Syrian War Report – December 13, 2019: Turkey Boosts Military Presence In Northeast
Members of al-Qaeda-linked Hayat Tahrir al-Sham repelled a Syrian Army attack on the area of al-Katibat al-Mahjura in southern Idlib on December 12. A day earlier militants captured this area and repelled a first Syrian Army attempt to regain it. Pro-militant sources claim that at least 25 soldiers were killed in the clashes.
It’s interesting to note that radicals are using areas close to Turkish observation posts to shell government-controlled villages and towns.
On December 11, another video showing Hayat Tahrir al-Sham militants shelling Msheirfeh from the Turkish post at Suramn appeared online. Furthermore, militants used the Turkish-supplied HY-12 mortar.
The Afrin Liberation Forces, a group affiliated with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, announced that they had killed at least eleven Turkish-backed militants in attacks in northern Aleppo during the past few days.
The Turkish military is expanding its presence in the captured part of northeastern Syria. On December 12, the Turkish Defense Ministry announced that its forces had established 41 checkpoints between the border towns of Ras al-Ayn and Tell Abyad.
The defense ministry said that commandos are deployed at the checkpoints, registering vehicles’ chassis numbers, engine numbers and the personal IDs of the owners.
“Road checks are being carried out 24-7 in order to prevent incursions by PKK/YPG and ISIS terrorists, mainly their car-bomb attacks. Additionally, our commandos are also preventing smuggling thanks to the in-depth search and sweep operations being conducted,” the statement said.
8,272 vehicles have been checked and tagged on Turkish checkpoints, so far. More checkpoints are to be established soon.
Earlier, it was revealed that the Turkish Army set up fortified positions south of Tell Dhi’ab and southwest of Tell Barqah. Turkish troops there were reinforced by several Leopard 2A4 battle tanks and ACV-15 armored personnel carriers.
Turkey related news:
Russia-Turkey Agreement on S-400 Joint Production to Be Signed by April 2020 – Source
https://sputniknews.com/military/201912131077568519-russia-turkey-agreement-on-s-400-joint-production-to-be-signed-by-april-2020—source/
“The agreement with Russia on the purchase of S-400 includes two battalions. The first of them has already been delivered. Now training is in progress, and in April next year, the systems will be fully mounted. The agreement does not envisage joint production and transfer of technologies for this battalion; the systems came to Turkey completely manufactured in Russia,” the source said.
According to him, the negotiations that are ongoing regarding joint production concern the second battalion of the S-400.
“The contract on its supply has been signed, the talks concern not the purchase, but the joint production and transfer of technologies. Talks have been ongoing for a long time, the parties can’t be unable to agree. Nobody can name the exact date of signing the agreement on joint production, but this should happen before April next year,” the source said.”
Doesn’t get much more hard core than this, having to put checks on gorilla warfare.
Really confusing what RTE really wants. Guess he wants his cake and eat it too. It’s gonna end up with him in the gallows one way or the other.
Whatever the Consequences: Turkey Won’t Ditch S-400 Deal With Russia Despite US Sanctions
https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201912151077582577-whatever-the-consequences-turkey-wont-ditch-s-400-deal-with-russia-despite-us-sanctions/
“Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has reaffirmed the country’s intent to keep the S-400 air defence systems that it procured from Russia “whatever the consequences” as the US Congress is taking the first step to punish the country for the move.
The foreign minister also noted that if Washington decides to punish Ankara with sanctions over the purchase of the Russian air defences, Ankara will be forced to respond in kind.
“Sanctions and threatening language never work. But if sanctions are placed, Turkey will have to reciprocate”, Cavusoglu said.
While the bill is yet to be approved by the Congress and the US president, the Turkish Foreign Ministry has already cautioned Washington against the step, warning that Ankara could terminate the stay of American troops at the Incirlik military airbase. The base has long served as the deployment spot for American tactical nuclear armaments.”
Meanwhile, the Turks directly confront america’s massa:
Israeli Vessel Chased Out of Cypriot Waters by Turkish Navy Ships – Reports
https://sputniknews.com/europe/201912151077582889-israeli-vessel-chased-out-of-cypriot-waters-by-turkish-navy-ships—reports/
“According to the official, Turkish naval officers contacted the crew of the Israeli vessel and ordered it to leave the area.
The Israeli ship was reportedly conducting research work in coordination with the Cypriot government within a multilateral deal for the Eastern Mediterranean Pipeline Project that has been approved by the European Union.
According to the official, the incident negatively impacted the work on the project.”
“Protect the oil” –the Bottom Line: cut $ pasted from today’s SyrPer News:
Igor Bundy #306902
It cost the US like $13 billions in 2018 for Syria alone.. Almost same for 2019.. They need to export over 500,000 barrels a day to make that money back.. Right now they export under 20,000 barrels a day..
Reply by grr #306906
But that is the intentional [AZC] model Igor. If one looks at it superficially it looks to be a losing model, but the costs of war are borrowed from the Jew banks and the tax payer pays the debt. The stolen oil, gold, etc is kept by the big companies that receive the contracts.
Turkey could shut down Incirlik Air Base used by US if necessary – Erdogan on US sanctions
https://www.rt.com/news/475962-turkey-shut-down-incirlik-us/
” Ankara retains the option of shutting down the Incirlik Air Base used by US/NATO forces, in retaliation to any additional sanctions against Turkey, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said.
As well the air base, which is located in Adana, the Kurecik Radar Station in the Malatya province may also be closed, Erdogan said. The Kurecik base houses an early-warning radar installed by the US Army, which plays a strategic role in NATO’s ballistic missile defense network.
“We will close down Incirlik if necessary,” Erdogan told A Haber TV.
“If they are threatening us with the implementation of these sanctions, of course we will be retaliating.”
The base is one of six storage sites for American nuclear warheads in Europe, with an estimated 90 nukes stationed there. It was also used heavily by coalition forces in the US-led bombing campaign in Syria and Iraq.”