bombs at least 7 hospitals, killing those who came to save wounded: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worl...hospitals.html …
At least 15 civilians killed & over 20 wounded in #Russia|n airstrikes on #Talbiseh in #Homs, #Syria yesterday
While militarily the Russo/Assad alliance has been a failure. Right now in terms of humanitarian catastrophes, this is the worst in 5yrs.
FSA Suqour al-Ghab, Division 111 & Rescue Front have completely merged under Jaish al-Nasr (Victory Army).
jihadi group Jund al-Aqsa has left Jaysh al-Fatah, accusing the coalition of 'supporting democracy'
Last edited by OUTLAW 09; 10-24-2015 at 12:40 PM.
Cannot be disappointed--we know the Russians always lie.....
Russia|n warplane bombard rebels today in eastern #Qalamoon, indirectly supporting #Daesh
https://youtu.be/6NeiVpFIFKs
Lavrov: We are ready to provide air support for the patriotic opposition in Syria if the US will tell us where it is http://www.wsj.com/articles/russia-r...rov-1445687806 …
U.S won't cooperate with Russia on Syria, one of reasons- ignoring Minsk agreement by Russia
pic.twitter.com/6bWV3k0lYc
http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/23-octo...n-syria-one-of …
Last edited by OUTLAW 09; 10-24-2015 at 01:11 PM.
Russian "altered state of reality" is really digging for reasons for being in Syria..
Russia says w/o its help Assad would have fallen to ISIS (except Russia rarely fights ISIS).
http://bit.ly/1kAmruc
pic.twitter.com/VgSkfes2yj
Worth reading: How Russia Spins Its War in Syria
http://warisboring.com/articles/how-...-war-in-syria/ …
Even more strange Russian statements.........
Putin's war in Syria acc to Girkin: a plot to distract attention from Russian surrender in Ukraine
http://liveuamap.com/en/2015/23-octo...ot-to-distract …
Last edited by OUTLAW 09; 10-24-2015 at 01:12 PM.
Russia moving their Spetsnaz Brigades from the eastern Ukraine to Syria.
Things must be working out well for Russia if they are making that move...Putin and his FM stated repeatedly there will be no ground troops in Syria......
Russia said to redeploy special-ops forces from Ukraine to Syria. http://on.wsj.com/1W9TOoN
News
Jabhat al #Nusra announced recapture of Al-Qarassi and Al-Hamra from #Assad/#Iran/#Russia, south of #Aleppo.
Footage
Heavy fighting between the #FSA and #Assad/#Iranian hordes, invading S #Aleppo.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzLNLMBw4kE …
Footage
The #FSA hits a regime bulldozer in #Latakia prov. with the "Fagot" ATGM.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_uaefKLfAE …
DeirEzZor Heavy clashes in Indusrial area of the city btw #Assad-forces & #IslamicState
http://wikimapia.org/#lang=de&lat=35...59900&z=16&m=b …
Russia'n cargo plane in sky of northern #Homs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NivF-NI1kI …
Aleppo Rebels destroyed tank in Al Aziza
http://wikimapia.org/#lang=de&lat=36...91467&z=14&m=b …
Aleppo 4 #Russia'n airstrikes on Zerbeh town at M5 highway
http://wikimapia.org/#lang=de&lat=36...80324&z=14&m=b …
Last edited by OUTLAW 09; 10-24-2015 at 02:04 PM.
This has got to be one of the FSAs longest TOW shots----missile fired reached max distance and still kept travelling once it broke it's control wires.
At least in the 3.7 to 4km range.
FSA Victory Army blow Kornet ATGM unit in al-Mansoura grain silos in Ghab plain.
https://youtu.be/3kK6mFqQEA8
The following will summarize #Russia|n/Putin proposal in #Vienna meetings for a political resolution to the #Syria|n crisis:
1 Establish a 'Targets List'. Those who will refuse the political settlement will be added to this list & bombed by #Russia #USA in #Syria
2 Freeze all the front lines between #Syria|n rebels and #Assad army
3 Launch a Dialogue Conference which includes inside opposition & #FSA
4 Outcome of the Conference will be: Release detainees/Parliament-Presidential elections/General amnesty/Form a #Syria|n unity government
5 The Conference will agree on Constitutional changes that will transfer all Presidential authorities to the new Prime Minister of #Syria
6 #Putin'll guarantee that #Assad will not be nominated for Presidential elections but his family members or regime figures may do so
7 Regime and opposition must agree on a plan to merge NDF; FSA and other opposition factions forces into the #Syria|n army
8 #Russia will guarantee general amnesty to opposition members inside/outside #Syria. Opposition will not prosecute #Assad for his crimes
9 Siege on #Assad/Opposition territories to be ended. Freeze all forms of fights & supporting countries must stop arms supplies to #Syria
THIs plan will be totally rejected as it may remove Assad--it does not remove his entire family from political power, and it does not remove the Shia militia, Hezbollah and IRGC from Syria.
TYPICAL Putin plan that favors everything Putin wants just as the Minsk 2 agreement was or the Ukraine.
AND here is the critical point---Russian has not implemented a single point of the Ukrainian Minsk 2 plan SO why would he implement anything of this plan??
Second point--there is nothing mentioned that states the entire Russian military contingent has to remove itself from Syria WHICH Putin will never do.
Third point--does not mention a single point about the role of Iran in Syria.
Last edited by OUTLAW 09; 10-24-2015 at 02:28 PM.
VIDEO: Rebels in #Homs overrun #SAA position after killing several troops with sniper fire
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojOauq73jSI …
BREAKING: Lavrov urges Syria regime, rebels to hold talks on new elections - AFP
TYPICAL Russian disinformation----who will vote--- does it include all refugees outside Syria and WILL every single Syrian be allowed to vote to include IS controlled areas?
OR is it just limited to Assad controlled areas???
WILL Assad be in the elections??? YES was the Russian answer three days ago--by statements from their FM and Putin.
VIDEO: #FSA Sultan Murad Brigade in heavy combat with #SAA in #Aleppo countryside, #Syria.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wc7GyeHRBd0 …
Footage
Russian Mil Mi-24 in action over #FreeHoms province.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvqMTC9p2vs …
Homs Rebels blow up BMP at SW front TOW hit......
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtRRu6NBKpg …
http://wikimapia.org/#lang=de&lat=34...54425&z=15&m=b …
Last edited by OUTLAW 09; 10-24-2015 at 02:46 PM.
Crow Bat-----what do you think?
SYRIA: Pro-Regime forces, backed by Liwa al-Quds, retook Salamiyeh-Ithirya road from ISIS.
Intercepted radio talk of regime forces in northern #Homs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6C4PrUEzb7o …
Not very confident...
Last edited by OUTLAW 09; 10-24-2015 at 02:47 PM.
People who underestimated the FSA and we're proven wrong:
Assad
Daesh
Hezbollah
Iran
Putin
-basically every news organization
Aleppo Rebels destroyed T-62 tank at southern Sheikh Saeed neighborhood with TOW
Afghan asylum seekers in #Sweden, even a teen, say they were recruited by Iran to fight in #Syria.
http://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel...rtikel=6286025 …
InfoGraphic - Assad Regime Foreign Allies in #Syria | from around 12 countries.
HD: http://archicivilians.com/2015/09/21...lies-in-syria/ …
AFG fighters are on this chart----
Last edited by OUTLAW 09; 10-24-2015 at 03:04 PM.
There are no news since yesterday late in the evening (local time).
That is: there is only one piece of news. Jund al-Aqsa has abandoned Jaysh al-Fatah, this morning. They're complaining that everybody involved - but foremost JAN and Ahrar - is against Daesh and wants to fight it too (once they fight down Assad, IRGC, Hezbollah etc.).
But, Jund al-Aqsa don't like insurgents being against Daesh. So, they have withdrawn from the Operations room. Nevertheless, they insist to remain on the battlefield.
Whatever... so far this offensive has recovered all the ground in northern Hama lost to the regime, and even gained a few additional villages. Sadly, my Arabic is not good enough to follow JAN's reports about ops in as-Sa'in area, then - IMHO - these would be VERY important. So, only thing I can say about their ops there is that they confirmed to have lost one of their Emirs: some Egyptian (sentenced to death absentia) with al-Qaida links...
Further north, the al-Qods al-Filistini Brigade (IRGC; although some say 'NDF') has claimed to have advanced through several Daesh roadblocks yesterday, reaching 17km south of Khan Nasser. But, ever since they are only repeating that claim (and another, about dismantling dozens of IEDs).
Meanwhile, it became known that the NDF had to reinforce that unit through deploying its ad-Daher Falcons Brigade (these are survivors from Abu ad-Duhor AB) to reinforce Palestinians.
To me this means two things: as expected, al-Qods al-Filistini was insuficient to punch through Daesh to Ihtryia, and (as expected) it failed to do so.
But, this is not 100% confirmed, so we have to wait for more news.
FSA Response----
Beirut (AFP) - Syria's Western-backed opposition on Saturday rejected a Russian offer to assist them against the Islamic State jihadist group and dismissed Moscow's call for new elections.
"Russia is bombing the Free Syrian Army and now it wants to cooperate with us, while it remains committed to Assad? We don't understand Russia at all!" said Lieutenant Colonel Ahmad Saoud, a spokesman for the Division 13 rebel group.
Moscow began an aerial campaign in Syria on September 30, saying it was targeting the Islamic State group and other "terrorists".
But moderate and Islamist rebels say they have been the target of Moscow's strikes, and that the campaign is intended to prop up President Bashar al-Assad's regime rather than eradicate IS.
Samir Nashar, a member of the Syrian National Coalition, the opposition's main political body, was equally dismissive of an alliance between moderate rebels and Russia.
"Instead of talking about their willingness to support the Free Syrian Army, they should stop bombing it," he told AFP.
"Eighty percent of the Russian strikes are targeting the FSA."
The comments came after Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Saturday that Moscow was ready to support Syria's "patriotic opposition, including the so-called Free Syrian Army, from the air".
"The main thing for us is to approach the people fully in charge of representing these or those armed groups fighting terrorism among other things," he told Rossiya 1 television station.
Lavrov also told the station that he hoped to see political progress in Syria and a move toward new elections.
"I am convinced that most serious politicians have learned their lessons and with regards to Syria a correct understanding of the situation is developing," he said.
"This gives us hope that the political process will move forward in the foreseeable future, by using outside players, to have all Syrians sit at the negotiating table."
"Of course, it's necessary to prepare for both parliamentary and presidential polls," he added.
Nashar said the proposal of new elections now was absurd and accused Moscow of trying "to circumvent the demands of the Syrian people for Assad's departure".
"The Russians are ignoring the real facts on the ground, with millions who have been displaced inside and outside Syria, where cities are destroyed every day," he said.
"What elections are they talking about holding under such circumstances?"
Syria last held presidential elections in June 2014, with Assad re-elected for a seven-year term with 88.7 percent of the vote.
The election was dismissed by the opposition and condemned internationally.
The country last held parliamentary elections in May 2012, and it is in theory due to hold its next legislative vote in 2016.
Last edited by OUTLAW 09; 10-24-2015 at 03:21 PM.
CB--just a short question--why is PFLP involved in this? Does it go back to the Syrian support of Habash?? Had assumed the PFLP had disbanded/drifted apart basically back in the mid 80s??
Also from the TOW long shot videos--it appears that the insurgents are risking more extreme distance shots by reaching the maximum shooting range and then on the final aim allowing it to break the guide wires and then the missile runs straight and true getting another 3-500m or so out of it before impacting.
Last edited by OUTLAW 09; 10-24-2015 at 03:47 PM.
Hezbollah leader, Hassan Nasrallah, criticises Saudi Arabia's ruling family
http://uatoday.tv/society/putin-ally...is-519860.html …
Last edited by OUTLAW 09; 10-24-2015 at 03:59 PM.
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