Threat to Akrotiri..?
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ISTR an Israeli raid on a facility in 2007 in Syria,
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Remember that (allegedly) the UK was selling Assad chemicals that had potential use in CW.
Not sure if they ship to Syria of course, maybe Assad should try Amazon.fr or .de?
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The Sunday People / Sunday Mirror have come up with a story of Syrian Su-24 Fencers being involved.
Syrian warplanes flee after testing defences at British air base in Cyprus - Mirror Online
RAF Typhoon fighters won a mid-air showdown with two Syrian warplanes heading towards Britain’s main base in Cyprus, the Sunday People can *reveal.
The dramatic confrontation came after President Bashar al-Assad’s air chiefs sent two Russian-made Sukhoi Su-24s to probe our air defences. The Syrian bombers refused to respond to repeated attempts by the control tower at the UK’s Akrotiri air base to contact them.
The dramatic confrontation came after President Bashar al-Assad’s air chiefs sent two Russian-made Sukhoi Su-24s to probe our air defences. The Syrian bombers refused to respond to repeated attempts by the control tower at the UK’s Akrotiri air base to contact them.
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Russians putting the kettle on, ten minutes from Akrotiri?
Russia 'plans forward air operating base' in Syria - US - BBC News
Russia 'plans forward air operating base' in Syria - US - BBC News
Surely Assads military capability is no threat, when our glorious leader is only suggesting joining Assad in fighting the IS scum ? Perhaps the arrival of Putins pilots in theatre might make the pollies think about their "military posture" ? I doubt we need to add Russia to our list of targets in the region. I do though hope the Russians deploy big, and annihilate IS, like a plague of vermin, we can do without them all.
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Russia's military initiative is in Syria at the invitation of the Syrian government. The White House and State Department are taking actions to blockade Syria to stop Russian humanitarian and military assistance — an act which would rapidly turn all of Syria over to the barbarians funded by the Wahhabists in Saudi Arabia. To date, the policy to unseat Assad has failed miserably despite the West’s imposition of sanctions, bombing of the country and the sponsoring, financing and training of terrorist mercenaries.
US and Russia are on opposite sides of the Syrian Civil War. Russian is on the side of secular ruler, internationally recognized, government of Syria, and the US on the ISIS/Al Qaeda/Nursa Front side of the Civil War. Assad’s military has been the bulwark against both the Islamic State and Al Qaeda’s affiliate, the Nusra Front. So, by moving to shut down Assad’s supply line, the U.S. government is, in effect, clearing the way for an Islamic State/Al Qaeda victory.
Just a thought.
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US and Russia are on opposite sides of the Syrian Civil War. Russian is on the side of secular ruler, internationally recognized, government of Syria, and the US on the ISIS/Al Qaeda/Nursa Front side of the Civil War. Assad’s military has been the bulwark against both the Islamic State and Al Qaeda’s affiliate, the Nusra Front. So, by moving to shut down Assad’s supply line, the U.S. government is, in effect, clearing the way for an Islamic State/Al Qaeda victory.
Just a thought.
Bob C