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

[sToRmR1dR]

Lavrov and Kerry discuss situation around Eastern Aleppo

http://tass.com/world/913417

According to the ministry, the telephone conversation was initiated by the US side

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and US Secretary of State John Kerry continues telephone talks on the problem of the Syrian settlement, the Russian foreign ministry said on Friday.

"Following Thursday’s talks on the sidelines of the APEC forum in Lima, Peru, the two top diplomats continued the discussion of the Syrian settlement problems with a focus on the situation around Eastern Aleppo," the ministry said.

According to the ministry, the telephone conversation was initiated by the US side.

The situation in Syria was in focus of Lavrov’s meeting with Kerry in Lima. "These contacts produce results, but everything is stalled by the same problem that once prevented the Americans from fulfilling our bilateral agreements - (the problem of) separating the so-called moderate opposition from al-Nusra," Russia’s top diplomat said.

"There is mounting evidence, and we cannot escape this impression that the dominating decision is to preserve Al-Nusra as the strongest force that opposes (Syrian President Bashar) Assad, regardless of the fact that it was put on all terrorist lists in the United States, Russia and the United Nations," Lavrov said. "At the same time, we would try to find some solutions to this situation. It appears to me that John Kerry is truly interested in it," the minister added.

 

[angelburst29]

An official Russian passenger aircraft carrying journalists to cover the APEC summit in Peru was chased by three military jets while flying through Swiss airspace.

Putin’s Presidential Plane Chased by Swiss Fighter Jets (VIDEO)
https://sputniknews.com/europe/201611181047608245-putin-plane-chased/

Amid growing anti-Russian propaganda, several countries in Europe have now taken what they apparently consider to be necessary safety measures. On Friday, three Swiss fighter planes flew close to an aircraft carrying Russian journalists heading to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) economic summit, held in Lima, Peru. Russian President Vladimir Putin will take part in the South American-based event, though the Russian president was not aboard the aircraft in question.

Andrey Kolesnikov, editor-in-chief of the Russian Pioneer magazine, wrote on Facebook, "We are flying to Peru, to APEC CEO summit […] Flying through Switzerland. At some point, the plane with the delegation and the journalists is blocked from three sides by three fighter jets. […] These are fighter jets of the Swiss Air Force."

Kolesnikov expressed his resentment that the fighters were flying close enough to be what he considered a threat to the flight. The jets seemed to be almost at arm's length, and the aircraft identification numbers, as well as the pilot's faces, could be plainly seen, according to the journalist. Dmitry Smirnov, correspondent for Komsomolskaya Pravda newspaper, wrote on his Facebook page, "We are flying to Lima with gusto: passed above Switzerland with convoy of two F-18s with ammunition load."

The captain of the escorted Russian aircraft asserted that accompanying Russian aircraft has become routine.

The journalists could not recall experiencing the excitement previously, except one, who mentioned an incident involving an overflight above a country in which a NATO summit was being held. The jets pulled away when the Russian plane reached the Swiss border. Western fighter jets regularly chase Russian war planes in international airspace. Accompanying Russian passenger aircraft, however, is something new.

The Syrian Army destroyed two unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) of the terrorist groups in the Southern city of Dara'a.

Two Drones of Terrorists Shot Down by Syrian Army in Dara'a
http://en.farsnews.com/newsv.aspx?srv=20&p=2

Two drones of terrorist groups that were wrapped with explosive devices were downed by the Syrian soldiers in Dara'a al-Balad district and near al-Nazeheen camp in Dara'a city.

 

[sToRmR1dR]

Iskander-M mobile missile systems take part in Far East drills

http://tass.com/defense/913447

Among other things, the drills involved the deployment and maneuvering of Iskander-M systems in different conditions, as well as aiming and simulation launches, but no actual firing.

Crews of Iskander-M short-range ballistic missile systems took part in drills in Russia’s Far Eastern Military district, a military spokesman told TASS Saturday.

"A missile formation was put on alert as part of the training," a spokesman for the Russian Defense Ministry's Eastern Military District, Vladimir Matveyev, said.

Among other things, the drills involved the deployment and maneuvering of Iskander-M systems in different conditions, as well as aiming, preparations for firing and simulation launches, but no actual firing.

Iskander tactical ballistic missile systems are capable of hitting both small-size and large-area targets at a distance of up to 500 km to destroy missile and multiple launch rocket systems, long-range artillery guns, aircraft and helicopters at aerodromes, command posts and communications centers.

Russia, China work on Su-35 contract, supplies still due - official

http://tass.com/economy/913450

Russia and China are working on supplies of Russian Sukhoi Su-35 to China, the supplies are still due, head of the federal authority on the military-technical cooperation told reporters

Russia and China are working on supplies of Russian Sukhoi Su-35 to China, the supplies are still due, head of the federal authority on the military-technical cooperation Alexander Fomin told reporters on Saturday.

The official is a member of the delegation of Russia’s President Vladimir Putin to the APEC summit in Peru. The delegation made a stop in Portugal’s capital city.

"Still due," he said. "But work on the contract continues, adaptation (of aircraft) continues.".

 

[angelburst29]

The Syrian Army, supported by the country's National Defense Forces, is preparing for the beginning of a large-scale operation to sweep the militant-held eastern districts of Aleppo, according to RIA Novosti.

The Final Countdown: Syrian Army Prepares to Storm Aleppo's East
https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201611191047626170-syria-army-aleppo-operation/

A large-scale military operation by the Syrian Army to drive the terrorists out of the eastern districts of Aleppo is due to kick off in northern Syria very soon, RIA Novosti reported.

According to Arab experts, up to 7,000 militants remain in Aleppo's eastern areas. On Thursday, Syrian forces launched artillery strikes against fortified enemy positions in the neighborhoods of Tariq al-Bab, Salikhin, Shaar and Es Sukkar where the terrorists' first line of defense is deployed. The shelling came as Syrian warplanes staged air strikes on the militants' logistical hubs in Khan al-Asal, Kafr Hamra and Haraytan.

In addition, the militants have lost much of their armored vehicles and off-road vehicles equipped with heavy machine guns.

On Friday morning, Syrian Air Force planes destroyed one of the key command centers of the Jaish al-Fath militants located west of Aleppo.

In addition, the air raids obliterated several headquarters of the terrorist Jabhat Fateh al-Sham group, previously known as Al-Nusra. The headquarters were stationed north of Aleppo.

Witnesses said that the situation inside eastern Aleppo is yet to be stabilized, with the militants strengthening control over the mosques to avoid possible civil unrest.

Many people in Aleppo are dissatisfied with the fact that the terrorists have not allowed them to take advantage of the recent pause in the fighting to leave the city through one of the humanitarian corridors. Instead, the terrorists continue to use civilians as human shields, and people respond by staging protest rallies.

Right now, the terrorist groups related to Jabhat Al-Nusra hold thousands of civilians in the eastern neighborhoods of Aleppo and keep them from fleeing via the designated army humanitarian corridors, according to RIA Novosti.

Retired Canadian Armed Forces captain Brad Cabana says that when it comes to the situation in Aleppo, the Syrian Army has only two choices: press on with its effort to liberate the city, or allow the civilian population to starve. After the city is freed, the war will move east, but as that happens, the risk of a Russian-US escalation will grow.

Syrian Army's Aleppo Dilemma: Press on with Assault or Allow Civilians to Starve
https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201610241046679988-aleppo-operation-restarted-commentary/

On Monday, three people were killed and another 28 wounded after militants from the rebel-held portion of east Aleppo shelled a residential neighborhood in western Aleppo. Earlier, Russian presidential spokesman Dmitri Peskov said that exit points for civilians in the eastern part of the city were subjected to constant attacks during the so-called humanitarian pause in hostilities, while humanitarian agencies were prevented from delivering relief.

Also on Monday, Syrian National Reconciliation Minister Ali Haidar said that militants in eastern Aleppo have refused to leave the city, and have prevented civilians from doing so. The Syrian Air Force has dropped leaflets in the militant-held portions of the city, calling on the militants to make a safe exit or face destruction.

On Sunday, the Syrian Army, supported by Lebanese Hezbollah fighters, began a large-scale operation against militant positions in southeast Aleppo, just hours after the end of the three-day humanitarian pause.

Asked to comment on the resumption of hostilities, political scientist and retired Canadian Armed Forces captain Brad Cabana told Radio Sputnik that it's only a matter of time now before the city is liberated from the jihadists. Unfortunately, he added that "there's probably going to be a lot of destruction and casualties in doing so."

The analyst believes that at this point militant resistance, and the desperate attempt to hang on to parts of the city is symbolic, not strategic in nature. The former population center and major industrial hub has lost much of its value through the war, and the rebels control only its eastern portion anyway, surrounded in all directions.

Cabana stressed that the decision to press forward to liberate the city may have been a tough one, "but what is the alternative? The alternative is to allow it to go on and on forever, at which point these people will be starving…"

Asked whether there is any hope for a negotiated solution and to a peaceful surrender of the city, the officer suggested that based on the rebels' penchant for ruthlessness, he just doesn't see that happening, unfortunately.

Militants in various parts of eastern Aleppo have opened fire at civilians, killing over a dozen people and injuring more than 40, after demonstrations broke out in the city, spokesperson of the Russian Defense Ministry Maj. Gen. Igor Konashenkov said.

Militants Kill Over Dozen Civilians in Aleppo Amid Protests
https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201611191047612658-militants-kill-civilians-aleppo/

On Thursday, residents of eastern Aleppo held protests in the city, which the militants suppressed by opening fire at the civilians.

"The militants dispersed the demonstration, shooting at the protesting from a heavy machine gun and then mined all the approaches to the checkpoint and placed snipers on the roofs of nearby houses," Konashenkov said describing one of the incidents, involving about 300 civilians.

In a different area, about 200 civilians were demonstrating and trying to make way to a territory controlled by Syrian government forces. The militants opened fire at the demonstrators.

"Seventeen people died at the site, including two teenagers of 13 and 15 years of age, over 40 people were wounded," Konashenkov said. He added that the militants detained about 10 men whom they deemed responsible for organizing the demonstrations and then killed all of them.

"The terrorists detained and drove away in an unknown direction with about 10 men, who they thought were the ‘organizers’ of the turmoil. That same evening all of them were shot," Konashenkov said.

 

[angelburst29]

The Syrian foreign minister said that the country's authorities rejected the idea of self-administration in eastern Aleppo as it would undermine Syria's national sovereignty.

Damascus Rejects Eastern Aleppo's Self-Administration as Undermining Sovereignty
https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201611201047642785-aleppo-administration-sovereignty/

Syrian authorities completely reject the idea of self-administration in the eastern districts of the country's northern city of Aleppo, because it would undermine Syria's national sovereignty, Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem said Sunday.

"This idea has been completely rejected. This would be a violation of our national sovereignty," Muallem told reporters after the negotiations with UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura, speaking about the possibility of self-administration in the areas of eastern Aleppo held by militants.

Foreign-sponsored radical groups fighting in Syria have turned against each other after failing to push government-led forces away from rebel-held areas in the city of Aleppo, analyst Salman Rafi Sheikh wrote for New Eastern Outlook, adding that armed jihadist militias appear to be in "the process of self-destruction."

United Rebel Front in Aleppo 'Crumbling Like a House of Cards'
https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201611201047638817-rebels-aleppo-infighting/

The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and its local allies are slated to free eastern neighborhoods of the city, the commercial heart of the country prior to the war, the researcher said. This will most likely result in "one of the biggest symbolic and territorial defeats" to the armed rebels, he added.

Damascus-led forces encircled eastern Aleppo in August. Since then rebel groups have repeatedly tried to break the siege. Although they have occasionally managed to seize some areas in and around the city, the SAA has succeeded in pushing them back.

Setbacks in Aleppo have been detrimental to rebel unity. Their "coordinated front" is "now crumbling like a [house] of cards and is desperately fighting its own self" to keep the city under control, Salman Rafi Sheikh said. "Failure to hold onto the city has initiated a [self-destructive] process, forcing the bigger rebel groups to swallow the smaller groups and bring more territory under their control, and thereby find more recruits for future fighting," the analyst explained.

This process has apparently been set in motion when a coalition of several radical groups "failed to sustain the counter-siege they had initiated for the part of the city under the Syrian army's control," he added.

At least seven schoolchildren and one woman were killed and dozens injured in fresh attacks on educational and health facilities in government-held Western Aleppo.

7 Schoolchildren Killed in Militant Shelling of Government-Held West Aleppo
http://en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13950830000599

The schoolchildren were killed when a rocket hit a basic education school in the al-Forqan neighborhood, a SANA reporter on the scene said, adding that the attack also wounded a teacher and 19 students, who are now in critical condition.

A senior Syrian legislator disclosed that the terrorist groups in Aleppo province have received chemical weapons sent to them from Turkey.

Senior MP: Evidence Shows Chemical Weapons Sent to Terrorists in Aleppo from Turkey
http://en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13950830000481

This is not the first time that the terrorists used toxic gases against the Syrian government forces in different parts of Aleppo," Syrian MP Fares Juneidan said.

"We have compelling evidence that Chemical weapons have been sent to the terrorists in Aleppo province via Turkish soil," he added.

The senior lawmaker went on to say that when the terrorists failed to break the siege laid by the Syrian army around them in Eastern Aleppo city, they started using chemical weapons against the Syrian government forces.

Juneidan underlined that accurate information shows the chemical weapons have been sent to the militants from Turkey.

Everyone knows that the terrorists have chemical weapons and according to the accurate information obtained, the supply of these weapons has started since a year ago," he added.

He said this is not the first time that the terrorists use toxic gases in their attacks; they have been hitting the Syrian army's military positions in different parts of Aleppo with chemical weapons for 18 months now.

The Syrian fighter jets destroyed Jeish al-Fatah's largest arms and ammunition depot in Aleppo province in heavy airstrikes on Saturday.

Syrian Air Force Destroys Terrorists' Largest Arms Depot in Aleppo
http://en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13950829001224

The Syrian warplanes were tipped off by the country's intelligence forces about the exact location of the arms depot in Madajen al-Kiyali near the village of Tal Hadieh Southwest of Aleppo and destroyed it completely, an army officer said.

He also pointed out that several terrorists who were inside and near the arm depot were killed in the air raid.

Earlier on Saturday, the Syrian Army troops and fighters of the Lebanese Hezbollah and Iraqi al-Nujaba engaged in fierce clashes with Jeish al-Fatah terrorists in the Southern districts of Aleppo city, capturing more lands from retreating militants.

 

[sToRmR1dR]

Putin thanks Obama for years of joint work, invites him to visit Russia

http://tass.com/politics/913591

Vladimir Putin noted that he and the US president have always treated each other with respect

Russian President Vladimir Putin, who met with the outgoing US President Barack Obama on the sidelines of the APEC summit in Peru, thanked him for the years of joint work and invited him to visit Russia.

Putin told reporters about their conversation as he addressed a news conference in Lima on Sunday.

"President Obama and I said both of us always treated each other's positions with respect, although the dialogue between our two countries was rather complicated and sometimes it was difficult to work with each other," Putin said.

"I thanked him for the years of joint work and said we would be glad to see him in Russia anytime if he found it possile or necessary or had a wish to go there," he said.

 

[angelburst29]

After the victorious advance of Syrian forces on the terrorists, many areas have been released. U.N. special envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura offered Bashar Assad to accept a peace agreement developed by the United Nations or, in fact, to go back, handing over Aleppo to ISIS.

UN demands to hand over Aleppo to ISIS
http://katehon.com/news/un-demands-hand-over-aleppo-isis

The UN plan provides for granting the autonomy to the western part of Aleppo and the withdrawal of governmental troops from the city, that is really very strange to the current situation, in which the terrorists are going to do everything to stay against the background of the government's military victories.

The Foreign Ministry of Syria presented a statement, calling to stop financing and supporting terrorists, «who attack schools and hospitals, turning them into the headquarters of the militants to use it as a springboard to new terrorist crimes». In addition, not only ISIS terrorists are responsible for these crimes, also their supporters, «terrorists affiliated to Jabhat al-Nusra and Nour Eddin al-Zanki Movement and other organizations, which Washington, Paris, London, Doha and Riyadh describe as “moderate armed groups” and supply them with money and arms».

Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallem, meeting with Stefan de Mistura, has rejected a plan by terrorists to surrender Aleppo, calling the so-called truce as «a violation of national sovereignty».

Meanwhile, Syria's Foreign Ministry says that the truce in the country and in the Aleppo region has been kept, but unilaterally. At that time, the government has called all for a truce to normalize the humanitarian situation. But the terrorists began to carry out missile attacks.

I have mentioned in a previous article about the need to achieve a decisive victory in Syria in order to get rid of the terrorism that threatens the global body as well as the Syrian body. The focus was on the threat of terrorism in the world. I would like to point out that the analysis of the Syrian situation from the standpoint of terrorism is only the analysis that takes into consideration the symptoms of the disease without examining the real causes of it.

Decisive battle of Aleppo with a global format
http://katehon.com/article/decisive-battle-aleppo-global-format

Terrorism was and will remain the product of a real disease, from which the world suffered today. Let me remind you of the statements and analyses of the famous Russian philosopher Alexander Dugin, that most problems of the world today are related to the nature of new liberalism, which increasingly becomes more brutal and greedy. The forces of capital are looking more and more for power and control of the whole world to be like a game controlled by them, and all what we hear about freedom, democracy, and human rights are, from their point of view, only tools for more power and more control.

Neo-liberalism has come to the conclusion that there is no life, no future without it taking over the world, including Russia, and that uni-polarity is an essential condition of its existence. It does not accept a partnership with anyone and cannot continue with a multi-polar world. Therefore, the Russian vision of a multi-polar world, which started from a correct understanding of the nature of the world today, is an existence war for the United States. The nature of neo-liberal forces in the United States does not accept multi-polarity or even regional countries with weight and ability to maintain their national interests. Perhaps this is one of the causes of the hostility from the US to Iran and Syria.

Terrorism is a product of the thought of the neo-liberal forces, which uses means of destruction and division to ensure the achievement of chaos in order to destroy nations, divide them, and later append them to the United States. Here, let me point out an important term in political terminology when we are talking about the United States and its "allies". The United States has no allies at all - all the so-called "allies" are affiliated countries. In fact, they walk with the American plan. Even its Western partners are not allies and they have to obey and walk in the convoy of "the leading country in the world" - the United States. They are just like the case of the allies in the former Warsaw Pact and the former Soviet camp when the participating countries in the Warsaw Pact were "allies" to Russia. The regional "allies" are in a relationship with complete dependence on the American directives, but more than that, the regional allies are being used as cheap cards when needed. An example of this is the use of the Tunisian regime’s paper and the Egyptian regime’s paper during the wave of the "Arab spring". They threw these two cards in the trash to show that the wave of the "Arab spring" is a real spring wave, in order to reach the intended target of this counterfeit spring, which was Syria and its axis, in order to have complete control of the entire Middle East in favor of the United States and Israel. The remaining allies in the region such as Turkey and Saudi Arabia seemed to arrive, and power exceeded the permissible limits, with calls for a change from the inside and transmitting chaos to them and encouraging them with actions that caused their collapse. Perhaps the Obama doctrine in regards to these two countries is an indicator of what we are saying.

The Russian philosopher Dugin is a pioneer in attentiveness to this risk, so Russia was conscious of the need for the formation of a multi-polar world. Thus, Russia formed a new alliance with China and other countries (the BRICS and Shanghai organizations) to stand up against this madness that wants to impose neo-liberalism on the world, that led also to the formation of a new alliance in our region, launched from Syria, because the neo-liberal attack by the means of terrorists arrived to Syria. This alliance with Syria consists of countries inside and outside the region that have the same vision towards the values and interests like Russia, China, Iran, and Hezbollah in Lebanon.

Let's go back to the Syrian situation and the coming battle of Aleppo. We noted a clear diplomatic conflict in the last days between the Foreign Ministers in both the United States and Russia - Kerry and Lavrov. Kerry threatened and said that the US’ patience was running out. Lavrov responded harshly to Kerry and said that the US is using the paper of terrorism in Syria by preserving Al-Nusra Front, which classified as terrorism according to international legitimacy resolutions. Russia has accepted a new truce in Aleppo for two days and possibly may extend it to two weeks and possibly stall it until August, where the United States is seriously involved in a game of American elections. We said in a previous article that Russia's policy is: to achieve gains step by step, even if this is causing tension among some of those who want to finish quickly from terror and pain. But the war needs patience and statesmanship, it needs also to choose the appropriate times for fighting, and exhaustion of the opponent by filming that he fights side by side with terrorists. I understand those who are screaming in pain, and I'm suffering as they are, but I also understand that the axis that depends on values ​​and interests can manage the battle through the art of the possible in politics, where managing tactical differences with allies in favor of the strategic objectives or managing tactical understandings with enemies in favor of the strategic objectives as well.

The American Russian engagement is not a diplomatic maneuver, nor a distribution of roles between the two largest forces in the world. Russia understood the nature of the current conflict. Therefore the Russian acceptance of a new truce aims to convince the world that the United States is not serious in fighting terrorism. The truce is not absolute evil for the Syrian army and its allies, but it has advantages and disadvantages. Let us remember that the achievements made by the Syrian army during the truce in Palmyra, and again in Raqqa and in the north of Latakia areas. Perhaps today's battles to defend Aleppo carried out by the Syrian army and its allies are the big battles that will turn to attack and to liberate Aleppo in the very near future.

Future results of the war in Syria are an indicator of life or death for the neo-liberal forces; it is the first serious battle between unipolar and multipolar forces. The neo-liberal forces want the collapse of Russia and connect their future with this collapse. The battle of Aleppo will be a very important indicator for winning or losing the future for the both sides. US forces are amassing in the Baltic and on Russia's borders. This ignites the fire in Ukraine and Macedonia and other places, where there is a missile shield in Eastern Europe, and expands in Scandinavia in order to complete the ring around Russia. It is a military and political project to prevent the emergence of multi-polarity and the continuation of uni-polar world domination. So we can say that the battle of Aleppo is a decisive battle for the restructuring of the region on new rules. Aleppo today constitutes the seam between the uni-polar forces and the forces of multi-polarity in the world. Perhaps the tripartite meeting between the Defense Ministers of Russia, Iran, and Syria came to show that the strong alliance is continuing in the struggle against the forces of hegemony and terrorism led by the United States.

The battle of Aleppo is coming for sure, and victory in it is sure too, because our alliance is fighting in favor of values and interests that we believe and pay in blood for to reserve them and national interests, which saved them all the celestial and terrestrial laws. While the other alliance claims that they hold freedom and democracy and the values of human rights, while working to destroy the world through greed and expansion, and create chaos and terrorism throughout the world.

Let me tell you two important results after the global victory in the battle of Aleppo, namely the collapse of two regional regimes in the region - Erdogan’s system and the Saudi Arabian system. I will just put the two results before your eyes without listing the many substantive arguments for fear of prolongation.

The suffering of the Syrians, Yemenis, Iraqis, Lebanese, Egyptians, Libyans, and Tunisians, and the suffering of all those who are caught in terrorism in the world is the result of what Erdogan and the Saudi family has done to achieve the ambitions of their masters in the United States and Israel. But the failure of their works will result in certain punishment on them from the American master because United States compels them alone with the consequences of failure in this plan - that they wanted it to burn the whole region for the benefit of Israel and America.

But the greatest punishment that millions of the tortured and oppressed are working consciously or unconsciously to achieve will be produced through the millions of messages sent through their thoughts, their emotions, and their feelings as electromagnetic waves (carrying energy and information) to the universe, which receives all these messages, and will process them, and nothing will be missed. In this universe, the power will never be lost. It saves every nook and cranny, but also stores all of these messages in the sea of ​​the endless possibilities, and the universe will respond from this sea of endless possibilities, which will not affect only some persons in Turkey and Saudi Arabia, but may even apply to everyone in these two countries and possibly outside of them too. And this is not what we want because we do not wish harm to anyone, but energy is kept and not lost in the cosmic order, in the universe. Let us wait and see!

 

[sToRmR1dR]

Russia’s Admiral Makarov frigate returns to Baltic Sea after armament tests

http://tass.com/defense/913668

As was reported earlier, Admiral Makarov has successfully passed the trials of its missile, antiaircraft missile and artillery systems

Russia’s advanced frigate Admiral Makarov is returning to the Baltic waters from the Barents Sea where it has held armament trials, spokesman for the Yantar Shipyard Sergei Mikhailov told TASS on Monday.

The Yantar Shipyard in the Baltic Sea Region of Kaliningrad is the place where the frigate has been built.

"We’re expecting the return of the Admiral Makarov from the North to the acceptance base in the port of Baltiysk on November 24-25. From that place, the ship will again go to the Baltic Sea to complete the program of state trials," Mikhailov said.

The Admiral Makarov will then sail to the Yantar Shipyard to prepare the frigate for its delivery to the Russian Navy, the shipyard’s spokesman said.

"The Russian Navy is expected to receive the new frigate from the shipbuilders until the end of this year," Mikhailov said.

As was reported earlier, the frigate Admiral Makarov has successfully passed the trials of its missile, antiaircraft missile and artillery systems at the Northern Fleet’s training ranges in the Barents Sea.

The Admiral Makarov is the third Project 11356 ship, which the Yantar Shipyard will deliver to the customer in 2016. The two other warships, the Admiral Grigorovich and the Admiral Essen, were commissioned on March 11 and June 7, 2016, respectively.

The Admiral Makarov was laid down at the Yantar Shipyard on February 29, 2012 and floated out on September 2, 2015. The warships of this class have a displacement of about 4,000 tons, a speed of 30 knots and sea endurance of 30 days. These frigates are armed with Kalibr-NK cruise missiles, the Shtil-1 self-defense missile system, the A-190 100mm artillery gun, antiaircraft artillery, a rocket launcher, torpedoes and can also carry a Kamov Ka-27 or Ka-31 deck-based helicopter.

Russia manufactures two Mi-171 helicopters for China

http://tass.com/defense/913682

The contract for the supply of two vehicles with China General Aviation Service Co Ltd was signed in 2015

Russian Helicopters holding (part of Rostec) manufactured two multi-purpose Mil Mi-171 helicopters for China General Aviation Service Co Ltd, the holding’s press service said on Monday.

"China is the largest operator of Russian helicopters in the Asia-Pacific region. We have many years of cooperation and are currently developing relationships with new companies. The helicopters are equipped with modern equipment, which in the first place might be useful for protection of forests and fighting against forest fires," the company’s Deputy CEO for marketing and business development Alexander Shcherbinin said.

The helicopters are equipped with auxiliary power unit SAFIR, designed to supply air to engine starters or environmental control systems, which allows transporting bulky cargo of up to 4 tonnes.

The contract for the supply of two vehicles with China General Aviation Service Co Ltd was signed in 2015.

 

[goyacobol]

<snip>

But the greatest punishment that millions of the tortured and oppressed are working consciously or unconsciously to achieve will be produced through the millions of messages sent through their thoughts, their emotions, and their feelings as electromagnetic waves (carrying energy and information) to the universe, which receives all these messages, and will process them, and nothing will be missed. In this universe, the power will never be lost. It saves every nook and cranny, but also stores all of these messages in the sea of ​​the endless possibilities, and the universe will respond from this sea of endless possibilities, which will not affect only some persons in Turkey and Saudi Arabia, but may even apply to everyone in these two countries and possibly outside of them too. And this is not what we want because we do not wish harm to anyone, but energy is kept and not lost in the cosmic order, in the universe. Let us wait and see!

angleburst29,

This post has for me one of the most unusual parallels to what the Cs and Laura have been saying. I would have never thought that a journalist like Youssef A. Khaddour would say something as profoundly insightful as the above paragraph. It's almost like reading The Wave. :O

 

[sToRmR1dR]

New Su-30, Il-38 planes and other top picks of the Russian Navy this year

http://tass.com/defense/913941

In December, Russian shipbuilders plan to lay down the Project 955A strategic missile submarine Prince Pozharsky

Almost two dozen combat planes and helicopters, including six Sukhoi Su-30 fighter jets and two Ilyushin Il-38 anti-submarine warfare aircraft will arrive for the Russian naval aviation in November-December, Navy Chief Admiral Vladimir Korolyov told a Military Council meeting on Tuesday.

"In the process of arming the naval aviation, a considerable number of combat hardware and armament has arrived for it. Until the end of the year, the naval aviation will receive another six Su-30SM and two Il-38 planes for operation, as well as 10 helicopters of various modifications," the admiral said.

This year, Russia has started building the Project 885 multipurpose nuclear-powered submarine Perm, the Project 20380 corvette Rezky, the Project 20386 corvette Derzky, the Project 22800 small missile ships Shkval, Shtorm and Tsiklon, and the Project 22160 patrol ship Sergei Kotov, the Navy chief said.

In December, Russian shipbuilders plan to lay down the Project 955A strategic missile submarine Prince Pozharsky, the admiral said.

First flight of Russia’s Arctic-designated helicopter

http://tass.com/defense/913964

TASS publishes video footage of the first flight of Russia’s Arctic-designated helicopter

TASS publishes video footage of the first flight of Russia’s Arctic-designated helicopter. According to tests, Arctic version of Russia’s Mil Mi-8AMTSh helicopter is fit for landing in whiteout conditions and on ice, able to work under severe conditions in the High North, where ambient temperature is below -50°C.

China interested in purchasing Russia’s Arctic-designated helicopters

http://tass.com/defense/913925

A year ago, the Russian Aerospace Force received the first helicopter of this class and several more such machines

China shows interest in the Arctic version of Russia’s Mil Mi-8AMTSh helicopter, Managing Director of the Ulan-Ude Aviation Enterprise (part of Russian Helicopters Group) Leonid Belykh said on Tuesday.

"China and a number of other countries are showing interest in it," he said.

The Ulan-Ude Aviation Enterprise managing director said he did not rule out that orders for the helicopter might come from all the Arctic countries, and also from Argentina.

Pre-contractual work for the deliveries of Mi-8AMTSh helicopters is also ongoing with Russian geological prospecting, oil and gas companies, he said.

A year ago, the Russian Aerospace Force received the first helicopter of this class, he said.

"The first such helicopter is now operating in the Arctic conditions. I wouldn’t want to boast but we do not see any problems and there are no critical remarks so far," Belykh said.

Russian defense minister arrives in China for talks on military-technical cooperation

http://tass.com/politics/913993

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu is expected to hold talks with Chinese Defense Minister, Colonel General Chang Wanquan

Russian Defense Minister, General of the Army Sergei Shoigu, has arrived in China for an official visit.

Together with Deputy Chairman of China’s Central Military Commission, Colonel General Xu Qiliang, he will hold the 21st meeting of the bilateral intergovernmental commission on military-technical cooperation on Wednesday.

"During the meeting the parties are planning to sum up the results of the work during the past year and outline high-priority tasks in military-technical cooperation for the coming period," Russian Defense Ministry spokesman, Major-General Igor Konashenkov, told reporters on Tuesday.

The two sides are also to sign a protocol, which will outline the promising areas for cooperation and specify ways of implementing the forthcoming projects, the general said.

During his visit to Beijing, Shoigu will hold talks with Chinese Defense Minister, Colonel General Chang Wanquan. "The two ministers will discuss some pressing issues related to international and regional security and military cooperation between the two countries," Konashenkov said.

The Russian-Chinese intergovernmental commission on military-technical cooperation was set up under an agreement between the two countries’ governments signed on November 24, 1992. The commission gathers once a year in Moscow and Beijing alternately. Its members are endorsed by the relevant decrees issued by the two countries’ governments.

 

[angelburst29]

Local sources in Deir Ezzur disclosed that the ISIL terrorist group has received a fifth cargo of food, medical and pharmaceutical aids sent by the Arab states to the Syrian city of Bu Kamal.

Source: Arab States Send 5th Convoy of Medical, Food Supplies to ISIL in Deir Ezzur
http://en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13950902000914

"Several trucks carrying foodstuff and pharmaceutical aids have been sent to ISIL-controlled areas by certain Arab countries in the Persian Gulf on the pretext that these are aid cargoes sent by Syrian expatriates to their families in Deir Ezzur province," an informed source told FNA on Tuesday.

The source noted that the aids for the ISIL terrorists is the fifth cargo being sent in less than a month, and said similar aids are sent to the Turkish-backed terrorists that are deployed in the ISIL-controlled Azaz city, although the last such cargo has been delayed.

He went on to say that not only the militants with links to Turkey, but also the predominantly Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) let the trucks packed with medical and food aids go through their lands despite the fact that they know that the aids are destined for the ISIL terrorists.

The source said the cargo sent by the Arab states to the ISIL has now been transferred to a warehouses along the Bu Kamal-Deir Ezzur road that is under the the control of the terrorist group.

A Syrian Army unit seized large amounts of medicine destined for the militants groups deployed in the Eastern parts of Hama Province.

Syrian Army Seizes Shipment of Medicine for Terrorists in Hama (Photo)
http://en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13950902001159

According to the Syrian state news agency, SANA, the medicine consignment was seized after a Syrian Army unit set up an ambush for the vehicle that was transporting a shipment stolen from Fatah al-Sham Front (formerly known as al-Nusra Front) to be delivered to the ISIL terrorists at a juncture near Wadi al-Azib in Eastern Hama.

Wadi al-Azib has been routinely used as the main supply route for militant groups fighting the Syrian Army in the city of Salamiyah, Southeast of Hama city.

The report said that the terrorist who was driving the vehicle was killed during the operation and his weapon and large amounts of French and British drugs were seized, adding that some of the drugs carried labels that showed they came from Qatar.

Despite the Syrian army attempts to block militants' supply routes across Syria, foreign-backed militants regularly receive supplies from their supporters and their comrades in fellow terror groups.

A senior advisor to the Syrian prime minister took the US and its state department responsible for the wars in Syria, Iraq, Libya and Yemen in the last several years, and said if Russia didn’t help Damascus with the campaign against terrorism, Syria would be controlled by Washington now.

Advisor to Syrian PM Blames US for Wars in Syria, Iraq, Libya, Yemen (Unusual photo of Obama)
http://en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13950902001169

"US President Barack Obama has cooperated with the terrorist groups in Syria to materialize Washington's goals," Suleiman al-Suleiman said on Tuesday.

Noting that Obama used terrorism as much as he could to meet the US interests, he said by supporting the terrorist groups, Washington opened way for selling its weapons and pressured Iran, Russia and other oil producer countries to reach cheap energy supplies.

Suleiman said that Washington seeks to turn the regional nations into consumer markets, instead of producer nations, and uses terrorism through alliance with the terrorist organizations, including the ISIL, al-Nusra Front (recently renamed to Fatah al-Sham Front) and Ahrar al-Sham, to this end.

"Now that Aleppo is under siege, a primary school in Aleppo has been targeted with the US-made missiles and such missiles hit Damascus and other provinces too. Where is the Barack Obama who voiced regret over the shedding of the Syrians' blood," he asked.

Opposition sources disclosed in September that militants affiliated to the Turkey-backed Free Syrian Army (FSA) have received a number of advanced military vehicles from the US army officers in Northern Aleppo.

"The FSA-affiliated terrorist group of al-Hamza that is under the command of the Euphrates Shield Operation Room has received a number of military vehicles from the US army officers deployed in Northern Aleppo," the sources said.

Opposition sources also released several photos showing the US army vehicles with al-Hamaza terrorist group's emblem.

In June, Syrian army officials found a large cache full of US-made weapons destined for the terrorists deployed in Damascus province.

The depot was discovered and destroyed by the Syrian officials after intense intelligence operations.

The large cache included different types of mid and small US-made machine guns and long-range sniper guns as well as anti-tank RPGs.

Turkey has detained a large number of young Syrian male refugees without any explanation and plans to send them to Syria to fight for Ankara in its Euphrates Shield Operation, local sources disclosed on Tuesday.

Turkey Forces Syrian Refugees to Fight in Euphrates Shield Operation
http://en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13950902001288

"The Turkish security forces attacked Zohrat al-Forat hotel in Urfa city (in Southeastern Turkey) close to the border with Syria and kidnapped 20 young men after arresting 50 others who live in the city camps," the sources said.

They added that the Turkish police officers also attacked many houses which shelter the Syrians in the Central part of Urfa and near the municipality building and abducted tens of other young Syrian refugees.

The sources said the Turkish army has stated no charge or accusation for these arrests.

According to the sources, Turkey plans to send the young Syrian men to help the country's forces in the Euphrates Shield operation in Northern Syria.

Russia’s foreign minister said on Tuesday that the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons refuses to send its experts to Aleppo to check substances used by militants in attacks and the move was “seemingly done under pressure from our Western colleagues”.

Lavrov: UN Chemical Watchdog Refused to Send Experts to Aleppo under Western Pressure
http://en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13950902001386

“Russian specialists found that militants in Eastern Aleppo used ammunition with poisonous substances, with the ammo targeting Western Aleppo. The collected samples leave no doubt that it’s a toxic agent,” Sergey Lavrov said at a press conference with his Belarusian counterpart in Minsk, Interfax reported.

However, when the Russian Ministry of Defense addressed the leadership of the UN watchdog OPCW “with the demand to urgently send its experts to Aleppo to participate in the sample analysis,” the organization “refused to carry out this simple task, citing security issues.”

The underlying reason behind this, Lavrov said, seemed to be “tremendous pressure from our Western colleagues,” because “our and Syrian sides guaranteed security for the experts.”

Russia is now working on the possibility of delivering the samples for analysis to The Hague, Lavrov added.

It will make it hard for them to back out,” the minister said, as quoted by TASS.

Lavrov’s statement comes a day after the Ministry of Defense spoke about the evidence of chemical attacks by militants, and stressed that the OPCW was refusing to cooperate.

Ministry spokesperson Major General Igor Konashenkov said that Russian experts collected bioassays from four Syrians injured in the attacks, and made the shocking discovery earlier this month.

In fact, Russian top brass has been warning since September that the militants might use chemical weapons against civilians in Aleppo, and in October, Syrian state media reported toxic gas having been used against a government-held area in the city.

Fifteen people were injured back then, and a local doctor told RT that the symptoms could be those observed after the use of chlorine gas.

 

[sToRmR1dR]

Russian defense minister arrives in China for talks on military-technical cooperation

http://tass.com/politics/913993

Russia, China implement military contracts worth $3bln in 2016

http://tass.com/defense/914068

China and Russia have reached "serious success in the military and technical cooperation area," according to Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu

Russia and China fulfilled military and technical cooperation contracts worth $3 billion over the past year, Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu said at the meeting with Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) Yu Zhengsheng on Wednesday.

"We have serious success in the military and technical cooperation area. We have reached the level of around $3 billion per year in performing various contracts. But all of them are implemented as part of mutually beneficial military and technical cooperation," Shoigu said.

Yu Zhengsheng said that the 21st session of the Russian-Chinese intergovernmental commission on military and technical cooperation was wrapped up on Wednesday. "The sides achieved major agreements and signed a range of documents and deals. I congratulate you on this," he said.

"I have heard that the Russian defense minister attaches great importance to developing military and technical cooperation with China and makes huge personal efforts here. I also highly appreciate this," Yu Zhengsheng added.

He also congratulated Shoigu on his successful visit to China.

 

[angelburst29]

Russian military experts say they have found proof of the use of mustard gas by militants against civilians in the Syrian province of Aleppo.

Russian Military Experts Prove Mustard Gas Used in Attack on Aleppo Civilians
https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201611251047816338-russian-military-aleppo-mustard-gas/

The ammunition was used in a September attack on one of the villages in Aleppo province.

"An express-analysis of the contents [of ammunition] carried out using a portable infrared spectrometer revealed the presence of vesicant chemical warfare agent sulfur mustard [mustard gas]," Russian Troops of Radiological, Chemical and Biological Defence (RChBD) told journalists on Friday.

On Monday, the Russian Defense Ministry said that Russian military experts had found poisonous chlorine and white phosphorus in nine samples from southwestern Aleppo.

The ministry’s spokesman Maj. Gen. Igor Konashenkov said that the UN-backed Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) was reluctant to join forces with Russia or send experts to Aleppo, while some OPCW members are ignoring evidence that chemical weapons are being used by militants against civilians in Syria.

A US soldier was killed in a blast in northern Syria November 24.

US Soldier Killed in IED Blast in Syria; First US Casualty in Syrian War
https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201611251047814815-US-soldier-killed-syria/

The soldier was killed by an improvised explosive device near Ayn Issa, according to a statement by U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM). Ayn Issa is about an hour from Raqqa, Daesh's self-declared capital in Syria.

Fox News reports that the soldier, whose name has not been released, was embedded with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, one of roughly 300 American service members embedded with the group.

US Defense Secretary Ash Carter called the death a "painful reminder of the dangers our men and women in uniform face around the world to keep us safe" in a statement of condolence on the death, the first declared US casualty in the country. US Special Forces soldiers have been deployed in Syria since October 2015.

A representative of the Army of Revolutionaries, part of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces said that Turkey is planning to build a military base in northern Syria on territory captured during the ongoing Euphrates Shield operation.

Turkey Plans Military Base in Northern Syria - SDF Representative
https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201611251047836864-turkey-syria-military-base/

Turkey is planning to build a military base in northern Syria on territory captured during the ongoing Euphrates Shield operation, Zekeriya Abdulmecit, a representative of the Army of Revolutionaries, part of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), told Sputnik on Friday.

"According to information from reliable sources, Turkey intends to build a military base on Syrian territory near Akhtarin… Currently, Turkey is deploying additional forces to Akhtarin in order to station its special forces troops here," Abdulmecit said.

The SDF member stressed that Turkey seeks mainly to prevent Syria's de facto autonomous Kurdish-dominated Rojava federation from joining its forces between Manbij and Afrin. "Having secured control over Jarabulus, Turkey seeks to spread its influence here, to turkify the region. Its main task is to prevent us from capturing the road connecting Afrin and Manbij," he said. Afrin is currently an enclave in the northwestern corner of Syria, separated from the rest of Rojava by the Daesh, Syrian opposition and Turkish forces currently fighting in the area of al-Bab.

 

[angelburst29]

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said the UN Syria envoy Staffan de Mistura is "sabotaging" a resolution backing peace talks between Damascus and anti-government groups.

Moscow: UN Envoy 'Sabotaging' Syria Resolution
http://en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13950903001431

"The United Nations in the form of its special representative Staffan de Mistura has been sabotaging the resolution for more than six months," said the Russian foreign minister, New Vision reported.

The resolution calls for "holding inclusive Syrian talks without preconditions," Lavrov said.

"It seems there is no other way except for the opposition and the government to take the initiative into their own hands and organize Syrian dialogue," he said.

UN Security Council Resolution 2254 adopted in December 2015 proposed the establishment of a body to head the political transition.

Despite efforts to relaunch the talks in April, they eventually collapsed when anti- government groups announced they would not formally participate in the talks.

The Turkish army launched heavy artillery fire on the Syrian army and its Desert Hawks forces in Northern and Northeastern Lattakia and pushed them back before they could strike a major victory and win control of Jeish al-Fatah's most important stronghold in the province.

Turkish Army Launches Heavy Attacks on Syrian Army in Lattakia
http://en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13950904000212

Witnessing a massive disorganized escape of tens of terrorists towards their country's borders, the Turkish army forces deployed near the border with Lattakia province conducted a heavy shelling and rocket fire attack on the Syrian army positions in Navarah, Borj al-Hayat, Ain Issa and Heights 616.

The Syrian armed forces had made a major advance in Jabal al-Rae'i, Navarah and Borj al-Hayat but they were forced to retreat after facing the Turkish army's fierce artillery attacks. Minutes later, the terrorists returned again to the regions which had earlier been liberated by the army, battlefield reports said on Thursday.

A large number of terrorist snipers were deployed in the region to prevent any possible renewed attack by the army.

Meantime, the Free Syrian Army (FSA) terrorists and the Turkish-affiliated forces as well as Ankara's fighter jets and artillery units blocked the Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) passage between Afrin and Kobani in Aleppo province and launched similar heavy attacks on their positions.

The Syrian army units, supported by the Desert Hawks, had started massive operations in the Northern and Northeastern parts of Lattakia province on Wednesday to liberate Hassan al-Rae'i mountains and destroy the terrorists' operations room.

A field source said on Wednesday that the main goal of these operations is firstly, cleansing the terrorists from the region which is one of the most important bases of Jeish al-Fatah and then, paralyzing the militants and smashing their operation rooms in the region.

Terrorist groups in Khan al-Sheih have set fire on their bases and a number of equipment and military vehicles to prepare for evacuating the city as result of a peace agreement with the government, field sources in the Southwestern parts of Damascus reported on Thursday.

Damascus: Militants in Khan al-Sheih Destroy Own Bases, Military Equipment
http://en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13950904000819

The sources also said that the Syrian army has started operations against the terrorists in al-Tal city in the Northern parts of Damascus and imposed control over several points after attacking the militants' positions in al-Matahen district in Wadi al-Moussa region.

Local sources in al-Tal said that members of the peace committee of the city held a meeting with the top military commander in al-Tal after the army started its operations.

The Syrian Army's devastating attacks and advances in Western Ghouta have forced the terrorist groups in Khan al-Sheih region to ask the government forces for a revival of the negotiations after they pushed the last round of peace talks into failure.

As ceasefire talks was in final stages to give the terrorist groups an opportunity to surrender in return for amnesty or relocate to Idlib province similar to other militant groups in Damascus province, the militants, mainly from the Al-Nusra Front, launched attacks to lift the army siege of Khan al-Sheih town irrespective of the truce and pushed the talks into failure.

After repelling terrorists' large-scale attacks to lift the army siege in the town of Khan al-Sheih that pushed the peace talks into failure, the government forces intensified their attacks on militants' defense lines in and outside the town and took full control of more regions.

The terrorists were forced to accept the terms of a truce after they lost over 100 fighters in the Syrian army's recent anti-terrorism operations in Khan al-Sheih that ended up in the army's tightening siege of the town.

Infighting erupted among various terrorist groups in Idlib province with a number of casualties reported.

Heavy Infighting Reported among Terrorist Groups in Syria's Idlib
http://en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13950905000562

Fierce clashes erupted between the terrorists of al-Sham Legion, Fatah al-Sham Front (previously known as the al-Nusra Front) and Jund al-Aqsa in surrounding areas of the villages of Talmans and Ma'arshorin East of Ma'arat al-Nu'aman, leaving at least nine militants dead and many more injured.

Similar clashes erupted in Southern Idlib between Ahrar al-Sham and Jund al-Aqsa last month, and scores of militants from both sides were killed or wounded in the clashes.

"Ahrar al-Sham fighters arrested a number of Jund al-Aqsa near Saraqib and stormed the house of Ali al-Issa, one of the commanders of Ahrar al-Sham, that resulted in the escalation of fighting between the rival terrorist groups," the sources said.

"In Khan Sheikhoun, Jund al-Aqsa captured Ahrar al-Sham positions and then the town," the sources added.

In the meantime, Syrian fighter jets bombed heavily a base of the terrorists in the Eastern side of al-Dana, leaving scores of militants dead.

 

[angelburst29]

Syrian Air Forces launch third bombing raid on Turkish, 'FSA' camp
http://www.fort-russ.com/2016/11/syrian-air-forces-launch-third-bombing.html

Today, November 26th, Syrian air forces bombed Turkish troops and FSA militants in the Aleppo province for the third time. The Kurds, Turks, and famous “Syrian opposition” activists have simultaneously reported this.

“In Syria, bombs fell on armored vehicles and a military camp where FSA groups and the Turkish army were based. Three strikes have led to the death of 40 soldiers,” Turkish journalists from the Ahmed Haber agency have reported.

Ahmed Hani, an activist from the Kurdish self-defense forces, writes: “URGENT: Assad’s military planes have attacked a Turkish military camp in the village of Azraq. Casualties have been reported. A Turkish tank is on fire.” He added: “There was an attack yesterday as well. Today, Russian and Assad’s planes also bombed a military base of FSA groups in Azraq.”

Turkish inSpeak™ reported: “Syrian fighter jets bombed a military camp and an armored personnel carrier of the FSA. There are many killed and wounded, news is incoming from the scene.”

“N. Aleppo: Regime made three airstrikes on FSA in the Al Azraq area,” the famous “moderate opposition” activist Christian Turner confirmed.

The official Twitter profile of Syrian Turkoman militants has confirmed that an airstrike has hit the positions of pro-Turkish forces.

“Near positions with armored vehicles of the Turkish army and FSA, once again an airstrike was launched, a tank was damaged, and there our victims among our guys,” the propagandists of Turkoman formations report.

The opposition agency Aleppo 24 has also confirmed the news: This is already the third airstrike in two days launched by Syrian military aircraft on Erdogan’s forces, who are carrying out the illegal Euphrates Shield operation on the territory of the Syrian Arab Republic.

In retaliation of an earlier airstrike, allegedly by Syria, on Turkish proxy terrorist forces of Jabhat Fateh Al-Sham (aka Al-Nusra Front) near Al-Bab, the Turkish Army fired several artillery shells towards the town of Nawara, where the Syrian Arab Army and National Defense Forces (NDF) were positioned.

Turkish forces attack Syrian army in Latakia
http://katehon.com/article/syria-war-report

No casualties were reported but the heavy shelling compelled the Syrian Arab Army and their allies to withdraw from their assault in northern Latakia.

This attack by the Turkish Army comes just hours after their airstrikes targeted the Kurdish-led “Syrian Democratic Forces” (SDF) in northern Aleppo province.

The heavy artillery fire on the Syrian army and it’s Desert Hawks near Lattakia, prevented them from winning control of Jeish al-Fatah's strategic base in the province.

In a massive disorganized escape, dozens of terrorists fled towards the border and the Turkish army forces deployed near the border and targeted Syrian army positions in Navarah, Borj al-Hayat, Ain Issa and Heights 616 with heavy shelling and rocket fire.

The terrorists returned to positions earlier liberated by the Syrian army in minutes after their withdrawal because of the shelling. A large number of terrorist snipers were deployed to prevent a possible renewed attack.

Clearly, the Turkish army forces are doing their utmost to protect their own and other proxy terrorist groups in Syria as these proofs show.

However, it seems that their preferred adversary is the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), as the Free Syrian Army (FSA) terrorists and the Turkish-led moderate’ terrorists, under cover of Turkish airstrikes and artillery, blocked the Kurdish-led SDF supply route between Afrin and Kobani in Aleppo province.

Elsewhere, the Syrian alliance, supported by their vanguard Desert Hawks, started an operation to liberate Hassan al-Rae'i Mountains and also destroy a terrorist operations room on the northern border regions of Lattakia province.

Once the Jabal al-Rae'i Mountains are under control, they will be in a dominant position over the nearby towns bordering Idlib. Hence, Syrian artillery, missile and air force units are due to target terrorist positions in the northern towns at the border with Idlib.

Meanwhile, Jeish al-Fatah and their Chechenian and Caucasian terrorist allies are occupying several towns and mountains in and around Navarah, Zaitounah, Qelez, Salsour and Kabani in Lattakia province, but more than 90% of its territories are controlled by the Syrian alliance.

Fight the terrorists or get out of the way The Russian Defense Ministry responded to the US State Department's calls not to assist tankers shipping fuel to the Russian Aerospace Forces in Syria. The ministry's spokesman said that if Washington cannot or does not want to fight terrorists, it should not get in the way.

He added: "Such statements, unfortunately, only confirm our earlier estimates that fighting terrorism in Syria has never been on the outgoing administration's agenda.

Washington impeded negotiations, did not separate terrorists from ‘moderate opposition’ and now openly called on other countries to hamper Moscow's anti-terrorism fight in Syria "to somehow downplay the failures of US policies in the country since 2014", the spokesman said.

The US-led coalition can only dream of Russia’s success over a past year: more than 2,000 settlements joined the ceasefire, 86 armed groups have surrendered and hundreds of thousands of Syrians have returned to peaceful life, rebuilding their country.

He concluded: "So if you cannot or do not want to fight Daesh and al-Nusra Front — do not get in the way as our air group is Syria is sufficiently equipped to fight international terrorism in this region."

Evidence proves the use of mustard gas against Aleppo civilians Russian military experts reported finding new evidence of chemical warfare against Syrian civilians. The Defense Ministry said an unexploded mortar shell uncovered in Aleppo contained mustard gas.

Ammunition containing the chemical agent was reportedly used in a devastating attack on a village in the Aleppo province conducted back in September when over 40 people were injured and displayed typical symptoms of mustard gas poisoning.

A representative for Russian Troops of Radiological, Chemical and Biological Defense (RChBD) told journalists: “An express-analysis of the contents [of ammunition] carried out using a portable infrared spectrometer revealed the presence of vesicant chemical warfare agent sulfur mustard. We’ve taken roughly a 20 milliliter sample from the shell. Afterwards it was sealed tight and delivered to the Russian Centre for reconciliation of opposing sides in the Syrian Arab Republic for further investigation.”

The chemical shell found is a crude homemade 240-mm mortar with a capsule in the rear. The capsule contained from 0.5 to 1.5 liters of a black oily liquid, which proved to be a chemical warfare agent.

Earlier, Russian experts produced evidence of chemical munitions usage by militants and the Russian Defense Ministry said that chlorine and white phosphorus had also been found in nine samples from southwestern Aleppo.

The UN Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) appeared reluctant to join forces with the Russian military or to even send independent experts to Aleppo, citing security issues ad also seemed to ignore the proposed evidence of chemical weapons.

Push for partition fails again The Syrian government has rejected a proposal by the UN envoy to give autonomy to the eastern part of Aleppo to allow the region to be administered by the so-called opposition. The Syrian Foreign Minister has flatly rejected the idea as a violation of the country’s sovereignty. The armed terrorist groups holed up in the area are facing inevitable defeat at the hands of Syrian forces, and this is another desperate attempt at rescuing these US-led terrorists by any means possible.

Egyptian pilots arrived in Syria Several Egyptian pilots entered the Syrian army's airbase in Hama as Cairo has decided not to remain indifferent and participate in the anti-terrorism operations in Syria.

The Egyptian forces have started their work in Hama airbase since 2 weeks ago and a group of 18 mostly helicopter have also jointed them.

The first group of four high-ranking Egyptian officers entered Syria and was deployed in the Syrian army's general staff base in Damascus. Two Major Generals have started work in the Syrian army's operations room since a month ago, and their responsibility is leading reconnaissance operations in Quneitra, the Golan Heights and Dara'a.

Egypt is also considering the deployment of their 'Thunder Forces' to Syria to assist in more extensive operations. They have also promised Syria to send their forces to start massive participation in battles in Syria from late January, adding that Cairo's military presence will go beyond its role in Hama airbase.

Egyptian army officers also traveled to the Syrian port of Tartous to train with Russian military advisors near the Daesh front-lines. The Egyptian officers were accompanied by Russian military personnel upon their arrival in Tartous.

Tensions between Cairo and Riyadh were high in the past few weeks after the Egyptian envoy at the UN agreed and voted for Russia's proposed plan on Aleppo that was also supported by China and Venezuela.

While Saudi Arabia and their GCC allies, particularly Qatar, are financially and militarily supporting the militants fighting to unseat Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, Egyptian officials insisted that the crisis can only be solved through political means

Terrorists in eastern Aleppo ready to surrender The massive onslaught of the Syria alliance in different parts of Aleppo and the pace of their advance will soon force the terrorists to lay down arms and surrender.

Battlefield information shows that "the terrorists will soon be forced to surrender and their positions will fall one after another since they have lost a large number of their commanders and members as well as arms caches and can no more resist against the Syrian troops' offensives; this is while their regional allies have also withdrawn support for them".

The terrorists are also losing confidence in their commanders after their broken promises to breaking the army's siege. Their morale has weakened after heavy defeats and sustaining abundant casualties and damages.

They are now facing the realities of war after their many failed attempts to break the army's siege.

The US, Saudi Arabia and Turkey have called on the Jeish al-Fatah coalition of terrorist groups to stand up against the army's all-out attack and resume offensives on government troops with maximum power, a security source told the Syrian war information center.

Syria: US, Saudi Arabia, Turkey Ask Jeish al-Fatah to Gather Strength against Army in Aleppo
http://en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13950906000568

Some representatives from the US, Saudi Arabia and Turkey along with their counterparts from Jeish al-Fatah held a meeting in Turkey this week, the information center of E'elam al-Harbi quoted a source at the Joint Operation Room of Syrian Army and Popular Forces as saying.

"Representatives of Washington, Ankara and Riyadh, in a meeting held with the representative of Jeish al-Fatah to encourage the militants to keep their positions in the besieged districts of Aleppo city, called on the terrorist coalition to regroup its militants and get ready for a large-scale operation in the city," the source said.

Jeish al-Fatah was ordered in the meeting not to leave their positions in the besieged part of Aleppo city under any condition even if their refusal to leave the city ends in the killing of civilians.

The information center further quoted the source as saying that the meeting between the representatives of Jeish al-Fatah, the US, Turkey and Saudi Arabia proved one more time that the states that claimed responsibility about saving civilians' lives, in fact, are a part of assassination and destruction (in Aleppo) and their words are shier lies.

"The UN Syria envoy Staffan de Mistura must disclose the realities and should not be at the service of conspirators. The Syrian army will never accept terrorists' hostage-taking in the Eastern districts of Aleppo and is resolved to drive the terrorists out of these district immediately," the source added.

An analyst said on Thursday that the Syrian army's massive operations in different parts of Aleppo and their astonishing advance would soon force the terrorists to lay down arms and surrender.

The military analysts and field sources told al-Watan daily that battlefield information after the Syrian army and its allies' massive attacks in Aleppo showed that "the terrorists would soon be forced to surrender and their positions would fall one after another since they lost a large number of their commanders and members as well as arms caches and could no more resist against the Syrian troops' offensives; this was while their regional allies had also withdrawn their support for them".

"Meantime, the residents of Eastern Aleppo districts continue to stage protest rallies against the terrorists, demanding their exit," the analysts said, adding that they even mounted pictures of President Bashar al-Assad on their walls.

Local sources in Eastern Aleppo also reported that the terrorists lost confidence in their commanders after their repeated unfulfilled promises on breaking the army's siege and their morale was weakened after heavy defeats and sustaining abundant casualties and damages.

After continued defeats and nearly two months of insistence on remaining in the city and rejecting the army's several chances to leave Eastern Aleppo with their weapons, terrorists are now facing the realities of war as their comrades' massive attacks on the city to break the army's several-month-long siege have all ended up in fiasco.

The Syrian army has started special operation in Aleppo after several humanitarian pauses declared by Damascus and Moscow to give a chance to the civilian population as well as the militants to leave the Eastern parts of the city through 8 corridors.

Thousands of civilians left the city in the first few days, but militants blocked their exist paths, threatening to kill anyone who dares to approach the passages opened by the army. The terrorists aim to use the civilian population as a human shield.

The last such pause was declared Mid-November when the Syrian army gave a 24-hour lone ultimatum to the Jeish al-Fatah coalition of terrorist groups to leave the flash point city.

The Syrian Army's deadline for the exit of terrorists from Eastern districts of Aleppo ended, but no militant or civilian left the city via the humanitarian corridors.

After starting the operations in Aleppo, the Syrian army has managed to advance in several areas and retake control of new territories, killing hundreds of terrorists.

Media sources disclosed on Saturday that several terrorists of the Free Syrian Army (FSA) and Fatah al-Sham Front (previously known as the al-Nusra Front), who had been wounded in the battle with the Syrian government forces in Quneitra province, have been taken to an Israeli hospital.

Syria: More Injured Terrorists Taken to Israeli Hospitals
http://en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13950906000894

The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) transported several militants wounded in in Syria's Quneitra to a local field hospital in the occupied Golan Heights, Arab media outlet, massdar, reported.

The militants sustained serious injuries in fierce clashes with the Syrian army near the Hadhar-Quneitra road.

The Israeli army has transferred so many wounded members of the al-Nusra - the official offshoot of Al-Qaeda in Syria - and FSA terrorist groups to its medical centers on so many occassions that it is now seen as a common practice.

In October, military sources said that Fatah al-Sham Front dispatched its wounded members to Israeli and Jordanian Hospitals via Syria's Southern borders.

"Syrian army troops fended off Fatah al-Sham's offensives in the Eastern side of Ibta'a town in Northern Dara'a, leaving scores of militants dead or wounded," the sources said, adding, "Fatah al-Sham that faced a large number of wounded members, decided to send them to nearby field-hospitals and Israeli and Jordanian medical centers."

The ISIL terrorist group has called on a number of specialists in Deir Ezzur to prepare themselves and their family members to move to other regions, local sources disclosed on Saturday.

ISIL Transferring Physicians from Deir Ezzur to Raqqa, Mosul
http://en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13950906001308

"Given the large number of wounded members in Mosul and Raqqa and lack of physicians, the ISIL has forced a number of physicians in Deir Ezzur, specially those residing in al-Mayadeen and Bu Kamal, to move to specified regions in Mosul and Raqqa," the sources added.

They said ISIL transfers most of its wounded members from al-Bab and other regions East of Aleppo province to Raqqa hospitals while those injured in areas and towns near Mosul to the oil-rich city's medical centers, and added, "Certain districts of Deir Ezzur are witnessing sporadic clashes between the Syrian army and the ISIL but clashes are not as heavy as Mosul and Aleppo and therefore, the ISIL has decided to transfer the physicians to those regions."

Local sources in Deir Ezzur disclosed last week that the ISIL terrorist group had received a fifth cargo of food, medical and pharmaceutical aids sent by the Arab states to the Syrian city of Bu Kamal.

"Several trucks carrying foodstuff and pharmaceutical aid have been sent to ISIL-controlled areas by certain Arab countries in the Persian Gulf on the pretext that these are aid cargoes sent by Syrian expatriates to their families in Deir Ezzur province," an informed source told FNA on Tuesday.

The source noted that the aids for the ISIL terrorists is the fifth cargo being sent in less than a month, and said similar aids are sent to the Turkish-backed terrorists that are deployed in the ISIL-controlled Azaz city, although the last such cargo has been delayed.

He went on to say that not only the militants with links to Turkey, but also the predominantly Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) let the trucks packed with medical and food aids go through their lands despite the fact that they know that the aids are destined for the ISIL terrorists.

The source said the cargo sent by the Arab states to the ISIL has now been transferred to a warehouses along the Bu Kamal-Deir Ezzur road that is under control of the terrorist group.