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GHOUTA: AAR & Photos – ”Tigers & SAA Take On 10k
Terrorists”
Blokhin's After Action
Report & his stunning photos
5
March, 2018
Voenkor
(Russian Volunteer Corps) Oleg Blokhin, known for his reports from
Syria, arrived in the East Ghouta region and gave details about the
situation in this new hottest spot in Syria.
On
the situation in East Ghouta.
From
February 25-26, 2018 in East Ghouta, an operation was initiated to
squeeze out the greenery from the eastern suburbs of Damascus and
take them under the control of government forces. The main striking
forces in this operation are the units of the Tigers and the
Republican Guard. The offensive began along the entire line of
contact from the east and northeast. Initially it was planned to
quickly approach the city building, and first take it into a tight
ring, thus forcing the green to leave Guta in the direction of Idlib,
which is so familiar to them.
With
the onset of the offensive, the Syrians encountered a well-fortified
line of defense. The first is that the backbone of spirits can be
absolutely any structure. And they move in trenches, of which there
is a large number, remaining imperceptible to the observers of the
Syrians. It is possible to detect them only from the air. Second –
the spirits presented a rather unpleasant surprise. They blocked the
channels of rivers and canals, which there are quite a lot and dammed
all the neighborhood, making it impossible to pass the technique of
the Syrians outside the highway. If the infantry as a whole is still
able to pass through these very fields to get out to the building,
then for the tanks and bekh this path has so far been ruled out. It
remains only the option of the highway, but this option is for the
spirits. So this surprise with the channels quite significantly
deprived the Syrians of the opportunity for maneuver.
The
third is a large number of underground tunnels networks in
populated areas. Very often the Syrians are faced with the
situation when the enemy has these tunnels they found out devils
crawling out of their rear. It remains only to guess what in
six years will be dug out of the sewers by sanitation
crews. According to the information already available, they
have accumulated a lot, and in two tiers. They are especially
strong in digging tunnels, as seen fully in Jobar. So this
factor will also wreck a lot of nerves and will cause a real
headache to the Syrian military.
So, by this time the Syrians had managed to take n. Maida, Nawabiya, Kharazma, a high-rise near the n. Haune Dura. The population itself today is in the gray zone. The Syrians have not yet secured themselves in it because of the threat of flanking strikes. The Ash Shafuniya populated several times in the hands, today, it seems, remains for the spirits.
According
to Rihan, there was an attempt to storm the night, but so far
unsuccessful.
For
several days now, a ceasefire regime has been included and a
humanitarian corridor has been provided to leave the area for both
civilians and spirits who wish to leave Gutu. Remembering a
similar situation in Aleppo, I hardly believe that in the near
future the spirits will leave themselves and will allow it to be
made civil.
In
the meantime, the confrontation in East Guta has taken a positional
character. Both sides of the conflict are monitoring the
enemy. Spirits on the front hold a small number of observers
and machine gunners. Their main forces are on the outskirts of
urban areas, so that if necessary, quickly go to the first line.
The
total number of spirits under the gun in this area is estimated at
about 10,000 head. Given the number of green, the presence of
tunnels, swampiness, the subsequent dense building of urban blocks,
the release of Guta is not an easy matter.
Photos
by Oleg Blokhin and Vassim Issa, East Ghouta, March 2018.
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