Russian involvement in Syrian crisis

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Syrian War Update – Palmyra Front (February 3, 2017): Pro-Government Breakthrough, Jihar Liberated.

 

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Syria. 18. 01/15/2017 - 01/02/2017. CAA fights Barmaley north-east of Aleppo

 

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Return SF deck aircraft on board the heavy aircraft carrier "Admiral Kuznetsov"

 

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Trump rejects Obama’s plan to arm the Kurds in fight for Raqqa

Trump’s national security team rejected a last moment plan by the Obama administration to arm the Kurds to take Raqqa from ISIS, the Washington Post reported on Thursday. However, analysts told ARA News that US President Donald Trump will eventually have to work with the Kurds to defeat ISIS in Raqqa.

Initially, the Obama administration was trying to work with Turkey to produce a force to take Raqqa, but finally they realized the Turks were not able to create a working force, and that the Kurds were the only option. The Turkey-backed rebels so far were not able to take al-Bab city in northern Syria, and were even forced to increase the number of Turkish ground troops.

With only three weeks in office, the Pentagon pushed Trump to arm the Kurds, warning that if Kurds would not receive weapons by mid-February, their offensive could be delayed up to a year.

Moreover, officials expressed their concerns about terrorist attacks being planned inside Raqqa on the targets in the West. According to reports, attacks in Europe and also in Turkey had been planned from Raqqa, the de-facto ISIS capital.

The Trump administration decided not to go ahead with Obama’s plan.


http://aranews.net/2017/02/trump-rejects-obamas-plan-to-arm-the-kurds-in-fight-for-raqqa/
 

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More airstrikes by Tu-22M3-M from Mozdok AB:
Russian special forces units in action:
 

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Belgian MP Slams Sanctions After Seeing 'Russia Feeding the Hungry' in Aleppo

Frank Creyelman said:
"I expected to see Aleppo in ruins, and that there is not a single survivor here. This is according to our media. Instead, I can see how Russia does the work which should be done by the European countries, for example, feeding the hungry children," Creyelman said.
Frank Creyelman said:
"We need to lift the sanctions, not only against the Syrian government, but also against Russia. Because your country, which has been providing humanitarian aid here, suffers from the European sanctions itself," the lawmaker said.
 

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