Started with protests in Daraa in 2011, the Syrian conflict rapidly turned into a war with a number of foreign powers supporting various militant groups (including al-Qaeda-linked) against the government of Bashar al-Assad. Since then, the country has been a point of instability in the Middle East.
Russia began a military intervention in Syria in 2015 after an official request by the Syrian government for military help against militant groups.This allowed the Syrian government to survive and to regain initiative in a battle against Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (formerly Jabhat al-Nusra, the Syrian branch of al-Qaeda), ISIS and other militant groups.
I seriously hope the US do not see the story below, otherwise they might believe it is evidence of the Russians using CWs, haha. There again, can you imagine the pure comedy if Russian Forces, were to shower ISIS/Daesh/Al Qaeda/White Helmets or whatever they are called today, with ‘Holy Water’?
Russian Priests Dump 20 Gallons of Holy Water From Airplane to Purge City of Its Sins… https://russia-insider.com/en/christianity/russian-priests-dump-20-gallons-holy-water-airplane-purge-city-its-sins/ri27719
Off topic.
Remember I am close to the border on NL / Germany.
19-56 CET – Large planes (bombers) moving Eastwards (maybe before).
20-09 CET – Still going.
Can anyone track them somehow ?.
I am the worst one to ask, as I would have no idea. However, keep repeating the question, because no doubt there is somebody with the answer.
Saying that, there was the story about the Central Command in Qatar moving back home. However, would it be connected to the US moving their Command Control Centre from Qatar, back to the US and re-positioning the aircraft?
‘…The US Air Force Commander Center’s operation was moved from Qatar to South Carolina, after operating out of the Middle Eastern country for the last 13 years.
The Command Center was used to command fighter jets, bombers, unmanned aerial vehicles and other US Air Force assets from Northeast Africa, the Middle East to Southeast Asia…’
Interesting stuff. In the dark I can only hear the planes and I am usually wrong…. so that could be the reason right there.
Nice one, thanks.
SYRIA & IRAQ OFFICIALLY OPEN QAIM BORDER CROSSING
The strategic Qaim crossing to Syria was ceremonially declared on Tuesday open to travelers and trade, providing a boost for Iran’s bid to forge a land route from Tehran to Beirut. The Syrian Interior Minister Mohammed Khaled al-Rahmoun said the reopening of the border crossing after eight years of closure would revitalize economic cooperation between Syria and Iraq. Large numbers of Iran-allied Iraqi ShiaPMU militias control sections of the Iraqi side of the border around Al Qaim in Anbar province, not far from US military bases. The opening is a huge setback for US and Israel who tried to bomb the location on various occasions but failed to stem Iranian influence in the region and direct access from Tehran to Beirut.
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