Syrian
Army moves in position to strike southeast Idlib
2
September,2018
BEIRUT,
LEBANON (8:20 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) troops in
southeastern Idlib have reportedly moved in position to strike the
jihadist rebels near the town of Abu Dali in the Ma’arat Al-Nu’man
District.
According
to a field report from this area, a variety of armored vehicles and
heavy weaponry, including tanks, could be seen being moving into
positions in the southeastern countryside of the Idlib Governorate.
The
majority of these troops were comprised of soldiers from the Tiger
Forces, who are commanded by Major General Suheil Al-Hassan.
The
Tiger Forces were tasked by the Syrian Army’s High Command to lead
the main operation near the Abu Dhuhour Crossing in southeast Idlib.
Furthermore,
reinforcements from the Syrian Arab Army’s 5th Corps were seen
heading towards the southern countryside of Idlib, where they are
expected to take part in this upcoming operation.
The
operation in southeast Idlib will only be one part of the Syrian Arab
Army’s large-scale offensive in northwest Syria; they will also
attack northern Latakia, northern Hama, and the Al-Ghaab Plain
(southwest Idlib/northwest Hama).
Russian
President Vladimir Putin may discuss provocations using chemical
weapons in Syria at the Russia-Turkey-Iran summit in Tehran on
Friday, Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov said in an interview.
“This
issue, all aspects of the Syrian settlement and aggravating points
will be discussed,” Ushakov told the Izvestiya newspaper asked
whether the issue of provocations with chemical weapons would be on
the summit’s agenda.
White
Helmets uniform found during the search of terrorists’ headquarters
in Eastern Ghouta.
Putin
will also hold separate meetings with his Turkish counterpart Recep
Tayyip Erdogan and Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani.
On
Friday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed that Putin and
Erdogan would hold a bilateral meeting in the sidelines of the
Russia-Turkey-Iran summit on Syria in Tehran.
Speculation
about the possibility of a chemical attack in Syria has grown in
recent weeks after Russian officials warned of a plot to launch such
an assault in order to provoke western retaliation against the Syrian
government.
On
August 25, Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Maj. Gen. Igor
Konashenkov said that terrorists of the Tahrir al-Sham group
(affiliated with the Jabhat Nusra terror organization, banned in
Russia) were preparing a provocation in Syria’s western Idlib
province to accuse Syrian government forces of using chemical weapons
against civilians.
I
suspect there might be a bit of confirmation bias here.I can’t find
anything on Twitter or elsewhere to back this up.
SYRIAN
ARMY UNLEASHES ON IDLIB - Final Terrorist Stronghold
2
September, 2018
The
well publicized offensive by the Syrian Arab Army to rid the Idlib
Province in Syria of ISIS, Al-Qaida, Al-Nusra Terrorists and "Free
Syrian Army" Rebels seems to have begun! Heavy attacks were
in-progress now 1:33 PM EDT Sunday. (UPDATE: All military activity
suddenly HALTED in and around Idlib, with no explanation)
LIVE
Updates to appear below . . .
The
Syrian Arab Army (SAA) is targeting positions of rebel forces in
Bidama in Jisr al-Shughour area with surface-to-surface missiles.
Additional
SAA efforts now also commenced in Latakia with Short Range Ballistic
Missiles (SRBM)
A few troops on the ground in northern #syria report their commanders have told them to "Enjoy their weekend, get your gear together, and be ready to step off for Monday"
This could be virtue signaling the start of the offensive in Idlib. #IdlibDawn #Syria pic.twitter.com/H9XfFtM24c
According to @SyrianVlad. The SAA offensive is already underway in Latakia. "SAA is firing SRBM's."===>@ELINTNews .
RuAF is expected soon to bomb targets.==> Hypothesis
IMPORTANT
HT CONTEXT: Russia recently warned that the rebels were very close to
staging a FALSE-FLAG CHEMICAL ATTACK to be blamed on Syria so as to
trick the US into attacking the SAA to halt this final onslaught.
US
officials like John Bolton at about the same time threatened a huge
response against Assad to any further chemical attacks.
Now
that the SAA offensive to clean-out the rebels and terrorists is
officially underway, the bad guys will HAVE to make such a false flag
attack to have any hope at all of ending the SAA offensive. THIS --
RIGHT NOW -- is where things can go very badly wrong. I do not
exaggerate when I tell you World War 3 can begin over this. It's
THAT serious.
If
the rebels launch their phony chemical attack, and if the US decides
to blame it on Syria and launch a US/UK/France attack, Russia will
defend Syria and we could find ourselves in direct military conflict
with Russia. NOW. Over THIS.
We
are in the single most dangerous time period since . . . the Cuban
Missile Crisis. Any stupid moves by anyone can have disastrous
consequences for all of us, worldwide.
I
hope you have your "preps" such as Emergency food, water,
Guns, Ammo, Communications, full gas tanks in your vehicles and spare
gas, because time is up. If this goes bad, it will go bad very fast.
Suggested preps List HERE.
MORE:
Reports of SAA shelling of militant positions in Southern Aleppo and
Hama.
"FEROCIOUS
BOMBING and SHELLING" forcing many of my sources to literally
flee for their lives. Info may be sketchy for awhile. Sources tell
me "Everything is exploding!"
2:26
PM EDT -- Syrian Arab Army official spokesman now confirms "Major
operations now underway in Idlib Province."
2:54
PM EDT -- Strange lull right now. Not sure why. Waiting . . . .
3:36
PM EDT -- Now, nothing. No information coming out and no word on any
social media of any ongoing attacks. It's like everything just . . .
. stopped.
UPDATE
4:38 PM EDT --
In
a Moscow press conference Syrian Foreign Minister Dr. Waleed
Al-Moualem said the Syrian Administration's priority in the initial
stages of the Idlib operation will be the defeat of Al-Qaeda, the
largest terrorist group in Idlib which runs the city with its Muslim
Brotherhood ally.
MORE
-- Reports of "very many" Turkish Army Tanks now being
deployed along the Turkey Border with Idlib, as shown on the map
below.
Not
certain if Turkey is trying to secure its border from probable
refugees when the 2.3 Million inhabitants of Idlib start fleeing the
coming bombing, or if there is some other factor at-play here.
(HT
Comment: THIS may explain the sudden halt to SAA attacks; Turkey may
have requested more time to defend its border. They may have needed
a few more hours to get their armed forces in-position to fend-off
refugees. . . . but this is pure speculation on my part.)
UPDATE
6: 30 PM EDT --
Russian
and Syrian artillery have started the softening up process that
usually proceeds an offensive by armor and infantry, expected for the
early hours of Monday (local time).
(HT
NOTE: Syria is 7 hours ahead of US east coast time. "Dawn"
in Syria is at 5:45 AM. Neither the Arabs nor the Russians are very
big on night operations, so it seems that as of now, we've got 4
hours before first light of day.
Moreover,
first light is also when the major barrages of Russian naval
"Exercises" can be expected, which is a convenient thing
for them. As a whole slew of Russian ship in the Med start their
live-fire "exercises" who will know when the entire volley
being launched is the "exercise" or is the live-fire
destined for Idlib? )
UPDATE
9:34 PM EDT --
Turkey
has named an al-Qaida affiliate in Syria a terror organization to
include the group's rebranded name.
The
change comes amid discussions with Russia over how to treat the
Levant Liberation Committee (Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham), which controls
most of Idlib, and other rebels, as a Russian-backed regime offensive
on the last remaining rebel stronghold appears imminent.
The
Turkish update of a list freezing the assets of people and
organizations with links to terror was published in the country's
official gazette Friday. It comes with an appendix noting that the
group's former name was the Nusra Front.
Turkey
already considered the Nusra Front terrorists but the group rebranded
itself in January 2017 and merged with other jihadist groups under
the Levant Liberation Committee.
Though
the group claims to have no direct ties to al-Qaida, it's considered
a terrorist group by the United States and the United Nations.
(HT
NOTE: So now we all know what the sudden halt to onset of hostilities
was; there had to be a clear meeting of the minds between the forces
in Syria as to exactly WHO in Idlib Province is a "terrorist/rebel"
and now that has been decided. There is now no longer any reason at
all for the Syrian Arab Army, its ally Russia, or Turkey which has
forces along its border with Idlib, to hold back from putting a
bloody, brutal end to the conflict in Syria by crushing the remaining
terrorist/rebels infesting Idlib Province. Folks, when hostilities
resume in a just a few hours, it is going to be a blood bath
extraordinaire. "Dawn" in Syria is 5:45 AM local time,
which is 10:45 PM eastern US time.)
UPDATE
FROM IDLIB SYRIA SOURCE 9:48 PM EDT --
"The
trucks and armaments are rolling into Idlib. This will not be pretty
for our families. "
UPDATE
11:14 PM EDT --
Clearly
something has caused a stoppage over there; I am getting ZERO word
about any ongoing military fighting. I have reached out to every
source I can, but am getting zero info. Given this is Labor Day
Weekend here in the US and most of my contacts are on Holiday, I am
presently unable to provide any reasons for the quiet. Still waiting
even though sunrise is taking place in Syria now.
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