By Moon Of Alabama
March 02, 2020 "Information
Clearing House" - March 01,
2020 -The Russian airforce and air defense went
quiet after
the bombing of the Turkish infantry battalion.
Putin presumably wants a deal over Idleb but neither
Damascus nor Ankara are willing to agree to whatever
he proposed. Unfortunately there has been no
official comment on the situation from Moscow or
Damascus. All 'experts' are currently just guessing.
Turkey used the Russian air defense pause to send
armed drones behind the Syrian lines. These caused
damage though
less than Turkey claimed.
Some Hizbullah and Iranian troops were hit and
Turkey has received
warnings from Iran and Lebanon that this will
have consequences for the Turkish soldiers in Idleb.
Today Syria's air defense was
again
activated and shot down 6 Turkish drones. The
Jihadis thought it was a Syrian plane
and celebrated.
Turkey responded by shooting down a Syrian jet
over Idleb. The missile was fired from Turkey.
Another drone was shot down near the Russian air
base in Latakia.
The Syrian army is advancing in Saraqib.
Syria's Foreign Minister met his Libyan colleague
from the Libyan National Accord under General Haftar.
They criticized the "Turkish aggression" against
both countries and
signed
some agreements.
Yesterday Sputnik published a piece on Hatay:
The ‘Stolen Province’: Why Turkey Was Given A Corner
Of Syria By France 80 Years Ago
Today Turkey
arrested the Sputnik bureau chief in Istanbul.
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Syria - Another Short
Note On The Recent Developments
By Moon Of Alabama
March 02, 2020 - After
the confusion caused by the sudden stand down of
Russian forces in Syria and the following Turkish
drone attacks everything seems to be back to normal.
Russian planes are again bombing Jihadis and
Turkey has been
told by Russia that none of its planes or drones
will be safe within Syria's sky.
The Pentagon announced that it will not provide
air support to Turkey. It will also not send any
Patriot air defense to Syria but President Trump
promised to ask other NATO countries to do so. They
are likely to deny the request. It seems that
Pentagon has won
the fight with the State Department which
supported the Turkish push for protection.
The Turkish president Erdogan
said that Turkey has no "particular problem"
with Russian and Iran aligned forces in Idleb. This
comes after Iran and Hizbullah had warned that
Turkish troops in their now surrounded 'observation
posts' would be easy targets. The Turkish units
which have invaded Idleb were quiet today.
The Syrian army has again regained the areas that
were lost during the last week. The city of Saraqib
is again liberated. Russia let it known that its
military police will take care of security in the
city. This means that it is off limits for another
Turkish Jihadi attack. The M5 highway can now be
reopened and will be secure.
There is another large supply operation from
Russia underway. During the last three days two
Russian landing ships, which usually carry heavy
weapons like tanks, passed through the Bosporus on
their way to Syria. Eight Ilyushin Il-76 strategic
airlifters landed at Hmeymim, Latakia during the
past three days. These likely carry additional air
defense systems or additional fighter planes.
The resupply should silent any talk that Russia
has given up on Syria.
