https://southfront.org/syrian-war-report-august-28-2018-us-creates-strike-force-to-attack-syria/
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The US military is creating a strike force to carry out an attack on government forces in Syria, which is to be justified by a staged chemical attack in the province of Idlib, the Russian military says.
Besides the already noted deployment of the USS The Sullivans to the Persian Gulf and the rebasing of a B-1B Lancer strategic bomber to an air base in Qatar, the missile destroyer USS Ross carrying 28 Tomahawk cruise missiles entered the Mediterranean. Thus, the US could launch at least 84 Tomahawk cruise missiles and 24 AGM-158 joint air to surface stand-off missiles (JASSM) if it were to decide to strike the war-torn country right now.
According to Russian military spokesman Maj. Gen. Igor Konashenkov, “these preparations are fresh confirmation of US intentions to use as a pretext a likely simulation of the government forces’ chemical attack, which Hayat Tahrir al-Sham [formerly Jabhat al-Nusra, the Syrian branch of al-Qaeda] militants are plotting with active support from British secret services.”
Reports are appearing that the Syrian Air Defense Forces (SADF) have already started preparing to repel an expected US-led missile strike by deploying additional specialists and air defense systems near the crucial objects of the infrastructure, which they expect may be targeted.
On August 22, US National Security Advisor John Bolton claimed that “if the Syrian regime uses chemical weapons, we will respond very strongly and they really ought to think about this a long time.” This was only one of a series of threats to the Syrian government issued by the US, the UK and France. While all these threats are clearly exploiting the chemical weapons narrative, their main goal is to prevent the defeat of the terrorists in Idlib by delaying the Syrian Army operation.
On August 25, a source close to the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) told the Kurdish news outlet Bas News that the US-led coalition began deploying radar stations at its bases in the governorates of al-Hasakah and Aleppo as part of a new plan to increase its control of Syrian airspace. The report pointed out the airbases in Kobani and Rmelan as places where the radars were installed. The US 727 Expeditionary Air Control Squadron is reportedly involved in this effort.
Meanwhile, clashes between the Syrian Army and ISIS continued in the area of al-Safa where at least one vehicle of the terrorist group was destroyed. However, ISIS resistance in the desert is still strong enough to draw Syrian military resources from other important frontlines.
In the Idlib de-esclation zone, militants feeling the support of the so-called international community have increased their preparations for the battle against government forces. An important part of these preparations are arrests and abductions of civilians, public figures and field commanders who would probably support peaceful negotiations with Damascus.
It would appear that the US military and Washington DC have been reduced to the level of a drug addict who cannot get enough of the same drug.
The last ISIS stronghold is in Idlib. The Syrian military is concentrating troops to take the stronghold. Everybody knows they will succeed, as they have the backing of the Russian Air Force. The US knows it too. It wants to prevent this, planning to use the same old trick of accusing Assad of gassing his own people, as if Assad had nothing better to do than kill his own people and in the process incriminate himself, so that NATO would have a wonderful excuse to bomb him. Absurd. However, the US is apparently going ahead with the same old false flag.
The US better think twice. Nobody is going to fall for this cheap stunt, as it has already been used. If the US does go ahead, it will only speed up the disintegration of NATO. Turkey will be the first to leave, as it has no intention of being drawn into a war against Iran, which many anticipate. As for European allies, analysts are already stating that Western Europe is moving towards the East, to Russia and China. Any more reckless action by the US, and this process will be gather speed..
A strike force is no use against the Syrian Army and its Allies. To defeat them the EUSA would need to call up at least a 27-country Coalition of the Killing (as in Iraq) or even the whole “irresistible armed might” of NATZO (as in Serbia and Libya).
I’m just wondering .. seeing that the Russians have all the intelligence about this planned chemical weapons attack, can they not do something preventing this thing from taking place? Pre-emptively? Or is the information enough. Or, are we in such a bad place that nothing will stop the US military now? Or are we seeing disinfo from all sources now? Fog of war style?
I had the same thought. With all this detailed intelligence why can’t Russia and Syria just launch a preemptive strike and prevent this false flag from taking place. I am puzzled.
Russia doesn’t launch feckless military sorties.
They are masters of military operations.
The goal is to kill as many terrorists in place, in Idlib.
Secondary goal is to spare the civilians who are used as shields.
The terrorists and, in this case, the Brits (PMC Olive), and probably CIA contractors, are holding civilians hostage in several of the towns and villages of the Idlib province.
Bombing or using missile strikes to nullify the chemical attack might have the opposite effect. Bombs exploding canisters of chemicals (chlorine or other) would be exactly how dispersal would be blamed on Russia and Syria.
War isn’t a video game or board game. It’s very, very messy.
The Russia operations that took Aleppo were exquisite in planning and execution, as were the other big city liberations planned and led by Russia.
Inserting Spetsnaz to laser guide munitions to targets and to make last minute calls to attack planes that civilians are clear is very dangerous boots-on-the ground work.
ISIS and al Nusra have some of the most experienced attack forces on the planet. They are dug deep in the terrain and under the infrastructure in bunkers and tunnels. (You might have seen some video on the complexes built since 2011 with the help of French and US manufacturers of specialty equipment and materials.)
Russia is a superpower, but it is not Superman. It can fight on its terms and timetable.
It can’t stop coalitions of US, EU and NATO nations from working with terrorists.
All it can do is plan as best it can and then kill all they can kill on the ground they attack when it is best for them and Syrian civilians. That’s how they won so far and did as little damage as possible to the cities.
Study how Russia fights its wars. Particularly, study Syria. It is one of the greatest achievements in modern military operations. Just review the past three months of SW-Daraa-Golan and border operations.
The Russian MOD knows what it is doing. Don’t be puzzled. It’s not the fog of war disinfo playing out.
What we see is serious pre-operational exposure of the malfeasance of many nations who still prefer Russia be driven from the ME, Assad be killed, Syria be divided or wiped away and their hegemony replace the sovereignty and lives of millions of Syrian people of all faiths and ethnicities.
Russia is fighting real geopolitical evil. She knows what to do.
How do you prevent something from taking place if it’s not actual or real? Are they supposed to bomb potential actors or props or studio locations?
I think that all they can do is let the media know and prepare for the real attack which will follow the false flag..
Maybe they intercepted some emails and/or texts about the planning for this false flag but they didn’t get precise location info….
Some information to mix in with this report:
“However, according to the latest data from Russian sources and tactical online card syria.liveuamap.com this time Moscow is preparing a whole lot of “surprises” for the next American adventure. Currently in the Eastern Mediterranean already are on combat duty 14 surface ships and 2 super quiet diesel-electric submarine B-268 “Veliky Novgorod” and B-271 “Kolpino” of the project 636.3 “warszawianka”.Surface component sent to the Syrian coast naval strike group of the Russian Navy presents a predominantly modern ships, which are based on 3 frigate Ave 11356 (“Admiral Grigorovich”, “Admiral Essen” and “Admiral Makarov”); there are also 3 small missile ship PR 21631 “Buyan-M”.
The above surface ships and submarines, together with anti-submarine aircraft Il-38N is fully able to build a powerful anti-shield up to the Central part of the Mediterranean sea that will allow you to block the British MAPLE “Astute” and the American multipurpose nuclear submarines of class “Virginia” to the maximum possible distance from the Syrian military objects (out of range “Axes”), or at a distance of 800 – 1200 km, which will allow you to detect them much earlier than if you start from the area of Cyprus.It is worth noting that in April, our fleet did not have such a powerful group on this site of the theater. Missile cruiser “Marshal Ustinov” also included in the composition of the group ensure a no-fly zone in areas of Tartus and Jamima through the naval s-300F “Fort” or block the probable route of the rockets passing through the airspace of Lebanon.
Another “surprise” hiding in the arrival at the base Hamim Mod: Hmeymim ? Russian military transport aircraft of unknown type (Il-76 or An-124) with a disabled transponder, which has been described by locals a couple of days ago, and then displayed on syria.liveuamap.com. What a load, the car delivered in the SAR, hitherto unknown. It is quite possible that soon the Russian space forces will form a layered missile defense system over the Central and southern regions of Syria, related to the main flight directions of the Tomahawks from the Persian Gulf.Exactly this, for the past three years is not enough Syrian “missile umbrella”. After all, the Americans did not hesitate to deploy a new radar system in the framework of El Shaddi, on-site SDF.”
https://syria.liveuamap.com (check the right side news stream)
Source: https://topwar.ru/146093-genshtab-vs-rossii-gotovit-sjurpriz-k-novomu-udaru-po-sirii-aprelskomu-scenariju-ne-byvat.html
First of all Larchmonter445, thank you for the tactical summary of the current battlespace off the Syrian coast.
According to the source you provided (topwar.ru) as translated into English, “The above-mentioned surface ships and submarines, together with the Il-38N anti-submarine aircraft, are quite capable of erecting a powerful antisubmarine shield up to the central part of the Mediterranean Sea, which will block the British MESF Estyut and the US multi-purpose nuclear submarine cruisers of the Virginia class at the maximum possible distance from the Syrian military facilities (outside the range of the “Axes”), or at a distance of 800 – 1200 km, which will detect them much earlier than in the case of starting from the area of Cyprus.
1. How will the antisubmarine shield “block” the U.S. NATO armada?
2. What about the B-1 bombers stationed in Qatar? The antisubmarine shield can’t thwart the airborne missiles launched from the bombers, can it?
It seems to me the Russian ships on station in the Mediterranean will have to engage the cruise missiles launched by the the U.S./U.K. in coordination with the Syrian air defense forces. Otherwise what purpose do the Russian ships armed with anti-cruise missiles serve?
the Russians know that the Americans know that all directions of attack to the Syria will be covered by Russian aero nautical forces. which are much more numerous than last time. so all the missiles will fly to the Russians as well. the Russians will have to answer, and Putin will not be able do anything to stop it. or will not. practically, Americans are telling the Russians that they are “unimportant” in the equation.
At same time that US fires it’s missiles Russia should take out all US and it’s terrorists bases in Syria.
Blame it on American poor aim.Job done.
Or just blanket all American ships off Syria coast with Kaliber than sit back and enjoy the shit show on MSM afterwards.
What would be response? Third world war,I don’t think so.Maybe more sanctions.lol
Judo,Sun Tsu or whatever.Maybe Russia should implement strategy of the great swordsman Miyamoto Musashi.
Book of Five Rings.
boom.
That`s not gonna happen. Russia will do the same thing they did last time, just watch.
Only a very strong Russian retaliation with American losses will prevent further US attempts at destroying Syria and, indeed, Russia herself. The Zionist American Neocons will continues to terrorize the entire world by proxy armies unless finally shown that war against the entire world cannot go on indefinitely without consequence.
I think the US just wanted another military base in the Middle East, after mothballing the huge one in Iraq.
Yo creo que china deberia tener un contingente de al menos30.000 soldados con todo el equipo tanto aereo como maritimo y por supuesto tropas de tierra creo que solo su presencia evitaria muchas cosas y algunos paises se lo pensarian dos veces.
yandex translation …. mod
I think that china should have a contingent of the menos30.000 soldiers with all the equipment, both air as maritimo and of course ground troops I think that just your presence evitaria many things, and some countries are pensarian two times.