Russia Begins Operations in Syria: End Game for the US Empire?

'Syria will liberate every inch of its territory', the Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallem said.

Al-Moallem: Syria determined to liberate every inch of it territories
By Ruaa al-Jazaeri - 3 October, 2019
New York, SANA- Deputy Prime Minister, Foreign and Expatriates Minister Walid al-Moallem affirmed that Syria is determined to liberate every inch of its territories after it has remained steadfast for more than 8 years through which it has combated thousands of terrorists.

Russia has tested S-500 Prometey air defence system in Syria, according to "Izvestia."

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Russia: Israeli air strikes in Syria could further destabilize situation
FILE PHOTO: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov gestures at a news conference on the sidelines of the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., September 27, 2019.    REUTERS/Brendan McDermid

FILE PHOTO: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov gestures at a news conference on the sidelines of the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., September 27, 2019. Brendan McDermid

Israeli air strikes on the territory of Syria might lead to a further destablization, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in a newspaper interview.

“Such actions ... further destabilize the situation and could lead to an escalation,” pan-Arab daily newspaper Asharq Al-Awsat quoted him as saying.

“Syria should not become a platform for implementing plans or settling accounts. The main task of all concerned forces must be to help restore peace to Syrian territory.”

Turkey says work on Syria "safe zone" not yielding results
FILE PHOTO: Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu attends a news conference in Riga, Latvia May 16, 2019. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins/File Photo/File Photo

Turkey does not think its efforts with the United States to form a "safe zone" in northeast Syria will yield the results it wants and is ready to take action itself, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu was quoted as saying on Thursday.

Russia watching closely after Turkish move on Syria safety zone: Kremlin
The Kremlin said on Wednesday that Moscow was watching closely after Turkey said it would act alone on its plans to form a "safe zone" in the northeast of Syria, which is a close ally of Russia.

Erdogan says Turkey has no choice but go its own way on Syria 'safe zone'
Turkey has no choice but to act alone given too little progress has been made with the United States forming a "safe zone" in northeastern Syria, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday in his most direct indication of a cross-border offensive.

Syria 'safe zone' deadline expires with Turkish threat looming
FILE PHOTO: Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York City, New York, U.S., September 24, 2019. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo

Turkey's deadline to jointly establish a "safe zone" with the United States in northern Syria by the end of September has passed, leaving the threat of unilateral military intervention by Ankara hanging over the region.

Turkey: US delays mean we need to setup Syria safe zone alone
A photo taken from Turkey's Sanliurfa province shows the armoured vehicles as Turkey, US start first joint ground patrols as part of efforts to establish safe zone east of Euphrates in Syria on September 08, 2019 [Emin Sansar / Anadolu Agency]

Armoured vehicles are seen as Turkey and the US start a joint ground patrols as part of efforts to establish safe zone east of Euphrates in Syria on 8 September 2019 [Emin Sansar/Anadolu Agency]

October 2, 2019 - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has declared that Turkey has no choice but to act alone to form the new safe zone in north-eastern Syria due to delays caused by the United States (US) during their cooperation on the project, reigniting fears of a Turkish military incursion into the area east of the Euphrates river.

After a speech to parliament yesterday, Erdogan told reporters, “We may suddenly arrive one night,” referencing a possible military operation into northern Syria to clear the Turkish-Syrian border of the US-backed Kurdish militias. “We have tried every means, with great patience, to solve this problem together with our allies.”

Prior to that statement, Erdogan announced at the parliament’s opening ceremony that “We have not achieved any of the results we desired in the east of the Euphrates. Turkey cannot lose even a single day on this issue. There is no other choice but to act on our own.”

Erdogan’s statement comes almost two months after Turkey and the US agreed to cooperate and set up a joint operations centre to begin building the safe zone, following months of negotiations in which Turkey repeatedly warned that it would conduct the military operation in Syria if there was no agreement.

Syrian, Russian Coordination Committees: Washington hinders evacuation of citizens from al-Rukban Camp
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Damascus, Oct. 1, 2019 - The Syrian and Russian Coordination Committees on Return of Displaced Syrians announced that the US has hindered a plan for the evacuation of civilians from al-Rukban Camp as it didn’t implement its obligations in this regard which makes hundreds of the camp’s residents besieged in the camp under harsh circumstances which threaten the lives of many of them.

The committees said in a joint statement said on Tuesday that ” due to the fact that the US side didn’t abide by its obligation, the implementation of that stage of evacuating civilians from al-Rukban Camp was hindered as on Sunday, 336 persons arrived in Jlaighem corridor instead of two thousand citizens who wanted to leave the camp,” and to return back to their areas which had been liberated from terrorism.

The two committees called upon the US side to immediately withdraw from the Syrian territories which it occupies and to stop hindering the efforts exerted by the Syrian government for making the work of the constitutional committee successful and for eradicating terrorism from the area.

Terrorists continue to prevent civilians from exiting through Abu al-Dohour corridor
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2 October، 2019 - Idleb- Jabhat al-Nusra terrorist organization and the affiliated groups in Idleb continue to prevent the locals from exiting to the safe areas through Abu al-Dohour corridor for the twentieth day in a row to use them as human shields amid fears for the civilians where terrorists spread after news on eruption of fight among terrorist organizations.

QSD militias abduct a number of civilians as protests against their acts continue
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Syrian Al-Jazeera - The US-backed separatist QSD militias abducted on Tuesday a number of civilians in Syrian al-Jazeera region while the popular protests that reject the acts of QSD continued.

Civil sources said that QSD militias carried out, during the last hours, a series of storming campaigns in a number of Syrian al-Jazeera region and Aleppo northern countryside.

“They abducted a man and a woman in Manbij and two other civilians near al-Na’em roundabout in Raqqa in addition to abducting several young men in Qamishli to take them to the so-called obligatory recruitment,” the sources added.

Meanwhile, the militia expelled 10 families from their houses in Tal Abyad in Raqqa northern countryside to Ayn Issa camp.

Hundreds of Syrian Displaced Families Returned Home in Homs Countryside (+Video) - World news - Tasnim News Agency
Hundreds of Syrian Displaced Families Returned Home in Homs Countryside (+Video)
October 3, 2019 - Hundreds of displaced families were returned to their homes on Wednesday afternoon in the town of al-Qusair,over 30 kilometers to the southwest of Homs city during the operations to rehabilitate the houses in the town in the framework of efforts exerted by the government to facilitate the return of the displaced to their neighborhood which had been liberated from terrorism by the army.

According to reports by SANA news agency, over 1,800 persons headed back to the town after the infrastructure and services, including electricity, water, and sanitation had been restored and repaired following the cleansing of the town from remaining terrorists.

The report indicated that nearly 2,000 persons are scheduled to return to their houses in al-Qusair town on Thursday as well.

YPG executes woman in Syria refugee camp for protesting against child separation policy
YPG and US army in Hasakeh on 1 May 2017 [Wikipedia]

YPG and US army in Hasakeh

October 2, 2019 - Members of the Kurdish militia named the People’s Protection Units (YPG) in Syria have killed a female refugee for protesting against the militia’s policy of separating children from their mothers in a refugee camp in the north of the country.

According to the Turkish news site the Anadolu Agency which cited local sources yesterday, a group of female refugees were protesting against the poor conditions at the Al-Haw camp and the YPG’s oppressive treatment after it begun separating children, aged 12 and under, from their mothers. The militant group then cracked down on the protests, killing one of the women in the process.

The camp, which is located in northern Syria, is a holding place for Syrian civilians who escaped the conflict taking place in the province of Deir ez-Zour, as well as for the families of former Daesh members and those of other groups. The vast majority of the displaced Syrians were reportedly brought to the camp forcefully by the YPG in April 2017.

The United Nations (UN) has previously repeatedly warned that Al-Hawl camp’s conditions are worsening every day, and has demanded access to the locations, camp and centres where the families of former Daesh members are being held.

The YPG, along with other Kurdish groups operating in northern and north-east Syria, have long been perceived by Western countries in particular to be the best and safest option of militant groups to cooperate with.

Pompeo, Pope Francis urge religious freedom in Mideast, elsewhere (Peace? Religious FREEdom? More like - double trouble!)
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo shakes hands with Pope Francis on the sidelines of a symposium at the Vatican, October 3, 2019 in this still image taken from a video. Vatican Media/Reuters TV via REUTERS
Pope Francis and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo agreed on Thursday on the need to protect the rights of Christian minorities in the Middle East during a meeting at the Vatican, the U.S. State Department said.
 
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov expressed hope that President Donald Trump will keep his promise to withdraw the US troops from Syria.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin has urged Iran and Saudi Arabia to not use the Syrian territory as arena for confrontation.

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President Putin: Majority of Syrian territory was liberated from terrorism
By Mazen Eyon - 3 October, 2019
Sochi, SANA-Russian president Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that solution to the crisis in Syria represents an example for solving the regional crises in the region, adding ” a blow was dealt to the terrorists.”

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'Business as usual.'

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The Hmeimim Airbase will be expanded after the reconstruction, a base official said.

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The Russian military is continuing to build hangars for the aircraft in the Hmeimim Airbase.

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'Turkey is ready for an operation east of the Euphrates River in northern Syria,' says Erdogan.

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DAMASCUS – September 30 marked the fourth anniversary of the Federation Council’s approval granted to President Vladimir Putin to use the Russian Armed Forces abroad. It was a move of crucial importance for Syria, which at that moment was torn to pieces by terrorists from the barbarian caliphate, the armed opposition, and various armed gangs. The Americans also had their interests in Syria. They demanded the immediate resignation of the legitimate president, Bashar Assad.

Unlike the U.S., whose armed forces began to bomb Syria without UN sanction or any other legal basis, the Russian Armed Forces began the operation only after receiving an official invitation from the only legitimate Syrian authorities and in a timely fashion. If they had waited for a few weeks, the black flag of ISIS terrorists would have flown over Damascus. The war in Syria is now almost over. Not-yet-destroyed militants remain only in the province of Idlib.



#Syria#Russia#Turkey#Idlib#Hama#Latakia#Aleppo "Syria, Russia and Iran conduct exercises in Deir Ez-Zor, while protests overwhelmed Iraq

 
'Turkey is ready for an operation east of the Euphrates River in northern Syria,' says Erdogan.

I was wondering how the US would react to this, since the Kurds in Syria are their pawns and their chance to leave a permanent military presence in the country, and here it is so far: 'grave concern'.

 
I was wondering how the US would react to this, since the Kurds in Syria are their pawns and their chance to leave a permanent military presence in the country, and here it is so far: 'grave concern'.


They should have "grave concern" for continuing the mess they created.

The U.S. objection of any military operation in northeastern Syria will for sure hinder Turkey’s plans. Washington has hundreds of service members in the region. Some of them are even deployed along the border with Turkey.

I would say the best solution is to remove U.S. troops and quit using the Kurds as pawns. Of course the Kurds need to wake to the fact they are just pawns too.
 
Turkey has deployed dozens of military vehicles and buses, full with military personnel to the Syrian border.

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Hundreds of Drones, Military Equipment Sent to Tahrir Al-Sham in Northern Syria, 13,000 Terrorists Deployed in Hama, Lattakia
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The Arabic-language Sputnik New Agency quoted informed sources in the city of Jisr al-Shoghour in Western Idlib as saying that Tahrir al-Sham terrorists have recently received state-of-the-art weapons and military equipment, including modern anti-tank missiles, communications and electronic jamming equipment as well as 200 drones.

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'The US will not be part of the carnage of its 'closest ally' on the ground in Syria.'

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Russian military increases presence in northern Aleppo to block potential Turkish Army operation: video

According to an army source in the Aleppo Governorate, the Russian Armed Forces have recently increased their presence in Tal Rifa’at after the Turkish military threatened to launch a new operation in northern Syria.

The source said Russia is committed to not giving up this part of northern Aleppo or any part of Syria that is controlled by the Syrian Arab Army and their allies.

This also bodes well for the YPG forces in the area because it will prevent the Turkish military from launching a wide-scale assault in this part of the Aleppo Governorate.

While the Syrian Arab Army and YPG are not engaged in any hostilities against one another, the former is hoping to eventually take over this part of the Aleppo Governorate after a political settlement is reached between the government and Syrian Democratic Council (SDC).

With the YPG and SSA working together they may reach a political settlement at some point. I have thought for a long time that the Kurds would be much better off trying to work with the Syrian government rather than be dependent on U.S. support and manipulation.
 
Now this is interesting. Check out Trump's tweets embedded in the article:


Trump never really liked the US involvement in Syria - and rightly so - but in spite of his attempts to withdraw, he was pressured or maneuvered into staying longer, even into attacking the government forces a couple of times. Now that the Turks are going ahead with their war against the Kurds, perhaps Trump found an excuse to withdraw that was acceptable to the US military? Because realistically, what could the US do in such a confrontation that did not result in a total mess? Which side would it support anyway - its NATO ally or its proxy Kurdish army? Surely the generals know that a US involvement in that conflict would be totally pointless. The 'deep state' warhawks like the now gone John Bolton may have wanted otherwise, but perhaps in this situation the ultimate say was with the military, who at least tend to have a more realistic assessment of situations.

The beauty of this is that with the US withdrawal from northeastern Syria, the infamous Plan B (carving a new Kurdish country out of Syria that would be under the influence of the US and Israel) will fail. Not that the area will be pacified and sovereign, unfortunately. I don't trust Erdogan will not choose to stay on that side of the border indefinitely. But at least the Kurds will have no option but to go back the arms of the Syrian government.
 
DAMASCUS – September 30 marked the fourth anniversary of the Federation Council’s approval granted to President Vladimir Putin to use the Russian Armed Forces abroad.

With Assad's and Syrian Government's permission, Russia entered the War in Syria. That calculated move would eventually prove to be "Syria's saving-Grace" but it also opened up to the whole World - the true state of "the War on Terror" in the Middle East and that it wasn't just Syria under a heavy mantel of War, but was just an extension of the pre-planned wars already in progress, in Iraq, Libya and Afghanistan.

Not surprising, none of the American media outlets gave mention of the fourth Anniversary of Russian intervention. Maybe, a recent report by the 39th U.S. President, Jimmy Carter, might sum up their silence ... when he stated, ""We have been at war more than 226 years. We have been at peace for about 16 years" since the Declaration of Independence in 1776, he said. And every U.S. military conflict from the Korean War onward has been a war of "choice," he said. Former President Jimmy Carter celebrates 95th birthday

Another Anniversary 18 years ago, on September 11, 2001 opened up a window into Hell, proceeded by continuous War in the Middle East, with more death and destruction at it's door. I'm of the opinion ... Two "wrongs" - don't make a "right"! Is it possible - another September date, September 30, 2015, will live in infinity - as the date in the 21st Century, when Russian Military intervention put the first foot forward to "ending ALL War's in the Middle East"?
 
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