Here it comes: Syria
Both Al Jazeera and Al Arabiya are reporting gas bombs dropped on Ghouta last night. The latter specifies the gas as chlorine, quoting a local doctor.
ORAC:
Hmmm, an interesting look at the IADS in place.
In total, the Syrian aerial defense apparatus launched 27 missiles at IAF planes throughout the night and early morning as events unfolded, 13 of them were fired while Israeli jets were attacking the Iranian drone's control and command center. One of the missiles, a large long-range outdated SA-5 missile, hit the Israeli F-16.
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Russian military plane crashes in Syria, killing 32
A military transport plane has crashed at Russia’s airbase in Syria killing all 32 people on board.
The Antonov An-26 with 26 passengers and six crew came down 500m short of a runway at the Hmeimim base near Latakia, in the west of the country. Russia’s defence ministry said it had not been fired on as it approached. “According to preliminary information, the crash may have been caused by mechanical failure,” it added......
It appeared to be the biggest loss of servicemen in a single incident in Syria since Russia’s intervention in the country’s civil war began in 2015, although it was unclear who exactly was on board the aircraft. One unconfirmed report in Moscow said the aircraft was flying in from the Kuweires airbase in Aleppo province and there were some civilians on board......
A military transport plane has crashed at Russia’s airbase in Syria killing all 32 people on board.
The Antonov An-26 with 26 passengers and six crew came down 500m short of a runway at the Hmeimim base near Latakia, in the west of the country. Russia’s defence ministry said it had not been fired on as it approached. “According to preliminary information, the crash may have been caused by mechanical failure,” it added......
It appeared to be the biggest loss of servicemen in a single incident in Syria since Russia’s intervention in the country’s civil war began in 2015, although it was unclear who exactly was on board the aircraft. One unconfirmed report in Moscow said the aircraft was flying in from the Kuweires airbase in Aleppo province and there were some civilians on board......
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US threat to strike Syria over bombing of Ghouta
The United States has threatened to carry out unilateral attacks on Syria if President Assad continues to bombard the rebel pocket of eastern Ghouta.
Nikki Haley, the US ambassador to the United Nations, said that Russia had not kept the commitment it made when it agreed a ceasefire over Syria last month. She reminded the UN security council that last April President Trump ordered airstrikes in response to a chemical weapons attack by the Assad regime on the town of Khan Sheikhoun. “The security council failed to act,” she said. “The United States struck the airbase from which Assad had launched his chemical attack. We repeat this warning.”
“We also warn any nation determined to impose its will through chemical attacks and inhuman suffering, most especially the outlaw Syrian regime. The United States remains prepared to act if we must. It is not the path we prefer but it is a path we have demonstrated we will take, and we are prepared to take it again.”
Russia claimed that rebels in eastern Ghouta were preparing to fake a chemical weapons attack to give the US a pretext to strike regime sites in Damascus. “In the event of a threat to the lives of our servicemen, Russia’s armed forces will take retaliatory measures against the missiles and launchers used,” Valery Gerasimov, the Russian chief of staff, said.......
The United States has threatened to carry out unilateral attacks on Syria if President Assad continues to bombard the rebel pocket of eastern Ghouta.
Nikki Haley, the US ambassador to the United Nations, said that Russia had not kept the commitment it made when it agreed a ceasefire over Syria last month. She reminded the UN security council that last April President Trump ordered airstrikes in response to a chemical weapons attack by the Assad regime on the town of Khan Sheikhoun. “The security council failed to act,” she said. “The United States struck the airbase from which Assad had launched his chemical attack. We repeat this warning.”
“We also warn any nation determined to impose its will through chemical attacks and inhuman suffering, most especially the outlaw Syrian regime. The United States remains prepared to act if we must. It is not the path we prefer but it is a path we have demonstrated we will take, and we are prepared to take it again.”
Russia claimed that rebels in eastern Ghouta were preparing to fake a chemical weapons attack to give the US a pretext to strike regime sites in Damascus. “In the event of a threat to the lives of our servicemen, Russia’s armed forces will take retaliatory measures against the missiles and launchers used,” Valery Gerasimov, the Russian chief of staff, said.......
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This indeed sounds serious. The rhetoric from both sides reminds the cuban crisis in 1962.
Hot heads should be calmed down.
IMHO all the high-ranked generals (again, on both sides) should be locked somewhere in a movie hall for a couple of hours and re-watch stuff like "Fail Safe" or "Dr. Strangelove".
Remains of ISIS and Al-Nusra (supported by US) or Assad's regime (supported by Russia) do not deserve such attention to put the whole mankind at threat.
Hot heads should be calmed down.
IMHO all the high-ranked generals (again, on both sides) should be locked somewhere in a movie hall for a couple of hours and re-watch stuff like "Fail Safe" or "Dr. Strangelove".
Remains of ISIS and Al-Nusra (supported by US) or Assad's regime (supported by Russia) do not deserve such attention to put the whole mankind at threat.
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Putin clearly doesn't want Trump to take his Crown as the worlds biggest nutcase so he's putting in some sterling efforts in Blighty at the moment!
Buster, can you please take that to JB? There is a thread on that topic there. This thread is about Syria, mostly.
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The same guy is calling the shots in Syria. Attests to the nature of Putin & should be considered in context with his actions in Syria.
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Macron out of his depth, says Turkey
President Macron has cast himself as a peacemaker in Turkey’s war against Kurdish forces, drawing a furious attack yesterday from President Erdogan who told the French leader that he was out of his depth.
Mr Macron has taken up the cause of the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) militia, which is under assault by the Turkish armed forces in Syria as a “terrorist organisation”.
Mr Erdogan, whose country is a Nato ally of France, said in Ankara: “Don’t get into things that are out of your depth. Those who go to bed with terrorists, or even host them in their palaces, will sooner or later understand the mistake they’re making.” France “has yet to give an account for its dirty and bloody past,” he added. He appeared to be referring to its record in the colonial era. After backing the Kurds, France “no longer has the right to complain about terror organisations, terrorists and terror attacks”, he said.....
A senior Turkish official added that support for the Kurds could make France a “target of Turkey”.
Mr Macron has clashed repeatedly with Mr Erdogan since taking office last May. In France, 75 per cent approve of how Mr Macron represents the nation abroad. He invited leaders of the YPG to the Élysée Palace on Thursday as part of a team from the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). The SDF, dominated by Kurds, is backed by the US-led coalition in the war against Islamic State. Mr Macron offered to mediate on their behalf and a senior Kurdish official said that he promised to send French forces to help them.......
President Macron has cast himself as a peacemaker in Turkey’s war against Kurdish forces, drawing a furious attack yesterday from President Erdogan who told the French leader that he was out of his depth.
Mr Macron has taken up the cause of the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) militia, which is under assault by the Turkish armed forces in Syria as a “terrorist organisation”.
Mr Erdogan, whose country is a Nato ally of France, said in Ankara: “Don’t get into things that are out of your depth. Those who go to bed with terrorists, or even host them in their palaces, will sooner or later understand the mistake they’re making.” France “has yet to give an account for its dirty and bloody past,” he added. He appeared to be referring to its record in the colonial era. After backing the Kurds, France “no longer has the right to complain about terror organisations, terrorists and terror attacks”, he said.....
A senior Turkish official added that support for the Kurds could make France a “target of Turkey”.
Mr Macron has clashed repeatedly with Mr Erdogan since taking office last May. In France, 75 per cent approve of how Mr Macron represents the nation abroad. He invited leaders of the YPG to the Élysée Palace on Thursday as part of a team from the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). The SDF, dominated by Kurds, is backed by the US-led coalition in the war against Islamic State. Mr Macron offered to mediate on their behalf and a senior Kurdish official said that he promised to send French forces to help them.......
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Syrian state-owned SANA says that T4 (Tiyas) military airbase is under attack.
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Syria will see US price for chemical attack as worth paying
“.....According to Human Rights Watch, since the JIM ceased to exist the Syrian government is thought to have used chemical weapons five times, not including this weekend’s attack. In total HRW identified 85 chemical weapons attacks during the war, the vast majority by Assad’s forces. A taboo was becoming the new normal. What was once met with revulsion was starting to be met with a weary shrug of the shoulders. Red lines were blurring into invisibility......
Syria for its part will brace itself for US retribution and, even if it is deadly, regard it as a price worth paying. Assad will feel the alleged use of the chemical weapons served their purpose in destroying the rebel’s last resistance. Following the attack the rebel group Jaish al-Islam accepted a previously rejected Russian deal to leave Douma. Trump may punish Assad, but in the absence of a new approach from the west, Assad will think his gruesome methods are winning the war.“.......
“.....According to Human Rights Watch, since the JIM ceased to exist the Syrian government is thought to have used chemical weapons five times, not including this weekend’s attack. In total HRW identified 85 chemical weapons attacks during the war, the vast majority by Assad’s forces. A taboo was becoming the new normal. What was once met with revulsion was starting to be met with a weary shrug of the shoulders. Red lines were blurring into invisibility......
Syria for its part will brace itself for US retribution and, even if it is deadly, regard it as a price worth paying. Assad will feel the alleged use of the chemical weapons served their purpose in destroying the rebel’s last resistance. Following the attack the rebel group Jaish al-Islam accepted a previously rejected Russian deal to leave Douma. Trump may punish Assad, but in the absence of a new approach from the west, Assad will think his gruesome methods are winning the war.“.......
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I would have thought this is another reason civil aircraft should be advised to avoid the region.
Russia Jamming GPS in Syria
Russia Jamming GPS in Syria
Yes, _another_ reason. The main one is about US plans to start a massive strike.
Russia’s Interfax news agency quoted the Russian Defence Ministry as saying that said two Israeli F-15s had carried out the strike, firing eight missiles from Lebanese airspace. Russia said that Syrian air defences had shot down five of the eight missiles fired, with three hitting the western part of the aerodrome (the Iranian enclave - there are pictures by the Iranian FARS news agency).
But how could two F-15s launch eight missiles - the primary stand off weapon still seems to be Popeye/Have Nap, two of which can be carried. Glide weapons like Spice or JDAM surely wouldn't reach Tiyas from 'Lebanese airspace'?
But how could two F-15s launch eight missiles - the primary stand off weapon still seems to be Popeye/Have Nap, two of which can be carried. Glide weapons like Spice or JDAM surely wouldn't reach Tiyas from 'Lebanese airspace'?
I see that the megalomaniac idiot has been making warmongering threats on Twitter again.
Is there no limit to his crass behaviour?
Mostly to divert attention from the FBI and lawyers investigating his own behaviour, perhaps?
Is there no limit to his crass behaviour?
Mostly to divert attention from the FBI and lawyers investigating his own behaviour, perhaps?