On April 23, according to local sources, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) destroyed an artillery piece of the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) with a guided missile near the town of al-Kawm in southern Syria. The IDF confirmed the reports and justified their move by saying that a mortar shell originating from Syria had fallen in the Israeli-held area.
On the same day, the SAA repelled three separate attacks by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham militants in northwestern Aleppo and inside the Rastan pocket. The militants had increased their activity across Syria as the SAA operation against ISIS in southern Damascus entered its active phase.
The ISIS pocket in the Yarmouk refugee camp area is slowly crumbling, but it’s still a complicated battle for the SAA and its allies. The Syrian military has deployed a few pro-government Palestinian militias, including Liwa al-Quds, to operate more successfully in this mostly Palestinian-populated area.
Recently, government troops have liberated the districts of Al-Barradi and Al-Barradat as well as the Da’boul street. Warplanes of the Syrian Air Force and the SAA’s artillery have just destroyed a major part of the ISIS defense there.
According to local sources, the Syrian military is aiming to divide the pocket into two parts and to isolate the ISIS-held area.
US troops, who are about to start withdrawing according to the Trump administration, are setting up a new military base in the area between Tell Baydar and Tell Tamr in northern Syria. The military base includes an airstrip of about 1.5km and, according to reports, will be able to house about 1,200 troops.
On April 22, France’s President Emmanuel Macron said that France is seeking to build a “new Syria” with the US help. Earlier, Macron claimed that he had convinced President Trump to keep troops in the war-torn country.
The increasing military presence of the US-led coalition in northern Syria is in line with US’ “soft power efforts” aimed at strengthening its influence and countering Russian and Iranian efforts in the region.
For example, the US Department of State released a statement saying that no assistance should be provided to the areas controlled by the Syrian government. Thus, Washington will oppose any reconstruction efforts in the liberated, government-held part of Syria, and use this issue as a tool of political influence on the situation.
At the same time, the US also seeks to renew the so-called Geneva format of Syria talks, which has achieved nothing to settle the conflict since it was launched. This effort is aimed at countering the Astana format launched by Turkey, Iran and Syria.
Summing up the US-led coalition is expanding its military infrastructure in Syria and is preparing for a new round of the diplomatic military conflict over the country. Washington is also weighing the option of keeping the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group in the Mediterranean Sea for a long time. It’s another clear political move aimed at consolidating allies and projecting power in the region if indeed the US military is not preparing for further strikes against the Syrian government.
check the following articles:
http://www.liberation.fr/france/2018/04/22/syrie-comment-lafarge-informait-l-etat-francais_1645131
http://www.lemonde.fr/societe/article/2018/04/23/financement-du-terrorisme-par-lafarge-que-savait-l-etat_5289184_3224.html
http://www.lemonde.fr/proche-orient/article/2016/06/21/comment-le-cimentier-lafarge-a-travaille-avec-l-etat-islamique-en-syrie_4955039_3218.html
French company Lafarge has paid money to the mercenaries wrecking havoc in Syria. (If there’s a chance, boycott that company.)
More than that, they were the General Contractor for the tunnels and other defenses for the terrorists. Lafarge poured thousands of tons of concrete for the head-choppers.
Lafarge poured concrete also for the Nazi occupation. A postwar play by Jean Anouilh had a Lafarge apologist justify this action: it was a patriotic act to sabotage the Wehrmacht — because Lafarge made such bad cement.
Marcon convincing Trump to keep US troops in Syria… what an evil (not to mention, arrogant) little man he is. It seems all the pieces are being moved into place for the final showdown. However, I think a major confrontation between Turkey and the US could be more likely at the moment, than one between Russia and the US. Though, I am only speculating.
Well, he was groomed by the Rothchilds and Peter Brabeck-Letmathe, (the former CEO of Nestle). These are some of his masters. He is, just like the rest of Western political establishment, just a mascot.
I’m also convinced he was abused as a child…
His possible abuse as a child could easily explain his Oedipus Rex issues. In general he is struggling to be relevant. I didn’t knwo about the former CEO of Nestle connection, much appreciated.
in USA Macron is considered a Rothschild “maquereau”(a pimp) & Brigitte his mother-“maquerelle”.
Actually, macron never convinced trump to stay in Syria, trump lied about intending to leave. Little macron is a gofer of trump (jailhouse suka is a better description), and trump is a gofer of netanyahoo. So is the u.s. congress:
US House Passes Bill Banning Aid for Assad-Controlled Syrian Territories
https://sputniknews.com/us/201804251063879967-us-house-bill-assad-syri-reconstruction/
“The US House of Representatives has passed a bill, ruling out any American reconstruction support to Assad-controlled territories in the war-weary country.
According to the legislation, the United States may “look at the prospect for assistance” if “the Government of Syria is no longer led by Bashar al-Assad and his proxies.”
Rather rich of the aipac quislings talking of proxies. These traitors get their marching orders from israel, and aipac most assuredly wrote that anti Syria bill.
Naturally, israel’s eu quislings got their marching orders in sync, as well:
Mogherini says EU won’t help rebuild Syria until political process begins
https://www.rt.com/newsline/425051-mogherini-eu-political-syria/
The zionazi quisling words her massa’s order more cleverly than the openly treasonous scum of the u.s. congress, she hast to pretend she represents euro politics, as opposed to the more simple minded pindo politics, after all, but it is clear she is simply pushing zionazi policy in sync with israel’s american colonial regime appointees.
RT showing live the latest Defence Ministry briefing 10.20 am today Wednesday….extensive analysis of the usa and friends missile attack.
https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201804251063884207-opcw-chemical-weapons-syria-damascus/
Sputnik reports from latest MoD presentation today
Ananalysis re Syria east of Euphrates situation
https://www.fort-russ.com/2018/04/hybrid-war-in-reverse-why-the-sdf-cant-hold-the-euphrates/
Why don’t they close off one of the upstream dams to temporary drain the Euphrates, thereby allowing Russo/Syrian forces to cross eastward without a bridge, thereby risking slow bridge building attempts that make them them sitting ducks for F22s?
They would certainly want to keep fighters and anti-air support nearby to deny hostile air forces opportunity create holes in said dams (which would prevent a parting of the Red Sea scenario as troops cross).
But then again, anything east of the Euphrates could conveniently use same to move west of the Euphrates just as easily unless some opposing infantry and anti air support were there to oppose them.
Nothing surprising here. The US did not succeed in overthrowing President Assad using ISIS. It will now try again, using mercenaries like the “Free Syrian Army”, which is ISIS under a different name. It also needs Syria for a potential attack against Iran. As for Macron, he is involving himself both in Syria and Iran, his position on Iran not clear as yet.
I hope Trump knows what he is doing. The world is getting sick of Americas wars, fought under ludicrous excuses.
I am afraid Trump knows exactly what he is doing–and that he is going against the will of millions of good American people. Is it possible for a person to die more than once in hell?
The Anglozionist provacateurs just moved northeast to attempt to antagonize and inflame the fragile Armenia/Azerbaijan situation, in a bid to disrupt Russia focus.
It is like a hydra. Kill one head and another shows up somewhere. Enough of killing the heads already. Dealing with it effectively at its root is the only way it will go away once and for all.
https://tomluongo.me/2018/04/23/armenia-heats-up-as-the-proxy-war-continues/
The 4D chess playing tweeter in chief is pulling U.S. troops out of Syria by expanding and strengthening U.S. bases there. He is ushering in a new era of peace and cooperation and stopping the interference in other countries! Yes, and war is peace. I got it now. I think we can all see where this is leading.
There two interesting claims coming:
1) https://muraselon.com/en/2018/04/syrian-air-defenses-shot-down-46-missiles-fired-in-us-led-strike-russian-general-staff/
Syrian Air Defenses Shot Down 46 Missiles Fired In US-Led Strike – Russian General Staff
2) https://southfront.org/russia-shows-wreckage-of-trumps-smart-missiles-intercepted-in-syria/
He added that according to the updated data only 22 missile hits on targets in Syria can be confirmed.
If those figures are correct the final result looks like this:
– 105 cruiser missiles sent
– 2 didn’t explode at all and were sent to Russia for later study
– 22 hits on targets
– 46 shot down by Syrian Air Defense
– 35 blocked by Russian electronic jamming system
“– 46 shot down by Syrian Air Defense
– 35 blocked by Russian electronic jamming system”
Or… Russian electronic jamming system played much bigger role in those 46 missiles shot down by Syrian Air Defense.
105 missiles launched (according to the Pentagon)
66 missiles intercepted (according to the Russian military)
22 missiles hit their targets (according to the Russian military)
2 unexploded missiles were delivered to moscow (according to the Russian military)
15 missiles did not reach their targets (according to the Russian military)