Check out this video:
This video was supposedly made near Homs and supposedly shows a “large Russian aircraft and 4 escorts”. Maybe. The large aircraft could be either Il-76 (transport) or Il-78 (refuelling). The four smaller aircraft are not escorts, but probably SU-24, and if that guess of mine is correct, then this is interesting. Careful now! Iran also has Il-76 and SU-24s, so we don’t know for sure that these are Russian. But if these are, indeed, Russian SU-24s that would significant as the Syrian Air Forces does not have such aircraft.
The SU-24 is an old but still very capable ground attack aircraft, roughly similar to the US F-111. It’s main purpose is to accurately deliver about 8’000kg of bombs, including in night operations and bad weather. Right now, in Russia, this aircraft is being phased out and replaced by the much more capable SU-34, which means that there could soon be a lot of unused SU-24 (and parts!) with a fairly modern avionics and targeting suites available. If confirmed, the presence of Russian SU-24s would mark a quantum leap for the capabilities of the government forces.
Again, let’s not jump to conclusions – at this point in time this is an unconfirmed video showing unidentified aircraft. But in the general Syrian context, this video makes sense. SU-24 could be operating out of Latakia and they could be very effective against Daesh.
We will have to keep an eye on this one.
The Saker
Saw this today also:
“Croatian newpaper Slobodna Dalmacija (Free Dalmatia) revealed already in 2013 that USA transported 3,000 tons of weapons through Croatia to ISIS.
With Connie Bevan – By reading this article you will understand the treachery of the Oligarchy in Washington, Brussels and London and Turkey, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Croatia (the Nazi puppet state during WWII) who are complicit in the weapons transfers to Syria which is keeping this insanity going, where upwards of half a million people have been killed, and by delivering these weapons into the hands of ISIS.
Croatian press writes about the evidence: Croatian supplied weapons to the Islamists in Syria from 2012 to 2013! The planes flew from Croatian aedroma Pleso. To Syria flew 75 aircraft with 3,000 tons of weapons – partly Croatian and partly collected in the organization of the United States
In the period from the beginning of November last year to February this year, the Zagreb Pleso airport flew a total of 75 civilian transport aircraft which transported weapons for Syrian rebels, Jutarnji list has learned from diplomatic sources. These planes, in addition to Croatian arms crossed and arms from other European countries, whose collection organized by the United States.
The interlocutors Jutarnji argue that the first two to three transport weapons carried a Turkish airline Turkish Cargo, owned by Turkish Airlines, followed by the transport company took over the Jordanian Jordanian International Air Cargo. Transportation of weapons began a few months after the Croatian ambassador to the United States Josko Paro last summer with US officials arranged the transport of weapons to the Syrian rebels.
Until recently it was thought that high-ranking Croatian official with US counterparts, which wrote the New York Times, arranging transport excess Croatian obsolete weapons to Syrian rebels. However, according to reliable diplomatic sources, the plan of arming the Syrian rebels had a much broader context.
Specifically, American officials have engaged partners – Croatia, Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Turkey in the operation of arming opponents of the Syrian regime. The United States organized the collection of weapons, Saudi Arabia is paid, Jordan and Turkey are transported weapons that are then transferred from Jordanian territory to Syria.
Croatia’s role was twofold. It is part of their surplus weapons – rocket launchers M79 and RPG-22 grenade launchers RBG-6 grenade and M60 recoilless guns aside from their warehouses. Unknown quantities of these weapons to Syria passed in early November last year at the Zagreb Dance Turkish planes A310. But at Pleso is the American organization shipped into and weapons from several European countries, including Great Britain, which was then transport planes Jordanian International Cargo shipped to Jordan and then to Syria.
So one could say that the dance a few months was an international hub for the transport of weapons to the Syrian rebels. As for the transportation of used aircraft A310 and Ilyushin 76MF, it is estimated that over 75 flights transported some 3,000 tons of various weapons and ammunition.
Yes weapons in large quantities arriving to the rebels in Syria, can be checked on recordings published on YouTube. For them the insurgents praise the new types of weapons, in which they held. According to Western media, these weapons to Syria arrived in the organization of Americans and Turks.
Jutarnji list has learned that the entire operation of transport weapons of Dance has become questionable safety after they are in the Area Control air traffic control’d start asking where suddenly many flights Jordanian company from Zagreb. It is also in Zagreb frequently observed sudden landing Jordanian transport aircraft. It is questionable how many weapons came into the hands of the Free Syrian Army, supported by the West, and how in the hands of various militant jihadist movement. These movements, according to some estimates, dozens of which are fighting against the Syrian regime, and some of them supported by Iran and Hezbollah.
According to recently released recordings on YouTube, part of the weapons that are considered to be from Croatian military depots, ended up in the hands of the jihadist movement Ahram al-Sham. This was confirmed by the spokesman, who said that they share weapons with the Free Syrian vojskom.Prema some information, a weapon that is over Zagreb arrived in Syria, also came into the hands of Yarmouk Martyrs Brigade, who two days ago in the Golan Heights kidnapped 20 Filipino UN members. The fact that guns could end up in the hands of members of the militant movement, supported by Iran and Hezbollah, the most haunted western politicians and the majority of countries insists that the EU embargo on imports of arms to Syria and continue to remain in force. The embargo was also supported by Croatia, and formalize this operation is not violated, because the weapons sold to Jordan.
The whole story Croatia proved to be a reliable partner of the United States. Washington played a crucial role in the process of Croatian accession to NATO and now the European Union. In addition, the US Department of Defense largely equipment and weapons assists the Croatian Armed Forces in Afghanistan and provides free transport our troops in ISAF. Therefore, it is quite clear that Croatia as a faithful ally responded positively to the US request to participate in the operation of weapons delivered to Syria.(JL)”
http://slobodnadalmacija.hr/Hrvatska/tabid/66/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/204438/Default.aspx
I hope that Russia, Iran and Syria will publish any and all evidence that IS is getting weapons from the Hegemon & partners. They should then make as much hay on that as possible, then ask for UNSC meeting to discuss the supplying of weapons to IS, and especially the fact that supplying arms to terrorists like IS is a “crime against humanity” etc etc, including sanctions on such countries, etc, just to turn the tables on the so call “the good governments” of the West!
To bad the US, UK and France are 3 of the 5 permanent members of the UNSC. With Veto power, so if they don’t like a resolution they will block it.
This is the link you should have posted:
https://www.facebook.com/peter.iiskola/posts/829339377178833
Coincidentally, the MSM is aflush about an interesting (but ambiguous) meeting between Putin and Netanyahu said to be happening at this moment…
@Saker To my knowledge, the Syrian AF have in it’s inventory the SU-24’s if i’am not mistaken?
it has, but lost several in few years of war …
i await USA video-satellite evidence of evidence—not—-just like evidence of of russian military in Donbass……and re MH17 ..?
Irony…………
but hopefully “something” will happen to stop ISIS, and showing up USA as the sham it is……I pray for a major denouncement and exposee by Pres. Putin at UN of all the entire intrigue, funding and set up and rubbish political games that are sickening so far that has imperilled that region and led to so much suffering , but not sure if we will get that when politically it is more important to stop ISIS……..
You can bet that every Western intelligence agency is doing “anything and everything” they can to get an advance copy of Putin’s speech.They want to know what he will say so they can “spin” it .
The ISIS goons seem to think it is Russia, Whoever it is, let’s hope ISIS are soon on the receiving end of serious well-targeted munitions.
Another video claims ISIS members are handing over weapons en-masse to Syrian authorities. Most likely these are not hardore crazies, but locals forcibly conscripted into ISIS. If that is the case, and the video is not a pr stunt, then it suggests the locals are increasingly feeling safer out of ISS’ hands.
https://z5h64q92x9.net/proxy_u/ru-en.en/tvzvezda.ru/news/vstrane_i_mire/content/201509210910-4w8g.htm
Use this to see the video
https://tvzvezda.ru/news/vstrane_i_mire/content/201509210910-4w8g.htm
Talking of religious nutjobs who excel at murdering women and children, here is another crew:
https://scontent.fsnc1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xtp1/v/t1.0-9/12006367_10153600940864293_6001332498583508526_n.jpg?oh=486c401f6a05564d52f16a0ce5ae5e87&oe=569D6170
Apart from the previously mentioned AN-124´s, I have noticed on flightradar24 an increased activity with il76´s in and out of Syria. Russian, both from the emergencies and Russian Air force, Iranian and two Syrian that at least two-three times a week are bound for Moscow…
if they are flying so low, they risk being shot down even by a manpad.
i am positive the Russians would not risk their pilots like that. it cant be russian pilots. but Syrian… for sure.
lets just hope the US haven equipped ISIS with too many SAMs.
Never surrender
http://www.forbiddenknowledge.tv/videos/prophecy/no-one-saw-this-coming-in-september.html
Only 2 possible fits, Su-24 and MiG-23. Su-24 more likely, I believe too. Maybe replacements for lost Syrian Su-24s?
Ignoring the soundtrack, which is easily added and strangely convenient – can anyone identify the type of trees at the end of this clip. They look like typical Russian pine to me but maybe they are the sort of flora that grows in the Syrian desert too?
Homs is close to wooded mountains and the trees are probably cedars.
http://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2015/09/21/430124/Israel-Syria-Netanyahu-Putin
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seeks to avoid potential clashes with Russian forces in the Middle East amid reports that Russia may be considering boots on the ground in Syria.
In a Monday meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, Netanyahu said his talks with the Russian leader were aimed at preventing clashes between Israeli and Russian military forces in Syria, where Moscow may deploy troops in case of a request by the Syrian government. Moscow has repeatedly denied allegations that it has troops in Syria.
“I am here because of the complicated security situation, it is becoming more and more complicated,” Netanyahu said during the meeting.
I hope Putin left him scratching his evil head.
It gets complicated when you can’t cross a border and go kill your neighbors at will.
Israel’s entire future will be very complicated by Russia, Egypt and Iran forcing Israel to behave like a responsible world citizen.
Very complicated indeed.
Those S300s complicate things for Israel, Turkey, NATO and US.
And then come the S400s. Complicating matters more.
SEP 21
The United States never expected that Russia would deploy tactical military equipment to Syria to help resolve the years-long crisis that was created for the benefit of Israel, says a former US congressional staffer.
“The original policy was to destabilize nations in the Middle East for the benefit of Israel and I think the Russian deployment is something that they didn’t think would ever happen,” Rodney Martin told Press TV on Monday.
“I don’t think the United States figured that the Russians would ever deploy air forces and heavy armament and troops outside the territories of the Russian Federation ever again after the collapse of the Soviet Union,” he noted.
http://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2015/09/21/430085/US-Syria-strategy-Daesh-ISIL-Takfiri-Russia-Bashar-alAssad
Heres an interesting article today from Reuters :
Russia starts drone surveillance missions in Syria: U.S. officials
Russia has started flying drone aircraft on surveillance missions in Syria, U.S. officials said on Monday, in what appeared to be Moscow’s first military air operations inside the country since staging a rapid buildup at a Syrian air base.
The start of Russian drone flights underscored the risks of U.S.-led coalition planes and Russian aircraft operating within Syria’s limited airspace without agreeing on coordination or objectives in Syria’s civil war.
The full article can be read here :
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/09/21/us-mideast-crisis-syria-drones-idUSKCN0RL1CI20150921
I also find it highly interesting that the so called “rebels” are also on the same page as Washington regarding their view of the Russian “intervention”, they could both be practically reading from the same script :
“Rebels who have inflicted big losses on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad say Russia’s intervention in support of its ally will only lead to an escalation of the war and may encourage the rebels’ Gulf Arab backers to pour in more military aid”.
Full article can be read here :
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/09/21/us-mideast-crisis-syria-rebels-insight-idUSKCN0RL0E720150921
Isnt that exactly the same rubbish John Kerry has been spewing and trying to use as an excuse ? Does anybody still doubt that these inhuman scum are behind ISIS ? President Putins recent moves in Syria has really got them tying themselves into knots. On the one hand the very last thing they want is Russian military intervention putting their cut throat jihadi mercenaries at risk by actually bombing them for real so they are absolutely fuming at president Putin, but on the other hand they have to keep up the pretence of being actually against and “fighting” ISIS so they cant come right out and condemn any Russian actions against ISIS as then people would begin saying hey, which side are you on ?
The more their satanic and Machiavellian strategy becomes exposed the more convoluted and illogical becomes their reasons and excuses. They were going to use the refugee crisis as an excuse to massively ramp up air support to their murdering jihadi mercenaries and create a “no fly zone”. President Putin has put a massive spike in this plan by stationing Russian jets in Syria, witness their panic in the rushed visit to Moscow by satanyahu and his defence minister and military intelligence chief.
Completely insane the whole lot, criminally insane.
“Oh, what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive.”
Sir Walter Scott (Marmion, Canto vi)
But when we’ve practised quite a while
How vastly we improve our style!
J. R. Pope, A Word of Encouragement. Collected in The New Oxford Book of English Light Verse, 1978.
The Empire never stops practising!
The only rebels that have inflicted big losses are .. ISIS.
OT. Something I have just run onto that I have not seen mentioned before.
2013 interviews with fighters from the so called FSA. When asked why they are fighting Assad, they say because Assad is like America – trying to bring democracy that suppresses their religion.
Interveiw of FSA snipers at the 8.30 mark, the sniper states that Assad is trying to bring in American democracy and is an agent of US and Israel.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3jbNepN6kM
A 2013 article I read yesterday – same thing?
I knew if I waited up to 36 hours I would find the real news story behind the latest sickening smarmy slam smokescreen article on ZH (Sunday evening) crowing about how bad things are in Brazil.
Just like always.
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has reportedly rejected the appointment of a hardliner as Israel’s envoy to her country, saying it could be understood as support for the illegal Israeli settlements.
According to an article published on Israeli website Ynetnews, Rousseff has sent a message to the Tel Aviv regime, expressing her discomfort with the appointment of Dani Dayan, an extremist in charge of running the affairs of Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank.
The rejection has been part of some covert communications between Brazil and Israel with Rio de Janeiro warning the Tel Aviv regime that it should not go ahead with Dayan’s nomination to the job or mutual relations could seriously be endangered.
http://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2015/09/21/430169/Brazil-Israel-Rousseff-Dayan-
Good for Brasil! Rousseff is a smart lady!
Allahu akbar means Allah is great.
Tayyara Russia means Russian planes.
The fighters are indead Russian and they are SU-30. I studied the video frame by frame and I can see the canards in a couple frames.
pic of them on the runway
http://colonelcassad.livejournal.com/2395069.html
Did anybody else think the radio talking at 0:22-0:25 sounded Russian? To me it sounds like the guy said “Опа, слышит (inaudible) движения” meaning “Whoa, they hear (inaudible) movement”.
Well, well! That puts paid to any incursions of Syrian airspace by Israeli, Turkish and Coalition F15s, F16s and F18s. They are no match for Su30s, especially when coordinated by S300 and S400 air defence systems. That’s the first step. To enforce Syrian sovereignty over its airspace. In other words, Syrian airspace becomes a no-fly zone for everyone, except Syrian and Russian aircraft. Next, we’ll see what Russia delivers to the Syrian armed forces. Lots and lots of ammunition to begin with, I expect, so that Syrian advances do not stall, as they have done, for lack of resupplies. Too bad, the T14 Armata tank isn’t yet ready for export. ISIS doesn’t have anything that can stop that rolling over them. Interesting commentary on why it is imperative for Russia’s own security to destroy ISIS in Syria. http://трымава.рф/?p=11290
@Su-30: I would say “never in thousand years”. Su-30 has twin tail, i can not see it on the video ie I only see single tail. Also wing shape is very different from Su-30. I think only Su-24 and MiG-23 fit, Su-24 more likely. Specifically, VKS (VVS ie Russian) Su-24M2 …
The war over Syria seems to be heating up. I call on lovers of peace to water “the fireball heat…where teardrops fall.” Dylan.
everything fine so far, unless … smoke under water, fire in the sky…(Bulava?) Deep Purple.
The person who shoot the video seems happy .. anyone can translate the arabic audio ?
Four Sukhoi Su-30 fighters are seen in satellite images sitting on the runway at the Latakia International Airport. These are not Su-27s as they have the canard wings in the front.
Four Russian Flanker derivative have arrived at Latakia airport – The Aviationist
The satellite image was tweeted by the US Institute for the Study of War, another outfit advocating war on Russia.
It is likely that these four Su-30s are the same planes seen on the Homs video.