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| Hundreds of Russian troops allegedly deploy to Idlib |
| 2019-09-08 |
| [ALMASDARNEWS] Hundreds of Russian troops are being sent to the Idlib Governorate in northern Syria, the Russian publication Lenta.Ru reported this weekend. According to the publication, hundreds of Russian troops belonging to the Yevgeny Prigoshin private military contractors were deployed to the Idlib Governorate, despite a pause in offensive operations. “The plan is for groups of 50 people each, with the support of Russian aviation, to take part in street battles necessary to clear the populated city from thousands of militants associated with Al-Qaeda (banned in Russia),” Lenta.Ru reported. “Today, Idlib is being kept under control only by the presence in the region of hundreds of thousands of civilians. Having evacuated them, the military operation against the militants can be continued, and in a completely different way,” they added. As of now, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) has paused all offensive operations in the Idlib Governorate as they adhere to a ceasefire that was proposed by the Russian Armed Forces. However, this new ceasefire in the Idlib Governorate is contingent on Turkey dissolving the jihadist group Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham. While the Syrian Army has paused their ground offensive, they have not let up their artillery strikes on Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham’s positions in southern and western Idlib. The Syrian Army is likely to resume their offensive if Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham remains at the front-lines in the Idlib Governorate, as they have refused all previous ceasefire deals. Related: Russian troops: 2019-07-19 Syrian rebels say Moscow deploys ground forces in Idlib campaign Russian troops: 2019-07-15 Russia confirms military convoy came under attack in southern Syria Russian troops: 2019-06-08 Russian forces withdraw from base in northern Hama after jihadist attack Related: Idlib: 2019-09-06 Russia says no soldiers killed in northern Syria despite militant claims Idlib: 2019-09-06 Syrian Army attacks jihadist stronghold in northeastern Latakia Idlib: 2019-09-05 Turkish military convoy enters observation post in north Hama Related: Al-Qaeda: 2019-08-28 Syrian opposition launches largest Khan Sheikhoun attack since regime takeover Al-Qaeda: 2019-08-24 WaPo: Islamist Militants ‘Targeting Christians’ in Burkina Faso Al-Qaeda: 2019-08-20 56 shot in Chicago over the weekend not the problem - Ex-FBI official sez right-wing extremism is biggest challenge |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #4 My guess is the Russians are there as a tripwire force, to deter any serious direct Turkish efforts involving airstrikes, which will be met with S-300 salvos. |
| Posted by: Zhang Fei 2019-09-08 21:07 |
| #3 Why is Hezbollah not part of the Iblib Offensive. I don''t think the Syrian Army is capable of taking the province even with a hundred Russian mercenaries. Also, I would definitely like to see Hezbollah killing Turkey's mercenaries and maybe even a few Turkish troops. |
| Posted by: lord garth 2019-09-08 11:54 |
| #2 Sounds like getting involved in centuries old tribal warfare to me. |
| Posted by: jpal 2019-09-08 10:52 |
| #1 Sounds more like live fire training to me. |
| Posted by: Whiskey Mike 2019-09-08 09:27 |