letkuspede
Ylipäällikkö
Eikös velivenäläinen lähtenyt juuri tukemaan ypgeetä, tiedä häntä sitten.
StepanRudanskij
Respected Leader
SDF/YPG käytti aiemmin Eufratin ylitykseen Manbijin operaation alussa amerikkalaista kalustoa ja jenkit avustivat muutenkin. Eiköhän se kalusto ole edelleenkin käytetettävissä.
Al-Nusra Hamassa, Aleppon ja muiden rähinöiden tappiot voi havaita. Videolla on todennäköisesti ns. keihäänkärki-ryhmä, sen henk.koht varustus ei ole niin hyvä kuin Aleppossa, henkilöt ovat nuoremman ja vähemmän kokeneiden oloisia. Toki varustus hakkaa mennen tullen keskiverto kapinallisen, jolla on lenkkarit, ruskea nahkatakki ja rynnäkkökivääri.
Ovat tod. matkalla tänne:
http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=35.194853&lon=36.732101&z=14&m=b&tag=516
Ovat tod. matkalla tänne:
http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=35.194853&lon=36.732101&z=14&m=b&tag=516
John Hilly
Ylipäällikkö
Vielä "virallinen" totuus maahanlaskuoperaatiosta:
Local Forces Launch Daring Assault Behind Enemy Lines in Syria
By Cheryl PellerinDoD News, Defense Media Activity
WASHINGTON, March 22, 2017 — Local forces in Syria launched a multi-pronged offensive that included a daring air assault behind enemy lines to liberate Tabqa Dam, located 25 miles upstream from the city of Raqqa, the Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve public affairs officer said today.
Air Force B-52 Stratofortress pilots assigned to the 96th Expeditionary Bomber Squadron take off from an undisclosed location to execute air operations to support Operation Inherent Resolve, Feb. 13, 2017. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jordan Castelan
Army Col. Joseph E. Scrocca conducted a teleconference live from Baghdad with the Pentagon press corps to detail the operation planned and carried out by the Syrian Defense Forces and their Syrian Arab Coalition partners with support from the international coalition to defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria.
The SDF liberation of Tabqa is critical to isolating Raqqa and the next step toward annihilating ISIS in Syria, Scrocca said, adding that the dam, city and airfield are critical to ISIS for importing and harboring foreign fighters and exporting terror.
The Tabqa locations are ISIS’s last link to their territory west of the Euphrates River, he said.
Isolating Raqqa
Scrocca said Tabqa Dam has been used as an ISIS headquarters, a prison for high-profile hostages and a training site for ISIS leaders. Tabqa also has housed fighter-terrorist training camps and has served as a control center for terrorist attacks against the West since ISIS took control of the location in 2013.
“Seizing Tabqa dam will isolate Raqqa from three sides and give the SDF a strategic advantage and the launching point they need to liberate the city,” he said.
A key element of the coalition’s strategy against ISIS is to work by, with and through committed and capable local partner forces fighting to liberate their people and their land, Scrocca said.
“The SDF and the local Syrian Arab Coalition fighters have proven to be the most effective ground force against ISIS in Syria, he added, “and they have proved it once again with this daring operation.”
The international coalition supported the offensive with air movement and logistical support, precision airstrikes, close-air support by Apache helicopters, Marine Corps artillery and special operations advice and assistance to SDF leadership, Scrocca said.
U.S. soldiers execute a fire mission to support Iraqi forces during the Mosul counteroffensive in northern Iraq, Dec. 24, 2016. The soldiers are assigned to Charlie Battery, 1st Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, and are supporting the Iraqis with indirect fire in their fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. Army photo by 1st Lt. Daniel Johnson
Fighting ISIS in Syria, Iraq
Over the last four months the coalition has conducted more than 300 airstrikes around Tabqa and to the west of Raqqa, and has killed hundreds of enemy fighters and destroyed more than 200 fortifications and more than 50 ISIS vehicles, the OIR spokesman said.
“But make no mistake about it,” Scrocca said. “It is SDF on the ground putting their lives at risk and valiantly engaging the enemy. … It is the Syrian Democratic Forces, like the Iraqi security forces, who are making the sacrifices so that other coalition nations do not continue to suffer the threat of ISIS terrorism inside their own borders.”
Turning to Mosul in Iraq, Scrocca said that while Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi was meeting yesterday at the White House with President Donald J. Trump, Iraqi forces continued to pressure ISIS on multiple axes of advance in or around the western part of the city.
“It is grueling, bloody, tough fighting against a brutal and entrenched enemy who cares nothing about the local citizens and deliberately targets them as the [Iraqis] try to evacuate them from the front lines,” the OIR spokesman said, “... but the [Iraqis] are not backing down.”
Scrocca added, “This is what building partner capacity looks like on the ground. This is what the coalition has strived to instill in these soldiers and police through our training. The ‘by, with and through’ strategy is working, and we know that because we've seen what these forces are doing every day against a truly evil enemy.”
https://www.defense.gov/News/Articl...ehind-enemy-lines-in-syria?source=GovDelivery
Local Forces Launch Daring Assault Behind Enemy Lines in Syria
By Cheryl PellerinDoD News, Defense Media Activity
WASHINGTON, March 22, 2017 — Local forces in Syria launched a multi-pronged offensive that included a daring air assault behind enemy lines to liberate Tabqa Dam, located 25 miles upstream from the city of Raqqa, the Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve public affairs officer said today.
Air Force B-52 Stratofortress pilots assigned to the 96th Expeditionary Bomber Squadron take off from an undisclosed location to execute air operations to support Operation Inherent Resolve, Feb. 13, 2017. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jordan Castelan
Army Col. Joseph E. Scrocca conducted a teleconference live from Baghdad with the Pentagon press corps to detail the operation planned and carried out by the Syrian Defense Forces and their Syrian Arab Coalition partners with support from the international coalition to defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria.
The SDF liberation of Tabqa is critical to isolating Raqqa and the next step toward annihilating ISIS in Syria, Scrocca said, adding that the dam, city and airfield are critical to ISIS for importing and harboring foreign fighters and exporting terror.
The Tabqa locations are ISIS’s last link to their territory west of the Euphrates River, he said.
Isolating Raqqa
Scrocca said Tabqa Dam has been used as an ISIS headquarters, a prison for high-profile hostages and a training site for ISIS leaders. Tabqa also has housed fighter-terrorist training camps and has served as a control center for terrorist attacks against the West since ISIS took control of the location in 2013.
“Seizing Tabqa dam will isolate Raqqa from three sides and give the SDF a strategic advantage and the launching point they need to liberate the city,” he said.
A key element of the coalition’s strategy against ISIS is to work by, with and through committed and capable local partner forces fighting to liberate their people and their land, Scrocca said.
“The SDF and the local Syrian Arab Coalition fighters have proven to be the most effective ground force against ISIS in Syria, he added, “and they have proved it once again with this daring operation.”
The international coalition supported the offensive with air movement and logistical support, precision airstrikes, close-air support by Apache helicopters, Marine Corps artillery and special operations advice and assistance to SDF leadership, Scrocca said.
U.S. soldiers execute a fire mission to support Iraqi forces during the Mosul counteroffensive in northern Iraq, Dec. 24, 2016. The soldiers are assigned to Charlie Battery, 1st Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, and are supporting the Iraqis with indirect fire in their fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. Army photo by 1st Lt. Daniel Johnson
Fighting ISIS in Syria, Iraq
Over the last four months the coalition has conducted more than 300 airstrikes around Tabqa and to the west of Raqqa, and has killed hundreds of enemy fighters and destroyed more than 200 fortifications and more than 50 ISIS vehicles, the OIR spokesman said.
“But make no mistake about it,” Scrocca said. “It is SDF on the ground putting their lives at risk and valiantly engaging the enemy. … It is the Syrian Democratic Forces, like the Iraqi security forces, who are making the sacrifices so that other coalition nations do not continue to suffer the threat of ISIS terrorism inside their own borders.”
Turning to Mosul in Iraq, Scrocca said that while Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi was meeting yesterday at the White House with President Donald J. Trump, Iraqi forces continued to pressure ISIS on multiple axes of advance in or around the western part of the city.
“It is grueling, bloody, tough fighting against a brutal and entrenched enemy who cares nothing about the local citizens and deliberately targets them as the [Iraqis] try to evacuate them from the front lines,” the OIR spokesman said, “... but the [Iraqis] are not backing down.”
Scrocca added, “This is what building partner capacity looks like on the ground. This is what the coalition has strived to instill in these soldiers and police through our training. The ‘by, with and through’ strategy is working, and we know that because we've seen what these forces are doing every day against a truly evil enemy.”
https://www.defense.gov/News/Articl...ehind-enemy-lines-in-syria?source=GovDelivery
Järkyttävää meininkiä. Pitäis mattopommittaa tuonne rauha. Tuo ei muuten tuosta rauhoitu.
John Hilly
Ylipäällikkö
Pari uutista Haman alueen taisteluista.
http://www.longwarjournal.org/archi...ive-against-assad-regime-in-hama-province.php
Analysis: Insurgents launch major offensive against Assad regime in Hama province
By Thomas Joscelyn | March 24, 2017 | [email protected] | @thomasjoscelyn
Insurgent organizations — including jihadists, Islamists and rebel groups affiliated with the Free Syrian Army (FSA) — launched a large-scale offensive against Bashar al Assad’s regime in Hama province earlier this week. The battle began on Mar. 21, when the insurgents assaulted more than a dozen towns and villages north of the city of Hama.
Hay’at Tahrir al Sham (HTS), al Qaeda’s joint venture in Syria, has produced a stream of content from the offensive. One of the first HTS images posted online showed the group’s leader, a jihadist known as Abu Jaber, rallying his fighters. Sitting to his left was Sheikh Abdullah al Muhaysini, a US-designated terrorist who is a senior HTS sharia official and likely a major figure in al Qaeda’s international network. The photo of Abu Jaber and Muhaysini can be seen at the top of this article.
HTS dispatched suicide bombers in vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices (VBIEDs) during the early hours of the fighting.
One of them, identified as a foreign fighter, drove his explosive-laden vehicle into a military checkpoint outside the town of Suran, which is close to the city of Hama. HTS used a small drone to record footage of the operation, dramatizing the suicide bomber’s approach to the checkpoint and the moment of his impact. A second suicide bomber followed, hitting another regime-controlled facility. The jihadists claim to have captured Suran not long after. Another HTS suicide bomber, a Syrian, was dispatched in the nearby town of Maardes. And still others struck elsewhere, including in the towns of Maardes and Qamhana, where a large, fully armored VBIED was employed.
The suicide bombers paved the way for HTS’ “special forces” to rush in. In the days leading up to the Hama operation, HTS advertised its highly-trained, elite guerrilla fighters in a video and photos. While they are not the caliber of Western special forces, these jihadists have received extensive training on small arms and insurgent tactics, making them far more effective than the average rebel fighter. The “special forces” includes “inghimasis,” who “immerse” themselves in battle and are usually willing to commit at suicide attack after advancing on their enemies. HTS has used inghimasis in several operations elsewhere in recent weeks, including in Homs.
On Mar. 23, HTS released a summary of the first part of the battle, claiming that more than a dozen towns, villages and other points had fallen to the insurgents. HTS promoted not only its own advances, but also mentioned that other organizations (branded as Free Syrian Army rebels) had simultaneously advanced nearby. The FSA-affiliated rebels are discussed more below.
The HTS statement (seen on the right) is similar to the types of reports usually issued by the Islamic State, which is al Qaeda’s main jihadist rival. It appears that HTS’ propagandists took a page out of the so-called caliphate’s book and decided that such summaries are useful for advertising their operations.
The HTS reports and other propaganda were produced by the newly launched Ebaa News Agency. Al Qaeda’s branch, first known as Al Nusrah Front and then as Jabhat Fath al Sham, is the main constituent in HTS. Al Nusrah had a “correspondents network” that produced content from throughout all of Syria. Ebaa is the descendant of Al Nusrah’s propaganda arm, only with new branding and updated techniques.
Via Ebaa, HTS has issued separate messages claiming control over several towns. The jihadists have used tanks, including T-90s, in the contested locales. In one video, an armored convoy is shown advancing into Qamhana. Ebaa has also posted photos of identification cards allegedly belonging to deceased fighters who were loyal to the Assad regime.
The al Qaeda-affiliated Turkistan Islamic Party (TIP) announced its role in the offensive on a new Twitter feed. The TIP, which is comprised mainly of Uighur jihadists, has since claimed the capture of “several points” as well. It is possible that other ethnic al Qaeda units, such as Chechen or Uzbek jihadists, are on the ground in Hama.
Ahrar al Sham, which has long been allied with al Qaeda’s Syrian branch, apparently didn’t join the fight at first. But Ahrar’s military spokesman, Omar Khattab, subsequently announced on Twitter that his men had entered the fray. Differences between HTS and Ahrar al Sham emerged in recent months, with the two reportedly skirmishing in Idlib. It appears that Ahrar may have entered the battle as part of a separate operations room, but Ahrar and HTS have also fought side-by-side in southern Syria in recent weeks.
Sources friendly to the Assad regime have claimed that some of the towns and villages were recaptured. That is possible. However, there is an ebb and flow to the fighting, making it difficult to determine from afar which party has the upper hand at any given time. Regardless, the fighting in northern Hama continues.
Free Syrian Army-branded groups fighting in northern Hama
Perhaps as many as ten or more groups that are part of the loosely configured Free Syrian Army (FSA) are engaged in the heavy fighting in Hama. Jaysh al Ezzah (Al Ezzah Army), Jaysh al Nasar, the Free Idlib Army, the Authenticity and Development Front, Al Nokhba Army, the Safwa Division, the Central Division, and Abna al Sham, among others, have all produced media from the northern Hama offensive.
Jaysh al Ezzah has been among the most prolific of these organizations to produce videos, photos and statements. Some of its media records the use of American-made, antitank TOW missiles. Jaysh al Ezzah has used several TOWs — including against the regime’s tanks and artillery pieces — in northern Hama since the fighting began. A screen shot from a Jaysh al Ezzah video of one of its fighters using a TOW to debilitate a T-72 tank can be seen on the right. The organization is also using drones to record footage from overhead.
Jaysh al Nasar says that its men have launched Grad rockets at the Hama military airport. At least two photos document the Grad launches off the back of trucks.
Earlier today, a statement bearing Jaysh al Nasar’s logo was released in an attempt to reassure residents in Hama that the FSA has no sectarian agenda and is solely focused on defeating the Assad regime. The message was translated by @FSAPlatform, a Twitter feed that tracks FSA-branded rebels. Jaysh al Nasar says the battle for northern Hama is part of the “revolution” to overthrow Assad and then hold his regime accountable for the “crimes committed against civilians.” The organization says it will abide by all “international treaties and conventions related to human rights,” explaining that “this operation is not against any sect, race or religion.”
The Free Idlib Army has attacked the regime-controlled Zayn Al Abdeen Mountain with rockets, according to its propaganda. The mountain lies south of positions targeted in the first two days of the operation, and it is just one area under assault by the Free Idlib Army’s forces. The FSA-affiliated fighters have produced several maps, similar to those used by HTS, to document the rebels’ advances. One of the Free Idlib Army’s maps can be seen on the right.
The Safwa Division is fighting north of the Zayn al Abdeen Mountain, judging by the photos released on its Twitter feed. One image documents the Assad regime patch on a fighter who was killed in the area. Another picture purportedly shows one of Safwa’s fighters near the mountain.
Meanwhile, short videos tweeted by the Central Division record anti-aircraft fire aimed at Assad’s war planes flying in Hama’s skies.
Still other rebels are likely involved. It is often difficult to track the FSA-affiliated groups, as they do not appear to have a uniform chain of command and the specific FSA units involved in Syria’s battles vary by geographic location. It is also probable that the FSA organizations mentioned here do not all adhere to the same ideology, with some being Islamist.
http://www.longwarjournal.org/archi...ive-against-assad-regime-in-hama-province.php
John Hilly
Ylipäällikkö
Assadin avuksi Iranin tukemia Irakilaisia.
http://www.longwarjournal.org/archi...vince-by-iranian-controlled-iraqi-militia.php
Assad regime bolstered in Hama province by Iranian-controlled Iraqi militia
By Amir Toumaj | March 24th, 2017 | [email protected] | @AmirToumaj
The Tehran-controlled Iraqi militia Harakat al Nujaba announced today that it is joining pro-Syrian regime forces in the battle raging in Hama province. Earlier this week, jihadists, Islamists and Free Syrian Army-branded rebels launched an offensive in the northern Hama countryside. This followed a separate battle that began in eastern Damascus, where Harakat al Nujaba has also deployed.
The Assad-loyalist Tiger Forces announced yesterday that it is moving fighters to northern Hama as well. Members of the Tiger Forces are being relocated from their position in east Aleppo, according to a pro-regime propaganda outlet and social media posts.
Russian warplanes have been striking insurgents near the city of Hama in support of the Assad government, according to a Syrian military source who spoke with Reuters.
Immediately following Harakat al Nujaba’s deployment to Hama, the group and other pro-regime forces claimed the capture of the “strategic” town of Qamhana, which fell to the insurgents three days ago. The Iraqi militia says the town falls along a key enemy supply line between Aleppo and Hama. Hay’at Tahrir al Sham (HTS), al Qaeda’s group in Syria, stormed Qamhana with a suicide bomber and its “special forces” earlier in the week. The jihadists and other rebels claim the town is still split between the belligerents.
Harakat al Nujaba and its allies have also claimed victory in the eastern Damascus districts of Jobar and Abbasin, though this has yet to be confirmed and combat rages in the vicinity of the Syrian capital.
Harakat al Nujaba operates as an extension of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). Formed in 2013, the militia answers directly to Major General Qassem Soleimani, chief of the Qods Force, which is the IRGC’s extraterritorial branch. Harakat al Nujaba promotes its loyalty to Iran’s Supreme Leader and velayat-e faqih, or “Guardianship of the Jurist,” the Islamic Republic’s founding ideology. Earlier this month, the militia announced the formation of its “Golan Liberation Brigade” at the behest of Tehran.
Harakat al Nujaba propaganda photo from its deployment to northern Hama countryside:
http://www.longwarjournal.org/archi...vince-by-iranian-controlled-iraqi-militia.php
ATGM
Tämän mukaan Syyria+Venäjä lentosuoritteet olivat perjantaina ennätyslukemissa.
https://www.reddit.com/r/SyrianRebels/comments/61fhr4/flying_activity_for_24_march_2017/
"This was a day of unprecedented aerial activity since autumn 2012 (when SyAAF was launching up to 250 sorties a day)."
Tämän mukaan Syyria+Venäjä lentosuoritteet olivat perjantaina ennätyslukemissa.
https://www.reddit.com/r/SyrianRebels/comments/61fhr4/flying_activity_for_24_march_2017/
"This was a day of unprecedented aerial activity since autumn 2012 (when SyAAF was launching up to 250 sorties a day)."
StepanRudanskij
Respected Leader
YPG/SDF ilmoittaa hallitsevansa Tabqan (al-Tabaqah) eteläpuolista lentokenttää.
Jos jotakuta vielä epäilytti BUK:eista luopuminen niin nyt pitäisi kello kilkuttaa viimein.
Kuwaitilainen lehti kertoo Iranin syyttävän Venäjää Syyrian ilmapuolustuksen koodien vuotamisesta Israelille. Tästä syystä johtuen eivät ole sen enempää tunnistaneet kuin kyenneet torjumaan tunkeilijoita. Kunnes iranilaiset olivat omin päin vaihtaneet koodit, jonka jälkeen perjantaina yksittäinen torjuntaohjus laukaistiin.
Tämä kuulostaa ehkä enemmän Iranin hätäpaskalta, mutta silti tätä skenaariota näyttää esiintyvän. Luottamus oli ihan aiheesta mennyt myös täällä.
http://www.jpost.com/Arab-Israeli-C...g-Israel-codes-for-Syrian-air-defenses-484777
Kuwaitilainen lehti kertoo Iranin syyttävän Venäjää Syyrian ilmapuolustuksen koodien vuotamisesta Israelille. Tästä syystä johtuen eivät ole sen enempää tunnistaneet kuin kyenneet torjumaan tunkeilijoita. Kunnes iranilaiset olivat omin päin vaihtaneet koodit, jonka jälkeen perjantaina yksittäinen torjuntaohjus laukaistiin.
Tämä kuulostaa ehkä enemmän Iranin hätäpaskalta, mutta silti tätä skenaariota näyttää esiintyvän. Luottamus oli ihan aiheesta mennyt myös täällä.
http://www.jpost.com/Arab-Israeli-C...g-Israel-codes-for-Syrian-air-defenses-484777
Onko tuo soppajono tai käskynjako mihin pääsi jätkät kuokkimaan?
Nhhk
Kenraali
Omana armeija aikana tuota olis luonnehdittu sanoilla perkeleen häröpallo
Omana armeija aikana tuota olis luonnehdittu sanoilla perkeleen häröpallo
Minusta näytti, että se mihin ohjus osui olisi ollut kohtuullisen organisoitu muodostelma, mutta jälkeenpäin näyttivät vaeltelevan ympäriinsä häröpallossa etsimässä ruumiinkappaleita.
ATGM Hama
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Väkijoukko-TOW osuma vastaanottavasta päästä(ei vahvistettu)
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C70X5X0XQAASxyK.jpg
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Väkijoukko-TOW osuma vastaanottavasta päästä(ei vahvistettu)
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C70X5X0XQAASxyK.jpg
Viimeksi muokattu:
Tuo on muuten yksi niitä komeimpia PST:n osumia mitä on näkynyt. Ei siksi, että tulipallo oli komea, vaan siksi että tuossa päästiin viemään TOW laukaisin asemaan josta saa ammuttua panssarivaunua rungon takapanssariin. Muutenkin tuo laukaus vaikutti sellaiselta "oikeaoppiselta".
Toisaalta tuohon on varmaan vaikuttanut myös se että kyseessä on T-72, joka ei tunnetusti voinut pakittaa pois asemastaan. Sikäli kun se olisi mihinkään vaikuttanut, koska ERA panssaria ei ole näkyvissä joten kyseessä lienee vanha vientimalli jolla on hyvin pienet mahkut kestää TOW osuma.
StepanRudanskij
Respected Leader
Olin tunnistavinani konemestareina samoja miehiä, jotka ovat olleet monessa muussakin TOW-videossa. Tuolla kokemuksella minkä ovat keränneet, niin ovat arvokkaita miehiä omalle joukolleen. Sekä tekijöinä että kouluttajina.
Ryssän erikoisjoukot varmasti metsästää näitä pst miehiä aktiivisesti.
Kokemus tosiaan näkyi tuolla videolla. Kokemattomampi olisi ampunut heti ensimmäisen tilanteen saatuaan ja ohjus olisi osunut puhelinlankoihin.
En ole erityisesti yllättynyt että konemiehet ovat tunnistettavissa, koska jenkit taitavat vaatia jokaisen ampujan tiedot, jotta voivat tarkistaa taustat.