# Syria # Russian # MTR # IG
Muslim riot "Turan".
In recent years, for heroism and bravery were awarded the Gold Star of the Hero of more than 70 military intelligence, unfortunately, 25 - posthumously. Most of them - the commandos. Browser "Academy" asked to tell about the work of the Middle East Russian special forces veteran colonel of the Afghan war, retired Artem Borisovich Novikov and his nephew Sergei, who had just returned from Syria.
Thugs from the USSR
In this time we have met in an unusual place: the club of martial arts. Old habit Artem Borisovich three times a week has been there in the section of knife fighting, and I drive a grandson on judo and sambo.
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- I saw newcomers? - he pointed to the group of dark-skinned bearded Novikov.
- Similar to the Islamic militants - said his nephew Sergei. - I've seen enough on their bodies in Syria.
- Calm down! - Artem Borisovich patted on the shoulder of a young special forces officer. - It's your future colleagues. Replenishment for "Turan".
Browser "Academy" heard something about this Muslim special forces. Even recently I watched a video about his actions in the eastern Syrian province of Homs. There's special battalion "Turan", better known as the "Special Forces of the USSR", spent the night hunting for terrorists, banned in Russia and several other countries around the world "Islamic State" group (LIH).
According to Western sources, the special forces formed not only Muslims of Russia: Chechens, Ingush, Tatars and Bashkirs, but also citizens of the former Soviet Union: the Uzbeks, Tajiks, Azerbaijanis, Turkmen ... This spring in Syria thrown the first group of "Turan" Muslim special forces, the number of which is from 800 to 1,200 men. In total, according to Mark Galeotti, a professor at New York University and an expert on Russian forces special purpose is preparing to send 60 thousand in Syria. "Thugs from the Soviet Union."
- Look how skillfully operate daggers and army bayonets - drew the attention of journalists to exercise bearded Colonel Novikov. - However, to the instructors of the "Alpha" and "Vympel" it is still far.
- I think our guys from the "Barrier" and "SENEZH" is also better prepared than the bearded thugs, - said Sergey.
"Cleaners" and "Wolfhounds"
Uncle and nephew earnestly looked to perfect the elements of knife fighting swarthy newcomers. Browser "Academy" decided it was time to ask them about the actions of the Russian special forces in Syria. The first step is asked to compare our elite special forces group "Barrier" and "Senezh". About them now write a lot in the Western press.
- About the "Barrier" I will not say anything. But even the former director of the Foreign razvedkiTrubnikov stated publicly in the RAF no units engaged in subversive activities. This is a lot of soldiers - tried to fend off the correspondent Novikov.
I had to show him a little dossier on this special unit, gathered from public sources. So, fully detachment formed in the structure of the RAF in 1998. But the decree establishing it appeared March 24, 1997-th. With the work of the special forces involves a lot of "legends". For example, the elimination of traitors and sabotage abroad.
My companion has categorically denied it. According to Artem Borisovich, commandos "Barrier" is guarded by ambassadors and other persons critical of diplomatic missions. Moreover, not all countries, where they face a real danger. Now - it is primarily North Africa and the Middle East. All employees have excellent physical shape, as well as a good knowledge of all aspects of anti-terrorist units.
The guys from "Barrier" - the real professionals. They work in very difficult conditions, often as it did in Afghanistan and Iraq, and now in Syria, in this combat situation. Therefore, just the existence of the order there are 4 dead and 7 people wounded in the line of duty. More than forty times the soldiers "Barrier" to use weapons on the territory of other states. They are subject to the Foreign Intelligence Service Director. In the state of detachment of more than 300 people.
Mark Galeotti recently wrote a chapter on "Barrier" and posted an excerpt from it in his blog. He states: "Barrier", which is subject of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service, operates in Syria, regardless of the Main Directorate (GU) of the General Staff of the Armed Forces. If the State representative offices in Syria, the Ministry of Defense in Damascus, the "curtain" is "a small group of special purpose ... which is not subject to any military intelligence or units of the regular army, but only the Russian Embassy, located in Damascus on the street Omar Bin Ol Khattab Street" .
- Galeotti writes nonsense - dismissed Colonel. - Now the terrorists abroad "wet" guys "Senezh" SWAT center GRU. No wonder they are directly subordinated to the Chief of the General Staff. Thus, there was a powerful, independent unit of the elite special forces in the hands of the military department of management. But at first, when Serdyukov, it was different. According to the stories of friends, first in charge of the center of the person appointed by the FSB, the former "alfovtsa" General Medoeva. But then it was removed from office, and a new person was appointed in his place. This Alexander Miroshnichenko, also comes from the "Alpha" manual.
The idea is that alfovtsy to make of this army of saboteurs "cleaners". No wonder even in Chechnya these generals formed the glory of "Wolfhound" - thunderstorm terrorist leaders. They were worthy students. This is evidenced by recent transactions in Syria.
The hunt for the ringleaders
Sergey told about the recent elimination of the leaders of Islamist militants. So, at the end of May this year the command of Russian troops in the Syrian Arab Republic provided information on carrying out in the southern outskirts of the city of Raqqa meetings of leaders of the terrorist groups LIH.
The audit data managed to further clarify that the purpose of the meeting was to plan exit routes of militants Raqqa through the so-called "Southern Corridor".
May 28, 2017 after the confirmation of the unmanned location data and time of the meeting the leaders of LIH at the command post, where the militant leaders from 00:35 to 00:45 Moscow time aviation VKS Russia was dealt a blow. Its adjusted commandos. Speaking of "Turan".
As a result of the impact of aircraft Su-35 and Su-34 eliminated senior commanders of the terrorist group, were part of the so-called Military Council LIH, and 30 mid-level commanders and 300 fighters of their personal security.
Among the liquidated terrorists - Raqqa emir Abu al-Hajji al-Misri, the Emir Ibrahim Al-Nayef al-Haj, who controlled the area from the city of Raqqa to settlement Es Suhne and chief of service without pasnosti-LIH Sulaiman Al-Shauah.
According to the information, which is verified through various channels, the meeting was also attended by the leader of the LIH Ibrahim Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, which is a result of the strike was destroyed.
However, this is not the first report of the murder of the chief terrorist in the Middle East. Website Amaq (it is the official mouthpiece of the "Islamic State") has not yet issued any confirmation of the death of al-Baghdadi messages. In the same silence and terrorists responded to reports of the elimination of Abu Omar al-Shishani Tarhan, known by the nickname al-Shishani (in Arabic - "Chechen"): he was killed in a NATO air raid on the Iraqi city of Sharkat at the end of June 2016.
Reports of the death of al-Baghdadi have appeared over the last three years (since he took over the supreme council of the "Islamic state", the Majlis al-Shura chose him Caliph) appeared regularly. The first appeared in March 2015, after a NATO airstrike coalition in the province of Nineveh, near the Syrian-Iraqi border, allegedly as a result of the bombing of al-Baghdadi was fatally wounded. However, in April Amaq agency reported, though the leader of the "Islamic state" recovered from his wounds and returned to the leadership group.
In October 2015 there were rumors that al-Baghdadi had been killed during the bombing of the convoy of the "Islamic state" in Anbar province. In June 2016 a new message - this time allegedly the Americans bombed his hideout near Raqqa.
But the most unusual news came in April 2017: The European Security and Information Department (DESI) reported that the Syrian and Russian special forces in a joint operation arrested al-Baghdadi, after he escaped from the besieged Mosul.
- The arrest of the terrorists LIH nobody believed in Syria, - said Sergey. - Hunting for him did not stop.
- Now you in Syria would be very useful to our experience in Afghanistan - appealed to his uncle's nephew. - Remember what I told you, we have eliminated Amin. Then in the assault of his palace along with the special group "Thunder" and "Zenith" was the so-called Muslim battalion. His actions are written the book.
- Maybe someday will be removed "top secret" and Muslim special forces "Turan" - dreamed browser "Academy". - And then we learned a lot about the bearded heroes.
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