Syria: Latest on Raqqah offensive

June 12, 2016  [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjJQh7wfd5E] The latest confirmed government advance is the capture of Sfaiyeh crossroad, a junction leading directly north to Tabqa Airbase. The SAA offensive along the road from Ithriya to Raqqah has now reached Sfaiyeh crossroad, just 20km south of the key airbase of Tabqa Stepping up the ante in the battle…

Russia slaps Israel in the face

09.06.2016 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu‘s recent visit to Moscow and his negotiations with President Putin, for the fourth time this year, has created the impression of failure. Russia and Israel have been developing active cooperation recently in the field of culture, trade and customs and  education. However, Netanyahu’s visit to Moscow does look like…

Russian Diplomat Cites Reports Turkish Military Advisers Command Militants Near Aleppo

According to mass media reports, up to 2,000 Jihadists are taking part in the fighting © EPA/OKAN OZER/ANADOLU AGENCY, archive MOSCOW, June 10. /TASS/. Turkey’s military advisers are reportedly ruling the gunmen near Syria’s Aleppo, Russia’s Foreign Ministry official spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told reporters on Friday. The diplomat said the situation in Syria still remains tense,…

Syrian Army just 20 kilometers from Tabqa Airbase – Raqqa map update

Earlier today, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) captured the Sfaiyeh crossroad after clashing with ISIS in western Raqqa province; the Sfaiyeh intersection leads directly north to Tabqa Airbase. The advance was spearheaded by the Desert Hawks Brigade and Syrian Marines, who were assisted by the SAA’s 555th Regiment of the 4th Mechanized Division. The SAA also seized the…