Al-Masdar: Russian troops cover Syrian M-5 highway from Turkish invasion

For the first time since the intervention in the Syrian conflict, the Russian military began deploying along the M-5 motorway. According to the media, this measure is designed to block the Turkish army’s access to areas adjacent to the highway, and thereby disrupt the planned invasion by Ankara.

This route, linking Aleppo with Damascus, is of strategic importance, as it connects the north and south of the country in its western part. The road acquired an even greater role when the Syrian army completely took control of it during the ongoing successful offensive against the position of pro-Turkish jihadists. According to the authors of the material, it was the Russian troops that covered the strategically important route from the Turkish invasion.

According to Al-Masdar News, Russian military police have established checkpoints in areas previously occupied by militants. The appearance of fighters from the Russian Federation will not only protect highway traffic. According to the Lebanese publication, this is an extremely important event, since Turkey previously threatened a large-scale offensive against the Syrian army if it did not leave the captured areas in Idlib.

However, with the deployment of the Russian military on the Aleppo-Damascus highway, it is extremely unlikely that the Turkish army will attack their [SAA] positions located near the roadway

- indicates Al-Masdar News.

At the same time, on the highway, the movement, accompanied by the military police of the RF Armed Forces, of Turkish military equipment, which was in the rear of the Syrian army, is recorded.

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Comments

[Graz]

Who invented the military police to block the advance of regular troops of the not the weakest country in NATO?
Utter stupidity

[carstorm 11]

Russian military police established checkpoints in areas previously occupied by militants. who else will and most importantly should do it? there is no talk of blocking troops there.

[rocket757]

The one who stops is happy to stop, for example.
Everything is logical if the situation, "we shout, let it go," persists. And if it goes differently ...
in short, we won’t guess, we’ll wait.

[Arberes]

Quote: rocket757

in short, we won’t guess, we’ll wait.

Yes, wait! Forecasts are a thankless task. Still, I suppose that the trend of recent events is encouraging ?! Covering the M-5 with Russian troops is a strong move.

[rocket757]

Welcome
We are sure that ours have already played strongly there and will continue in the same spirit! But the "fellow-travel partners" will have to drive it in, something where, Schaub came and settled there completely! Otherwise, they simply do not want to understand.

[Arberes]

Quote: rocket757

But the "fellow-travel partners" will have to drive it in, something where, Schaub came and settled there completely!

What part of the body did you mean for driving ... upper or lower?
Let's hope that it will not come to "intimacy".

[rocket757]

And where did they drive in to Russia, for credibility? For a complete and radical ... slightly lower.
And for memory, everything was limited to the top, while depriving something of something, Schaub bared the beast could no longer show ... only porridge, eat porridge.

[Arberes]

It seems to me, if in the next two weeks there will be no stupid gestures from the "partner" ??? then the crisis has passed and the services of a dentist will not be needed, and God forbid.
P.S
Otherwise, to a proctologist.

[rocket757]

It is logical to conduct negotiations with our minister, "conversational genre", than to get a response from the minister, concrete actions.

[Paul Siebert]

But I don’t know what to think ...
Take full responsibility. To shoulder other people's difficulties. To risk your life, for the well-being of others, is all in Russian traditions.
Our guys in Syria have repeatedly proved that in courage they are worthy of their fathers and grandfathers ...
Once there was an order of the General Staff - they will fulfill it with honor.
But at the very top they should decide ... and tell the people about the results of this choice.
Who are we with? Who is Erdogan for us? How far are we prepared to go far?
It’s a risky business - we are actually moving forward to the line of fire.
This is not a point blow due to clouds to strike ...
Good luck to the peasants, may the Lord protect them ...

[certero]

In Syria, Russia defends the interests of big capital like Gazprom. Well, since Russia is now a capitalist state, the people are also falling from this. What kind of relationship with Turkey, the Turks always love when the strong talk with them.

[Vladimir_2U]

Well, the Turks started with "observation posts", only they had no legal rights.

[bessmertniy]

Let Erdogan have a headache if he does not take into account Russian posts.

[Arlen]

Quote: bessmertniy

Let Erdogan have a headache

And she most likely started to hurt him. And there is something, his plans are not destined to come true. Russia makes Erdogan understand Hands off Syria!
And then we'll see how with Erdogan’s head and with Turkey’s ears, they heard Russia or not.

[Arberes]

Quote: Vladimir_2U

Well, the Turks started with "observation posts", only they had no legal rights.

There is a big difference, dear Vladimir_2U between gangs and army units.
Turkish posts were covered by bandits, and this, as we all noticed, did not bring success to the Turks.
Russian posts will cover the army units of the SAR and this is very good!

[Vladimir_2U]

Quote: Arberes

they had no legal rights

I didn’t just write it.

[fk7777777]

In fact, they can’t go out differently, but they can sit there for life, just the food will end and that’s it. The guys will come and bury, and wherever they go on foot, and on the armor they will jerk, so they will use artillery. Everything is simple.

[rocket757]

War is war .... but you always want to eat!

[Arberes]

Quote: fk7777777

just the food is over and that's it.

Rainwater is supplied for three to four weeks and you will want so much home.

[Maz]

Q.E.D. Well, if someone touches the Russian military police, then oh how regret it, if there is anything left to regret.

[mitrich]

Quote: Maz

Q.E.D. Well, if someone touches the Russian military police, then oh how regret it, if there is anything left to regret.

Our pilots were touched. Turks really regretted? Only, perhaps, they got off with tomatoes.

[Cetron]

A Turk on a talk show shouted that he wanted to take revenge for the plane: there, the Turkmens, aviation and the RSO, carried several thousand to a hair dryer.
“You have avenged a thousand times!” - shouted.
True, the officially speaking head of the Moscow Region did not confirm anything. But the hysteria of the Turk was worth a lot, who in the subject understood.

[Kote Pan Kokhanka]

The road obeys the going!
Good day to everyone, Kote!

[Hunter 2]

Marines! Complete the Combat Challenge - Get everyone back home!

[novel66]

Marines in the desert ... sur! hi marine!

[cost]

Marines in the desert ... sur

Well, why immediately sur? Don't you watch TV?

[Arberes]

Quote: Rich

Well, why immediately sur?

Is it they who are attacking Aleppo? More precisely, near Aleppo, to help government troops!

[cost]

One question is, where did they get so many camels from?

[Slon379]

Disarmed the Turkish avant-garde))

[Arberes]

Quote: Slon379

Disarmed the Turkish avant-garde))

Horse-drawn transport has not yet been canceled, a good thing in some impassable places.

[Arberes]

Desert ships and marines are a powerful conglomerate.

[Paranoid50]

Quote: Hunter 2

Marines! Complete Combat Challenge

It goes without saying, Alex.

Quote: Hunter 2

Everyone back home!

Here, unfortunately, it will not work ... I immediately remembered Bordov and Pazynich ...

[rotmistr60]

this measure is designed to block the access of the Turkish army to the areas adjacent to the highway

It follows that Erdogan crossed the line established by the Russian side. The open help to the militants with weapons, equipment and shelling, threats to the ambassador overflowed the chalice of patience. Now let's see if the main Turk decides on a postcard confrontation with Moscow. Our naturally calculated all the scenarios.

[protoss]

I like your "naturally calculated". Have we also calculated everything naturally with Nord Stream2?

[Igor Gul]

Naturally. We used option "B" - through Ukraine.

[RVAPatriot]

why so frankly, work at headquarters ??? or I did not recognize you GDP? do not write nonsense from scratch ....

[Thrifty]

The Syrian army completely liberated Aleppo! Now the Turks, not waiting for the results of the negotiations in Moscow, will begin to spoil even more us and the Striysky army! The nightmare of Erdogad - the control by the Syrian army of its borders, with the expulsion of the Terek troops becomes a reality.

[LMN]

There is still a feeling that the agreements between the Russian Federation and Turkey are being implemented.
Was it originally a question of a 20-km buffer zone?

[Livonetc]

It was so.
In principle, it seems.
However, what is happening is too "realistic" in terms of losses.
Rather, the sultan wanted to snatch a little more, but gets a shortcut.

[LMN]

Quote: Livonetc

It was so.
In principle, it seems.
However, what is happening is too "realistic" in terms of losses.
Rather, the sultan wanted to snatch a little more, but gets a shortcut.

Erdogan does not want to be "parsley" either. And now it turns out, he showed that Turkey "can, if that". He strained Kurdov.
And he is apparently trying to maintain influence on the "pro-Turkish" gangs. Hence, these supplies of equipment, which in fact do not solve anything. Like they helped, including with friendly fire, and the terrorists are losing.
And in particular, you must admit that if Turkey had a desire, there could have been many more.

[Livonetc]

Of course it could.
However, both from the Syrian and Turkish sides.
Blitzkrieg would definitely not have come out.
And then for the Sultan, both internal and external threats appear.
He partially cleaned the army, many were preserved on the olnako and the dagger was hidden.
Gulen remains a threat to the Sultan, the hunt for witches in Turkey continues.
This is "the winners are not judged."
And in the case of the pro-throne, the throne staggers under the sultan.
And the Americans will first begin to put caps on him in different places.
He needs only absolute triumph.
And it’s silly to count on such things.

[LMN]

If I understand you correctly, it turns out that we see fundamentally different situations.
In my opinion, everything that is happening now is a direct consequence of the agreements of the Russian Federation and Turkey, which were reached even before Turkey crossed the borders of Syria.
You find that Erdogan is playing some kind of independent and independent game.

Let's see how it will be

[Livonetc]

The pre-agreement with Turkey is one of the intersecting sets with all the many events of trends and stakeholders.
Including Russia, it is playing its own game far from 100% coinciding with the agreements reached.
We entered the era of multipolarity where all players try to pursue their goals, trying to honestly or not honestly beat not only opponents but also partners, and sometimes allies.
Why go far.
The Republic of Belarus is definitely our ally, but what a game it plays!
And Turkey is our long-time bosom partner.

[LMN]

I disagree.
The agreements between the Russian Federation and Turkey (in our case) are the quintessence of all "intersecting sets with all the multitude of events, trends and interests," as you put it.
If in the end, the result of the agreements is reached, then what difference does it make between the intermediate goals of both parties and in what way were these goals achieved?

More specifically, we cannot reason, because we don’t know what Putin and Erdogan agreed on, but I’m sure that specific points were established for each of the parties. For Turkey and Syria (the Russian Federation as a representative ).

Judging by the comments recently, it seems that many have massively "forgotten" the sentiments that were hovering in the VO a couple of months ago. Then Idlib seemed like a "gadyushnik" who was not clear in what way to clean up. The Kurds openly declared their sovereignty (with the support of the United States) and attacked the regular units of Syria, and many waited for Turkey to move from words to deeds.
And what do we have now after the negotiations in Sochi?
The Kurds are fighting along with the regular army. In Idlib, there is a frank sweep.

[protoss]

there really is an agreement, which is why the Turks surrendered the track almost without a fight (it looks like an agreement on Aleppo). the Turks overtook the troops so that homosexuals would not greet and climb further than agreed upon, but they had already climbed in places. the whole intrigue is how we will pay, there is a chance that we will try to throw and then the Turks intend to drive back the Asadites.
we seem to have to pay off with some territories under the settlement of which the Turks took a million people. from settlements along the highway.

[cniza]

At the same time, on the highway, the movement, accompanied by the military police of the RF Armed Forces, of Turkish military equipment, which was in the rear of the Syrian army, is recorded.

And which way? If home, then everything is in order ...

[Vladimir_6]

And yesterday they "broke spears" whether Turkey will send troops into Syria or not.
The answer to all skeptics is obvious. Now the Turks can put their block posts near the Turkish border guards.

[megadeth]

"For the first time since the intervention in the Syrian conflict, the Russian military began deploying along the M-5 motorway. No. That's what it means "Russian military began deploying", at least the author knows what this means in military language ... I did not sleep after the weekend ...

[orionvitt]

this measure is designed to block the access of the Turkish army to the areas adjacent to the highway

It is interesting how during the Great Patriotic War, for four years, they provided the vast army on all fronts with a length of almost 3000 km. Moreover, often in the absence of any roads whatsoever, not just highways. And now something like that in greenhouse conditions.

[rotmistr60]

Moreover, often in the absence of any roads at all,

The rockades (the road along the front line) were actively built, which contributed to the supply and, if necessary, the transfer of troops.

[orionvitt]

I know perfectly well what a rockade is, do not bother. Clearly built, and railway as well. I'm talking about today, when you give the highway to everyone, and even with a hard surface. They blocked the road, the whole war with the enemy is in doubt. Block post set, in general, the end. This is if you read the media reports. How do they even fight there? One gets the impression that not so much a war as a political game.

[faterdom]

Erdogan in words always supported the territorial integrity of Syria. So, accordingly, he has something to rejoice with us.
Just as the Americans were very happy in 2015, when we, too, "together with the civilized world" began to kill ISIS.
I hope we will bring much, much more joy to the "kids".

[Anchonsha]

In fact, our checkpoints on this highway provide security against terrorists and this territory is not included in the circle of territories included in the agreement on joint actions with Turkey.

[Mentat]

Quote: protoss

I like your "naturally calculated". Have we also calculated everything naturally with Nord Stream2?

Exactly. All pressure on Nord Stream 2 ended in zilch. It will be completed. Can't see and hear no news?

[Technologist]

Awesome at our friends, that they need to block the road from them))

[impostor]

Near the city of Sarakib in Idlib, the SAA opened a new corridor for civilian exit. So demarcation and freezing do not smell, and the tour patriots got excited about skyscrapers made of Russian skulls, for skyscrapers Bozkurtlar skulls may well be in abundance

[Chaldon48]

Apparently the attack on the Russian police for Turkey is that red line that is fraught with big problems.

[andrew42]

There is nothing to rejoice about. The situation is difficult. Measure - forced. Ours is few, and they are now pushed to the forefront. The Russian military will have to directly repel the attacks of the gangs organized and supported by the Turks. It remains to hope for the fighting efficiency and devotion of the Syrians on the ground, and for their airborne forces in the air.

[kig]

Are our troops already in Syria? Unlimited contingent?