Syrian War Report – March 15, 2019: Russian Warplanes Rain Hell On Idlib
On March 13, warplanes of the Russian Aerospace Forces delivered a series of airstrikes on infrastructure of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham in the city of Idlib and in its southeastern countryisde. According to reports, at least 16 strikes hit weapon depots, HQs and a jail belonging to the terrorist group.
Opposition sources said that hundreds of prisoners, including dozens persons allegedly linked with the Syrian and Russian intelligence managed to escape the prison after the airstrike. Hayat Tahir al-Sham responded with a wide-scale security operation to trace and capture these people. This operation is still ongoing with varying results.
The Russian Defense Ministry confirmed the strikes in Idlib and said that they were coordinated with Turkey. According to the Russian side, the strikes hit depots in which the terrorist group was storing armed unnamed aerial vehicles. The eliminated UAVs were reportedly prepared for an attack on Russia’s Hmeimim airbase.
Despite comments about the coordination with Turkey, in the following days Turkish pro-government and state media released multiple reports accusing the Russians and the Assad government of causing casualties in Idlib.
On March 13, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) claimed that they had uncovered an alleged Hezbollah network in the Golan Heights. The network named by the IDF as “the Golan File” was reportedly led by Hezbollah operative Ali Musa Daqduq on the Syrian side of the contact line in order to prepare attacks on Israel.
The IDF stressed that Daqduq has been a Hezbollah member since 1983. During this period, he reportedly occupied various important posts and was even involved in an attack on a US military base in Iraq’s Karbala in 2007.
The IDF described the alleged Hezbollah network as a serious threat and threatened both Damascus and the Lebanese party with consequences.
On the same day, Israel’s ImageSat International released satellite images showing an alleged Iranian missile compound in Syria. The missiles manufacturing site is reportedly located in Safita.
Regardless of real facts besides these claims, this series of reports looks as a coordinated media campaign. According to experts, its main goal is to justify further Israeli military actions against supposed Iranian targets in Syria and to continue the militarization of the occupied Golan Heights.
Endgame Idlib. Till now Dr.Assad and President Putin have followed the policy of “walk softly but carry a big stick”. This is the big stick. Checkmate. Sham met.
Dr NG Maroudas
Looks like it. As I have written before, creating a mini terrorist state in Syria is out of the question.
Another chemical weapons monstrosity by the Assad regime. Bring in the White Helmets / sarc off /.
Maybe just maybe…with any luck..Erdogan is being shown the door to the ante room and told to stand in a corner with a big dunce hat on until he is taken away….a good sign is that the meeting in Antioch to unify many Syrian opposition groups under an HTS pseudo caliphate in Idlib….with Turkeys tacit support….was cancelled did not take place. Turkey by name .. turkey by nature..Erdogan a whole lot of fluffed up feathers with a whole lot of sqwark with a very mediocre taste…..https://southfront.org/syrian-opposition-will-meet-in-turkey-soon-to-legitimize-al-qaeda-reports/
However
“WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The US military, the main defence contractors and virtually all members of the Senate and House of Representatives look set to support the unlimited continuation of the civil war in Syria, retired Defence Department analyst Karen Kwiatkowski told Sputnik.”
https://southfront.org/trump-administration-5-million-for-heroic-white-helmets-in-syria/
Looks like the fake chem attacks gonna continue?
https://southfront.org/statement-by-russian-deputy-foreign-minister-at-conference-supporting-the-future-of-syria-and-the-region/
Awakening the conscience of the various actors who so far have participated against Syria perhaps….although a differing perspective here….https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.thenational.ae/world/mena/eu-tries-to-revitalise-un-syria-talks-at-brussels-aid-conference-1.837048
their own agenda naturally… some further info re partial conditional success here…https://www.google.com/amp/s/mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUSKCN1QV144
the USA EnvoyJames Jeffrey for middle east Syria clearly blames Russia and Assad for their denigration of the white helmets…and gives them more funding…..and has met Turkish defence minister recently…..https://www.google.com/amp/www.hurriyetdailynews.com/amp/turkish-defense-minister-akar-us-syria-envoy-jeffrey-discuss-syria-141680
Still trying to “occupy “east of euphrates ir sort it out for their mutual benefit?
Once Idlib is dealt with,next stop needs to be East of the Euphretes and deal with the SDF and their puppet masters.
SDF will capitulate to Damascus without a fight.
All the US has left after Idlib is insurgency. They will use the leftovers of ISIS and a few Kurds to terrorize and sabotage.
The Kurds have to stand down or they will be driven out of Syria by Turkey and SAA.
The US continues to interfere in a negotiated settlement which includes sharing economic resources with Damascus. Right now they could have a good “deal”. In six or ten months, they could get very little.
Time is the weapons Syrians know how to use. Kurds will either make a peace with Damascus now, or they will make a less desirable peace with Damascus later, as you stated. It behooves Damascus to wait for the less desirable peace later, as that provides more negotiating room in the decades ahead.
There are four areas left to be reunited,
Idlib – military solution
al-Tanf – implied military solution, i.e. live fire drills until US troops do something really stupid.
east of the Euphrates – diplomatic solution
Golan – Who knows, but the increased capability of SAA military makes diplomacy possible.
“Regardless of real facts besides these claims, this series of reports looks as a coordinated media campaign. According to experts, its main goal is to justify further Israeli military actions against supposed Iranian targets in Syria and to continue the militarization of the occupied Golan Heights.”
This being zionazi-gay propaganda, the real facts in it are few and irrelevant. But, yes, it is a coordinated psywar campaign to aide in the continuation of israel’s war against Syria, and facilitate future zionazi-gay conflict against Lebanon, Iraq and Iran. They are still going for broke.
Anyone notice the timing ? The start of the Russian operation in Idlib happens to coincide with a terrorist attack of a white gunman against a group of muslims in New Zealand.
Muslims worldwide are now seething with rage against white christians..that will be the muslim narrative in Syria, unless muslims (those who are not of the ISIS kind) stand up and say that they are behind Russia and that this lone gun man has nothing to do with “whiteness” or Christianity. Unfortunately this is not what I am seeing at all…
Hey Serbian girl.
I dont know about what you suggest could ever be proven: as this would suggest a puppet master pulling strings…..
My rational for suggesting that is as follows
There have been truck loads of violence for the past 17 years against mostly middle east muslims whatever their degree of allegiance to whatever level of islam; plus violence against north africans of what ever religious persuassion have also been targeted …
All the handiwork of Washington and its stooges/poodles whatever…. From NZ and Aust Canada NATO and others in the wider europe participating in these attacks under a myriad of lies …. to steal victim resources.
There is already a lot of resentment and anger on all sides
That has now reached down to main street …. just not all violence being reported as not dramatic enough.
This ozzie in Christchurch used a go pro and live streamed thus a unique vid was produced which became circulated .
….. That was novel and that has inflated his atrocity into the world of voyeurisim.
The seeds of hate have been sown all round…. Just read the many blogs to gain a strong sense of anger at whatever cause is vogue … whether for against or indifferent.
ciao
“… Russian warplanes rain hell on Idlib …”
Wow, impressive…
A “minor” problem here is … the mathematical impossibility of Putin squaring the Erdogan circle (quite aside from squaring the Zionist entity in Palestine’s endless-bombing-of-Syria-with-impunity circle). Ain’t going to happen.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squaring_the_circle