IDLIB
MILITANTS RECEIVE LARGE BATCH OF POISONOUS CHEMICALS WITH HELP FROM
WHITE HELMETS: RUSSIAN MILITARY
29
August, 2018
On
August 28th, a large supply of poisonous chemicals was delivered to
the militants in Syria’s Idlib with the assistance of the White
Helmets group in order to stage a chemical weapon provocation and
blame the Syrian government, according to Russia’s Ministry of
Defense.
Major-General
Aleksey Tsygankov, head of the Russian Center for Reconciliation of
the opposing sides in Syria, said in a statement that the Russian
military has received information from several sources in the Idlib
Province that “a large supply of poisonous agents has been brought
to the city of Saraqib on two trucks from the village of Afs.”
The
chemicals were delivered to an arms depot, used by the militant group
Ahrar al-Sham, “accompanied by the eight members of the White
Helmets organization,” Tsygankov said adding the cargo was met by
two high-ranking Ahrar al-Sham commanders.
“Later,
a part of the load was put in unmarked plastic barrels and
transported to another militant base in the southern Idlib in order
to stage the use of chemical weapons and subsequently blame the
government forces of employing poisonous substances against
civilians,” the Ministry of Defense statement read.
Earlier,
on August 26th, the Russian Ministry of Defense said that “foreign
specialists” had arrived in Syria and may stage a chemical attack
using chlorine in “the next two days.” RT cited the ministry as
claiming that it will be filmed for international media to frame the
Damascus forces.
Defense
Ministry Spokesman Major General Igor Konashenkov said the operation
is planned to unfold in the village of Kafr Zita in Syria’s
northwestern Hama Province in “the next two days.” Konashenkov
said that “English-speaking specialists” are already in place to
use “poisonous agents.” In addition to that a group of residents
from the north has been transported to Kafr Zita and is currently
being prepared “to take part in the staging of the attack” and be
filmed suffering from supposed “‘chemical munitions’ and
‘barrel bombs’ launched by the Syrian government forces.”
RT
further cited the Ministry of Defense spokesman who said that the
groups of residents will be used to assist “fake rescuers from the
White Helmets.” They would be filmed and the footage would be shown
to “the Middle Eastern and English-language media.”
The
Russian Defense ministry warned that the US, UK and France would use
the attack as a pretext for airstrikes against Syria.
Reinforcing
that concern, the statement on August 28th commented on the
deployment of USS Ross with 28 Tomahawk cruise missiles on board to
the Mediterranean as well as the arrival of other US warships to the
Persian Gulf and Qatar all of which were part of the preparations for
the attack.
Even
earlier, on August 23rd, PressTV cited Syria’s official news agency
SANA, which quoted unnamed sources and local media, which reported
that “the so-called rescue group has been particularly coordinating
with terrorists from the Jabhat Fateh al-Sham Takfiri outfit,
formerly known as al-Nusra Front.” The White Helmets had reportedly
been witnessed doing unusual activities as information was being
reported about militants were preparing to carry out a chemical
attack in the areas between Jisr al-Shughur and the northeastern
countryside of Latakia province in an attempt to hold Damascus
responsible for the attack.
Previously,
Washington warned that it would respond to chemical weapons used by
“the Syrian regime” with retaliatory strikes. The strikes would
supposedly be stronger than the ones conducted by the US, the UK and
France in April, which also happened in retaliation to an alleged
chemical attack.
The
Douma attack in April was also reported by the White Helmets, who as
reported by RT, are “an infamous Western-backed aid group that has
been caught red-handed working with the terrorists and producing
fakes to smear the Syrian government and its allies.”
DRUMS
OF WAR: Pentagon Says ‘READY TO ACT’ If TRUMP Decides To ATTACK
SYRIA
By
Paul Antonopoulos
29
August, 2018
The
United States Department of Defense said it was ready to take action
if US President Donald Trump decided to respond to the alleged use of
chemical weapons by the Syrian government, Pentagon spokesman Eric
Pahon said.
At
the same time, the organization denied that it was increasing the
number of its destroyers in the Middle East to attack Syrian
government forces.
“As
we all know, we do not report on our future military actions or how
we are going to react to [Syrian President Bashar] Assad’s chemical
attacks,” the senior official added.
On
August 27, the Russian Defense Ministry stated that Washington is
increasing the number of cruise missile carriers in the Middle East
to attack Syrian government forces after a planned staging with
alleged use of chemical weapons in Idlib province.
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Moscow
believes the American destroyer equipped with 28 Tomahawk missiles
that recently entered the waters of the Mediterranean could attack
any part of Syria.
This
also comes as French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday in a
speech to the French ambassadors that his country is ready to carry
out more air strikes in Syria in response to the alleged use of
chemical weapons by Damascus.
He
also noted that he never insisted on the resignation of Syrian
President Bashar Assad in exchange for providing humanitarian
assistance to the country. At the same time, the French president
suggested that leaving power in the future in the hands of Assad
“would be a serious mistake.”
“France
cannot appoint future Syrian leaders … But it is our duty and our
interest to ensure that the Syrian people can do this,” he said.
Macron
said he fears a serious humanitarian crisis in Syria’s Idlib
province, as the Syrian Army prepares to launch an operation against
the jihadist-held province that is fully of terrorist groups that are
supported by Turkey, the US, France and other states.
DRUMS
OF WAR: MASSIVE RUSSIAN NAVY BUILDUP, ON WAR FOOTING TO THWART
U.S-FRENCH AGGRESSION
Russia
has deployed its biggest ever naval force to the Mediterranean Sea to
stop the US from launching a strike on Syria.
By
Joaquin Flores
30
August, 2018
In
a major development, the Russian Navy has quickly deployed its
largest ever naval force into the Mediterranean Sea. This
comes in light of Russia’s repeated
warnings through
global media and to the international community, that the US
is working with the British MI6 to
stage a false flag attack, to
create the pretext to strike Syria.
These
events began to develop yesterday, but as a result of continued cyber
attacks upon FRN, we were unable to publish the events which emerged.
The attacks upon FRN occurred precisely on the eve of the last US
naval attack on Syria in April of this year. This is the present
positioning of the fleet, as reported by Russian media.
The
most recent information available, is this: the
Russian Ministry of Defense has just deployed the most powerful group
of warships in the Mediterranean Sea during the entire period of
Russia’s participation in the Syrian conflict.
It
includes 10 ships (a few more on the way), most of which are equipped
with cruise missiles “Caliber”, as well as two
submarines. According to military experts, the group
was brought
to sea to support the offensive of the Syrian army in the province of
Idlib – the only region of the country that is under the control of
illegal armed groups. Political scientists note that Russia acts
as a guarantor of stability in the region which prohibits the
possibility of events re-igniting into a large-scale war. However,
the US aggression may make such an event inevitable.
The
Defense Ministry stated that at present the ships of the Northern,
Baltic and Black Sea fleets, as well as the Caspian flotilla, are in
the Mediterranean Sea.
FRN
reports that the permanent operational connection of the Russian Navy
in the Mediterranean consists of 10 ships and two submarines. All
the fleets are represented, except for the Pacific . This
is the most powerful grouping since the beginning of the operation.
The
strike joint includes the missile cruiser Marshal Ustinov, the large
anti-submarine ship Severomorsk, the patrol ship Pytlivy, the frigate
Admiral Grigorovich, the escort ships Admiral Essen and Admiral
Makarov, the small missile ships Grad Sviyazhsk , “Great Ustyug”,
“Vyshny Volochek” and diesel-electric submarines B-268 “Veliky
Novgorod” and B-271 “Kolpino”. A few more ships are
approaching. On the cruiser “Marshal Ustinov” a powerful
anti-ship missile system “Vulkan” was deployed, and eight
warships – carriers of cruise missiles “Caliber”.
This
is the largest naval force which Russia has gathered at one time, and
one place, in a number of years. This situation has escalated very
quickly, as FRN continues to monitor and report on the developments
as they occur.
To
supply the large grouping to the Mediterranean Sea, the Russian navy
sent the large naval tanker from the Black Sea Fleet, the “Ivan
Bubnov.”
The
situation is similar to 2013, when some chemical ammunition was
allegedly blown up in East Ghouta. The
US tried to blame the government troops and declared their readiness
to launch a limited military operation against the regime of Bashar
Assad in Syria. In response, Russia strengthened the Navy
grouping in the Mediterranean.
Then
the Russian ships pushed the American from the shore. After
the events in East Ghouta and the Mediterranean, the chemical weapons
that were in the possession of the Syrian authorities were destroyed
by agreement of the parties.
The
presence of Russian warships in Syria is in accordance with
international law and is implemented with the approval of the Syrian
government, the
spokesman of the Syrian parliament Naji Gabid told Russian media.
“The
Russian presence is important to prevent Western countries from
hindering the speedy conclusion of the war. The Russian forces
are the guarantor of stability in the region and do not let a wide
regional war break out, “he said.
Now
the Syrian army is preparing for an operation in the province of
Idlib,
the only region of the country that is under the control of illegal
armed groups. If necessary, Russian ships will support the
Syrian offensive, says naval expert Dmitry Boltenkov.
“That’s
why eight carriers of the Caliber rockets were withdrawn
simultaneously in the Mediterranean Sea,” the expert said. –
These complexes effectively shoot at coastal targets, so they can
provide powerful fire support to Syrian troops conducting ground
operations.
According
to political scientist Roland Bijamov, such an increase in the
Mediterranean Sea is primarily due to the fact that the US naval
forces are being pulled there, and
with provocative statements about the supposedly forthcoming chemical
attack by the Syrian army.
“And,
of course, this provocation is quite possible. The situation
does not repeat the first time. As soon as real preconditions
for peace in Syria appear, the Americans are trying to destroy
them,”, believes Roland Bijamov.
It
remains to be seen whether the presence of Russian ships will cool
hotheads who are planning another escalation of the conflict.
“Let’s
hope that if there is an escalation, then only at a diplomatic
level. Of course, the fact that our group is sent there is
a sobering factor. Only
this way it can be considered, and, perhaps, it will stop the
Americans,” the expert said.
The
Russian Navy is taking a direct part in the military operation in
Syria. At various times the composition of the force included
the flagships of the Russian fleets, including the heavy
aircraft-carrying cruiser Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union
Kuznetsov and the heavy nuclear-powered cruiser Peter the Great. One
of the main tasks of the Navy was to ensure the delivery of weapons,
ammunition, fuel and lubricants, and other cargoes for combat
operations by sea. Combat ships repeatedly struck especially
important military and economic targets of terrorists in Syria, with
missiles, Caliber-NK and Caliber-PL.
NATO
also noted the large-scale build-up of the Russian Navy (Navy) in the
Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Syria. This is the official
representative of the alliance Oana Lungescu reported in an interview
with Haaretz .
According
to her, several ships equipped with modern cruise missiles were sent
to the sea. Lungescu stressed that this causes concern for NATO
members, as many countries of the alliance border on the
Mediterranean.
“Therefore,
we are monitoring the situation and naval activities in the region,
including from Russia,” she said.
Lungescu
also added that there is no NATO soldiers in Syria, while the
organization supports the efforts of the UN to achieve a settlement
of the conflict. This is reflective of the fact that, by and large,
the important EU countries of NATO with the exception of the UK and
France, do not support the US venture at this late stage, when it is
apparent that the US effort to topple Assad has significantly petered
out.
On
August 28 it was reported that the Russian Ministry of Defense
had strengthened a grouping of warships off the coast of
Syria in the Mediterranean Sea. As of today, it consists of 10
ships and at least two submarines.
Slightly older article - from the 28th.
MAJOR
DEVELOPMENT: Moscow Records ‘NATO-AIRSPACE’ WEAPONS DROP TO ISIS
By ‘BLACK’ Helicopters
THE
KREMLIN STRONGLY IMPLIES THE U.S HAS MADE THIS DROP
28
August, 2018
In
this major development, it has been revealed to FRN that ISIS has
been now recorded receiving a weapons drop from ‘unmarked’
helicopters. Serious questions are raised by the Russian Foreign
Ministry on the delivery of arms and ammunition to the ISIS terrorist
organization close to the Afghanistan border with other Central Asian
states.
The
Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has revealed that Russia has
registered helicopters of unknown origin delivering weapons to forces
of ISIS and other jihadist organizations in Afghanistan.
The
revelation was made by the spokesman of the Russian Foreign Ministry,
Maria Zacharova. She said:
“We again draw attention to the flights of unknown helicopters in northern Afghanistan that deliver arms and ammunition to Islamic State [ISIS] fighters and Taliban militants,”
“According
to Afghan media reports, as well as local residents, such flights
have recently been recorded in Sari-Pul province,” the ministry
spokesman said.
Ms.
Zacharova also stressed that neither the Afghan army nor NATO forces
are examining these flights, adding that flights are taking place
near the Afghanistan border with Central Asian countries. She
continued:
“There is a question: who is behind these flights, who supplies terrorists with weapons and creates their bases near the southern border of the countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States (international organization of the former Soviet republics) and why this is happening in the Afghan airspace, which is controlled by NATO forces?”
This
information from the Russian Foreign Ministry is only a few days
before the start of the Afghanistan peace talks to be held in Moscow
next September.
As
it becomes seemingly evident that the Taliban will resume control of
the country whenever US-led NATO forces leave Afghanistan,
Russia and China who have relations with the group will surely have
access to the trillion+ dollar worth of natural resources in the
country while the US will be left out. It is most likely that ISIS
will be utilized again to serve US interests just as they were
suppose to in Syria by toppling President Bashar al-Assad, but
ultimately failed.
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