Russia Starts Ground Operations in Syria
 

Well done Russia for having the balls to actually deal with terrorists head-on :thumbsup


"The Russian infantry forces, supported by tanks and fighter jets, participated for the first time in operations to attack the Takfiri militants in Syria in a region between Lattakia and Idlib provinces" and they could take control of strategic heights without sustaining any casualties, Kuwait's al-Rai newspaper quoted Syrian dissident commanders as saying.

It added that the conditions for Russia's ground operations in Syria were prepared by the country's advanced 130-mm artillery and SU-25M fighter jets.

"This shows that Russia is preparing its forces at a high level to fight against enemies… since Russia has decided to enter Syria powerfully and assumes the Levant territory as a real training field to show its power and develop its weapons and military equipment which have not been used in any real war for years," the paper claimed quoting the same sources.

They also claimed that the Syrian command has been in charge of logistical support for the first-time war fought by the Russian infantry forces in Syria.

Moscow itself had demanded the Syrian forces and its allies not to participate in the operations so that the Russian infantry forces will be tested in the battlefield in Syria, the sources said, adding that the battle lasted some hours and a strategic hill was purged of terrorists and a number of them were also killed.

On September 30, Russian military aircraft began executing precision strikes against ISIL forces in Syria at the behest of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Since the beginning of the airborne campaign Russian aircraft have carried out over 2,000 sorties, destroying about 3,000 ISIL targets and eliminating hundreds of militants.

The warships of Russian Caspian Flotilla also launched a series of cruise missile strikes against the ISIL assets in Syria.

But Moscow has repeatedly underlined that it will not fight any ground battle in Syria.

Farsnews

they dont do well in the middle east

who will do?

united states but we have enough. send syrian troops to help :2 cents::2 cents:

welcome :2 cents::thumbsup we will refund the our guys back home

The problem is deciding who will take control after IS is defeated.

History tells us it has to be an Assad style/level ruler. Western leaders can't seem to get that through their thick heads, which are stuck up their shit filled asses.

Putin gets it. These people aren't ready for a soft Western Style leader.

the more the mideast falls apart, the more i think the USA should just go in, round up all the jihadis, & take away the oil. absurd to have the biggest reserve on earth run by people stuck in 700 AD.

:2 cents:

We need a balanced political system. good and bad cop :1orglaugh

I thought Assad, Iran and Hezbollah were going to do the heavy lifting -- Putin changed his mind?

if you want to see US troops in Syria vote for the Republicans or Hillary.
and welcome to syria

Perhaps Russian troops can better direct Assad forces on where to drop barrels of TNT to kill the most children.

Crocodile tears for the Israelis, Qataris, and Saudis.

Naw, we can watch on RT Youtubes. Have fun ...

:)

/FoxNews

The USA is the one stirring the mid east up and destroying it for 2 decades already.

Here is your Fox News Mr denial..



Now go on and tell us how Assad was only bombing terrorist and not civilians in cities..

Assad has to protect his people against the terrorists, he has no choice, that's his job, otherwise he has to step down

You can't be this much of a brainwashed stooge can you?

Russia is protecting it's own interests in Syria. In Fact, they are about three years late to the game.

I just don't get my info from Fox News, you have to research deeper and think critically to interpret what is really going on in the world today

Macmillan backed Syria assassination plot | Politics | The Guardian

"Newly discovered documents show how in 1957 Harold Macmillan and President Dwight Eisenhower approved a CIA-MI6 plan to stage fake border incidents as an excuse for an invasion by Syria's pro-western neighbours, and then to "eliminate" the most influential triumvirate in Damascus."

Yes, it took them a while to get interested, if the original plan for Western intervention had gone according to plan I don't think Russia would have done anything, like with Libya

Since when Assad's forces' objective is to kill as many children as possible? :error

Number of victims if/when Assad is firm in power is <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< then number of victims during the war.
Case pretty much closed.

You can not judge by western standards, there is a different culture, worth o life and so on.

as usualy, pic from 2014:thumbsup
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when Russia could invaide Ukraine

They did it pretty well in Afghanistan. Much better than States did in Vietnam ;)

In a weird mind of a schizophrenic everything is possible :winkwink:

fucked up if true