"“Reports
surfaced of US military helicopters airlifting known ISIS commanders
to safety as the Syrian Arab Army made its advance on the former ISIS
stronghold of Deir ez-Zor. All of this has happened as the US is
moving its proxy Kurdish led SDF forces from Raqqa to Deir ez-Zor, in
a move that appears to be an attempt to stop Syrian forces from
liberating their own country’s legally recognised territory.
“Now,
the Russian Defense Ministry has released a statement followed by 12
photos showing how SDF forces work alongside US special forces in
ISIS controlled areas without facing any resistance from ISIS.
Furthermore, none of the US or Kurdish led forces even take defensive
positions which indicate that they are cooperating with ISIS rather
than engaging in a perverse truce. In other words, the SDF, US
special forces and ISIS move among each other in the same manner as
allies do.”
US
special ops forces & hardware spotted at ISIS positions north of
Deir ez-Zor – Russian MoD
RT,
24
September, 2017
The
Russian Ministry of Defense has released aerial images which they say
show US Army special forces equipment north of the town of Deir
er-Zor, where ISIS militants are deployed.
US
Army special units provide free passage for the Syrian Democratic
Forces (SDF) through the battle formations of Islamic State (IS,
formerly ISIS/ISIL) terrorists, the ministry said in a statement.
“Facing
no resistance of the ISIS militants, the SDF units are advancing
along the left shore of the Euphrates towards Deir ez-Zor,” the
statement reads.
The
newly released images “clearly
show that US special ops are stationed at the outposts previously set
up by ISIS militants.”
“Despite
that the US strongholds being located in the ISIS areas, no screening
patrol has been organized at them,” the
Russian Ministry of Defense said.
This
could mean that the US military staff “feel
absolutely safe” in
the area which is held by the terrorists, the ministry of defense
stated.
Though,
the ministry claims to have identified, among others, cars, armored
vehicles and tents, it does not provide information on the exact
whereabouts of the US troops on the images posted.
All
of the images were taken from
September 8 to 12. The photos show several Cougar infantry mobility
vehicles and Hummer armored vehicles of the US Army special forces,
according to the Russian MoD data.
The
images released by the Russian Defense Ministry encourage speculation
that the US and SDF forces have some sort of “understanding” with
IS terrorists operating in the region, according to Ammar Waqqaf, the
director of the Gnosos think tank.
“From
the footage, the Americans seem to be and the SDF seem to be quite at
leisure, they are not expecting any attack any time soon,” Waqqaf
told RT. “The
reason why this may be the case is that there has been some sort of
understandings with ISIS over there. Probably they were given some
amnesty, that they are not going to be prosecuted, … or they were
given guarantees that they would not be given back to the state.”
Earlier
in September, Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Major General Igor
Konashenkov accused the SDF of collusion with ISIS terrorists.
“SDF
militants work to the same objectives as IS terrorists. Russian
drones and intelligence have not recorded any confrontations between
IS and the ‘third force,’ the SDF,” Konashenkov
said.
The
city of Deir ez-Zor in eastern Syria was besieged by Islamic State in
2014. The Syrian Army, supported by the Russian Air Force, broke a
three-year blockade on the city in early September. The city’s
liberation enabled convoys to start delivering food, medicine, and
other essentials to the city, which previously had to rely on
airdrops.
The
liberation of Deir ez-Zor triggered a race between Syrian government
forces and US-backed SDF militants. Both are holding separate
operations in the area and are aiming to control the oil rich Deir
ez-Zor province.
The
Russian Defense Minsitry has released photos showing ISIS, the SDF
and US special forces working side-by-side on the battlefield in Dier
ez-Zor, Syria.
A
ISIS shelling has killed Russia’s Lieutenant general Valery Asapov
near Deir Ezzor city, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Sunday.
According
to the ministry, the general died after sustaining a “fatal injury”
in the “sudden Daesh [ISIS[ mortar shelling.” The incident took
place when Asapov was at a command outpost manned by Syrian troops,
assisting commanders in the liberation of Deir Ezzor.
The
killed general will receive a state award posthumously.
According
to the Russian media, Asapov was a commander of Russian task forces
in Deir Ezzor and Raqqah provinces.
Earlier
in September, the Syrian Arab Army, supported by the Russian
military, broke the ISIS siege on Deir Ezzor city and Dier Ezzor
Airport and launched a large-scale against ISIS in the countryside of
the city.
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