Tag Archives: Syria

Russian Missiles and Defenses in Syria

Posted on September 7, 2019 by Fec

From Krollchem in the comments at MoA: S-400 (SA-21) systems:There are two S-400 complexes guarding Khmeimim consisting of 16 missile launchers per complex (32 launch ready missiles range 350 km) http://www.janes.com/article/74500/second-russian-s-400-in-syria-confirmed S-300 (SA-20) systemsRussia has seven S-300VM missile systems defending Tartus … Continue reading →

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Venezuela’s Middle Class Coup

Posted on February 11, 2019 by Fec

From Elijah Magnier on February 5: Kurdish forces in Syria are overwhelmed not by attacks, but by the hundreds of ISIS surrendering to its forces, unwilling to continue fighting, and preferring prison to death. What is more, the families (women and children) of ISIS … Continue reading →

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Zionism is Dying

Posted on January 13, 2019 by Fec

From Ollie Richardson at The Saker: On the night of January 11th Israel hit one depot at Damascus international airport. I.e., material damage. 12 projectiles were fired in total. Syrian air defences worked, and by all accounts they were as … Continue reading →

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Syria War 2.0

Posted on January 7, 2019 by Fec

From MoA: Without U.S. air support Erdogan can not attack northeast Syria. The Turkish air force is weak. Many of its experienced pilots were fired for alleged support and involvement in the coup against Erdogan… Syrian Kurdish leaders aim to … Continue reading →

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Mattis Resigns

Posted on January 3, 2019 by Fec

From Patrick Lawrence at Consortium News: The U.S. is not closing down its military presence in Syria. It is digging in for an indefinite period, making Raqqa the equivalent of the Green Zone in Baghdad… As Trump finishes his second … Continue reading →

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US Leaving Syria

Posted on December 20, 2018 by Fec

From MoA: Trump decided that to prevent Turkey from leaving NATO, and from joining a deeper alliance with Russia, China and Iran, was more important than to further fool around at the margins of the Middle East… The neoconservative and … Continue reading →

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Russian Electronic Warfare Systems

Posted on October 7, 2018 by Fec

From The Saker: This week Russian officials declared that the delivery of S-300s for Syria was completed and that this first batch included 49 pieces of “military equipment”, including radars, control vehicles and four launchers. Russian officials added that, if … Continue reading →

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Russia Imposes Syrian No-Fly Zone

Posted on October 1, 2018 by Fec

From The Saker on September 20th: On September 19, the Russian Armed Forces kicked off snap drills in the eastern Mediterranean, which will last until September 26. Some experts claimed that the drills are a show of force and a … Continue reading →

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Russia Blockades Israel

Posted on September 20, 2018 by Fec

From EJ Magnier on the 14th: Turkey is pushing further reinforcements of troops, commando units and tanks into the northern Syrian city of Idlib and around it, for a specific objective: to disrupt the attack against the city by the … Continue reading →

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Frightening the Germans

Posted on August 29, 2018 by Fec

MoA – Microsoft Promotes Russia Scare To Gain Insider Access To Campaign Information: Microsoft now offers a “special cybersecurity protection” to those candidates and campaigns that use its Office 365, Outlock or Hotmail cloud services. NYT – Facebook Fueled Anti-Refugee … Continue reading →

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