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ISIS update 10/07\2015.. Russia says it will not join “illegal” US-led coalition
Russia says it will not join “illegal” US-led coalition in Syria
Russia & US pondering co-op against ISIS despite dubius accusations
‘We don’t want Syria to be terrorist black hole, let us deal with ISIS’–Russia’s Foreign Ministry
Russian jets head into war in Syria 6th Day
Russian fighter jets hit new ISIL targets in Syria
Russian combat helicopters in Syrian skies for anti-ISIS campaign
Russian MoD releases video of suspected ISIS vehicles being deployed close to mosque
LATEST: Russian warships hit ISIS 11 targets from 1500km away & destroy them
Russian Warships Launch Missile Attack On Syrian Targets, Clearing Way For Iran Ground Invasion
In case it wasn’t clear enough what was set to happen soon after the Russian air force had spent a few days softening up anti-regime positions on the ground, allow us to spell it out: with the opposition on the run thanks to five days of aerial bombardment, Iran will now send in the Hezbollah/Shiite militia/Quds clean up crew, who will personally ensure that whoever is left in the wake of the Su-34 strikes is swiftly eliminated at close range.
You see, this is how you conduct an actual war and you needn’t be a West Point graduate to understand it. Russia has essentially debilitated Assad’s opposition from the air and now, Iran will (both figuratively and literally in all likelihood), simply walk up and execute anyone who’s left and that, as they say, will be that. Of course Damascus will get to claim that the SAA emerged victorious with the help of Russian air support, but in reality, there is no SAA. Just as we said weeks ago, the ground campaign is being orchestrated from Damascus by Quds commander Qasem Soleimani. Here’s Reuters:
The Russian government says its Syria deployment came as the result of a formal request from Assad, who himself laid out the problems facing the Syrian military in stark terms in July, saying it faced a manpower problem.
Khamenei also sent a senior envoy to Moscow to meet President Vladimir Putin, another senior regional official said. “Putin told him ‘Okay we will intervene. Send Qassem Soleimani’.
“Soleimani is almost resident in Damascus, or let’s say he goes there a lot and you can find him between meetings with President Assad and visits to the theater of operations like any other soldier,” said one of the senior regional officials……………….
……………………So basically, Washington wants the public to focus on some Russian fighter jets that may or may not have accidentally crossed into Turkey’s airspace, because after all, the good folks in Ankara are allies of the West, and because they are allies you should pay no attention to the fact that the Erdogan government is systematically exterminating its political opposition in the name of a fake fight against the very same group of terrorists who Putin is actually fighting. In other words: NATO is crying foul because Moscow, in its attempts to fight the terrorists that Turkey has helped to support all along, accidently flew a few miles into Turkey’s airspace.
As you can see from the above, the Western hypocrisy and outright panic is accelerating here as Washington is simply bewildered about what to do next. Meanwhile, the Russian military has, in the space of a week, cleared the way (literally) for an Iranian gound invasion in Syria on behalf of Assad. Once that’s finished (which, if recent events are any indication, should be in about two weeks), the entire campaign will shift to Iraq, where the US will either need to confront Russia or simply pack up and leave.
Cruise missile attack from Caspian sea – Russian Navy fires on ISIS
NATO DENOUNCES RUSSIAN AIRSPACE VIOLATION
Ankara won’t remain patient over airspace violation
Turkey: Russian air strikes hitting Islamic State opponents
‘As bad as Assad govt may be, it’s not as bad as ISIS takeover’
Syria SITREP October 07th 2015 by John Rambo
It’s been a week since the Russian airstrikes began in Syria.
From the Syrian military standpoint this was perfect timing. Morale has been an all-time low amongst the Syrian Arab Army and Hezbollah forces deployed in Syria. Heavy intermixed regular and irregular fighting for a better part of four and a half years is draining to any military, let alone a small country such as Syria. [Source]
Syria is a destroyed country. It is nothing but a husk of its former self. Ancient historical sites that once drew in the tourists have been pillaged and demolished by the Islamic State. Infrastructure such as roads, power lines, and water systems has been set back forty years. Major segments of its population are refugees displaced internally and abroad. Syria truly will never be the same again. [Source]
So one can safely say the Russian air strikes (and potential increased involvement) has been a blessing to the Pro-Assad forces on the ground. Syria has been restricted to fighting one military front at a time due to manpower shortages, giving opponents the ability to take advantage of lightly reinforced government-held areas and outskirt outposts. These Russian air strikes will not only strengthen SAA ground offensives but also support defending forces at the fringes of government control. For the Syrian draft dodgers the Russian air strikes are taken as a form of hope; finally there are other countries besides Iran that want to see a stabilized Syria. Islamists are now being struck by US jets in Iraq but by Russian jets in Syria, leaving only Jordan and Turkey as the only safe havens left.
As for Russia, it has decided to step up and do what the Americans can’t (or won’t) do and that is to try to put the Islamic extremism genie back in the lamp, in Syria anyway. For Russia this is a gamble. Many hawkish individuals are screaming that this will be a second Afghanistan. Undoubtedly Wahhabi Islamists within the Caucuses are fuming at the Russian involvement in the Middle East, and unlike the United States, Russia is within reach of these domestic jihadists. It’s safe to assume Russia probably stepped up domestic surveillance and security in potential hotspot areas within its territory. [Source] After all it wasn’t that long ago when Prince Bandar was talking about how he can “turn-on and turn-off” the Chechen Jihadists. Who knows how much truth that holds… if any… but better to play it safe. [Source]………..read more…….Syria SITREP
RUSSIA THREATENS FULL NAVAL BLOCKADE OF SYRIA
NATO: Russia sending more ground troops to Syria
Toyota Aiding Treasury Department Terror Probe
Syria. Footage of terrorists’ military vehicles being deployed in inhabited areas
Russian Airstrike on Khan al-Assal – Aleppo Syria
Mass grave found near Kirkuk
Source: http://blogdogcicle.blogspot.com/2015/10/isis-update-10072015-russia-says-it.html
