Syrian army tries to eliminate militant-controlled southern bulge in Idlib province

_{Syrian Army (SAA)}

The situation in northwestern Syria remains extremely tense. Clashes between militants and government forces are taking place in the provinces of Idlib and Aleppo.

For example, a few hours ago, militants of the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham terrorist group (formerly Jebhat al-Nusra, a terrorist organization banned in Russia) fired on the SAA positions in the west of Aleppo province. Units of the Syrian government forces in the area of ​​the settlement of Arnaz were hit. It is known that the militants used mortars and rocket artillery.

The positions of the CAA, which were attacked by the terrorists, are located near an important road. It connects Aleppo with the territories near the Syrian-Turkish border (Aleppo-Sarmada-Reyhanli road).

Against this background, the Turkish army carried out artillery shelling of the zone of Kurdish control in the same Syrian province - Aleppo. Kurdish formations, according to the latest data, suffered losses in the area of ​​the settlements of Ain Dinya and Maranaz in the north of this province of the SAR. The shelling of Turkish troops was carried out from the so-called buffer zone - the Syrian territory in the Azaz region, where a fairly large group of Turkish troops is concentrated.

Meanwhile, Syrian forces are trying to advance into Idlib province and eliminate the so-called southern bulge, controlled by militants. For this, forces and means are used, which are involved from two directions. These are the direction of Maaret al-Nuuman - Sarmin in the east and Salma - Jizr al-Shugur in the west of the province.

Apparently, the main task of the CAA in these areas is to reach a section of the M4 highway, which is controlled by militants in Idlib. If this can be done, then the SAA will be able to align the front from Jizr al-Shugur to Seraqib and get the opportunity to transport goods from Mediterranean ports in the direction of Aleppo. For the militants, the loss of the M4 site in Idlib could result in a complete final defeat.

Comments

[Daniil Konovalenko]

Ugums, the pro-Turkish terrorists are beating up the Syrian army, and the Turkish troops in Idlib, like, in order to fight terrorists, are killing Syrian Kurds, not their own, Syrian ones. Type of assistance to Syria is being provided to cleanse the territory of Syria from its population.

[knn54]

As the classics said, "Consent is a product with complete non-resistance of the parties."

[Terenin]

Quote: knn54

As the classics said, "Consent is a product with complete non-resistance of the parties."

Here it is appropriate to say that to want to fight you need to have skill.

[URAL72]

The Syrian Kurds are now well armed and pose a threat to Syria itself. They are completely under the Americans. If the states leave, they will try to establish interaction with Iraqi Kurdistan, right up to the creation of a common state, and this is already a threat to Iran, not to mention Turkey. So the Kurds are not friends with Assad.

[Mountain shooter]

So it becomes clear why the Sultan was so tense at the meeting in Sochi.
VVP told him - "Take your feet away" ... And that - "NPP" build, two more pieces ... and I'll take the S-400 more.,.
Something like this...

[Starover_Z]

Quote: Mountain Shooter

And that one - "NPP" build, two more pieces ... and I'll take another S-400.,.

It was necessary to slip the Agreement, with a clause on full prepayment, well, and so on, write in small print!

[Mountain shooter]

Quote: Starover_Z

It was necessary to slip the Agreement, with a clause on full prepayment, well, and so on, write in small print!

Yes, where there, prepayment. If only the obligations were fulfilled accurately.

[Ural resident]

What an advance payment, nuclear power plants are being built for Russian money. Just a gift, though later like we will sell electricity ourselves, but the payback period is 50-70 years. The S-400 is being sold for an interest-free loan provided by Russia. That is, it will seem to be returned, but in fact we are giving the complexes away for free, with subsequent payment for many years. Any conflict reduces the repayment of the loan to "no", and the future rulers of Turkey can easily refuse: "the deal was made with a hostile regime" and so on. In addition, our government loves to write off debts in exchange for assurances of good relations.

[Isaac_kush]

The loan for the S-400 has already been repaid
https://www.interfax.ru/russia/740186

[askort154]

This is what the "joint patrol" has turned out to be. We started the ferret in the chicken coop. Neglected centuries of experience
- "You can't hug a Turk". Now, instead of the igil, both the United States and Turkey were in Syria. And now you can't kick them out.

[Daniil Konovalenko]

Hmm ... a red fox climbed into the hare hut, but not alone ..

[Pandiurin]

Quote: askort154

This is what the "joint patrol" has turned out to be. We started the ferret in the chicken coop. Neglected centuries of experience
- "You can't hug a Turk". Now, instead of the igil, both the United States and Turkey were in Syria. And now you can't kick them out.

An interesting situation is also emerging for Turkey. As the SAA occupies the territory of Idlib, or with the complete transition under the SAA, there will be a large flow of several million "good" pro-Turkish "militias" together with their families to Turkey. The Turks cannot calm these "non-terrorists" in Idlib, where their hands are untied, you can crumble them into cabbage and say that it was ISIS. And in Turkey they will become like a peaceful and refugee)

Now there is a trend among the Arabs to recognize Assad as legitimate and restore relations with Syria. Before that, Syria was isolated among the Arabs. Those. now the sultan is fighting in Syria, to put it mildly, not together with the Arabs and Muslims, but over time it will already be against the tide.

Erdogan may and will be glad to leave Idlib over time, but how can he do this without taking his Turkomans away is a big question.

[Flank]

And there is nowhere to put them in Africa or on the eastern front?

[Pandiurin]

Quote: Flanke

And there is nowhere to put them in Africa or on the eastern front?

These are big families, they need to be based somewhere on a permanent basis with living like a city, in Idlib there is just such a situation. They live in the city somewhere nearby, they fight, they rob. They can go to work or send someone from their relatives.

Go with your family to Libya?
Hardly anyone wants to.
Maybe we would have gone to Nagorno-Karabakh, but why would Aliyev need them in large quantities? Turkey is a premium option for the Idlib riffraff, they will try their best to get there and stay.

For Erdogan, Idlib is an option where it makes less sense to remain and it will be more expensive and you cannot leave it.

Erdogan will maneuver, at the same time surrender the position of Assad on the sly, and on the other hand, in every possible way to hinder (that would not develop into large-scale hostilities) and to prolong the situation, thereby postponing the problem for later.

[Flank]

And leave this human material to Assad? So to surrender Idlib at lightning speed, the troops around the perimeter of Turkey and not let go?

[Pandiurin]

Quote: Flanke

And leave this human material to Assad? So to surrender Idlib at lightning speed, the troops around the perimeter of Turkey and not let go?

Perhaps over time they will do so, they will be dumped quickly and the border will be closed.
But what will they do when a million people try to cross the border? They will look like typical refugees in rags, there will be women and children hungry among them. That they will shoot them with machine guns?

And Erdogan did not just enter Syria, there is a question with the Kurds, the Turkoman militants are just good for this, irregular paramilitary formations can cut out the Kurds and seize territories. The Turkish Armed Forces remain largely aloof from both war crimes and major military clashes. Therefore, it is still beneficial to keep the Idlib viper under "control".

In my opinion, Erdogan will not succeed in squeezing Idlib from Syria. You still have to leave. But it will be stalling for time.

[Petro_tut]

And leave this human material to Assad? So to surrender Idlib at lightning speed, the troops around the perimeter of Turkey and not let go?

This is already a loss of face and possibly the presidency.

[FrankyStein]

There are no several million there and never were. And now, after 10 years of war and anarchy, 500 thousand will be a very optimistic figure.

[Pandiurin]

Quote: FrankyStein

There are no several million there and never were. And now, after 10 years of war and anarchy, 500 thousand will be a very optimistic figure.

There seemed to be a million and a half before the start of the movement.
Then a part was cut out according to ethnic and religious grounds, and many escaped.
But it seems like even more came from other parts of Syria and foreign "citizens". So, in fact, the number of those in Idlib has grown. I could be wrong.

The total number of militants in Idlib met numbers from 30 thousand.
If everyone runs with their families, then this is probably 150 thousand, maybe other civilians will join, depending on the intensity of the hostilities. It is unlikely that everything will be smooth and bloodless there. A million refugees figure is understandably round, from the ceiling. Well, there will be half the number of those fleeing to Turkey from the war, they have there, in my opinion, three million are resting in the camps, there will be a supplement of only half a million, but "activists".

[rocket757]

Syrian army tries to eliminate militant-controlled southern bulge in Idlib province

"a little more, a little more ..." That's just a lot, a lot still remains to be done!