(Institute for the Study of War)
VOX: How Russian bombing is changing Syria's war, in 3 maps
On Monday, Russia apparently bombed three Syrian hospitals and a school.
The Russians are denying it, blaming the strikes on the United States, but American planes aren't flying in the parts of northwest Syria where the bombings took place. ISIS has no real presence there, and the group is the sole target of America's airstrikes.
Russia, instead, is striking areas held by Syrian rebels — and recently it's been picking up the pace. The goal has been to help the Syrian government, which was until recently tottering, seize more territory in advance of the planned ceasefire (though it's far from clear that this ceasefire will actually materialize).
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Syria War News Updates -- February 16, 2016
The Latest: Dutch F-16s have targeted IS in Syria -- AP
Syria Troops, Kurds Advance in North Amid Turkish Warnings -- Bloomberg
Syrian army on the ISIS frontline: 'Russian intervention a blessing' -- CNN
Claim and counter claim over Syria ‘war crime’ hospital bombings -- Euronews
U.S. and Russia both deny bombing Syrian clinic -- CBS/AP
Russia Denies Striking Charity's Hospital in Syria -- AP
Russia rejects war crime claims over bombing of Syria health facilities -- The Guardian
Syria President Bashar al-Assad casts doubt on ceasefire -- DW
Assad casts doubt on Syria ceasefire prospects amid intensifying campaign -- CNN
Syria’s Assad warns Turkey, Saudi: Sending troops into Syria will not be a ‘picnic’ -- AP
Germany's Merkel backs no-fly zone in Syria -- AFP
Merkel calls for ‘no-fly zone’ in Syria -- RT
Syria crisis: Government approves aid deliveries, says UN -- BBC
Turkey revives plan for safe zone in Syria to stem flow of refugees -- The Guardian
A mind-boggling stew of nations is fighting in Syria's civil war -- USA Today
In Syrian war, a bigger role for Russian strategists -- Reuters
Analysis: Russia Presses Air Blitz in Syria to Dictate Peace -- AP
Russian Bombing in Syria Highlights Gulf With West, Stymies Ceasefire Prospects -- IBTimes
Syria: How one strip of land could change everything -- Nick Paton Walsh, CNN
Ruthless and Sober in Syria -- Stratfor
1 comment:
"Syrian President Bashar Assad is warning Turkey and Saudi Arabia that any ground incursion into Syria will have “global repercussions” and says sending in troops will not be a “picnic.”
Nope. No picnic. Just a big $#-+ sandwich that not a few people in the world wouldn't mind seeing those Wahhabi bandits, and their scummy backers, chew and swallow.
T90s, 72Bs, BTR 80s, upgraded Migs, new AKs, anti tank missiles, AD systems, TOS "flamethrowers" to name a few door prizes. All that, however, would be for naught without a whole host of trained, dedicated, multi ethnic patriotic battle hardened men and women to man, and unleash a massacre with, them.
https://youtu.be/ripFfYKy6EY
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