Politics Syrian Civil War

[Gnarlycharlie]

SAA attempts offensive on SW part of Idlib province where the Turkish presence is weak, capturing a small city Sheikh Damis and a couple of villages - Hantutin and Rakaya.

As it is a preparation for a bigger offensive.

russian air force grazing Turkish military convoy in Al-Bara village and leaving 5 soldiers wounded yesterday.

However, Turkey plans to deploy ATILGAN PMADS and it seems lacking to provide proper air defense.

Meanwhile, US fortifies SDF positions near Deir ez-zor

 

[1645556315]

Amid SAA offensive in southern part of Idlib, there is a new HTS and turks attack on Nairab. Massive artillery and air strikes from both sides, many casualties reported (not confirmed yet). Seems Turks want Saraqib back at any price.

In the same day today Russian and Turkish troops conducted a joint patrol in northern Syria.

 

[jebirun]

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[Gnarlycharlie]

So rebel and Turkish forces seem to have recaptured the town of Neyrab, yet again, even despite the desperate attempts to defend it by the SAA forces and russian air force. And this time it seems they'll hold it for while. Apart from an intense air bombardment the clashes involved several launches of SS-21 "Scarab" which were partly successful acording to the recent ANNA news videos and heavy MRLS usage on both sides for several days.

However, now it seems that a large chunk of the city is still gray zone.

Meanwhile SAA continues to casualy capture villages in SW part of Idlib province

Latest "Scarab" launch.

PMN-2 in Nayrab. Looks like SAA were planing to stay there for good.

 

[Ivan le Fou]

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Isn't that guy a known ISIS/Daesh propagandist/mouth piece?

 

[Gnarlycharlie]

Isn't that guy a known ISIS/Daesh propagandist/mouth piece?

Dunno, but considering his phrasing he probably is. However, this is one of the few vids regarding Neyrab now.

 

[1645556315]

24-25 feb 2020 Syrain Arab Army liberated villages in southern Idlib: Maarat al-Hurma, Maarat teen, Maarat tasin, Jabala.
Photos by ANNA news reporters.

 

[Chazman]

This is shaping up to be a SAA and Russia vs Turkey and ISIS-ish proxies confrontation. Where's Iran and it's proxies in all of this?

 

[1645556315]

Where's Iran and it's proxies in all of this?

iirc iranian proxies participated in recent offensive in western Aleppo.

Meanwhile, SAA retreated from Nayrab, HTS still not entering because of heavy bombings of the town by RuAF. I expect SAA will build defensive positions there to protect Saraqib and M-5 road. Main forces will continue offensive from the south up to M-4 highway.

Tomorrow (26.02) Russian military delegation going to Ankara, 5.03 Putin-Erdogan meeting is announced.

 

[Chazman]

Remind me, who is HTS?

 

[1645556315]

Remind me, who is HTS?

Hayat tahrir al-sham (rebrended al-Qaeda) - terrorists group that ruled most of Idlib and supported by Turkey.

 

[Chazman]

Thanks!

 

[Gnarlycharlie]

Presumably SAA shot down Turkish ANKA-S UAV over Dadikh

 

[Gnarlycharlie]

Most likely exchanged or that could be a fake all along as I was not able to find the original video, that picture very well may be from the Turkey coup.

Regarding the news about the Turkish prisoners. It was a fake. Should have known better.

 

[morris]

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[jebirun]

Rebel in newly captured Nayrab but still getting bombard by Russian..

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[jebirun]

Rebel attacking SAA position and captured it maybe possibility nayrab, shows footage a few dead SAA soldier.

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[Connaught Ranger]

Rebel attacking SAA position and captured it maybe possibility nayrab, shows footage a few dead SAA soldier.

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Lot of spray and pray and quite a few jams.

 

[Chazman]

Lot of spray and pray and quite a few jams.

Yup, and the M-113(?) ramming the T-55/62 was pretty strange, too.

 

[Connaught Ranger]

Yup, and the M-113(?) ramming the T-55/62 was pretty strange, too.

Saw a comment online that it might be a remote controlled M113 Turkish made clone which failed to detonate.