Syria & Ru Forces are Targeting positions of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham today

There were reports of Russian Aerospace Forces attacking positions of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham in Syria.

The Hayat Tahrir al-Sham who which the USA/EU sees them as part of the so called rebels and opposition. The attack on the western so called moderate rebel come as the Jihadist Group Takes Over Strategic Town in Northwest Syria.

Russian warplanes hit targets in northwest Syria

The attack on the Jihadists come as they advanced on the former Kurd town.
Jihadist Group Takes Over Strategic Town in Northwest Syria

a reply to: vNex92

On the same day, Russian warplanes launched several air raids on the countryside of Latakia, targeting the Tilal al-Kabineh area in the northern countryside of Latakia without causing any casualties. At the same time, a number of Russian and government reconnaissance planes were hovering over Idlib.

Asked to comment on the incident, Hammam Issa, an Idlib-based journalist, told Al-Monitor, “The Syrian regime forces have launched another round of escalation in the areas under the control of HTS. With Russian air support, regime forces continue to target civilians, as Russian warplanes launched more than 11 raids over the past two days. In response, the Syrian National Army [affiliated with the Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army (FSA)] and HTS beefed up their military presence in Idlib countryside after Syrian regime forces spread in the area.”

He said, “The contact lines with the Syrian regime forces around Idlib province recently witnessed military reinforcements on the part of the regime forces, the [regime-affiliated] National Defense Forces and the 25th Special Mission Forces Division [an elite formation of the Syrian army], most of which were concentrated in the eastern and southern Idlib countrysides.”

Izzeddine Abu Ahmad, an HTS military commander, told Al-Monitor, “The Russian escalation against the liberated areas is aimed at pressuring Turkey to accept the Russian initiative to normalize relations with the Assad regime and keep the regime afloat.”

Read more: www.al-monitor.com...

From the other link:

HTS is an Islamist group that has been in control of most of Idlib province in northwest Syria, one of the few areas that are outside the control of Syrian government forces.

Designated as a terrorist organization by the U.S., the group was the main affiliate of al-Qaida in Syria until 2018 when it formally severed ties with the global terror group. Experts, however, say the militant group has maintained its al-Qaida-inspired ideology.

In the takeover of Afrin, at least two other similar Islamist groups were involved with HTS, the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.

Thursday's developments follow three days of clashes between HTS and its allies on the one hand and Turkish-backed groups on the other in the vicinity of Afrin.

Wow, what a headache of small fries. I guess you're just cheerleading because Russia did some airstrikes somewhere that apparently didn't kill anyone in support of the Syrian regime.

I'm sorry but I'm not going to attempt to say who is right or wrong as it appears to be no one.

a reply to: vNex92

I am just waiting for the inevitable occupation of Syria by Turkey.

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a reply to: infolurker

Russia would defend the Syrian regime and it would be more difficult than the United States occupying Iraq. Syrian armed forces seem to be at least better than Iraqi forces were.

This little pocket of Turkish backed forces in Northwest Syria has been a nothing burger for over a decade now, even when it was being supported militarily by the United States as well.

a reply to: infolurker

I am just waiting for the inevitable occupation of Syria by Turkey.

You mean the inevitable occupation of Syria by Turkey in some Kurdish areas? you would be right.

a reply to: Thrumbo

Russia would defend the Syrian regime

The Syrian proxy war is already over, those areas are where the Kurds are, if anyone has to be blamed for what has happened in those areas are Kurds themselves.

Russians & Syrian government officials came up with a broker deal. The Kurds refused simply the Syrian deal simply because the believed that the US would defend the kurds from Turkey.


I wonder how well that is being working out for Kurds with them trusting the US huh?

The US forces are still in Syria but nowhere the Turkish side on that part of Syria.


US are in Syria where the Syrian oil fields are. Towards the Kurdish side.

What do you mean??? Russian forces attacking in Syria??? How can they??? Everybody and the dogs dinner on ATS has said the Ukrainians have bled the Russian military of arms and men???

a reply to: crayzeed
This should help...