Russian Military Jets Hit 277 Terrorist Targets in Two Days

[Purveyor]

Russian military aircraft have carried out 85 sorties in two days, hitting 277 terrorist targets in six Syrian provinces, the Russian Defense Ministry said Wednesday.

“Over the past 48 hours planes from the Russian aviation group in Syria have completed 85 military sorties against 277 targets in the provinces of Aleppo, Damascus, Latakia, Hama, Homs and Idlib,” Maj. Gen. Igor Konashenkov told journalists.

The Syrian Armed Forces have broken an ISIL siege of the Kweiris airbase in the Aleppo province on Tuesday with the assistance of the Russian aviation, the Russian Defense Ministry spokesman said Wednesday.

He added that data on the location of terrorist artillery positions and strongholds encircling the airbase had been received from representatives of the Syrian opposition and confirmed by the Information Center in Baghdad.

"As a result of the Russian aviation's actions, the Syrian government forces liberated the Kweiris military airbase in the province of Aleppo. This airbase had been surrounded by ISIL terrorists for more than two years."

The Russian Aerospace Forces destroyed a major Nusra Front underground ammunition depot after receiving data on its location from the Syrian opposition, Konashenkov said.

Read more: http://sputniknews.com/middleeast/20151111/1029917988/russian-jets-hit-277-terrorist-targets.html#ixzz3rG8D07Yt

[Bucky]

1. Russian "News" Source. Kinda like Fox News was during the Bush years.

the Syrian government forces liberated the Kweiris military airbase in the province of Aleppo

The way Bashir Assad treats his people, I'm not sure you could describe an advance by Syrian gov't troops as a "liberation" (except, of course, that ISIL is a whole lot worse). That said, as terrifying and terrible as ISIL is, aren't they more of an insurgency than a terrorist group? They're holding land and committing war crimes--extremely brutal war crimes--but is that really the same as terrorism?

[delrem]

3. Yah, Bucky, I think we can safely call ISIL a terrorist army.

If you can't wrap your mind around that, what the hell can you wrap your mind around?

[uhnope]

11. worse than FOX. Sputnik is straight from the Kremlin

The Putin-lickers are posting agitprop straight from Putin's office

[delrem]

2. Clear evidence that command of the skies is essential.

Hopefully the Russians won't bomb some US ground troops, when bombing an ISIS stronghold.
That wouldn't be cool.

[newfie11]

4. Why didn't we do that? Nt

[delrem]

5. I think, maybe,

one should look toward the origin of the spankin' new white toyota trucks, tearing across Libya and the Syria/Iraq borders, and to the payroll of the rag-tag armies of freedom and democracy, the "moderate rebels" that the US bombs in advance of. If one wants to get an answer.

[newfie11]

7. I agree totally delrem!

[GreatGazoo]

8. +1, The Saudi are openly supplying "rebel" forces:

http://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-allies-to-boost-aid-to-syria-rebels-1446682624

[tabasco]

12. Because we're doing this.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10141257614

[TampaAnimusVortex]

13. Here's why.

[newfie11]

15. I agree with you

Our MIC is out of control!

[KamaAina]

24. We were too busy bombing hospitals in Afghanistan.

[DetlefK]

6. Reminder: If a US-drone or a russian fighter bomb something, it's automatically terrorists.

[Sunlei]

9. worse then the 'daily bombings' reported by DWB in Sept. 2015?

BRUSSELS/NEW YORK—Heavy bombing of markets and civilian buildings in East Ghouta overwhelmed makeshift hospitals supported by the international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in August, making it one of the most violent months yet in this besieged Syrian community near the capital Damascus, MSF said today.

Medical personnel at 13 MSF-supported makeshift hospitals treated at least 150 cases of violent trauma per day in East Ghouta from August 12 to 31, including many children. Other areas north of Damascus are also being denied medical supplies, food, fuel and other essential goods, bringing the number of people living in besieged areas of Syria to approximately two million, MSF said.

"This is one of the bloodiest months since the horrific chemical weapons attack in August 2013," said Dr. Bart Janssens, MSF director of operations. "The hospitals we support are makeshift structures, where getting medicine is a dangerous and challenging endeavor, and it is unthinkable that they would have been able to cope with such intense emergency traumas under such constraints. The Syrian doctors' continued unswerving effort to save lives in these circumstances is deeply inspiring, but the situation that has led to this is totally outrageous."

The data for the mass casualty influxes at six of the 13 MSF-supported hospitals in East Ghouta reveal 377 deaths and 1,932 wounded patients in August. Among them, 104 of the dead and 546 of the wounded were children younger than 15. The intensity of the bombings temporarily cut some communication channels, but based on initial reports from other MSF-supported facilities, it is clear that at least 150 war-wounded patients were treated per day from August 12 to 31.

[uhnope]

10. lol Sputnik news. Why not just post Kremlin press releases?

[Purveyor]

14. I would when I find them and they are relevant to a topic

I'm interested in.

Now you scurry on along to Ukraine Today and check back in, ok?

[uhnope]

16. we already know that about you. You post any lie from any fake newsite or even Hezbollah

...If you think it's "relevant".
You cite news from Hezbollah
even while admitting it is propaganda from a terrorist organization
Your pattern of supporting hate-groups and dictatorships stinks.

[Purveyor]

17. Ahhh but consistency is the key...

[uhnope]

19. yes, you consistently shit on progressive values and support for democracy

congratulations

[Purveyor]

21. It saddens me that you would want to live in such a

narrow view of the world and choose to block out all sources of information that doesn't support your utopia.

[uhnope]

22. awesome combo of condescension and whacked delusion

Noted for posterity:

It saddens me that you would want to live in such a narrow view of the world and choose to block out all sources of information that doesn't support your utopia.

It reminds me something a Scientologist or a brainwashed Christian would say. Come to think of it, I guess the Putin cult isn't much different

[Purveyor]

23. I added it to my journal so you'll have a easier time finding it...

[SidDithers]

18. According to Sputnik...

Sid

[Purveyor]

20. According to Sputnik, I forgot I took everybody off ignore a

couple of weeks ago and that just isn't working out.

Welcome back to "the list"...

[KamaAina]

25. All 277 were terrorist targets?

No collateral damage? How majestically precise of them!