Syrian army backed by Russian jets target rebels in western Syria

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A frame grab taken from footage released by Russia's Defence Ministry October 5, 2015, shows airstrikes carried out by the country's air force in Syria.  REUTERS/Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation/Handout via Reuters
A frame grab taken from footage released by Russia’s Defence Ministry October 5, 2015, shows airstrikes carried out by the country’s air force in Syria. REUTERS/Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation/Handout via Reuters

The Syrian army and allied militia carried out ground attacks on insurgent positions in Syria on Wednesday backed by Russian air strikes, in what appeared to be their first major coordinated assault since Moscow intervened, a monitor said.

Russia’s air strikes hit northern parts of Hama province and nearby areas in Idlib province, targeting towns close to the main north-south highway that runs through major cities in western Syria, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.

Ground attacks using heavy surface-to-surface missile bombardments targeted at least four insurgent positions in the area and there were heavy clashes on the ground, the head of the Observatory Rami Abdulrahman said.

“There is no information yet of any (government) advances on the ground, but the air strikes have hit vehicles and insurgent bases,” Abdulrahman said.

Reuters reported last week that allies of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, including Iranians, were preparing a ground attack in Syria.

Abdulrahman, who tracks the conflict using sources in Syria, said the ground assault was being carried out by “regime forces” and their allies, with no immediate sign of Russian involvement on the ground.

Syrian state media and regional pro-government channels made no mention of new Russian strikes or the ground attacks on Wednesday.

Russia, a top ally of Assad, started air strikes in Syria a week ago, saying they were targeting hardline Islamic State militants.

But fighters on the ground and Western countries have said the Russian campaign is mainly focusing on other rebel groups that have seized government-held areas in the west in recent months, and is aimed at shoring up Assad rather than combating hardliners.

Russia’s strikes on Wednesday targeted the towns of Kafr Zita, Kafr Nabudah, al-Sayyad and the village of al-Latamneh in Hama province and the towns of Khan Shaykhun and Alhbit in Idlib, the Observatory said.

Most of Idlib province is held by an insurgent alliance that includes al Qaeda’s Syria wing Nusra Front and other Islamist factions.

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22 responses to “Syrian army backed by Russian jets target rebels in western Syria”

  1. Anti ISIS Avatar
    Anti ISIS

    Rebels my ass. Get ready for the 72 virgins you dickheads. The big bad wolf is hungry. And terrorist are on the menu.

    1. Even dogs wouldn’t touch you you filthy terrorist

      1. Anti ISIS Avatar
        Anti ISIS

        Lol. Thanks Donkey.

        1. ““At least 13 regime forces were killed … The clashes also killed 11 (rebel) fighters,” he said in a statement, and the numbers were expected to rise as more casualties were confirmed.

          Around 15 army tanks and armored vehicles had been destroyed or immobilized by rebel missile strikes”

          Xxoo
          :)))

    2. MekensehParty Avatar
      MekensehParty

      Did the Russians got you your balls back?
      Good, I was worried of a medium Hezbollah defeat.
      Need more dead braindeads on all sides
      To battle! Kill kill! Allahuakbar! You and them!

      1. Anti ISIS Avatar
        Anti ISIS

        Upset Mek because the Russkies are putting the US on show. The Russians have achieved more in the last week than the US and it’s allies have achieved in the past year. Makes you wonder why, Hey.

        1. Lol but you barked that your wife’s lovers, hezbo, would defeat the innocent Syrian civilians.
          Lmfao
          LOLLLLLLLLL
          You need a foreign military to save your disgustingly little half cock.
          Xoxo

          1. Anti ISIS Avatar
            Anti ISIS

            Innocent Syrian Civilians. Hahahahahahahahahahaha,
            Which ones, the ones who chop peoples head of. Or ones who rape innocent woman and children. Like the way you mother, grandmother and sister were raped by Abu Bakr El Bagdadi.

          2. You are obviously jealous he didn’t rape you.

          3. And I love how you keep avoiding the topic, about your predictions that LOL failed to eventuate.

            Lol but you barked that your wife’s lovers, hezbo, would defeat the innocent Syrian civilians.

        2. Mekh is right. That explains yours and sweetsharmuita only showing up after Russia stepped in.
          Let me give you a prediction. Asswad will fall. Russia will withdraw.
          And your mim’s lovers will become nothing but beggars in dahiyah

        3. MekensehParty Avatar
          MekensehParty

          Yeah they wiped out Isis in one week lolololol
          In words much more than deeds, in fantasy much more than reality
          more divine victories when the truth on the ground is shining (and yes, staring you in the eyes #rememberzabadani #eatthisinqalmoun #getthefuckoutofidlib… yek yek yek)
          You want some air cover from the ruskies, some balls to keep you dying, take it, and to jihad all of you!!!
          I’m only upset because I burned my popcorn while writing you this. But that’s ok, I have plenty of other bags and looking forward for Season 5 of the Syrian war with Putin this time as the guest star after Suleimani’s debacle last season.

      2. “Did the Russians got you your balls back?”

        It never had balls to get back. Heck it’s a half cock

  2. 5thDrawer Avatar
    5thDrawer

    Syrian Army comes out of the holes it retreated to …. once again into the fray, as it were.
    Such confidence with Russkies, Supremos, and Hezzys backing them in the fight to save ASSad.
    Won’t save what little is left now of Syria anyway.
    The Maps will changed the name soon, I suppose. ‘Tribal Conglomerate’ would be modern.
    Anyone know a nice C.E.O. ??

    1. sweetvirgo Avatar
      sweetvirgo

      Greetings habibi….how are you?? I hope all is well.

      I will first say what I have always said in the past about Assad. Yes he is a dictator. He is just like his father. I remember the civil war in Lebanon. Everyone was fighting with each other. When I visited Lebanon back in 96 there were army check points. I couldn’t stand going through the Syrian checkpoints. Always gave us a hard time. We all know why Russia is backing Assad. Putin is trying to prove his power and slap it in the US’s face and it’s allies. Please don’t tell me you believe that there is a “FSA”?? There was FSA when this mess started in 2011 but they have joined ISIS and Nursa. These so called “rebels” are them. I’m not a fan of Syria at all. Was it not a huge mistake that US bombed Iraq to throw Saddam out of power?? Look at what Iraq has become. If Assad should loose power, Syria will become a country controlled by ISIS. Where do you think they will go next? Next door to Lebanon. Who will defend Lebanon? Saudia? Iran? Jordan? No one will come to their aid.

      1. 5thDrawer Avatar
        5thDrawer

        Hi Sweets. 🙂 I’d agree ..probably all the ‘free-thinking’ Syrians either got killed or left in disgust. Some may have been so disillusioned they joined other tribes. But it’s 5 years only becoming worse. The Leb War went for so long it almost became a lifestyle … maybe did, in many ways.
        And for sure no-one liked Syrian ‘checkpoints’ in Lebanon … they were against Lebanese, were rude, were sloppy even in appearance. Israel had settled in at Tyre with their crowd, the UN watched the line there, and Syrians were just doing their own thing – like driving a crappy smoking noisy Russian tank around a church during Sunday services. Only day of the week to ‘protect’ and watch. (It was Baptist – I have strange friends. ;-))
        I don’t think we could ever blame the USA for understanding the Gangs there don’t quite function like the Mafia or the the Bike Gangs. Either many are right about ‘agendas’, or USA gets bad information about ‘cultures’ all the time. And in a world with more and more people, there are more and more divergences … hard to actually understand what ‘the people’ really want if ‘the people’ are not allowed to vote as they wish at any given time. In the Lands Of Tribes, it’s the ‘Chiefs’ which need to be payed first to have them ‘on side’. Saddam was ‘set up’ in more than one way – and USA went with somebody’s ‘flow’. As did the new Iraqi Army when they saw ISISIes approaching. ‘Where’s the Paycheck?’ Voila. Only problem was that THAT gang wasn’t saying ‘thanks for leaving’.
        But Lebanon?? The “most democratic ‘ARAB?’ country” over there ??
        THAT was it’s first problem … none of the ‘others’ likes democracy. And they all use Lebanon to prove it won’t work for them. Too bad the Lebanese agreed to stop fighting with a Babbda Accord, and agreed to sit down to work out a new ‘way’ – tired perhaps with 25 years of killing. Or ‘paying off’ the local ‘defenders’. That hasn’t been allowed to happen since – and now even that is under the gun, and without a ‘President’ for a Parliament seeking the changes needed to allow ‘the people’ to decide how a country should be run ‘for all’, in at least an economic manner. Still, a few want ‘Accountability Now’.
        Hariri understood the ‘payola’ bit but was making ‘the people’ feel at ease somewhat. The rubble was disappearing … why, at some point in future the youngest people may not even have known what a Gang was there to even Resist Against, if too much rubble was removed. And a ‘new thinker’ may have been eventually ‘elected’. That would never do.
        Lebanon is the battleground of too many ‘theorists’, and their gangs, from other places.

      2. but your beloved Iran will save your lover and so will Russia.
        And how fucking dare you lie blatantly like that. OF COURSE there are the free Syrian army and numerous other moderate rebels.
        Scum like you labelling innocents defending their lives as terrorists just proves you are a disgusting whore for the dictator.

        “Hey I don’t like Assad blah blah but I prefer that dictator to Muslims. Fuck it, if we have to wipe out millions of innocent Muslims just to keep the MAJORITY from having a democracy, as long as those Muslims don’t have power”!!!

        That’s exactly how swine like you “think”!!
        TFOU!

        1. Anti ISIS Avatar
          Anti ISIS

          I love the fact that you are burning inside knowing that the Terrorists or as you call them, “rebels” are being terminated by the hundreds everyday. Sit back bitch and enjoy the show. God Knows I am. :-)))))))))))))))))))))))))

          1. sweetvirgo Avatar
            sweetvirgo

            Greetings habibi…long time no chat. I hope all is well with you and your family.

            Now Anti is that a way to talk to this hermaphrodite? You know IT only looks for attention and it actually thinks IT has a brain and can carry an intelligent conversion. You are also aware IT’s job here is to “expose” people with their “hypocrisy” blah blah blah. Basically IT’s a dumb bitch who loves the “rebels” in Syria. It should go join them. Putin will have a surprise for it ;)))

          2. Sweetie come up with something original. I used hermaphrodite on here first.
            All you are doing is showing how dumb you by not being creative.
            Terrorist slag

          3. Let’s use your dumb logic.
            If the stupid slut loves asswsd so much, the stupid slut should go to Syria and fight for asswad.
            Fuck you are dumb. No wonder you are friends with anti education, both uneducated slags from Qom.

          4. Lol the only one burning is you, after you barked that your mom’s fucks (hezbo) would wipe out rebels. And how asswad would wipe out rebels and how Iran would but instead the opposite has happened and you boyfriend asswad now only controls a mere 25% of Syria and his manpower was mostly wiped out.
            You are gonna love the next bit from today’s news; ““At least 13 regime forces were killed … The clashes also killed 11 (rebel) fighters,” he said in a statement, and the numbers were expected to rise as more casualties were confirmed.

            Around 15 army tanks and armored vehicles had been destroyed or immobilized by rebel missile strikes”

            Enjoy sweetie.
            Btw never become a fortune teller

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