Da se sprema ova snazna ofanziva terorista na Aleppo se znalo vec neko vrijeme. Pitanje je samo da li je Damask racunao na ovakav intenzitet i da ce do toga doci upravo sada. Kada je SAA isla prema Aleppu sa sjeverne strane kroz Malah farme imali su poteskoca. Par puta su ih teroristi odbili, ali su na kraju ipak trebali odstupiti. Ne vjerujem da su odstupili "takticki", ali im se pokrilo sa nacrtovanom ofanzivom na jugu - SAA je sada bila zaokupljena ciscenjem oko Bani Zaida i cijele Castello ceste pod njenim nadzorom, a ocekivala se kontra terorista. Ovi su iskoristili momentum i vrlo brzo presli u realizaciju vec tako dugo planirane ofanzive na Aleppo sa juzne/jugozapadne strane. Sama ofanziva je imala i predfazu, a to je bilo ciscenje SAA podrucja juznije, sve do Hadhera (kojega jos nisu uspili povratiti).
I mene cudi kako da SAA za sve ovo vrijeme nije uspila (ili htjela?) napraviti nesto na osiguranju svojih linija duz juznog Aleppa, prva i druga (i treca) obrambena linija. I sigurno su mogli od kada je ofanziva pocela, staviti eksploziv na podrucje vojne skole ako vec nisu imali dovoljno ljudi za odbranu.
Sigurno je da imaju premalo ljudi i premalo iskusnih, izvezbanih. Ruska pomoc im je digla moral, kao i daljna osvajanja IS i pobunjenickih podrucja, ali mislim da se podcenjuje moc ovih "zelenih terorista" koji imaju dosta oruzja (pogledati samo koliko tenkova i BMP-ja je sudjelovalo u ovoj ofanzivi do sada, da ljudi ne pominjemo) i dosta iskusnih ljudi. A i oni, poput IS, koriste samoubojice, koji su izgleda puno stetniji za SAA nego za Kurde (u bitki mislim, ne na djelovanje u gradovima, na civilnim ciljima).
A ne bih bas rekao da su postugnuca SAA na podrucju Latakije, istocne Ghoute, Damaska i na ostalim podrucjima, tako nebitna. Dapace, ako su teroristi toliko oslabili i podrucje Latakije, to je odlicna prilika da SAA krene i dalje prema Kabaniju te moguci prodor na Jisr ash-Shugur i nekada u buducnosti i na shithole zvani Idlib, koji je HQ ovih "umjerenih" terorista. Ali posto ne vjerujem da i sami teroristi ne vide ove slabe tacke, sigurno ce poslati pojacanja u Latakiju. Da i ne pricamo o tome, da im je jedina linija snabdijevanja (oruzjem i novim ratnicima) upravo kroz Tursku, izmedju Latakije i Afrina. Znaci, to podrucje po bilo koju cijenu ne smiju izgubiti.
Sto se Aleppa tice, SAA ce sigurno ovih dana krenuti u snazniju kontraofanzivu. Evo, prica se o 100 tenkova i 300 BMP-ova koji dolaze, a recimo da je polovina toga istina, plus nove snage ... mada i teroristi gomilaju nove snage na podrucje Aleppa. Moguce je i da prvo ne krenu na Hamdaniyu (kako se ocekuje), nego na istok, prema zracnoj luki, da prosire koridor i na tu stranu. Ali vidjet cemo.
Izgleda da su trenutno pijani pobjedom, pa bi SAA mogla iskoristiti momentum. Ali trebat ce vise muda za kontru, te ako krenu kroz stambena naselja, tu im zracna podrska i ne pomaze toliko, samo za tamanjenje raskrsnica u zaljeđu, logistike, okupljanja. Vise ime treba topnistvo/havbice i minobaci plus ATGM-ji i RPG-ji. Ako ce krenuti kroz "pri-gradski dio". Ali ako ce krenuti kroz ovaj vanjski pojas, gdje nema mnogo mijesta za sakrivanje, samo sela, tu mogu doci tenki i BMP-ji kao poruceni za iznenadnu akciju, podrskom zracnih sila i artiljerije. Pametno je i koristenje dimnih zavjesa, jer su pobunjenicke ATGM (TOW) ekipe vrlo izvjezbane.
Da bi mogli pobunjenici totalno opkoliti Aleppo, u to ne vjerujem. Ali isto tako mislim da jos nisu rekli zadnju rijec. Trenutno se ocekuje njihova "cetvrta faza" ... pa da vidimo kuda ce krenuti ... i da li ce ponovno "iznenaditi" SAA.
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When ISIS captured Tal Ajaja, one of Syria’s most important Assyrian-era sites, they discovered previously unknown millennia-old statues and cuneiform tablets, and then they destroyed them.
The terrorist group, which has ravaged archeological sites under its control in Syria and Iraq, was chased from Tal Ajaja in northeastern Hasakah province in February by Kurdish fighters.
Europa je na nogama zbog približavanja Turske i Rusije i posjeta Erdogana Rusiji!
Zašto Europi smetaju dobri odnosi dvaju susjeda, Turske i Rusije? Umjesto da im požele puno uspjeha u rješavanju njihovih problema u ovoj regiji punoj sukoba.
Pri tome je Europa ta koja i jedne i druge odbacuje. Tursku već desetljećima ne puštaju u EU a Rusima uvode sankcije.
Prica se da SAA ima: - 20.000 vojnika za Damask - 3.000 u Aleppu - 2.000 u Latakiji
Hm, cudno. Mada sam cuo vec prije slicne cifre (mislim da je bilo govora o 5.000 za Aleppo). Navodno im treba 20k za Damask i one dzepove, posto je Daraya prava utvrda, sa tunelima u koje idu za vrijeme zracnih napada ... bokte, pa mogli su je frontalno zauzeti vec davno (na svu srecu, sada je pospeseno ciste), a tu je jos istocna Ghouta. Ali jos uvijek mi je to malo smesno (prestonica gore dole), posto je Aleppo najveci grad i ima najrazvejaniju liniju, koja jeste na dosta mjesta staticna (zgrade), ali svejedno. U pitanju je grad od iznimne vaznosti i za SAA i za teroriste. Ako je istina da su imali za Aleppo svega 3.000-5.000 vojnika na volju, onda nije ni cudo da su pukli.
Treba sada pocistiti one dzepove, krenuti sto dalje u Latakiji, a sa preostatkom krenuti u snaznu kontru u Aleppu. Jos da im Irak posalje svoje vojnike kod Palmire, pa da prebace jos koji bataljun u unutrasnjost zapada zemlje. A i Rusija se navodno vraca na full attack iz zraka (vracaju broj aviona od prije).
"Rebel force pinned down in Aleppo, while SAA takes over the rest. Wonder if this was the plan all along?" (ali ne vjerujem u to, no treba iskoristiti momentum, Aleppo nece ici nikuda, pa se mogu vratiti ka njemu, kada stignu, samo ne omoguciti teroristima napredovanja)
ako je istina : SAA & Allies done with all military preparations for the upcoming battle in Aleppo. Battle will start any time.
a i ovo : SAA clash with JF at the Sooq al-Jebes & al-Rawad Bridge axis near Hikmah school & Aqrab in west Aleppo.
Europa je na nogama zbog približavanja Turske i Rusije i posjeta Erdogana Rusiji!
Zašto Europi smetaju dobri odnosi dvaju susjeda, Turske i Rusije? Umjesto da im požele puno uspjeha u rješavanju njihovih problema u ovoj regiji punoj sukoba.
Pri tome je Europa ta koja i jedne i druge odbacuje. Tursku već desetljećima ne puštaju u EU a Rusima uvode sankcije.
Mislim da ce ipak urusiti juzno krilo nato pakta..a evropa sad mora pristati na dijalog sa rusijom i turskom.tri milione pustinjara cuci i ceka komandu na usiljeni mars prema evropi... Pitanje je samo ko ce u belu kucu.od toga zavisi mnogo stosta
ne znam da li je ovo vec istina, mozda malo "prebrzo" za to, ali ... The breach opened by Jihadists and rebels around Aleppo is closed and the tall (hill) at al-Snawbara (close to artillery base) was taken by SAA and Hezbollah. Al-Ridwan Hezbollah unit attacked the hill and closed the road open following a week of battle to break the circle.
ovo ide nekako po mom planu, da ce mozda sa ofanzivom krenuti van stambenih naselja, znaci vise prema zapadu, pa onda juzno na dole ... a mozdaje diverzija odnosno utvrđivanje ovih izbocenih polozaja na zapadu: Syrian Army liberated Souq Al Jebes near Al Assad district from JAFSH jihadi gangs
Aleppo, Syria (2:30 A.M.) – A large contingent of Hezbollah commandos reportedly arrived in Aleppo on Tuesday night after completing the arduous journey from the Qalamoun Mountains in rural Damascus. According to a local military source inside Aleppo City, Hezbollah specifically sent veteran commandos to this volatile front in order to combat the large presence of Jaysh Al-Fateh (Army of Conquest) jihadists that are preparing to storm the provincial capital. Much of Hezbollah’s soldiers that participated in the recent southern Aleppo battle against Jaysh Al-Fateh were either Syrians from Al-Zahraa and Nubl or new recruits from Lebanon.
From the battlefields of the Ghab plains, to the mountainous desert of the Shaer oil fields, and the fertile plains of east Aleppo, the Tiger Forces have become the center of attention of all those who follow the raging Syrian war.
Feared by the enemies, revered by the allies, little is known about the underlying factors and tactics that make the Tiger Forces the formidable force they are.
They generally work quietly and attempt to withhold information about their preparations and whereabouts until news of their thunderous advances storm the media battlegrounds. Tiger Forces don’t announce the capture of an area until they become fully confident they will not concede it.
To understand what truly makes the Tiger Forces the force to be reckoned with in the battles against the various jihadist factions, we must understand the tactics and strategies of the opposing force.
Jihadists rely on three types of units: suicide bombers, “Inghimassiyeen”(suicide fighters), and “Moqtahimeen”(storming forces).
Suicide bombers are typically men who volunteer to drive armored VBIEDs into enemy front lines to break them and scatter their morale dealing a ton of damage in equipment and lives with their explosives-packed vehicles. They’re usually sent at the beginning of any battle.
Then come the Inghimassiyeen (suicide fighters). Those are entire suicide teams sent to infiltrate the enemy front lines and blow their suicide belts up further fragmenting the defensive positions and trenches of the opposing force, demoralizing and breaking them potentially forcing them to flee and abandon their positions.
Following the previous two waves of suicide units, the Iqtiham units (storming forces) begin their attack. Those are regular infantry given the task of seizing and fortifying the enemy positions targeted by the bombers. This whole combination of attackers makes the jihadists a formidable and fearful force in the face of their opponents.
On the other hand, the Tiger Forces prioritize targeting the opposing TOW and ATGM rebel teams in any region they aim to capture. Moreover, they have teams dedicated to spotting enemy ATGMs and dealing with them.
Secondly, they have units assigned to track and target VBIEDs before they reach their intended targets. Those units are especially skilled in this field because of their unrivaled experience the previous fall when the Tiger Forces were tasked with lifting the siege off Kuweirus airbase. ISIS fighters would rely heavily on car bombs and suicide attacks to push back the advancing enemy.
Thirdly, Tiger Force soldiers have unparalleled close-quarter combat training. Units placed in advanced ambush points are tasked with dealing with the “Inghimassiyeen”(suicide fighters) and neutralizing their threat. They also were gifted with an ample experience from the east Aleppo battles with the ISIS terror group.
Most importantly, the commanders of the Tiger Forces are always on the front lines with their soldiers, leading them by example and keeping their morale high. Units from the Tiger Forces never receive orders to storm or defend certain areas without their field commanders being on their sides guiding them and boosting their spirits.Colonel Suheil Al Hassan himself is known to accompany his men in the front lines of the battle to an extent that he was injured several times- on some occasions more serious than others.
However, the trade off of maintaining his troops’ high spirits makes the risk worth it. A myth shared and believed widely by many Syrians and avid followers of the Syrian war is that when Colonel Hassan is tasked with seizing an area, no matter the length of time it may take him to capture it or the tactics and methods he uses, he will capture it.
It is childish to peddle in mere myths, but his track record of heroic and mystical military victories has held up the claim so far. Distinguished and talented military figures like Suheil Al Hassan and General Issam Zahreddine have become household names whom kids take as role models and yearn to become like them one day.
Whatever the future may hold for the Syrian conflict, the elite Tiger Forces are destined to be an integral part of it.
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Sto se tice povlacenja SAA iz podrucja vojne akademije i Ramouseh industrijskog podrucja (buffer zone izmedju SAA i terorista unutar Aleppa), cime su teroristima prepustili koridor, mislim da su i sami shvatili da bi poginulo previse vojnika pri pokusaju odbrane za svaku cijenu - dovoljno je pogledati brojke terorista i brojke SAA na tom podrucju te koliko je to podrucje - a nije ni receno, da bi odbrana uspijela, a sa druge strane time su uspijeli smanjiti pritisak terorista. Slicno kao sto voda koja pritisce na jedan dio brane, sa otvaranjem brane voda gubi dio snage, pritisak popusti. Na ovaj nacin SAA dobi vrijeme "za udisaj", a ako pogledamo frontu, pacovi nisu uspijeli osvojiti nista novo u posljednja 2-3 dana na tom podrucju. A pri tome je taj dio otvorenog koridora pod konstantnom vatrom SAA i zracnih sila. Zapravo to i nije pravi koridor kojeg bi mogli koristiti za snabdijevanje vecih zaliha. Ocekujem da ce se najkasnije za vikend razmahati na obje strane i pocet ce vece akcije.
pogled na taj koridor (u smjeri prema JZ otprilike - SAA drzi fabriku cementa i vodno podrucje, kao i ovo podrucje sasvim desno)
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"Sada je Erdogan na nišanu. Priča se o puno o zapadnim vrijednostima o demokracija i ljudskim pravima. Ali da većina političara u svojoj kritici turske vlade naglašava da se sporazum o izbjeglicama - koji jako ograničava ljudska prava mnogih ljudi - ne smije dovodit u pitanje, govori dovoljno o kvaliteti argumenata o ljudskim pravima koji se koriste protiv Turske
Turska je za mnoge vanjske političare još uvijek zemlja koja bi trebala čuvati vrata ka Europi od migranata ali si ne smije pri tome umisliti kako bi mogla suodlučivati u toj istoj Europi. Ali kako se Turska pod Erdoganom ne zadovoljava ulogom čuvara vrata, to je mnogim političarima u Europi u najmanju ruku sumnjivo. I sigurno ne bi bili nimalo tužni da je puč uspio..."
Latakija - After recent gains in Qala'ah Mt. SAA now ~3km from the Turkish border (posto je ovo najvisi vrh, ili jedan od njih, odavde imaju odlican pregled sve do Turske)
Yesterday evening ISIS tried to break SDF siege on Manbij north of Manbij (Jarabulus frontline maybe). But they failed.
In last 4 months 150 women from Manbij have joined Manbij Military Council & are now part of liberation op. (ANHA) Khaliya Nimet: 'Now we have more than 150 female fighters. We are preparing to establish a female wing within Manbij Military Council.'
Some say one Chechnian ISIS fighter captured yesterday. He did have food for three days.
pacovi poceli sa napadima na Kurde u Aleppu - Rebels fire hell cannons onto YPG controlled Sheikh Maqsoud Fatah Halab ops commander threatens YPG in Aleppo: "They will not find a place to bury their slain." http://all4syria.info/Archive/334522
a SAA bi mogle ove "hell cannone" vratiti na ove teroriste koji su ih pustili u Beni Zaidu, sve do posljednjeg
Vidim, da teško dodjem i do te stranice, dok me ne skenslaju sa interneta još samo ovo... Erdogan je v takvom položaju kao nekad Tito kad je mogao voziti slalom medju Sovjetskim savezom i Amerikom i dobivao nepovratna sredstva. To je politika. Zapamtite si ameri če žrtvovati i europu za svoje interese u arabskom svijetu.(poznata je i Nulandova izjava f..o..eu)
Kad pocneš crtati, uvek moraš imati na kraju olovke, srce, ruku i misli!
Ova kontra IS sjeverno od Manbija mi je pomalo smijesna. Mislim, kasno li je majmuni? Ionako nikada nece stici do grada, plus ovih njihovih u gradu nema vise mnogo, niti im je preostalo nesto konkretno od prostora. Steta samo za civile koje drze kao zivi stit.
I eto, SDF im ponovno, vec trecu put ponudila miran izlazak iz grada, ako puste civile i ... nista.
Aleppo, Syria (8:45 A.M.) – Minutes ago, the Syrian Armed Forces, alongside Hezbollah and Harakat Al-Nujaba (Iraqi paramilitary), launched their long-awaited counter-offensive at the southern districts of Aleppo City.
Led by their elite Tiger Forces, the Syrian Armed Forces and their allies attacked several points that are under the control of Jaysh Al-Fateh (Army of Conquest) in the Al-Ramouseh District of southern Aleppo.
A source from the Tiger Forces told Al-Masdar on Thursday morning that the Syrian Armed Forces launched their offensive from four axes; these attack points include the 1070 Al-Hamdaniyah Housing Project, Wassout Al-Jabless, Tal Al-Sanoubrat, and the Aleppo Cement Factory.
The military source added that the Syrian Armed Forces and their allies are currently engaged in a fierce battle with the jihadist rebels near the Al-Ramouseh District – no gains reported yet.
While the Syrian Armed Forces and their allies attack Jaysh Al-Fateh from the ground, Russian jets are pounding these same jihadists from the air, hitting several targets in southern Aleppo.
A somewhat uneasy stalemate has settled over Aleppo with both Islamist forces and government troops drawing up plans for the definitive military breakthrough.
The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) hopes to fully lock down eastern Aleppo and establish a buffer-zone around the latter region while Jaish al-Fateh and Fatah Halab are looking to completely shatter the SAA’s defensive line and demoralize pro-government forces.
Aleppo, Syria (11:30 P.M.) – The jihadist rebels of Jaysh Al-Fateh (Army of Conquest) launched a major attack inside the southern districts of Aleppo City on Wednesday, targeting the Syrian government controlled 1070 Al-Hamdaniyah Housing Project and its surrounding buildings.
Jaysh Al-Fateh began their assault by sending a suicide bomber towards the Syrian Arab Army’s (SAA) defenses at the 1070 Housing Project; however, the jihadist and his VBIED (vehicle borne improvised explosive device) were destroyed before reaching the intended target.
However, despite the intensity of their assault on Wednesday, the jihadist rebels could not find any infiltration point in the Syrian Arab Army’s defenses at the 1070 Housing Project.
A military source told Al-Masdar News on Wednesday night that the jihadists were forced to retreat after failing to advance, resulting in a counter-offensive by the Syrian Armed Forces that is currently ongoing at the moment.
The Chief of the Main Operational Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Lieutenant General Sergei Rudskoy announced on Wednesday that in the past 4 days, more than 1,000 jihadists have been killed during the battle for Aleppo City and about 2,000 others were wounded. Seven tanks, 8 infantry combat vehicles, 29 guns and mortar launchers and 85 trucks with large-caliber weapons have been destroyed,” Rudskoi said.
Rudskoy made this claim during the official announcement of the daily humanitarian ceasefire that will begin this Friday in Aleppo’s east neighborhoods.
He added that the Syrian government troops backed by the Russian Aerospace Forces had focused their efforts on thwart terrorists’ attempts to throw over fresh reserves to Aleppo’s southwestern outskirt,” Rudskoi added.
According to him, strikes are being delivered at places of concentration of militant forces, armored vehicles, artillery positions and convoys delivering weapons and ammunition.
Several armed detachments of militants have left Aleppo through a special corridor, Rudskoy said.
“A supplementary humanitarian corridor for the armed militants’ withdrawal located near Castello Road continues operating,” he said. “I’d like to emphasize that several armed groups that have recognized the unpromising character of further combat actions have left the eastern part of the city through this corridor taking the armaments away with them.”
Aleppo, Syria (6:30 A.M.) – The Russian Air Force was relentless on Wednesday night, targeting several sites under the control of the jihadist rebels in the southern Aleppo districts.
Video flag was captured from southern Aleppo, showing Russian fighter jets punishing the Jaysh Al-Fateh (Army of Conquest) jihadists at the Al-‘Amariyah and Al-Ramouseh districts:
While the Russians were busy destroying Jaysh Al-Fateh’s defenses, the Syrian Armed Forces were mobilizing their soldiers for the upcoming assault on the Al-Ramouseh District and its strategic Artillery Academy that overlooks the main road leading to the east Aleppo neighborhoods.
Leading this assault on southern Aleppo are the Syrian Arab Army’s elite “Tiger Forces” and Republican Guard units, alongside the National Defense Forces (NDF), Harakat Al-Nujaba (Iraqi paramilitary) and Hezbollah.
Beirut, Lebanon (5:00 A.M.) – The Lebanese Armed Forces carried out a vicious attack against the jihadist rebels of Jaysh Al-Fateh Al-Sham (formerly Nusra) in the eastern countryside of the Beqa’a Valley on Wednesday, killing several terrorists before the Lebanese Army launched a ground assault.
According to a military source in Beirut, the Lebanese Army conducted a powerful ground assault against the jihadist rebels, attacking their positions near the ‘Assal Al-Ward border-crossing into Syria.
The source added that the Lebanese Army and their attack choppers pounded Jaysh Al-Fateh Al-Sham’s defenses at the ‘Arsal Quarries and Ba’albak Highlands, inflicting heavy losses on the enemy combatants.
With Hezbollah deploying much of their forces to Aleppo, the Lebanese Army has been tasked with protecting Lebanon’s Qalamoun Mountains; however, the last time they were protecting this area, the jihadists grew exponentially in the region.
The Turkish army has established another military base in the Duhok Governorate despite concerns raised by Iraqi leaders and requests for the withdrawal of Turkish forces near Mosul. http://www.nrttv.com/EN/Details.aspx?Jimare=9390
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