https://southfront.org/syrian-war-report-may-8-2018-rastan-pocket-deal-ka-52-crash/
An evacuation of militants and their supporters has started in the Rastan pocket in northern Homs.
On May 7, 62 buses carrying out a batch of militants left the area towards the northern town of Jarabulus currently controlled by Turkey and its proxies. A second batch is set to leave the area on May 8. According to local sources, about 3,000 persons are set to be evacuated.
Prior to the start of the evacuation, local militants handed over 6 battle tanks, 3 BMP vehicles, two Shilka vehicles as well as mortars, anti-tank guided missiles, surface-to-air missiles and other weapons.
The evacuation process is expected to be finished within up to 7 days. Once this is done, government forces will re-establish full control of the Rastan pocket and re-open the strategic Homs-Hama highway.
In southern Damascus, government troops have captured the IT Secondary School and a number of buildings in the western part of the al-Hajar al-Aswad district from ISIS.
The Syrian Army has also entered more areas in the eastern part of the militant-held pocket in the Damascus countryside where an evacuation of non-ISIS militants is now ongoing.
On May 7, a Russian Ka-52 attack helicopter crashed in eastern Syria, the Russian Defense Ministry announced. The incident took place during a routine flight. Two pilots died. According to preliminary data, a technical failure may have been the reason for this crash.
Previously, on May 3, a Russian Su-30SM fighter jet crashed off the coast of the Syrian province of Latakia resulting in the death of two pilots. The May 3 incident was also caused by a technical failure, according to preliminary data. On March 6, a Russian An-26 military transport aircraft crashed during landing at Hmeymim airfield. 33 passengers and six crew members died in the incident.
Israel will “eliminate” Syrian President Bashar Assad if he continues to let Iran operate from Syria, Israeli Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz threatened on May 7, according to the news website ynet.co.il.
Steinitz said that Assad needs to understand that if he allows Iran to turn Syria into a military base to attack Israel, this will be his end.
“It’s unacceptable that Assad sits quietly in his palace and rebuild his regime while allowing Syria to be turned into a base for attacks on Israel,” Steinitz said.
The remarks triggered significant jitters in the media and Steinitz was forced to clarify that his comments reflect his personal opinion. However, the May 7 remarks were far from the first time when Israeli officials threatened or vowed to assassinate Assad.
These remarks clearly show the real attitude of Tel Aviv towards the Syrian conflict.
“These remarks clearly show the real attitude of Tel Aviv towards the Syrian conflict.”
Yup, the war against Syria is their baby, all the way. Just like netanyahoo’s butt boi trump, and his regime are israel’s baby, all the way.
And Israel is London’s baby — at least since 1914 when London took over the Mesopotamian oil fields. The wars against Iraq, Libya, Syria and Iran are as much about Great Britannia recovering her lost oilfields as about destroying Israel’s neighbours. Of course London is two cities: the tiny City (or Village) of Westminster, head of a military and political empire; and the somewhat larger City of London, headed by the Rothschild commercial empire. Jews play a large but not dominant part in Westminster City; they are probably the dominant ethnic group in London City. Israel is the baby of this Jewish dominant group but not all the Anglo-Capitalists Anglo-Zio-Capitalists. The rest of London is merely 30Million ordinary people in endless suburbs, working and earning to pay the taxes to support the wars started by Westminster Village and City of London. Not all of them support these wars. So whose baby? Jews have a long history of using larger powers to further their own interest: for instance in the 6th century BC using Persia to repatriate Jews from Babylon back to Jerusalem (“Law of the Medes and the Persians”).
But I think imperial ambition and the prospect of financial gain for the Christian Kleptocrats of Britain and France has at least as much to do with the present activities of those countries against Syria and Iran.
Calling dishonest oligarchs Christian, is using the Lord’s name in vain. People have to come to an individual relationship with Christ – its the only hope
@Ann. I agree with you. That is my own belief: God judges each one of us as an individual not as a country. But I call a hypocrite like our Prime Minister Tony B.Liar a Christian Kleptocrat because he takes the Lord’s name in vain by loudly declaring his Christianity while earning “only a modest fortune” (his words) as well as a Directorship in Rothschild arms company and in House of Rothschild itself — the highest rank ever attained by a British Prime Minister. Such people may be a stunning success in this life, but I believe the Christian Kleptocrats of London will be judged as persons along with the rest of us; and some are so treacherous (traitors to their own country as well as to God) that the soul is already in the Last Circle “even though the body walks and talks and puts on clothes” — Dante, Inferno.
“I am the way into eternal sorrow. Sacred justice moved my architect.” — Inferno, Canto 3.
And London is a Rothschild’s sand box. Ever since they got Churchill’s father into a considerable amount of debt for which his son had to atone by bending over to globalists in every conceivable way. As he famously said :” …truth is so precious that she should always be attended by a bodyguard of lies”
“Yup, the war against Syria is their baby, all the way. Just like netanyahoo’s butt boi trump, and his regime are israel’s baby, all the way.”
Indeed. Zionists planned (heck they even published their ideas in that infamous PNAC document with its “New Pearl Harbor” comment) and implemented 9/11 and the so-called “War on Terror”. It has been plainly stated, in open view, that all the main architects of the Middle Eastern wars were Zionist. The US, UK and the West are Zionist Operated/Occupied Governments.
It is aZe not AZE.
so many Russians died in these failures…could it be purposeful ?
And what about the Golan Heights?
And what about Israel’s extensive array of nuclear weapons?
And what was Netanyahu doing as guest at the Victory Day Parade?
It was reported that various CIS representative were at the parade as well. Those countries also fought the Nazis as part of the USSR. So why are they not received as honored guests if not comrades in arms, while Netanyahu plots against Russia?
Can someone please explain this?
» And what was Netanyahu doing as guest at the Victory Day Parade? «
He was being shown whom Israel owes gratitude.
» And what about Israel’s extensive array of nuclear weapons? «
Inexistant. (Nukes = hoax.)
» And what about the Golan Heights? «
Israel is not the final solution.
Both Gorbachev and Yeltsin were Globalists.
Mikhail Gorbachev: Globalist Super-Star
https://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/2011/04/03/mikhail-gorbachev-globalist-super-star/view-all
They dismembered Russian Federation, and still today the Globalists have an upperhand in the Russia’s economy, finances, media and politics.
Israel will “eliminate” Syrian President Bashar Assad if he continues to let Iran operate from Syria, Israeli Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz threatened on May 7, according to the news website ynet.co.il.
After watching the Victory Day military parade today (RT live), I am not sure about this, anymore…
The Parade was glorious, as always! The only awkward thing was the presence of the most unlikely politician at the side of Mr Putin – netnyahoo. He was obstinate and showy (reminded me of compliant, corrupt Third World politicians happily taking their pictures at the side of US presidents).
The only explanation I can think for netnyahoo’s embarrassing attendance at the Parade near President Putin is that it was just a well-thought PR show for Russia – something from which to get a political gain.
Question: Does anybody know whose picture he was carrying at the ‘Immortal Regiment’ march? An old Russian relative? I did not know he had one……………