Tensions Continue Rising Between Russia and the U.S. in Syria

Tensions Continue Rising Between Russia and the U.S. in Syria

Tensions between the U.S. and Russia are heating up in Syria. Russia is now accusing the U.S. of using phosphorus bombs, a claim the Pentagon has denied, while the U.S. is planning for potential conflict with Russia in Syria on the ground in Al-Tanf (a key U.S. outpost base). Russia’s military accused two U.S. F-15 fighter jets of…

Fighting Starts in Syria’s Idlib: US Military Considers Military Options

Fighting Starts in Syria’s Idlib: US Military Considers Military Options

Syrian UN Ambassador Bashar Ja’afari declared on Sept. 7 that his government was determined to wipe out the rebels from the Idlib province. The next day, the Idlib Dawn Operation began, encircling a town 59 km. southwest of the Syrian city of Aleppo. As of Sept. 9, Russian aircraft have attacked the rebel positions in western…

Is a Major Attack on Syria Feasible? Or Are Russia’s Area Denial Forces Just Too Strong?

Is a Major Attack on Syria Feasible? Or Are Russia’s Area Denial Forces Just Too Strong?

With the United States, Britain and France all reportedly making preparations to launch a major offensive against Syria, and threatening use of force on a scale far larger than that of the attack carried out in April 2018, Russia has notably responded by moving naval assets to the Mediterranean and deploying its warships in defensive positions…

Russia and Iran Versus Turkey: Strange Bedfellows on Syria

Russia and Iran Versus Turkey: Strange Bedfellows on Syria

Vladimir Putin, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, and Turkish despot Recep Yayyip Erdogan met in Tehran on Syria. They agreed to disagree despite pretending otherwise in their communique following talks. Discussion mainly focused on the upcoming offensive to liberate the Idlib province from countless thousands of US-supported terrorists, estimated at more than 50,000. Putin and Rouhani…