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Russia Escalates Syria Proxy War: Threatens Full Naval Blockade Of Syria
Last week, NATO's supreme allied commander for Europe, General Philip Breedlove, suggested that Russia has effectively declared a no-fly zone in Syria.
That contention was supported by Moscow’s rather bold move to effectively instruct the US-led coalition to keep its planes out of the sky starting last Wednesday. Ultimately, The Kremlin has declared a monopoly on Syrian air space for the duration of Russia’s military campaign, marking an epic embarrassment for Washington, and serving notice to the anti-regime forces operating in Syria that there’s a new sheriff in town.
Well, don't look now, but in addition to the de facto no-fly zone, some experts are out suggesting that Russia is set to use its Black Sea fleet to enforce a blockade on the Syrian coast. Here's Sputnik:
Russia's Black Sea Fleet may be used in Syria to blockade the Syrian coastline and deliver armaments, as well as possibly deliver artillery strikes, the head of Russian State Duma's defense committee and former Black Sea Fleet commander Vladimir Komoyedov said.
"Regarding the large-scale use of the Black Sea Fleet in this operation, I don't think it will happen, but in terms of a coastal blockade, I think that it's quite [possible]. The delivery of artillery strikes hasn't been excluded; the ships are ready for this, but there is no point in it for now. The terrorists are in deep, where the artillery cannot reach," Komoyedov said.
Komoyedov added that the size of the naval grouping used in the operation will depend on the intensity of the fighting. He noted that currently, the navy's Mediterranean flotilla is currently sufficient for actions in the given area.
Komoyedov also said that auxiliary vessels will certainly be used in the operation against ISIL to deliver armaments as well as military and technical equipment.
Meanwhile, the aerial bombardment continues unabated as Russian warplanes have reportedly destroyed "a terrorist base in the woods" where tanks - which are ironically Soviet made- were stationed. Here's RT:
The Russian Air Force in Syria has conducted 25 sorties on 9 Islamic State installations in the last 24 hours, eliminating a disguised terrorist base equipped with tanks, a command center and a communication hub, the Defense Ministry reported.
Russian bombers taking off from Khmeimim airbase knocked out a terrorist base hidden in the woods near the city of Idlib, eliminating 30 vehicles, among which were several Soviet-made T-55 tanks.
“Six airstrikes hit the base, and the terrorists’ equipment was fully destroyed,” Konashenkov said.
And here's the video which purportedly shows the attack on the hidden ISIS base:
While according to Russian weatherwomen, mother nature is smiling on The Kremlin's efforts (via The Guardian):
It’s warm and sunny in Syria – and conditions are perfect for flying fighter jets and launching airstrikes, according to a weather report broadcast on Russian state television.
“Russian aerospace forces are continuing their operation in Syria. Experts say the timing for it was chosen very well in terms of weather,” said the forecaster in a segment aired on Rossiya 24 on Sunday, standing in front of a screen showing a Sukhoi Su-27 fighter jet with the words “flying weather”.
For those wondering how long it would be before an "accident" took place, "inadvertently" pitting Russian fighter planes against NATO, we got the answer on Monday as Turkey scrambled F-16s to the border after Russia allegedly violated Ankara's air space. Here's a bit of color from BBC:
Russia said the incident was a "navigational error" and that it has "clarified" the matter to Ankara.
Turkish jets patrolling the border were also "harassed" by an unidentified plane on Sunday, Turkey said.
Turkey, a Nato member, has called the Russian strikes a "grave mistake".
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu told Turkish TV that the rules of engagement were clear, whoever violates its airspace.
"The Turkish Armed Forces are clearly instructed. Even if it is a flying bird, it will be intercepted," he said.
Only, that's not true, because the first time Ankara shoots down a Russian "flying bird", Erdogan will have a real war on his hands and will swiftly discover that while bombing air force-less Kurdish separatists with impunity is easy, dog fights with Russian fighter pilots are not, and just about the last thing Turkey needs with inflation soaring and the lira tumbling and elections looming is to go to war with Russia.
In any event, the situation is clearly escalating, and as the Russians get more bold with each passing NATO bluff and subsequent fold, the stakes get still higher. As hyperbolic as it may sound, the West is now one Erodgan miscalculation away from open warfare with Russia and Moscow looks to be just days away from enforcing a full naval blockade of what is rapidly becoming a Mid-East Kremlin colony.
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Yes. Also good to remember an embargo will elp detect any terrorist controlled submarines.
Right about now, you would think the Pentagon would be busy formulating a response to Russia's air assault on ISIS targets. No, they have much bigger questions to ponder, like: ARE WE GOING TO ALLOW TRANNIES TO SERVE IN THE ARMED SERVICES? Can't make this shit up folks:
http://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-military-may-allow-openly-transgender-pe...
Actual trannies or cross dressers? It gets so confusing anymore.
Will these "transgender yokes" be able to opt out of frontline duty by getting pregnant or having their period at just the right time?
You know what kind of Weather news ruskies have under criminal putin regime rule? Bombing news :D
Yes, you understood it right - in Russian - weather news it's explaind that it's good weather for bombing in Syria
https://youtu.be/iL3Mup9AmdY
That's all folks!
Go back to your cave troll . . . .
What's the Arabian Desert equivalent of Indian Summer we have in the states. 4 months of hard rain coming for your boy Obammy
...Russia has effectively declared a no-fly zone in Syria....
Ups - Israel will have a problem now. As they like to fly with their F-15 over Syria to target the Syrian military assets (see 29th of July or 22nd of August) - Of course no targets of ISIS.
I read something last night about 6 Russian fighters intercepting 4 Israeli fighter \bombers. I couldn't verify that it happened, but if it did the Pearl Harbor event might have been postponed.
Russia does not 'escalate' anything.
Russia responds appropriately to the escalation of aggressions against it.
Thinking otherwise clearly indicates that a person does not appreciate that anyone with whom Russia conflicts at any time is automatically the aggressor, regardless of what particular actions they took.
Of course, most of the world who may be spectators and undecided, in hearing this just realized that they were defined as aggressors by virtue of their doubts.
It's really just another way of saying "You're either with us or against us."
Russia does not 'escalate' anything.
Russia responds appropriately to the escalation of aggressions against it.
Excellent points . . . and ones that seem to be completely lost on the fools in charge of the military/industrial complex in the "west". The Russians don't fuck around and they will defintely play to win if push comes to shove.
Syria conflict: Turkish jets intercept Russian plane
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-34441201
Try to do not posting that shit again, son.
What kind of trolling of which you graze here? Your work here in the circus turns.
Fuck the UN
Fuck NATO
Fuck the Trilateral Comission
Fuck Bilderberg
Fuck CFR
Fuck isreal
Fuck the drug dealing CIA and their paid muslim minions
Fuck the shitskin in chief
Fuck the democraps (commies)
Fuck the repukelicans (fascists)
Fuck the MSM
and superfuck the kikes behind it all!
GO PUTIN!!!!
Something tells me while we have a dialogue right there Israeli scum planning use the "S" plan, which includes Nuke Strike in some place. Why not? They can do it. Because madness doesn't have any possible borders anyway.
Ahhhh, the GOOD 'ol days. Wish someone would do the right thing and blow kikeistan off the map.
Peace would break out all over the M.E.
http://westernjournalismcom.c.presscdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/sc...
>kikeistan
I rem... waaaaait, wha~? O_o
Obama must have thought up his Syria strategy while watching an all-night 'Karate Kid' marathon.
Wax-on ISIS in Syria...
Wax-off ISIS in Iraq...
Except in the real world human behavior doesn't work that way.
ok so first they buttoned up the airspace, now it appears they have the coast and all the ports on lock-down. so what's left?
well it looks like the Kremlin is ready to rock on the ground-
Washington (CNN)The latest U.S. assessment of Moscow's activity in western Syria indicates Russia has moved several ground combat weapons and troops into the area to potentially back up Syrian forces in the field planning to attack anti-regime forces, according to two U.S. defense officials.
The U.S. views the move as Russia "stepping up its ground activity" in Syria to attack those forces, rather than ISIS elements, according to one of the officials.
It's believed the Russians are positioning the weapons to be able to support a Syrian ground offensive, the officials said.
The equipment includes several piece of artillery, as well as four BM-30 multiple-launch rocket systems -- all considered to be highly accurate weapons. The latter is capable of rapid-fire rocket launches.
Several weeks ago, Russia moved about half a dozen artillery pieces into Latakia port.
The U.S. originally had thought that might be for defense of the port, but the latest move is an indication of potential ground attacks in the coming days, the official said.
The weapons have been spotted between Homs and Idlib and west of Idlib.
It is not clear if they're now in final position for possible artillery strikes.
The officials also said that Russia has moved electronic jamming equipment into Syria. Both a truck-mounted system and a number of pods that can go on aircraft have been observed. This could potentially give the Russians the ability to jam electronics of coalition aircraft...
now this is turning into the textbook campaign of rapid dominance. I can't help but wonder if there aren't a few nervous heads spinning over at the pentagon at just how fast Russia was able to take full spectrum control over this whole affair. much like Crimea it doesn't seem they knew what was going on until it was to late to do anything more than launch a few sternly worded protests. I can't help but note the comparisons to exactly that situation are flying all over the MSM.
more sanctions to follow?
it would have to be one hell of a spin job though, otherwise it might just look like they were doing it in support of the various extremist terrorist groups fighting in Syria.
I guess it depends on how committed to the "plan" they are, the one that Russia just completely bulldozed in a matter of a week and a half. sanctions are probably pointless at this stage of the game anyways. so if they are determined to see this through I would imagine we are in for some kind of false flag and then an ultimatum for Russia to abandon there campaign, or maybe they will just skip that and start shooting.
either way this is getting closer to FUBAR sideways with each passing minute and whatever happens next I just hope it does not involve the need for spf 5,000,000 sunblock.
as always, hedge accordingly.
I haven't seen Obozo doing his dance moves or "I-am-so-cool" talkshows lately. Actually, I have hardly seen the guy. I guess he's never had such a big one shoved up his...I guess it will take some time to recover.
Fux news is reporting that the US to re-supply FSA (read Al-Qaeda) with new weapons. Guess their strategy is basically a replay of arming the Mujahadeen with stingers in the 80's.
How do they get them supplied if Russia blockades the port and has a de facto No Fly Zone in place.
Through Turkey while the border is available I suppose. Or from Iraq.
Will play at Mario. Tunnels are all about that.
Next ISIS will go gorilla and retreat to the relative safety of Iraq. The big question is will Russia, or the Iranians follow them? That might remove the proxies and put US/Russia in a direct military confrontation.
Kurds gonna have a welcome party on their route back "home"
For all of us who were impatient with PUtin for keepign his powder dry against the Neo Nazis in Ukraine, this is awesome!
Naval blockade means Peace Prize and the Sauds can't swamp the area with weapons to counter the pasting that Putin is giving Obama's buddies
We can rely more on genuine open source intelligence, or continue to be literally deceived by the usual and typical canned and package variety ..
Your choice ..
Simply compare the following with everything else. Do you see the differences here?
http://www.veteranstoday.com/2015/10/05/slaughter-in-gaza-begins-retalia...
http://www.veteranstoday.com/2015/10/05/the-strange-case-of-the-syrian-o...
http://www.veteranstoday.com/2015/10/04/americas-sad-terror-confession/
Ask yourself, can I truly trust this Breedlove guy?
http://www.veteranstoday.com/2015/09/29/general-breedlove-and-his-red-me...
If you ask me, no one today merits four stars without experience in Vietnam. We have way too many such candidates available. Especially one on the ground involved in many a LRRP. No one should ever have such command of all forces in a theater without true ground experience. Pilots are the worst kind of ground and full theater commanders. Unless they have experienced the ground, they are not qualified to lead ground forces.
At the very least, Gen. Allen resigned not in disgrace, but simply via genuine conscience. Like Gen. Pace, he could no longer participate in a complete farce ..
Ben Carson going full MIC retard. Guy is advocating provoking / confronting Russia over Syria / Ukraine.
Get in line with Rubio and Fiorina buddy.
carson is mental unbalanced. though not alone...I mean what will these impose on others?
you are correct. all candidates act for effect impress contributions
Trump is only breakout chance
Well, if Israel can blockade Palestine why can't Russia blocade Syria.
Not really sure what a naval blockade will do. Russia should be controlling every port by now. I cannot see much heavy equipment coming in by boat to land on a beach. U.S. arms just as likely to be flown into Iraq and driven to the rebels.
Tyler, I think someone is escalating their DNS attack against your website. Any lessons in survival to be learned in Syria for the coming Zombie Apocalypse?
Me not Tyler, but anyway.
Only one lesson - always have an AK with you.
I know Obama is the world's biggest megalomaniac and a narcissist of the highest order but I really hope that he's feeling like the world's biggest dick right now. I'm sure there's an award for this too - Dick of new Century.
More bad news for the F-35.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3260675/Pilots-eject-new-350bill...
What a boondoggle
We can all speculate on who sold ISIS all those Toyotas (link below, from my offshore tax-haven), but who in God's name sold them those Russian tanks? Man, that's really something!
http://barlowscayman.blogspot.com/2014/10/who-sold-isis-all-those-toyota...
Can somebody explain me how the footage showing the bombardment is still? Jets don't hover so would that image be taken with a drone?
From 55 sec to the end is a Helicopter
All before that is an orbiting aircraft, which may not be a drone as the crosshair looks suspiciously like the crosshair on the Su25's pod viewfinder from videos of Su25 attacks on Georgia in 2008.
Thanks for that. I see you have a follower(s) who gives you a down vote whatever you post.
Yes, it's that petty dumbshit troll Rock On Roger, he can't get enough of my butt smell. :D
World War 3
People in middle east
Flee flee flee
The Middle east will have world war with nuclear weapons
West will disagree with Russian action
because west claims it is always right
west & Russian coalition will eventually go to war
Nuclear war in middle east
People flee & flood the Europe & America
Save your lives & your families
FLEE MIDDLE EAST NOW
The Middle East situation can't be that bad, after all Barry is going to Oregon to emote with the families of the shooting victims even though some of those same families have called Obama a rancid opportunist and told him to stay away.