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Re: Russian Military Forces Arrive In Syria
« Reply #900 on: March 03, 2017, 05:26:37 PM »
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Re: Russian Military Forces Arrive In Syria
« Reply #901 on: March 15, 2017, 03:22:59 PM »
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Re: Russian Military Forces Arrive In Syria
« Reply #902 on: March 21, 2017, 05:50:44 PM »
U.S. and Russian Troops Are Now in the Same Syrian City

http://russia-insider.com/en/us-and-russian-troops-are-now-same-syrian-city/ri19220

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Re: Russian Military Forces Arrive In Syria
« Reply #903 on: April 09, 2017, 08:02:52 PM »
Putin 'could be allowed to rejoin G7' if he pulls out of Syria

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/04/09/putin-could-allowed-rejoin-g7-pulls-syria/
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« Reply #904 on: April 11, 2017, 01:13:18 PM »
Vladimir Putin says US is preparing to bomb Syrian capital and will blame devastation on Bashar-al Assad's forces
The Russian leader made the astonishing claim during a press conference with the Italian President Sergio Mattarella

When asked whether he expected more US missile strikes on Syria, Putin said:
"We have information that a similar provocation is being prepared ... in other
parts of Syria including in the southern Damascus suburbs where they are
planning to again plant some substance and accuse the Syrian authorities
of using (chemical weapons)."

read the entire story here
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/vladimir-putin-says-preparing-bomb-10201886?service=responsive


Putin says U.S. preparing more strikes on Syria
Speaking at a press conference with Italian President Sergio Mattarella on
Tuesday, Putin told reporters Russia has information that Syrian militants
are planning “provocations” using chemical weapons that would be blamed
on the government of President Bashar Assad and used as a pretext for
further U.S. strikes.

read all about it here
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/russia-says-syria-will-let-inspectors-examine-air-base-for-chemical-weapons/
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Russian Military Forces Arrive In Syria
« Reply #905 on: April 11, 2017, 01:16:27 PM »
Tillerson visits Russia as tensions over Syria flare
(CNN)What a difference three months makes.

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson -- a one-time recipient of the Russian Order
of Friendship from Russian President Vladimir Putin whose appointment as
top US diplomat was seen as a nod to the Trump administration's pro-Russian
inclinations -- arrives Tuesday in Moscow amid seething tensions over the
ongoing conflict in Syria.

The trip is the most sensitive to date for Tillerson. The secretary of state
is seeking to leverage both international condemnation over the Syrian
regime's alleged use of Sarin gas against civilians and President Donald
Trump's recent display of American military might to weaken Russia's
support for President Bashar al-Assad.

read all about it here
http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/11/politics/rex-tillerson-putin-russia-g7/


Another CNN story
Putin is running out of options in Syria
http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/10/opinions/putin-options-syria-opinion-wood/
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« Reply #906 on: April 11, 2017, 01:27:03 PM »
Putin says expects 'fake' gas attacks to discredit Syria's Assad
MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Russia had information that the United States was planning to launch new missile strikes on Syria, and that there were plans to fake chemicals weapons attacks there.

Putin, standing alongside Italian President Sergio Mattarella who was in Moscow for talks, said Russia would tolerate Western criticism of its role in Syria but hoped that attitudes would eventually soften.

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Re: Russian Military Forces Arrive In Syria
« Reply #907 on: April 15, 2017, 05:14:18 PM »
Not a great source, but if true wonder what type of bombs these were?

UPPING THE ANTE

Dramatic footage shows colossal explosions as Vladimir Putin drops ‘new type of bomb’ in Syria airstrikes

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/3340626/vladimir-putin-new-bomb-syria-airstrikes-video/
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Re: Russian Military Forces Arrive In Syria
« Reply #908 on: April 30, 2017, 08:07:08 AM »
Russia ‘fully ready’ to cooperate with US on Syria – Lavrov

https://www.rt.com/news/386626-russia-cooperation-us-syria-lavrov/
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Re: Russian Military Forces Arrive In Syria
« Reply #909 on: May 01, 2017, 07:43:03 PM »
Russia continues to give humanitarian aid to the Syrian people, something the western media neglects to mention.

Russian Military Delivers Three Tonnes of Aid to Syrians in 24 Hours

https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201705011053161150-russia-3-tonnes-aid/
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Re: Russian Military Forces Arrive In Syria
« Reply #910 on: May 04, 2017, 08:17:58 PM »
UN chief welcomes Syria de-escalation zones brokered by Russia, Turkey & Iran

https://www.rt.com/news/387182-un-welcomes-syria-zones-astana/
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Re: Russian Military Forces Arrive In Syria
« Reply #912 on: June 16, 2017, 08:52:46 AM »
Islamic State leader Baghdadi 'may have been killed by Russia

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-40300164
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Re: Russian Military Forces Arrive In Syria
« Reply #913 on: June 16, 2017, 11:18:28 AM »
Islamic State leader Baghdadi 'may have been killed by Russia

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-40300164

They are reporting that he might have been killed by Russia
by the AP as well.

Russia verifying whether it killed IS leader in airstrike

By BASSEM MROUE and VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV

The Russian Defense Ministry claimed that Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was killed
in a Russian strike in late May along with other senior group commanders,
adding that the information about his death was still “being verified through
various channels.”





Asked later about that claim at a news conference in Moscow, however,
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said: “I don’t have a 100-percent
confirmation of the information.”

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https://apnews.com/5077aa8c02784a8d81eab1b7dc02aa5b/Russia-claims-it-has-killed-IS-leader-al-Baghdadi
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Re: Russian Military Forces Arrive In Syria
« Reply #914 on: June 16, 2017, 11:28:58 AM »
Islamic State leader Baghdadi 'may have been killed by Russia

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-40300164

They are reporting that he might have been killed by Russia
by the AP as well.

Russia verifying whether it killed IS leader in airstrike

By BASSEM MROUE and VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV

The Russian Defense Ministry claimed that Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was killed
in a Russian strike in late May along with other senior group commanders,
adding that the information about his death was still “being verified through
various channels.”





Asked later about that claim at a news conference in Moscow, however,
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said: “I don’t have a 100-percent
confirmation of the information.”

read the entire story here
https://apnews.com/5077aa8c02784a8d81eab1b7dc02aa5b/Russia-claims-it-has-killed-IS-leader-al-Baghdadi



IF in fact this is the real facts, it sure blows a hole in the United states tales of the Russians are in Syria just to backup Syrian forces.
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Re: Russian Military Forces Arrive In Syria
« Reply #915 on: June 16, 2017, 09:00:54 PM »
Not a great source, but if true wonder what type of bombs these were?

UPPING THE ANTE

Dramatic footage shows colossal explosions as Vladimir Putin drops ‘new type of bomb’ in Syria airstrikes

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/3340626/vladimir-putin-new-bomb-syria-airstrikes-video/

4 Seconds away from the blast? Much less than a mile?

Those were REAL small. IF new, probably an updated free fall munition in the 100kg to 250kg range.

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Re: Russian Military Forces Arrive In Syria
« Reply #916 on: June 16, 2017, 09:08:03 PM »
The MOAB has a blast radius of over 5,000 feet.

And if you go to photo 12, you will see a mushroom cloud. That is intense.

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Re: Russian Military Forces Arrive In Syria
« Reply #917 on: June 16, 2017, 09:12:11 PM »

IF in fact this is the real facts, it sure blows a hole in the United states tales of the Russians are in Syria just to backup Syrian forces.
[Bold added.]

ISIS fights against Russian backed Govt forces. So, why does your assessment state ISIS and Russia are backing up Syrian forces?

Do you mean the terrorist forces? Or, the govt forces? Or, what?

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Re: Russian Military Forces Arrive In Syria
« Reply #918 on: June 16, 2017, 10:57:07 PM »
There was a post, by TC, I think from Russian Times about this new bomb.

This ordinance is different in design to what Trump used in Afghanistan. Any explosion that creates an atmospheric vacuum will create a 'mushroom' type cloud. If you are close enough to the impact point, it will indeed be rather intense.
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Re: Russian Military Forces Arrive In Syria
« Reply #919 on: June 16, 2017, 11:48:30 PM »
There was a post, by TC, I think from Russian Times about this new bomb.

This ordinance is different in design to what Trump used in Afghanistan. Any explosion that creates an atmospheric vacuum will create a 'mushroom' type cloud. If you are close enough to the impact point, it will indeed be rather intense.

I got close to combat. And I did some munitions training.

I watched the video. And I was not impressed. Those were small munitions. I would not be surprised if they were 50 pounds each.

Below is a thousand pounds at close range, notice the immediate mushroom. Also notice the reaction of the people filming - the overpressure really changes your current mindset. If you live.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqKWM9g9uYo

500 pounds (probably 240 pounds of TNT equiv.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3Ld2ntCxlQ

Notice the 500 pounder started out like the Russian, then went into a Mushroom. So, I think the Russian bomb is an updated 50kg or less with updated guidance system.

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« Reply #920 on: June 17, 2017, 06:35:18 PM »

IF in fact this is the real facts, it sure blows a hole in the United states tales of the Russians are in Syria just to backup Syrian forces.
[Bold added.]

ISIS fights against Russian backed Govt forces. So, why does your assessment state ISIS and Russia are backing up Syrian forces?

Do you mean the terrorist forces? Or, the govt forces? Or, what?



This is what I was referring to.

Why Putin Is So Committed to Keeping Assad in Power

http://foreignpolicy.com/2015/10/07/putins-russia-is-wedded-to-bashar-al-assad-syria-moscow/
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Re: Russian Military Forces Arrive In Syria
« Reply #921 on: June 17, 2017, 06:36:08 PM »
Russian airstrikes kill 2 ISIS commanders, thwart major attack on Deir ez-Zor – military

https://www.rt.com/news/392783-isis-commanders-killed-syria/
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Re: Russian Military Forces Arrive In Syria
« Reply #922 on: June 19, 2017, 03:50:54 PM »
US-led coalition’s downing of Syrian plane ‘act of aggression’ & ‘support for terrorists’ – Moscow

https://www.rt.com/news/393009-syria-plane-downing-aggression/
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Re: Russian Military Forces Arrive In Syria
« Reply #923 on: June 20, 2017, 09:34:50 PM »
US-led coalition’s downing of Syrian plane ‘act of aggression’ & ‘support for terrorists’ – Moscow

https://www.rt.com/news/393009-syria-plane-downing-aggression/

I doubt that assessment, but Obama did start this whole Arab Spring un-Civil War mess.

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Re: Russian Military Forces Arrive In Syria
« Reply #924 on: June 21, 2017, 12:57:38 AM »
US-led coalition’s downing of Syrian plane ‘act of aggression’ & ‘support for terrorists’ – Moscow

https://www.rt.com/news/393009-syria-plane-downing-aggression/

I doubt that assessment, but Obama did start this whole Arab Spring un-Civil War mess.
Ah right, so an american plane is shooting down a government-plane from the official government of Syria. How is that NOT an 'act of agression' even worse than Russia is blamed for regularly (flybies). Since the plane was on a mission to bomb IS-targets, that is in fact also helping the terrorists, so 'support for terrorists' is hardly a stretch, but very common language.

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