Four Russian military advisers have been killed and three others have been injured in the Syrian province of Deir Ezzor in a shelling carried out by militants, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement on May 27.
According to the statement, militants attacked an artillery battery of pro-government forces assisted by Russian military advisers. Two Russians were killed on the scene. Two others died from wounds in hospital. 43 ISIS members were killed and 6 vehicles belonging to the terrorist group were destroyed during the clashes.
The Russian Defense Ministry provided no details on the location and date of the incident.
It should be noted that on May 23 ISIS attacked a group of pro-government forces near the city of al-Mayadin. After the attack, the ISIS-linked news agency Amaq claimed that ISIS members had killed 23 “Syrian and Russian” troops and captured 5 others. However, Amaq provided no evidence to confirm any captured or killed servicemen of pro-government forces.
Pro-opposition media used the May 27 statement by the Russian military to spread own speculations. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, at least 26 members of government troops and 9 Russians were killed last week in eastern Syria. The Russian opposition media added that at least two Russian private military contractors were killed in the May 23 clashes with ISIS. No photo or video evidence or official sources for the claims were provided.
A Russian fifth-generation Su-57 stealth fighter jet carried out strikes on militant targets in Syria in February 2018, Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu announced on May 25. According to Shoigu, the Su-57 fighter jet used advanced air-launched cruise missiles to target militants.
Two Su-57 fighter jets were temporarily deployed in Syria in February 2018 where they successfully passed combat tests.
Israel has notified Russia of its decision to redraw its Iran “red lines” and to expand its operations across Syria, the Saudi newspaper Asharq Al-Awsat reported on May 26. According to the report, Israel is going to expand its operations to the entirety of its northern neighbor’s territory rather than just the southern portion of Syria.
The report came just a few days after another round of Israeli strikes on Syria. On May 24, the al-Dabaa airbase in southwestern Homs came under a missile attack. According to Sky News, at least 9 Iranians were killed in the strike. The Iranian state-run media denies this. Local sources also reported no casualties in the attack.
According to Syrian experts, the May 26 report by Asharq Al-Awsat is another step in a longstanding Saudi-Israeli campaign aimed at undermining the Iranian-Russian cooperation over the Syrian conflict. Israel and Saudi media have released multiple reports and speculations alleging that the Iranian-Russian alliance is shrinking or is about to collapse.
Contrary to these allegations, in reality the both countries have been successfully cooperating en rotue to reach their joint goals: to defeat radical groups, to strengthen the central government and to set a foothold for restoring a territorial integrity of Syria.
The recent series of propaganda claims and Israeli strikes are likely linked to the ongoing preparations of the Syrian Army to launch a military operation to regain the southern part of the country from militants.
“Israel has notified Russia of its decision to redraw its Iran “red lines” and to expand its operations across Syria, the Saudi newspaper Asharq Al-Awsat reported on May 26. According to the report, Israel is going to expand its operations to the entirety of its northern neighbor’s territory rather than just the southern portion of Syria.
1) is this reliable? 2) what doesn’t it mean?
It means war.
With what? Israel can not do ground ops unless only against stone throwing opposition. All they can do is ramp up airborne strikes via deception (US and Iraqi transponders on Israeli Jets which will lead to them pissing off more people).
This will be more just huffing and puffing as Southern Syria is cleansed of Israeli/US proxy forces. Only thing Israel can do is get NATO directly involved in Syria or nuke Iran and I don’t think that will happen as either will set the world on fire.
“This will be more just huffing and puffing as Southern Syria is cleansed of Israeli/US proxy forces.”
Are you joking?
https://syria.liveuamap.com/en/2018/18-may-video-showing-aftermath-of-massive-explosions-in-hama
No Russian Support For SAA Operations in Daraa. By Elijah Magnier.
https://ejmagnier.com/2018/05/28/russia-has-reached-the-end-of-the-road-in-syria-so-damascus-will-continue-to-fight-on-with-its-remaining-allies/
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-05-28/iran-and-israel-unprecedented-indirect-talks-over-syria-report
Claims that Iran and Israeli very senior representatives due to concerns by Syria
of Irans presence prior to Syrian operation in southwest…occupied separate rooms adjacent to each other in Jordan relying on messages being sent between to come to some agreement to avoid further escalation…….southfront also hosting and commenting on this “event”…..I just wonder what is verifiable………..
from coupla days ago
https://southfront.org/militant-groups-in-southern-syria-establish-united-force-as-reconciliation-agreement-still-not-reached/
Seems to be more realistic to me.. note ISIS enclave “protected” by armed opposition forces in southwest….
Terrorists turn al-Hajar al-Aswad and al-Yarmouk schools to child recruitment centers
https://sana.sy/en/?p=138931
Archelogical sites in Eastern Ghouta randalized and looted by terrorists – Report
https://sana.sy/en/?p=139054
Lavrov: Terrorist groups surface in areas where US forces are deployed in al-Tanf and
al-Rukban Camp
https://sana.sy/en/?p=139033
Life returns to liberated city Palmyra, residents resume normal life, Photos
https://sana.sy/en/?p=139074
European Solidarity Front for Syria: US continues backing terrorism in Syria
https://sana.sy/en/?p=139069
https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201805291064896764-israel-iran-syria-border-forces/
Sounds like confusion here…agreement reached over who will control al- Tanf areas????????
http://tass.com/pressreview/1006956
Bit more ..? re al- tanf
so..Putin..decides to take the word of bibi…and not deploy the s-300 in Syria…”because it would change the balance of power”…even though the argument is weak….but.then..look!…Russian personal are now being targeted….by the same people who putin made his deal(s) with….who could have possibly foreseen that??
Here is another headline from RT, behaving like the typical Zionist-controlled MSM:
“IDF launches military op in Gaza after ‘barrage of mortar shells’ fired at Israel”
https://www.rt.com/news/428090-israel-army-op-gaza/
The article then goes on to regale us with tall tales about Israeli “kindergarten” coming in harms way etc. etc.
There is no context to the story that anchors it in the graphic reality of Israel just coming off weeks shooting 1000s of unarmed Palestinians, including at least 500 shot in the head.
Nor does it link Hamas’ “barrage” to Israel’s countless attacks on Gaza over the past days.
Nor do we hear the connection between the “barrage” and the unprovoked Israeli attack on Gaza fishermen and their resources.
Hasnt the MSM dehumanized the Palestenians enough?
Why does RT feel the need to contribute to this in any way?
Syrian War Report – May 28, 2018: Su-57 Stealth Fighter Carries Out Strikes In Syria published at Syrian War Report, May 28, 2018.
“A Russian fifth-generation Su-57 stealth fighter jet carried out strikes on militant targets in Syria in February 2018, Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu announced on May 25. According to Shoigu, the Su-57 fighter jet used advanced air-launched cruise missiles to target militants.
Two Su-57 fighter jets were temporarily deployed in Syria in February 2018 where they successfully passed combat tests.”
“Four Russian military advisers have been killed and three others have been injured in the Syrian province of Deir Ezzor in a shelling carried out by militants, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement on May 27.
According to the statement, militants attacked an artillery battery of pro-government forces assisted by Russian military advisers. Two Russians were killed on the scene. Two others died from wounds in hospital. 43 ISIS members were killed and 6 vehicles belonging to the terrorist group were destroyed during the clashes.
The Russian Defense Ministry provided no details on the location and date of the incident.”
Israel has notified Russia of its decision to redraw its Iran “red lines” and to expand its operations across Syria, the Saudi newspaper Asharq Al-Awsat reported on May 26. According to the report, Israel is going to expand its operations to the entirety of its northern neighbor’s territory rather than just the southern portion of Syria.”
https://southfront.org/syrian-war-report-may-28-2018-su-57-stealth-fighter-carries-out-strikes-in-syria/
Looks like the Russian fifth-generation Su-57 stealth fighter jets, have no effect in changing the Geopolitical ambitions of the West in Syria.
In the contrary their proxies didn’t hesitate to attack and kill the Russian military advisers, after 48 hours Su-57 fighter jets show.
The Su-57s were in Syria in February for 48 hours. They left immediately after the tests of combat missile launches.
They are not connected to the anything else. They came, were tested, went home.
Your own post has the info:
“A Russian fifth-generation Su-57 stealth fighter jet carried out strikes on militant targets in Syria in February 2018, Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu announced on May 25.”
I’m not really sure that a post that largely repeats the same content as the article, and which then links back to the original publication of this same article adds very much to the discussion.
Trump Set to Recognize Israel’s Claim to Occupied Golan Heights and Its Sizable Oil Reserves
https://www.mintpressnews.com/trump-may-soon-recognize-israels-claim-to-occupied-golan-heights/242797/
“While President Trump has reneged on many of his campaign promises — namely, those more populist and non-interventionist in nature — he has undeniably fulfilled those that appealed to his pro-Israel, Zionist supporters. First, Trump announced late last year that his administration would officially recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. This move was then followed by his more recent decision to unilaterally remove the U.S. from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), better known as the Iran nuclear deal, which has long been criticized by Israel.
Both moves were highly controversial and poorly received by many U.S. allies, particularly European nations. They were also both orchestrated and promoted by Trump’s top donor, Zionist billionaire and casino mogul Sheldon Adelson, who donated $30 million to the Republican Party following Trump’s fulfillment of his two major pro-Israel promises. Adelson was also responsible for the removal of H.R. McMaster as National Security Adviser and his replacement with pro-Israel hawk and Adelson confidant John Bolton.
However, recent statements made by Israeli government officials suggest that Trump’s work on behalf of pro-Israel hard-liners is only just beginning. According to an exclusive report published in Reuters, the Israeli government is now pushing the Trump administration to recognize Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights, a portion of Southern Syria that Israel has occupied since 1967 and annexed in 1981.
As MintPress has previously reported, Genie Energy is backed by powerful interests in the U.S., such as former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers, former Vice President and Halliburton executive Dick Cheney, and former CIA Director James Woolsey. Powerful Zionist billionaires, such as Australian-born media mogul Rupert Murdoch and England’s Jacob Rothschild, are also connected to the company.”
The American government would recognize Israel’s ownership of the Moon, Mars and most of the Cosmos.
It’s meaningless.
The Golan Heights will be a war that costs the US and Israel deeply.
https://southfront.org/11-militant-groups-merge-in-idlib-forming-new-turkish-backed-force/
“Funny” stuff going on here….what the heck
https://southfront.org/turkish-foreign-minister-kurdish-forces-could-withdraw-from-manbij-before-end-of-this-summer/
Does that help understand things…Turkey and usa back in cahoots…?
http://tass.com/politics/1007169
Confirmation that Russia is part of what is going on re southwestern Syria problems…Lavrov says all no Syrian forces must leave urgently
“all non-Syrian forces must be pulled out of that area. I believe this must happen as soon as possible. This is precisely what we are busy with now in cooperation with our Jordanian and US counterparts.”
More:
http://tass.com/politics/1007169
From Sic Semper Tyrannis Blog:
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“Several sources are reporting the arrival at an agreement among multiple parties that will leave Damascus and the SAA in full control of southwest Syria without the risk of a full scale conflagration …
Russia and Israel have reportedly reached an unprecedented deal which would allow Bashar al-Assad’s forces to take remaining rebel territory in southern Syria – so long as Iranian fighters do not participate. Moscow appears to have capitulated to Israeli demands to hold back Tehran-backed militias 15 miles from the occupied Golan Heights, according to Israeli and Saudi reports. In return, Israel will not stand in the way of any Syrian regime offensive on the city of Deraa and territory along the Israeli and Jordanian border.
Russia said on Monday only Syrian army troops should be on the country’s southern frontiers, which appeared to be directed at Iran. The deal is said to have been finalised in a phone call days earlier between Avigdor Lieberman, the Israeli defence minister, and Sergei Shoigu, his Russian counterpart”
Always best to check sources – a lot of MSM/Israeli fake news on this:
http://www.moonofalabama.org/2018/05/syria-israel-falsely-claims-iran-pull-back-deal-with-russia-twice.html#more
It seems Israel Falsely Claims Iran Pull-Back Deal With Russia – Again – this is not the first time.
“The Israeli defence minister Liberman was asked to come to Moscow on Thursday for talks with the Russian defence minister Shoigu. The Russians will likely reinforce earlier warnings against Israeli overreach in Syria. They will also press Israel to pull its strings in Washington in favor of the “mutual bases” deal.”
V
The carrot:
“The Russians will likely reinforce earlier warnings against Israeli overreach in Syria.”
The stick:
“They will also press Israel to pull its strings in Washington in favor of the “mutual bases” deal.”
The moa site is useful as a tool to get an idea of what zionazia would like western people who think they are independents, leftists, progressives, etc. One of the latest moa pieces was defending using the sohr propaganda site for news on Syria and claiming the site is a reliable source. One might as well claim radio free europe is a legit source. :-D
Both Shoigu and leiberman are military heads, likely they will be discussing military matters of avoidance of Russian-israeli conflict in the military sphere (and perhaps american/nato interaction, as well, given israeli dominance), not political matters. Presumably, the political discussion took place between Putin and netanyahoo during netanyahoo’s recent Russia trip.
Edits:
“The moa site is useful as a tool to get an idea of what zionazia would like western people who think they are independents, leftists, progressives, etc.” to think is leftist news analysis. In other words, propaganda material what israel wants to be considered as cutting edge leftist analysis.
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“likely they will be discussing military matters of avoidance of Russian-israeli conflict in the military sphere (and perhaps american/nato interaction, as well, given israeli dominance)”
likely they will be discussing military matters of avoidance of Russian-israeli conflict in the military sphere (and perhaps american/nato interaction with Russian forces in Syria, as well, given israeli dominance in the west)
Anyone else not able to access the sana.sy website? Can’t get to it in our part of the US for the last couple of days :-(