On the evening of April 24, Russian forces repelled an attack by armed drones on their Hmeimim airbase in the province of Latakia.
According to the reports, Russian Pantsir-S1 air defense systems shot down two drones armed with projectiles before they were able to attack the base. Some sources added that the airbase had also come under rocket attack. However, these rocket were also intercepted.
Later the Russian Defense Ministry released a statement saying that its air defense systems had intercepted “small aerial targets of unknown origin”.
The repeated drone attacks on the Russian military facilities show that militant groups operating in Syria have no more resources with which to oppose the Syrian Arab Army (SAA), backed by Russia and Iran, and their key current goal is to gain media coverage in a desperate attempts to receive additional funds and support from their foreign sponsors.
Such a media effect could be achieved if militants were to succeed in delivering damage to the Russian airbase and the aircraft deployed there.
The SAA established control over the town of Jayrud in eastern Qalamoun after militants had withdrawn from it. A reconciliation agreement in the rest of the area is underway.
In southern Damascus, the SAA and its allies continued their operation against ISIS liberating the Joura Orchards. However, no breakthrough has yet been achieved. ISIS is fiercely resisting to the advancing government forces.
Israel is unhappy with reports that Russia may supply the Syrian military with S-300 systems in response to the April 14 missile strike on the country by US-led forces. Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman claimed that Israeli forces will crush any weapons that pose a threat to his country.
“What’s important to us is that the defensive weapons the Russians are giving Syria won’t be used against us. If they’re used against us, we’ll act against them,” Lieberman said according to the Ynet newspaper. “If anyone attacks us, we will retaliate, regardless of S-300, S-700 or anything else’s presence there.”
Lieberman claimed that Israel “doesn’t interfere in Syria’s internal affairs” adding that however, Israel will not allow Iran “to flood” Syria “with advanced weapons systems that would be aimed against Israel.”
Earlier, US CENTCOM commander General Joseph Votel made “a secret and unprecedented visit to Israel” and met with senior Israeli security officials. Some experts link the trip to the alleged Israeli-US talks what to do if Syria receives advanced S-300 missile defense systems.
It does look Washington did not expect that the April 14 attack could somehow backfire, but it did.
Both Sputnik a RT reference d this Southfront report in reports on this attack.
The israeli threats about attacking S-300 systems delivered to Syria, if serious, are a direct threat to attack the Russian military. Any S-300s would initially have Russian crews who would train the Syrians in their use. So far, israel has avoided attacking where Russians are working, they have delegated this to their pindo/nato colonials. Are the israelis so full of themselves now, they will try attacking the Russian military?
Or will they order their american pets to do it. Are those the orders votel received from massa during his summoning?
My guess, the missile attack poor results, defeat in Ghouta, the subsequent rolling up of the terrorists nearby are the reason. The zionazis are initiating a change in strategy and summoned votel to give him his marching orders.
…”so full of themselves”
yes, they are arrogant, racists, and exceptional too! I hate to watch how the situation unfolds, but it looks like more and more Russian interests are different from the Jewish state’ ones.
Analysis: Islamic State spokesman says ‘new phase’ of jihad has begun
https://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2018/04/analysis-islamic-state-spokesman-says-new-phase-of-jihad-has-begun.php
“Indeed, Al-Muhajir claims that the so-called caliphate’s men have entered a “new phase” in the “path of jihad” as others now seek “to inherit what is left behind by America” after it withdraws from the region. The ISIS spokesman says the U.S. is leaving Syria and Iraq after the “mujahideen exhausted it.” He claims that America is “incapable of countering” the Russians and the Iranians, who are expanding their sphere of influence as America supposedly retreats.
Thus, al-Muhajir says, the Sunni jihadists should “prepare” for the next stage of their war against the “Magi” Iranians and the Russians, making them pay for scorching the ground in the Sunni areas of Iraq and Syria. He briefly imparts some advice to the “survivors” fighting on, saying they should maintain “secrecy” while probing for their enemies’ weaknesses. Al-Muhajir warns that the jihadists should be protect their “means of communication” against the efforts of spies.”
Like votel, the terrorist leadership have got their new marching orders from tel aviv, as well. When trump said he was going to withdraw american forces from Syria, I considered that lie as just more zionazi psywar directed at the american people. This terrorist is using trump’s announcement as a recruiting tool. “The pindos are leaving, now is the time to go all out, we need you now”. So the zionazi psywar was also part of a terrorist recruitment campaign, as well as to head off antiwar resistance at home.
http://theduran.com/breaking-opcw-finds-no-chemical-weapons-at-damascus-research-center/
https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201804251063884207-opcw-chemical-weapons-syria-damascus/
Couldn’t the OPCW fake something or are they going to say that Russian/Syrian intransigence delayed their arrival in order to ‘destroy evidence’?
Are US Marines Shooting Kamikaze Drones the Future of Artillery Warfare?
https://sputniknews.com/military/201804261063911919-us-marines-shooting-kamikaze-drones/
“On Monday, the corps released a request for information (RFI) document for a yet-to-be-designed system the service has dubbed “Organic Precision Fire.” The weapons system is essentially another piece of artillery but with unmanned aerial vehicles worked in that can dive bomb after targeting an object from the air.
Formally known as “loitering munitions,” the service requires that the drones be able to add artillery range that extends past the M777 155mm Ultra Lightweight Field Howitzer’s 40 km (25 mile) reach. Specifically, the document outlines a requirement for the system to strike targets up to 60 km (37 miles) away.
Ideally, a single Marine will be able to fit a launch canister no greater than eight feet in length and 10 inches in diameter into an ALICE military pack, according to information listed in the solicitation.”
The drone seems too small. There is not enough room on it for the grunt controlling it. To avoid ECM these drones will need direct control. IE: a pilot. And when one thinks about it, what better role for a heavily indoctrinated do or die u.s. marine to show his/her dedication to duty? Just slightly adjust the boot camp brainwashing to die doing and there you go. A crack Kamikaze drone pilot, ready, willing and able and desperately wanting the bragging rights.
Hmmm, 1 marine manhandling a cylinder 8′ by almost 1′ into the breach of a howitzer? That sounds about as well thought out as most American weapons these days.
What is well thought out is that these things will probably cost a million dollars a shot thus guaranteeing profits for whomever’s bribes secure them the contract.
The US claims Russia is using Electronic warfare to frustrate the American operations in Syria:
http://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/20404/american-general-says-adversaries-are-jamming-ac-130-gunships-in-syria
And?
What did the idiot expect? That their victims would just suck it up and take their punishment?
I cannot wait for the day they get handed their long overdue can of whoop arse.
Israel is Syria’s main threat from the south, the US is merely the Oval Office of a worldwide Anglo-Zio-Capitalist empire. However, according to analyst, Syria and allies (Russia, Iran, Hezb’Allah) are confident about their ability to withstand any of these widely-anticipated and much-feared attacks from Syria’s South Front. I have made a brief extract:
In the last 2 days a lot of comments about the mighty coalition of evil idiots in Southern Syria [including Israeli occupied Syrian Golan}, their supposed offensive and the mentions that “weaker” Russia will abandon Damascus under the “incredible” coalition supreme power …
Reality check. When Syria’s position was looking very dark by 2013-2014, the Southern Front was never a real threat, most of the Syrian forces were concentrated exactly around large areas in Damascus Province to protect millions of people and the core of Syria’s defenses. From that central strategy, Syria with the help of Allies recovered most of the country. Southern Front has never been so well defended as now: with thousands of soldiers and militias freed from East Ghouta and Eastern Qalamoun, the Southern Front will have many prime elite groups ready, and most of the civilians won’t support a terrorist offensive nor being occupied by Israhell / US/UK/France. Nothing will unite Syrians in the South more than to engage Israhell in battle; the Golan is not forgotten.
…
“In the middle of the road there was a stone
there was a stone in the middle of the road
there was a stone
in the middle of the road there was a stone.
Never should I forget that in the middle of the road
there was a stone
there was a stone in the middle of the road
in the middle of the road there was a stone.”
The stone is Syria/Russia/Iran/Hizballah, a tough, hard stone to crack. Rest assured the change in the ME will be permanent after Syria’s victory.
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Thierry Meyssan shares new, juicy details on the NATO coordinated attack on Syria by US-FR-UK forces on April 14, that Thierry dubs “the greatest military fiasco since the Second World War”.
http://www.voltairenet.org/article200905.html
“The Allies claim to have fired 105 missiles, while the Russians counted 103 [6]. The coordination between the different armies was handled by NATO, although it claimed no responsibility [7]. In conformity with its statutes, the Organisation acted with the approval of the North Atlantic Council, although this is not yet certain. Indeed, the Council had not been consulted before the bombing of Tripoli (Libya), in 2011, and no-one protested. The aim of this coordination was to ensure that all the missiles fired, whether from the Mediterranean, the Red Sea, and the air, would all hit their targets at the same moment. However, things did not go as planned – although the Allied operation was to have been finished within half an hour, in fact it took 1 hour and 46 minutes between the first and final shot.
Prior to the attack, Russia had announced that it would riposte if any of its soldiers were killed. The Allied armies were therefore tasked with the mission of being careful to spare them.
However, the Russian army observed the shots and transmitted the coordinates of the Allied missiles to the Syrian Arab Army in real time, in order to allow the Syrians to destroy them. Besides this, when the Syrians became swamped by the number of allied missiles, the Russian army deployed its system for inhibiting the commands and controls of NATO, which paralysed most of their launchers. This was the first time that the French were confronted with this system, which had already caused problems for the United States and the British in the Mediterranean, the Black Sea and Kaliningrad.
Besides this, two Russian ships left the port of Tartus to play cat and mouse with a British nuclear attack submarine. [8].
According to the Russian and Syrian staff, 73 missiles were destroyed in flight, a figure which is haughtily contested by the Allied staff. Yet, on the ground, everyone – including myself – could see the activity of the anti-aircraft defense, and no-one saw the impacts of the 105 allied missiles announced.
The Allies immediately specified that any more precise information was classified. However, the specialised forums proffered all sorts of unverifiable revelations about the massive failure of this operation. The most that we know for certain is that a French plane was unable to fire one of its missiles, and was obliged to jettison it out to sea without triggering it [9], and that two French multi-mission frigates suffered a computer failure and were unable to fire their naval Cruise missiles [10] — these are symptoms that are well known by anyone who has had to face up to the Russian inhibitor weapon.
The Syrian defence was over-run by the number of missiles which were fired from every direction. It therefore chose to defend in priority certain targets, like the Presidential palace, and to sacrifice others like the research centre in Bazeh. Since then, Russia has announced that it will be delivering new anti-missile batteries to Syria.
In any case, this operation is clearly the greatest military fiasco since the Second World War.”
The Zionists are the grand masters of LIE
Avigdor Lieberman:claimed that Israel “doesn’t interfere in Syria’s internal affairs”
Günter Meyer: “The Israelis basically say nothing about military operation over Syrian territory. There are
now more than 100 verified attacks by Israeli fighter jets or missiles on Syria. Israel doesn’t have a single
attack confirmed.” – Video
You can change the language of the subtitles from German to English
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qUq7fm0B20
Al-Jaafari: Washington coalition completely destroyed Raqqa city, committed horrific massacres against the Syrians
https://sana.sy/en/?p=134683
UN: Catastrophic situation in Raqqa city,, 80% of its buildings destroyed
https://sana.sy/en/?p=135481
President al-Assad to Jaberi Ansari: Tripartite aggression on Syria will not succeed in stopping the war on
terrorism
https://sana.sy/en/?p=135268
Turkey’s Military Offensive in Afrin
https://www.globalresearch.ca/turkeys-military-offensive-in-afrin/5637767
Gift from Russian People: Syria to Receive S300 “Sealth Killer” Missiles Free
https://www.veteranstoday.com/2018/04/24/a-gift-from-the-russian-people-syria-to-receive-s300-stealth-killer-missiles-free/
https://russia-insider.com/en/exposed-syrian-hollywood-us-backed-propaganda-industry-syria-russian-tv-news-video/ri23286
Article finds proof of the fake set up and filming in Douma….
““Right now in Syria we are operating in the most aggressive EW environment on the planet from our adversaries. They are testing us everyday, knocking our communications down, disabling our EC-130s, etcetera,” Gen. Raymond Thomas told an audience of some 2,000 intelligence professionals. ”
https://breakingdefense.com/2018/04/russia-widens-ew-war-disabling-ec-130s-in-syria/
“With the S-300 systems Syria could impose a no-fly zone over Isreal.”
Is there any practical truth in this statement?
For a layman like myself it does ring some logic considering the small width of the country.
More clodswallop from Macron clearly using subversive techniques like talking to “opposition” groups…..
WASHINGTON, April 26. /TASS/. French President Emmanuel Macron has stated the importance of negotiations with Russia on the settlement in Syria, as well as creating a bridge between the Geneva and Astana processes, he said in his speech at a news conference at George Washington University.
He spoke about the so-called small initiative group that had been created in France earlier to settle the situation in Syria. “Our willingness with this new small group is to create a bridge between the Geneva process and the Astana process to have a discussion encompassing all the allies of the region and to open line with Russia and Turkey. That’s the unique way to fix on the long run the situation of Syria,” he noted”…..etc etc
More:
http://tass.com/world/1001842