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

At least 10 soldiers were killed and 21 wounded while terrorists shelling Syrian army positions in the Idlib de-escalation zone.

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Terrorist groups are amassing their armed units and dispatching additional military hardware, the Russian Reconciliation Center said.

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By Drago Bosnic - Aug 10, 2019

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The Russian air defense systems at the Hmeymim air base in Syria have brought down six drones launched by terrorists, the Russian Defense Ministry said.

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Turkey is waiting Washington's steps to expand the safe zone in Syria - US sends six military personnel to set up agreed safe zone.

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The terrorists have fired grad rockets at Hmeimim Airport.

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Aleppo: Tens of Turkish Army Soldiers, Allied Militants Killed, Injured in Kurdish Militia Attack in Afrin
Aug 14, 2019
The Kurdish-language Hawar News website reported that the Kurdish militias conducted 14 military operations against the Turkish Army and its allied terrorists in the first ten days of August in Afrin which killed at least 72 Turkish Army officers and soldiers as well as the Ankara-backed militants, including 10 Turkish Army soldiers and 19 others injured, including two Turkish Army officers and six soldiers.

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Fresh evidence exposes Turkish regime’s continued support to terrorists in Syria
By Ruaa al-Jazaeri - 13 August, 2019
Idleb, SANA- New evidence exposing the strong link between the Turkish regime led by Recep Tayyip Erdogan and terrorist organizations and the continued support it provides to them has come up to the surface as the so-called “National Front for Liberation” terrorist organization has admitted that the Turkish regime has always and is still providing logistic, military and intelligence support to it.[/QUOTE]
 
Eight terrorists were killed and many others were injured, while Russian warplanes destroying large military base of Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham in southern Idlib.

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US Training Thousands of Terrorists in Al-Tanf As Part of New Plan to Revive ISIL in Eastern Syria
Aug 14, 2019
The Arabic-language website of the Russian Sputnik news agency quoted Kurdish sources in Hasaka province as saying that Washington is trying to once again revive the ISIL terrorists in Eastern Euphrates.
 
The terrorists claimed to have shot down an Syrian warplane over the southeastern Idlib - Syrian MoD confirms.

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Moscow calls for respecting Syria’s sovereignty and territorial integrity
By Mazen Eyon - 15 August, 2019
Moscow, SANA-Russian Foreign Ministry on Thursday called for respecting Syria’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, affirming that any operation which is carried out on its territory without the acceptance of the Syrian government is unacceptable.


15.08.2019

Kurds Close to Agreement with Damascus to Deliver Control of Eastern Euphrates
Aug 15, 2019
The Arabic-language Bas News affiliated to the Kurds quoted the Kurdish sources as saying on Wednesday that a delegation of the Kurdish forces headed by Chairman of the Syrian Democratic Council Ilham Ahmad has recently met with senior officials in Damascus and Russia's military base in Humeimim on the fate of Eastern Euphrates region.


By Sena Guler - 15.08.2019
 
Three terrorists were killed, 12 others injured after the Syrian Air Force targeted a Turkish military convoy in Idlib.

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Russian Army Troops Deploy in Syria Near Border with Iraq for First Time
Aug 19, 2019
The Arabic-language al-Watan newspaper reported that the Russian infantry units have been deployed in Bukamal region in Eastern Deir Ezzur and near Iraqi border for the first time.
 
'We have notified Turkey that if terrorists carry out attacks from Idlib they will be severely suppressed', Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said.

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Russia monitors situation over attack on Turkish convoy in Syria’s Idlib — Lavrov
20 AUG, 2019
MOSCOW, August 20. /TASS/. Russia is monitoring the situation in Syria’s Idlib; Russian servicemen are staying on land in this area, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said at a news conference on Tuesday in response to a request for comment on the attack on a Turkish convoy in Idlib.

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Two Russian Su-35 jets have intercepted the Turkish warplanes over Idlib, and forced them to leave the airspace.

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The terrorists have fired several Grad missiles at Hmeimim Airbase.

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The Syrian army has opened a humanitarian corridor for the safe withdrawal of civilians exiting terror-controlled areas in Hama and Idlib provinces.

A humanitarian corridor under protection of army opens to secure departure of citizens exiting terror-controlled areas in Hama and Idleb
By R. Milhem - 22 August, 2019
Damascus, SANA – Syria announced on Thursday opening a humanitarian corridor in Soran area in Hama Province under protection of the Syrian Arab army to secure departure of citizens exiting terror-controlled areas in Hama and Idleb provinces.

Photos of the humanitarian corridor can be seen here.

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Moscow: Terrorists’ presence and their attacks are reason in continuing serious tension in Idleb
By Shaza - 22 August, 2019
Moscow, SANA- Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that presence of terrorist organizations and their continuing attacks in the de-escalation zone in Idleb and its surroundings are the reason for the continued serious tension there.

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Putin and Erdogan have agreed to stabilize the situation in the de-escalation zone in Idlib.

Russia, Turkey agree to step up efforts to eliminate threats from Idlib, says Kremlin
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MOSCOW, August 23. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan have discussed over the phone cooperation to stabilize the situation in the de-escalation zone in Syria’s Idlib, the Kremlin press service reported. The phone conversation was initiated by Ankara.

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US Sends Massive Military Equipment to Eastern Euphrates to Support Kurdish Militias
Aug 23, 2019
The Arabic-language al-Watan newspaper reported that around 110 US military trucks carrying massive military equipment arrived in Tal Bidar military base in Northern Hasaka via Simalka border crossing.
 
Erdogan is committed to holding on to Idlib - which he has no legal right to claim! Syria is determined to take back it's own territory.

Erdogan tells Putin that Syrian offensive is causing humanitarian crisis
FILE PHOTO: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan addresses his supporters during a ceremony marking the third anniversary of the attempted coup at Ataturk Airport in Istanbul, Turkey, July 15, 2019. REUTERS/Murad Sezer/File Photo

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan told Russia's Vladimir Putin on Friday that Syrian army attacks in northwest Syria are causing a humanitarian crisis and threaten Turkey's national security, the Turkish presidency said.

Putin, Erdogan discuss efforts to establish Syrian constitutional committee
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According to the Kremlin, the two leaders also discussed the fight against terrorism in Syria, issues facing the Middle East and bilateral cooperation

MOSCOW, August 23, 2019 - Russian President Vladimir Putin has held a telephone conversation with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan to discuss efforts to establish a Syrian constitutional committee, the Kremlin said in a statement on Thursday.

"In light of the fifth summit of the Astana process guarantors [Russia, Iran and Turkey - TASS], which is scheduled to take place in September, the parties touched upon issues related to the Syria conflict, including efforts to establish and launch a Syrian constitutional committee that are being carried out by Russia, Turkey and Iran together with the United Nations," the statement reads.

Besides, the Russian and Turkish presidents exchanged views on ways to improve the situation in Syria’s Idlib de-escalation zone. "They agreed to step up joint efforts to eliminate the terrorist threat coming from the area and implement the Sochi Memorandum signed on September 17, 2018," the statement says.

Turkey says all its observation posts in Syria will remain in place, support to continue
All of Turkey's observation posts, formed under an agreement with Russia and Iran, will remain in place and support will continue to be provided to the posts, Turkish presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin said on Wednesday.

Turkey ready to discuss convoy attack in Syria with Russia
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu © AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici

On August 19, the Turkish military convoy was attacked in Idlib when heading to an observation post, three civilians were killed, while twelve were injured.

August 20, 2019 - Turkey is in contact with Russia regarding the shelling of the Turkish army convoy in Syria’s Idlib and is willing to hold a meeting of foreign ministers to discuss this issue, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said at a press conference in Ankara.

"After the attack [on the convoy] we contacted our Russian partners. The Chief of the General Staff called his colleague in Russia, other officials are communicating. If need be, I will personally discuss the situation with [Russian Foreign Minister Sergey] Lavrov," the minister said, adding that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan "contacts [Russian President Vladimir] Putin if necessary."

Cavusoglu underlined that "a ceasefire needs to be implemented in Idlib" for the sake of the country’s future. "The regime [of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad], doubtful of a possibility for a political solution, began solving the issue militarily. Russian and Iran are the guarantors of the ceasefire. We are in constant dialogue over the future of Syria and are saying that deterioration in Idlib, hugely significant for the state, will lead to a catastrophe in the country," he said.

Syrian army poised to take key town after rebel withdrawals
Syrian government forces look set to recover a strategic town that has been in rebel hands since 2014 in a major Russian-backed offensive into the opposition's last major stronghold.

Tens of thousands flee Russia-led attack on Syrian opposition enclave
FILE PHOTO: A general view shows Khan Sheikhoun in the southern countryside of Idlib March 16, 2015. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi/File Photo - RC12399C7770

Ten of thousands of people have fled to Syria's border with Turkey in the last few days as a Syrian army advance pushed further into the opposition's last major stronghold, residents, rights groups and opposition sources said on Wednesday.

Syrian army takes towns in northwest that rebels held for years
A damaged military tank is seen in Idlib countryside, Syria in this handout released by SANA on August 22, 2019. SANA/Handout via REUTERS

Syrian troops on Friday reclaimed a cluster of towns they had lost early in the eight-year-old war, pressing their offensive in the northwest, the country's last big rebel stronghold.

Turkey's Erdogan says he will discuss Syria's Idlib with Trump
FILE PHOTO: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan attends a meeting with China's President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, July 2, 2019. Mark Schiefelbein/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday he would discuss developments in northwestern Syria in a phone call with U.S. President Donald Trump in the coming days, as Syrian government forces pressed on with their offensive in the region.

Trump says other countries need to fight Islamic State
FILE PHOTO: A flag of Islamic State militants is pictured above a destroyed house near the Clock Square in Raqqa, Syria October 18, 2017. Picture taken October 18, 2017.     REUTERS/Erik De Castro

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that other countries will need to take up the fight against Islamic State militants, citing Russia, Pakistan, Iraq and Iran as examples.

U.S. Secretary of State Pompeo says ISIS strong in some areas: CBS
FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo talks to the media after his meeting with Lebanon's Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri  at the State Department in Washington, U.S., August 15, 2019. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo acknowledged on Tuesday that Islamic State militants are gaining strength in some areas but said the militant group's capacity to conduct attacks has been greatly diminished.

Three Turkish soldiers killed in clash with Kurdish militants
Three Turkish soldiers were killed in a clash with Kurdish militants in southeast Turkey near the borders with Syria and Iraq, the local governor's office said on Thursday.

Syrians facing forced removal from Istanbul given temporary reprieve
FILE PHOTO: A group of Syrian refugees who crossed the Evros river, the natural border between Greece and Turkey, walk towards the city of Didymoteicho, Greece, April 30, 2018. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis/File Photo

Turkey has extended to Oct. 30 its deadline for Syrian migrants not registered in Istanbul to leave the city or face forced removal, Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said on Tuesday.

German court convicts Syrian over stabbing that triggered Chemnitz riots
Alaa S., suspected of being responsible for the stabbing of Daniel H. in Chemnitz, his interpreter and lawyer Ricarda Lang arrive at a court in Dresden, Germany, August 22, 2019. Picture pixelated at source.      Matthias Rietschel/Pool via REUTERS

A German court sentenced a Syrian asylum seeker to nine and a half years in prison on Thursday over the fatal stabbing of a man in the eastern city of Chemnitz last year that triggered the worst far-right riots Germany had seen for decades.
 

'Where is US there is a 'peace': The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in the presence of representatives from the US-led coalition has called on Syrian government for peaceful dialogue.

SDF, with support of the US-led coalition, calls on Damascus to negotiate
By Hisham Arafat - 5 hours ago
HASAKAH (Kurdistan 24) – The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) on Saturday, in the presence of representatives from the US-led coalition, urged dialogue between the Syrian government to and local Kurdish officials during the group's first annual conference in the northeast city of Hasakah.

SDF Destroys Its Own Fortifications Along Border With Turkey Under U.S. Supervision (Photos)
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Hundreds of Fresh Syrian Army Troops Arrive in Lattakia for Mop-Up Operations
Aug 24, 2019
Sources in Northern Syria reported that the Syrian Army’s military convoy comprises over 1,000 troops along with weapons and military equipment.

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