after a long time some one replied here....MAP UPDATE: MILITARY SITUATION IN AREA OF DOUMA IN EASTERN GHOUTA
This map provides a general look at the military situation in the area of Douma in the Eastern Ghotua ahead of the expected military situation by the Syrian Army. Douma is controlled by Jaish al-Islam. The group has recently claimed that it is not going to accept a reconciliation agreement with the Syrian government triggering a series of prepartions by government forces for a storm of the city.
I think they are nurturing the faint hope that there will be another "chemical" attack and the US will launch yet another salvo of cruise missiles.after a long time some one replied here....
this is going to be tough one, as these idiots from Jaish al-Islam dont have allies in Idilib or Hama, so they might give everything they & die....
A new base of the US Armed Forces in the Deir-ez-Zor area.U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday that Washington may pull out of its involvement in Syria "very soon," in comments that seem to have caught the U.S. State Department off guard.
Speaking at a rally, Trump said that "we're knocking the hell out of ISIS. We'll be coming out of Syria, like, very soon. Let the other people take care of it now.
"Very soon, very soon, we're coming out. We're going to have 100 percent of the caliphate, as they call it – sometimes referred to as land. We're taking it all back – quickly, quickly," he said.
Contradicting Trump, the U.S. State Department said it was unaware of any plans to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria.
https://www.haaretz.com/amp/us-news/trump-u-s-leaving-syria-very-soon-let-others-take-care-of-it-1.5961986
Complicate to work with Trump ... US generals must be scratching their heads. Russian generals too !
Well we sure have a schism in the making between France and Turkey as wellSDF CONFIRMS REPORTS THAT US ESTABLISHES MILITARY BASE IN VICINITY OF SYRIA’S LARGEST OIL FIELD
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Commentary: The recent reports of an attack by mercenaries from a company called Wagner, which allegedly had hundreds of combatants from CIS (referred to as Russians by some news reports) was countered by the US/Coalition forces. The attack was to capture the oil rich regions in Deir Ezzor province which is under the control of the Kurds and there are suspected US forces stationed there.
The recent Russian ambivalence towards Turkish aggression in the Kurdish region in and around Afrin is probably Putin's way of getting back at the Kurds.
This is a great balancing act. Turkey is a greater threat than the Kurds, but Kurds and the US together are a greater threat than Turkey. It also help create a schism between Turkey and the US, and there is a remote chance of there being a schism between the Kurds and the US.
It is to be see how this plays out.
Do you have a link for this ?? According Malbrunot from Le Figaro French special forces in Northern Syria are just 15 men. Not 500.Turkey says France could become "target" for backing Syria Kurds
ANKARA: Turkey said on Friday that a French pledge to help stabilise a region of northern Syria controlled by Kurdish-dominated forces amounted to support for terrorism and could make France a "target of Turkey".
French backing for the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), spearheaded by the Kurdish YPG militia, has angered Ankara at a time when it is fighting the YPG in northern Syria and considers it a terrorist organisation. President Tayyip Erdogan said France had taken a "completely wrong approach" on Syria, adding that he exchanged heated words with his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, last week.
Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Bekir Bozdag said the French stance was setting Paris on a collision course with Ankara. "Those who enter into cooperation and solidarity with terror groups against Turkey . . . will, like the terrorists, become a target of Turkey," Bozdag, who is also the Turkish government spokesman, wrote on Twitter. "We hope France does not take such an irrational step. "
Macron met an SDF delegation on Thursday and gave assurances of French support to stabilise northern Syria. A presidential source later said France could increase its military contribution alongside the SDF to fighting the Islamic State in Syria. France has some 500 troops there as part of the coalition. Ankara considers the YPG fighters in the SDF to be an extension of Kurdish militants who have waged a decades-old insurgency in southeast Turkey.
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All I got to say is... bring it.
There are still 1100 engaged in the Chammal op and most of the fighting has moved from Iraq to Syria.Do you have a link for this ?? According Malbrunot from Le Figaro French special forces in Northern Syria are just 15 men. Not 500.
Nice map .But having 1100 personnel tasked for Chammal does not mean we have hundreds of them deployed in Syria.There are still 1100 engaged in the Chammal op and most of the fighting has moved from Iraq to Syria.
It looks like we need to rap up Barkhane and move them to Syria.
We do not list special forces on the map which is why no flag is on Syria. The SDF said there were 4000 Coalition troops in Syria, 2000 US and the rest made up of French, British and Germans. Even the US was playing coy with the numbers of troops involved.Nice map .But having 1100 personnel tasked for Chammal does not mean we have hundreds of them deployed in Syria.
Anyway Malbrunot knows zilch .
Latest I can get from Defence Ministry is this
https://www.defense.gouv.fr/english/content/download/323035/4417829/chammal.png