ISIS/ISIL conflict in Syria/Iraq (No OpEd, No Politics)

Jura The idiot

Jura The idiot

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Oct 24, 2016
Jura said:
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  • I read last (?) week Government had taken over "1070 Apartments" ... some fanbois :) must have said this though:
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... as only today, according to

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Government took over 1070 Apartments (plenty of pictures and several videos inside the related blog "1070 After Liberation"
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taxiya

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delft said:
Southfront gives this report:
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If the terrorists are feeding a mincing machine, as in Verdun 1916, the situation in and around Aleppo can improve soon. Much earlier than US led Kurds can conquer Raqqa.
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it would be great if SAA or Russian air forces can ambush these junks between Idlib and Aleppo when they are on the move in the open. Perfect "围点打援", "Surrounding the spot to kill the reinforcement". It is more efficient to employ the airpower.
 
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delft said:
Southfront gives this report:
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If the terrorists are feeding a mincing machine, as in Verdun 1916, the situation in and around Aleppo can improve soon. Much earlier than US led Kurds can conquer Raqqa.
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It's definitely a race to carve up Syria and Iraq including consolidation to each faction's and/or sponsor's ability. Honestly the Syria/Russia/Iran alliance's performance has been meaningful but ultimately underwhelming if major cities like Aleppo, Homs, and Damascus within contiguous government territory are not secured in their entirety before IS is effectively neutered and other opposition forces consolidate. Curiously no one is mentioning the Iranians much perhaps because they and the Saudis have been strategically sidelined in a way that balances each other out by the other sponsors.
 
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delft

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The Russian defence ministry describes the purpose of the Kuznetsov TF:
From PressTV, yesterday:
Russian navy to attack Aleppo militants on Wednesday: Defense Ministry source
Tue Nov 8, 2016 8:53PM

Russia’s Mediterranean-stationed naval group will launch a major offensive against militants near Syria’s divided city of Aleppo on Wednesday, says a Russian Defense Ministry source.

The offensive will be headed by the Russian navy’s flagship aircraft carrier, the Admiral Kuznetsov, with the support of the Peter the Great warship and other military ships, RT reported the source as saying on Tuesday.

Jets from the ships will be taking off "in the nearest hours" and will hit militant targets stationed on the far outskirts of Aleppo, while long-range projectiles, including Kalibr cruise missiles, will be launched from the ships and accompanying submarines.

The source stressed that that attacks will be carried out in areas where there is no civilian presence.

“The strikes will avoid the city of Aleppo to prevent civilian casualties, because terrorists continue to use city residents as human shields,” the source said.

The attacks are aimed at blocking the entry of more terrorists into the city, which has been divided since 2012 between government forces in the west and the militants in the east.

“The group's main goal is to carry out missile strikes on terrorists outside of Aleppo that are attempting to get into the city,” he added.

Last week, Russia announced that fleet of warships headed by the Admiral Kuznetsov had reached the Mediterranean Sea and was preparing for an anti-terror offensive.

In July, Russia said that the flagship, classified by Moscow as a heavy aircraft-carrying missile cruiser (TAVKR), will be carrying 15 Sukhoi Su-33 fighter jets and Mikoyan MiG-29K/KUB fighters, and around 10 Kamov Ka-52K, Ka-27, and Ka-31 choppers.

Russia started its military campaign in Syria on September 30, 2015, based on a request from the Syrian government.

Syria has been gripped by foreign-backed militancy since March 2011. United Nations Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura estimates that over 400,000 people have been killed in the conflict. The UN has stopped its official casualty count in Syria, citing its inability to verify the figures it receives from various sources.
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delft

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SampanViking said:
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My wife and I don't have time to view TV so we do not even have such a machine. This was so the first time I noticed the matter.
The Dutch navy was very proud of its submarines but until 2014 it was assumed that these boats were to be the lasts. The yard where all Dutch submarines were built, and that also invested heavily in pressure vessels for nuclear power plants of which it produced none, has been closed after a lot of financial shenanigans. The Walruses are a quarter of a century old but were modernized less than ten years ago.
The Russian reaction is of course a demonstration of their confidence that they can find and if need be destroy these boats. I would expect the most modern nuclear submarine to be no more difficult to find than a modernized Walrus.
 
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delft said:
My wife and I don't have time to view TV so we do not even have such a machine. This was so the first time I noticed the matter.
The Dutch navy was very proud of its submarines but until 2014 it was assumed that these boats were to be the lasts. The yard where all Dutch submarines were built, and that also invested heavily in pressure vessels for nuclear power plants of which it produced none, has been closed after a lot of financial shenanigans. The Walruses are a quarter of a century old but were modernized less than ten years ago.
The Russian reaction is of course a demonstration of their confidence that they can find and if need be destroy these boats. I would expect the most modern nuclear submarine to be no more difficult to find than a modernized Walrus.
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I have read recently very good SSK of previous generation, silencious. Look SSK thread...
 
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delft

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FORBIN said:
I have read recently very good SSK of previous generation, silencious. Look SSK thread...
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An article in my Dutch newspaper today, a very large article for the little information it contains, says that for many years Walruses were able to avoid detection so perhaps the Russians developed new technology which is very disturbing as the next Dutch submarine will not enter service before 2027.
It is likely that China and Russia will help each other in this area in view of their common interests.
 
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