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2022-04-01 Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Russian-backed Division 25 conducts advanced military drills in central and Syria's northwest to fight in Ukraine
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The Russian-backed Division 25 affiliated with the Syrian government forces conducted advanced military training in central and northwest Syria, which is considered a major stronghold for Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, formerly al-Nusra, before that it was called something else
...al-Qaeda's Syrian affiliate, from which sprang the Islamic State...
 (HTS, formerly al-Nusra
...formally Jabhat an-Nusrah li-Ahli al-Sham (Support Front for the People of the Levant), also known as al-Qaeda in the Levant. They aim to establish a pan-Arab caliphate. Not the same one as the Islamic State, though .. ...
 Front) and other Ottoman Turkish-backed opposition factions, at the request of Russian forces in order to fight in Ukraine, Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said, Thursday.

The Division 25 led by Suhail al-Hassan, Known as "Tiger", is the major fighting group in the Russian-air-backed government’s battles in northwestern Syria.

These military drills are an attempt by Russia to send clear messages to the international community that Syrian military Divisions of the "regime’s army" are on standby to fight alongside Russians in the Russian-Ukrainian war in the event of escalating fighting, according to SOHR.

The Russian Sputnik news agency cited sources as saying that the "Tiger conducted advanced military drills for the third consecutive day in areas in Idlib for airdrops by members the Division 25 Special Missions."

The "Division 25 special operations", which was formed in 2013, spreads on contested front-lines in the Syrian Desert as well as Idlib fronts.
Posted by Fred 2022-04-01 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11131 views ]  Top
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#1 ...The first time they run up against western-trained, motivated, and well-equipped troops instead of deranged semi-literate jihadis...they're gonna get creamed.

Mike
Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2022-04-01 06:38||   2022-04-01 06:38|| Front Page Top

#2 'Cannon Fodder', Mike.
Posted by Mullah Richard 2022-04-01 08:25||   2022-04-01 08:25|| Front Page Top

#3 Depends who has air supremacy
Posted by Slenter Panda4300 2022-04-01 10:50||   2022-04-01 10:50|| Front Page Top

#4 These military drills

Posted by Skidmark 2022-04-01 11:09||   2022-04-01 11:09|| Front Page Top

#5 Judging on Russia's military performance so far, "Don't get slaughtered" isn't something everyone was taught.
Posted by DarthVader 2022-04-01 11:14||   2022-04-01 11:14|| Front Page Top

#6 The Mongols had a siege tactic called the "Endless Storm" where wave after wave of expendable subject troops were sent up ladders against the city walls until the defenders were exhausted. Russia is going to need 'gunfodder' if they want to attack the urban cities...
Posted by magpie 2022-04-01 12:16||   2022-04-01 12:16|| Front Page Top

#7 /\ ...or a lot of artillery to shell it until the rubble stops bouncing
Posted by magpie 2022-04-01 12:17||   2022-04-01 12:17|| Front Page Top

#8 This is the Russian/Soviet tactic as was seen in the last days of the battle Berlin. My guess is Div 25 will be sent in to the breakaway republics for a campaign of mass murder, rape and torture as part of their "deNazification" process. On the other hand, they might even be needed.
Posted by Rex Mundi 2022-04-01 13:34||   2022-04-01 13:34|| Front Page Top

#9 Wouldn't this make Syria a party to the conflict?

Where's all the condemnation of escalation? Where are the calls for Syria to keep out of it?

(Or is it an admission that Syria is effectively part of the Russian Empire now?)
Posted by Rob Crawford 2022-04-01 15:24||   2022-04-01 15:24|| Front Page Top

#10 Judging on Russia's military performance so far, "Don't get slaughtered" isn't something everyone was taught.

As Friday April 1
1856. Russian deaths
38000. Ukrainians deaths

EU “reinforcements” arriving in the Ukraine





Posted by American exceptionalism LOL 2022-04-01 15:36||   2022-04-01 15:36|| Front Page Top

#11 38000. Ukrainians deaths

Posted by DarthVader 2022-04-01 16:48||   2022-04-01 16:48|| Front Page Top

#12 If fewer than 2000 Russians have been killed (but by extension that means there have been 20,000 wounded), why are they dragging Syria into the war? Why expand the war if it's all under control?
Posted by Rob Crawford 2022-04-01 19:51||   2022-04-01 19:51|| Front Page Top

#13 Forget it - he's a Brit and on the payroll. IP's don't lie
Posted by Frank G 2022-04-01 20:15||   2022-04-01 20:15|| Front Page Top

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