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Russian jets in Syrian skies ! Aug 31, 2015 15:44:24 GMT -6 Daitengu, omegalogos, and 3 more like this

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Post by 727sky on Aug 31, 2015 15:44:24 GMT -6

Now this might get interesting !

www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4696268,00.html

Russian jets in Syrian skies

Russia has begun its military intervention in Syria, deploying an aerial contingent to a permanent Syrian base, in order to launch attacks against ISIS and Islamist rebels; US stays silent.

Russian fighter pilots are expected to begin arriving in Syria in the coming days, and will fly their Russian air force fighter jets and attack helicopters against ISIS and rebel-aligned targets within the failing state.

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Nugget Guide Writer Summa Cum Laude Posts: 2,911	Russian jets in Syrian skies ! Aug 31, 2015 15:49:32 GMT -6 727sky, omegalogos, and 2 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Nugget on Aug 31, 2015 15:49:32 GMT -6 Wouldn't you just love to be a fly on the wall behind closed doors at the decision makers tables?

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Providing another link since my server will not let me see YNET. link

But I have to wonder just how serious Russia is to their Syrian allies. If they were really serious, they would provide Tanks, APC's, Artillery, etc. But MIG-29's and YAK-130's, what really are they gonna do?

You know, the stuff the ground units need. That is where the war is being fought.

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Aug 31, 2015 17:13:49 GMT -6 Doug said:

Providing another link since my server will not let me see YNET. link

But I have to wonder just how serious Russia is to their Syrian allies. If the were really serious, they would provide Tanks, APC's, Artillery, etc. But MIG-29's and YAK-130's, what really are they gonna do?

You know, the stuff the ground units need. That is where the war is being fought.

Well, they CAN carry missles and bombs...... :dunno:

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Post by Doug on Aug 31, 2015 17:54:52 GMT -6

Nugget,
Don't be fooled. Missile and bombs don't get everybody. If that were the case, ISIS would have been exterminated quite awhile ago. I've seen a Hellfire hit a fairly decent sized bunch of people and they all survived it. Oh, there were wounded, but they kept firing at us requiring a couple more Hellfires. Even then there were still insurgents alive.

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Nugget Guide Writer Summa Cum Laude Posts: 2,911	Russian jets in Syrian skies ! Aug 31, 2015 18:05:16 GMT -6 727sky, omegalogos, and 1 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Nugget on Aug 31, 2015 18:05:16 GMT -6 I think Russia is capable of fighting just as dirty as they have to to win. I'm not sure I really want to witness this....

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I think the thing we might want to ask ourselves is if, Russia had access to Hillary's emails. This would allow them (Bad Vlad) to plan and know what to expect in the Ukraine, Croatia, and later Syria. It is quite possible both the Russians and the Chinese had access to a unsecure email server with State communications about all of it including Benghazi. What would it mean if the Russians hacked that server and gave the info woth the ambassador asking for help and being refused?

Yikes...

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Post by Daitengu on Aug 31, 2015 18:50:56 GMT -6

Good ....... hope the russians send em all to meet their figment of the imagination .......
Probably just a start for the russians as the muzzies seem to have pissed off putin ..... and unlike the balless wonders in west putin wont play nice with them ........ guessing in addition to aircraft he probably sending in spetznaz on the qt to train the locals and give the muzzies something to worry about .......

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Russian jets in Syrian skies ! Sept 1, 2015 3:21:09 GMT -6 Doug likes this

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Aug 31, 2015 17:13:49 GMT -6 Doug said:

Providing another link since my server will not let me see YNET. link

But I have to wonder just how serious Russia is to their Syrian allies. If they were really serious, they would provide Tanks, APC's, Artillery, etc. But MIG-29's and YAK-130's, what really are they gonna do?

You know, the stuff the ground units need. That is where the war is being fought.

According to Western diplomats, a Russian expeditionary force has already arrived in Syria and set up camp in an Assad-controlled airbase. The base is said to be in area surrounding Damascus, and will serve, for all intents and purposes, as a Russian forward operating base.

In the coming weeks thousands of Russian military personnel are set to touch down in Syria, including advisors, instructors, logistics personnel, technical personnel, members of the aerial protection division, and the pilots who will operate the aircraft.

Sounds like a bigger operation than just a few jets and support personnel

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