Zitat:In an unprecedented move, Russia has sent ground-troops into the Syrian battlefield in support of Bashar Assad as the dictator struggles to maintain his power in the continuous four-year-long civil war, according to a report by Kuwaiti daily al-Rai.

The report, which has not been substantiated by other sources, claims Russian military forces have been providing cover for T-90 tanks along with military air support which have attacked multiple strategic targets held by rebel forces in Idlib and Latakia.

In September, multiple US officials claimed that Russia had positioned about a half dozen tanks at a Syrian airfield at the center of a military buildup.

One US official said seven Russian T-90 tanks were observed at the airfield near Latakia, a stronghold of Syrian President Bashar Assad.

The Kuwaiti report adds that Russian forces have already taken over multiple strategic positions and have forced numerous rebel battalions to retreat. The report did not disclose whether there were Russian army casualties.

Over the last three months, Russia has steadily increased its participation in the Syrian domestic conflict, launching airstrikes from its bases in western Syria as it drops thousands of sorties on enemy targets.

Along with airstrikes, Russia has also increased its naval presence in the Mediterranean Sea along the Syrian coast while it coordinates with Iranian military forces and Hezbollah.

Russian President Vladimir Putin stated on several past occasions that his country had no intention of sending boots on the ground to participate in the Syrian civil war.

If the report is correct, it could signify a dramatic shift in Russian policy, or merely be a one-time specific action.

Sapere Aude schrieb:Nun kann es gut sein, dass man darauf warten wird, bis sich mal ein türkisches Flugzeug in den Luftraum Syriens verirrt und evtl. abgeschossen wird....

Zitat:"It is routine for jet fighters to sometimes fly in and out over (national) borders ... when you consider their speed over the sea," Mr Gul told the Anatolia news agency. "These are not ill-intentioned things but happen beyond control due to the jets' speed."

hunter1 schrieb:Blendend, dieses Zitat von Gül!
Natürlich wird der derzeitige Präsident der Türkei darauf hinweisen, dass Gül inzwischen in Ungnade gefallen ist und frühere Aussagen von ihm zu früheren Ereignissen selbstverständlich nicht als Vergleich für die aktuelle Situation herbeigezogen werden können... :wink:

Zitat:Russia will deploy S-400 defense missile systems to Hmeymim airbase in Syria, Russian Defense Minister Gen. Sergei Shoygu said Thursday.

Russia is deploying S-400 Triumf (NATO reporting name: SA-21 Growler) next generation surface-to-air missile systems to the Hmeymim airbase in Syria where the Russian Aerospace Forces group is stationed, according to Russian Defense Minister Gen. Sergei Shoigu.

Russia's President Vladimir Putin agrees with the Defense Ministry's proposal to deploy S-400 missile defense systems to the Syrian airbase.

Zitat:Bundeswehr schickt Aufklärungsjets nach Syrien

Deutschland schickt nach CDU-Angaben Aufklärungsjets nach Syrien, um Frankreich im Kampf gegen die Terrormiliz IS zu unterstützen. Das kündigt der verteidigungspolitische Sprecher der Unionsfraktion, Henning Otte, an.

Zitat:Russischer Suchoi-Jet über Syrien: "Es wäre falsch, sie abzuschießen, wenn ein Irrtum passiert"
Israels Verteidigungsminister Mosche Jaalon hat einen Zwischenfall im Luftraum über den Golanhöhen gemeldet. Dort sei vor Kurzem ein russischer Jet eingedrungen, der offenbar Angriffe auf Ziele in Syrien flog.
"Eine russische Maschine war eine Meile weit in unseren Luftraum eingedrungen, aber alles konnte sofort geregelt werden und das Flugzeug drehte Richtung Syrien ab", sagte Jaalon im staatlichen Radio. "Offenbar handelte es sich um einen Navigationsfehler des Piloten, der entlang der Golanhöhen flog."