There can be no peace arising from the latest ceasefire in Syria's Idlib province. The new Idlib ceasefire buffer zone is a purely temporary measure that can not possibly stand for any great length of time, if at all. Perhaps just long enough for all sides to lick their wounds and regather to finish the... Continue Reading →
Temporary Ceasefire in Idlib
"Russia reinforces Syria before Putin-Erdogan talks - flight and shipping data" - Reuters Fresh evidence of a Russian build-up in Syria before the Putin-Erdogan talks, held yesterday. Today, I have so far not seen a sane and balanced report of the outcome of those joint Russian/Turkey talks (so I will not share any of them... Continue Reading →
Syria Report: Russia On The Front Foot
"FIRST VIDEO SHOWING RUSSIAN MILITARY POLICE IN SARAQIB APPEARS ONLINE" - Southfront That's better. Some meaningful Russian ground presence, staking Syria's claim to hard won territory. Good to see. Not only this (and the renewed presence of Russian aircraft on the Idlib front line) but Russia has taken issue with Turkish propaganda on millions of... Continue Reading →
Russia Comes Good – Syria On The March Again
"SYRIAN TROOPS ADVANCE WEST OF SARAQIB AMID LAMENTATION AND WEEPING OF AL-QAEDA SUPPORTERS" - Southfront I may have been a little over-critical of Russian efforts in Syria's Idlib. There are reports of Russian aircraft in the skies again today and Syrian forces have retaken Saraqib and are moving forward again. They have also turned back... Continue Reading →
An End To Rose Tinted Reality
"This Ain’t No Foolin’ Around" - Kunstler I haven't been sharing Kunstler blog posts recently because he has mostly been involving himself in purely US domestic matters, of little concern to anyone else, but this item is hot on the spot and has made me realise that I too have allowed myself to be overly... Continue Reading →
Is Russia Turning Turkey?
Has Russia gone missing in Syria? There is no mention of any Russian activity in recent days to assist its supposedly allied partner, the Syrian government, in its struggle against a Turkish invasion. Other than the sending of two missile ships of the Russian navy through the Bosphorus, that is. I don't see what help... Continue Reading →
Syria: Time To Take The Gloves Off
"IRANIAN FORCES IN SYRIA WARN TURKISH MILITARY OVER RECENT DRONE STRIKES ON GREATER IDLIB" - Southfront I sometimes forget that there are Iranian forces and militias, including the equally noble forces of Hezbollah in Syria, fighting alongside Syrian government troops. They generally receive little credit for what they do, operating mostly independently in the background... Continue Reading →
Syria: Appearances May Be Deceptive
There is a lot of disinformation going around on the conflict in Syria's Idlib province at the moment, mostly emanating from the Turkish side. Claims of massive Syrian casualties are unsupportable. As are claims of the destruction of Syrian chemical weapon facilities. No such facilities exist. It is clear that the conflict has taken a... Continue Reading →
Syria, The Week In Review
While the Turks and terrorists gloat over the retaking of Saraqib and the important M4/M5 highway junction there, over the past week Syrian forces have recovered a much larger area of their lands to the south in the mountainous salient and the plain of al-Ghab to the west of it that has been a thorn... Continue Reading →
Not Something Else 