Παρασκευή 9 Οκτωβρίου 2015

Η ΣΥΡΙΑΚΗ ΕΚΣΤΡΑΤΕΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΡΩΣΙΑΣ-13 (ΠΡΩΤΟΣ ΑΠΟΛΟΓΙΣΜΟΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΝΤΙΜΕΤΩΠΙΣΗ ΑΠΟ Η.Π.Α.))( Μικρή συλλογή άρθρων)

Α)Russia’s First Week in Waging a “Real” War on Terror. 112 Targets Struck. ISIS Forces Retreating

Global Research,

In over a year of Washington’s phony war on ISIS, they’re stronger with more territory than when US bombing began – targeting Syrian and Iraqi infrastructure, not terrorist forces or facilities.
On September 30, things changed markedly. Washington wants no interference in its policies. Putin’s intervention leveled the playing field.
ISIS forces are panicking, retreating, hiding in residential areas and mosques, using area residents as human shields – knowing Russia won’t attack noncombatants or civilian infrastructure, Deputy Defense Minister Anatoly Antonov explained, citing video evidence.

Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said terrorists may bomb mosques or other civilian targets, blaming Russia for their crimes, eagerly reported by Western media – spreading Big Lies their specialty, governments they represent doing the same thing.
War strategy includes winning heart and minds, no matter how deceptively. Effective propaganda works this way, especially with proliferators like The New York Times and US cable TV channels, blasting out Big Lies round-the-clock – in print, on air and online.
Antonov said Russia uses information from reconnaissance, satellites, and Syrian military intelligence before choosing targets – checking and rechecking to be “100% sure” the right ones are struck, so far with impressive results, Washington getting a closeup view of Moscow’s formidable military strength.
On October 7, Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu said 112 ISIS targets were struck since September 30. “The intensity of strikes is growing,” he explained.
“Many targets were discovered in the past two days, command posts, ammunition and military hardware depots, militant training camps. All the targets were destroyed, no civilian facilities were damaged” – including “19 command posts, 12 ammunition caches, 71 military hardware pieces and six explosive device making facilities.”
On Wednesday morning, 23 aircraft struck terrorist positions. Russia’s navy is involved. Four warships fired 26 cruise missiles from Caspian Sea positions, 1,500 km away, hitting 11 targets with pinpoint accuracy, destroying them, harming no civilians, an impressive display of military might, perhaps enough to give Pentagon commanders pause on challenging Russia head-to-head, madness if dared.
Flight paths passed through Iraqi and Iranian airspace with their permission, all three countries working cooperatively with Syria against ISIS and other takfiri terrorists.
Putin praised initial results so far. He’s coordinating Moscow’s efforts with Damascus, Iran and Iraq – partnered against terrorism, waging real war to defeat it, challenging Washington’s phony war, an agenda for conquest, domination and exploitation.
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WATCH: Russian warships attacking #ISIS positions in Syria from Caspian Sea https://t.co/3uPZlfYVSj pic.twitter.com/2LyV18QYH8

— RT (@RT_com) October 7, 2015

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Β)The latest goings on in Syria

by MOTHAX

Let me begin with this caveat, under normal circumstances I don't watch TV news, ever. The only two exceptions are CBS Sunday Morning which my wife is addicted to, and Fox News, and ONLY when my in-laws control the remote. I get enough news and politics at work that I prefer my off time to be full of really bad SyFy shows and Big Bang Theory.
That said, I was watching a show with my in-laws two days ago that I think was "The Five" and it was showing a scene from some other show I have never watched called "Homeland" which was discussing US Strategy in Syria. One of the characters basically asked the assembled politicians and generals to explain to him exactly what that strategy was, and then he would answer how well the strategy was going. The room was absolutely silent as he went on to opine that while we have no strategy that anyone could vocalize, the bad guys have a pretty clear one that has existed since the 7th century, the creation of a Caliphate.
It was actually fairly riveting, and if I wasn't addicted to too many TV programs already, I would probably watch it.
But like that guy, (possibly the protagonist) I have no clue what our strategy is, other than kill lots of ISIS guys because they are bad, and possibly kill some of the Syrian Army guys too, because they are bad, but not as bad. But today, there's a gazillion stories out there, with the only actual common theme being that they all appear to have taken place in that horrid country.
So, here we go.
First off, Russia is sending in the Spetsnaz (their Special Forces) which is all kinds of not good:

Russia has sent fearsome teams of special forces into Syria to help prop up President Bashar Al Assad, it has been reported.

Vladimir Putin's crack Spetsnaz units are said to be preparing a ground assault on rebels fighting the Syrian President – most of whom are backed by the West.

They have been ordered to wipe out opponents 'by any means'.

Spetsnaz – joined by the 7th Air Assault Mountain Division – have a terrifying reputation, built in recent years while conducting seek-and-destroy missions against jihadis who committed atrocities against Russian troops in Chechnya.

The source said the units will ensure Russia consolidates its position in the Middle East and will not be as accountable as British or U.S. special forces.

And apparently we're not even talking to Russia about what's going on:

The United States will not cooperate with Russia on a Syria air campaign beyond ensuring the safety of U.S. pilots, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Wednesday.
The U.S. will “continue basic, technical discussions on the professional safety procedures for our pilots flying above Syria,” said Carter, who was in Rome meeting with Italian Defense Minister Roberta Pinotti as part of a 5-day trip through Europe. “That’s it.”

How's that working out for us?

The Pentagon said Wednesday that it had to reroute a U.S. aircraft over Syria on at least one occasion to maintain a safe distance from Russian aircraft, which are now conducting airstrikes in the war-torn country.
"There has been at least one instance where we've had to modify the route of one of our planes in order to maintain adequate airspace separation with a Russian aircraft," Navy Capt. Jeff Davis, a Pentagon spokesman, said.
The Pentagon and Russian officials have had at least one meeting to begin discussing procedures that could be implemented to avoid any mishaps between aircraft from the U.S.-led coalition and Russian warplanes.

So they are meeting, that's good isn't it? Not so much....
"We have not agreed to cooperate with Russia, so long as they continue to pursue their mistaken strategy and hit these non-ISIL targets," Davis said, using an acronym for the Islamic State.
And how are the Syrians doing now that they have Russian help? Quite well, which is good for virtually no one except Assad.

The Syrian regime, which had appeared earlier this year to be on the ropes, has "launched a wide-scale offensive," a senior military official said Thursday.

The aim, Syrian army chief of staff Gen. Ali Abdullah Ayyoub said on state media, is "eliminating the terrorist groups and liberating the areas and towns that have suffered from terrorism and its crime."

Ayyoub provided no details of the area in which the offensive is being launched or its size and scope.

But he acknowledged the key role being played by Russia, which appears bent on supporting a Syrian regime that had been badly in need of help.

So there you go. That's as much as I know. I'd love to be able to figure it out, but I have no clue. Remember the good old days where there were the good guys and the bad guys? Now we have teams that shift sides, no clue who any individual person is playing for, no discernable front line, and from minute to minute no idea who is playing by what rules.

Used to be a lot easier.

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