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Russian jets in Syrian skies
Ynet News ^ | 08/31/15 | Alex Fishman

Posted on 08/31/2015 12:36:11 PM PDT by Enlightened1

Russia has begun its military intervention in Syria, deploying an aerial contingent to a permanent Syrian base, in order to launch attacks against ISIS and Islamist rebels; US stays silent.

Russian fighter pilots are expected to begin arriving in Syria in the coming days, and will fly their Russian air force fighter jets and attack helicopters against ISIS and rebel-aligned targets within the failing state.

According to Western diplomats, a Russian expeditionary force has already arrived in Syria and set up camp in an Assad-controlled airbase. The base is said to be in area surrounding Damascus, and will serve, for all intents and purposes, as a Russian forward operating base.

In the coming weeks thousands of Russian military personnel are set to touch down in Syria, including advisors, instructors, logistics personnel, technical personnel, members of the aerial protection division, and the pilots who will operate the aircraft.

Past reports have stated that the Russians were in talks to sell the Syrians a package of MiG-29 fighter jets, and Yak-130 trainer jets (which can also serve as attack aircraft.) The current makeup of the expeditionary force is still unknown, but there is no doubt that Russian pilots flying combat missions in Syrian skies will definitely change the existing dynamics in the Middle East.

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TOPICS: Egypt; Foreign Affairs; Israel; Russia; Syria; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: egypt; iran; isil; isis; israel; jets; lebanon; mig29; putinsbuttboys; russia; russian; syria; vladtheimploder; waronterror; yak130
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To: Enlightened1

This sets up a possible miscalculation with US, Turkish and Israeli planes in the same airspace.


41 posted on 08/31/2015 1:41:27 PM PDT by Mariner (War Criminal #18 - Be The Leaderless Resistance)
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To: Enlightened1

We’re forgetting about the Turks our NATO partner . While its PM has been slapped down for his attacks on the Kurds there is still an hostilty toward the Assad regime. The Russian committment of support is foreboding news.


42 posted on 08/31/2015 1:41:48 PM PDT by mosesdapoet (Some of my best rebuttals are in FR's along with meaningless vSlowly but surely enting no one reads.)
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To: MeshugeMikey

DOING THE JOBS that Americans Won’t do?


Yep.


43 posted on 08/31/2015 2:03:09 PM PDT by boycott (S)
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To: Oldexpat
It will be interesting to see if the Russians worry about civilian casualties .


44 posted on 08/31/2015 2:34:46 PM PDT by BBell
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To: silverleaf

Russians don’t send back the parts that might be useful

with the 72 virgins...

unless...

they get from the Muzzies...

what they want. (nothing personal...just history)


45 posted on 08/31/2015 2:54:45 PM PDT by DavidLSpud ("Go and sin no more"-Rejoice always, pray continually...)
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To: DavidLSpud

That’s right.


46 posted on 08/31/2015 3:11:30 PM PDT by laplata ( Liberals/Progressives have diseased minds.)
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To: BenLurkin

are you saying that you support ISIS???

please clarify


47 posted on 08/31/2015 4:19:17 PM PDT by joe fonebone (Time to put the taxpayer first)
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To: Oldexpat

Russians love seeing all of those Syrians invading Western Europe.


48 posted on 08/31/2015 4:20:42 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: Enlightened1

That’s going to tick off Obama big time...He’s been pretending to bomb his secret army and now Russia is going to do it for him, for real...


49 posted on 08/31/2015 4:24:39 PM PDT by Iscool
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To: Enlightened1

i NEVER thought i wood say this...but thnis eludes me. I don’t Understand it,...


50 posted on 08/31/2015 4:28:50 PM PDT by Reverend Saltine (Don't say, "the administration," or "the EPA"--say "OBAMA." Give him full credit)
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To: PGR88

I know I shouldn’t be surprised, but, I still can’t wrap my brain around the fact that as a teenager I watched the Berlin Wall come down, and yet America is now so far on the wrong side of this. Helping Islamist massacre Chrisitians. Unbelievable.


51 posted on 08/31/2015 5:06:06 PM PDT by Lil Flower (American by birth. Southern by the Grace of God. ROLL TIDE!!)
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To: PGR88

Right beside you, PGR88

So far, Putin is the only world leader calling for protection of the Christians starting in 2013.- loud silence from everyone else.

Looks like he might go do by himself...

http://answersforthefaith.com/2013/08/08/putin-world-leaders-should-unite-to-end-christian-persecution/


52 posted on 08/31/2015 5:10:02 PM PDT by maine-iac7 (Christians are as Christians do. By their fruits...)
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To: SeaHawkFan
" there is so much freaking oil available everywhere,"
It's about Natural Gas. Russia does not want a Saudi NG pipeline to flow through Syria, then Turkey into Europe... because Europe is currently at Russia's mercy regarding NG.
53 posted on 08/31/2015 7:30:56 PM PDT by LZ_Bayonet ( I AM THE TEA PARTY LEADER !)
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To: laplata

Leave Trump out of this.


54 posted on 08/31/2015 7:34:36 PM PDT by Rebelbase
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To: StoneWall Brigade

Ezekiel 38

Gog and Allies Attack Israel

38 Now the word of the Lord came to me, saying, 2 “Son of man, set your face against Gog, of the land of Magog, the prince of Rosh, Meshech, and Tubal, and prophesy against him, 3 and say, ‘Thus says the Lord God: Behold, I am against you, O Gog, the prince of Rosh, Meshech, and Tubal. 4 I will turn you around, put hooks into your jaws, and lead you out, with all your army, horses, and horsemen, all splendidly clothed, a great company with bucklers and shields, all of them handling swords. 5 Persia, Ethiopia, and Libya are with them, all of them with shield and helmet; 6 Gomer and all its troops; the house of Togarmah from the far north and all its troops—many people are with you.

7 “Prepare yourself and be ready, you and all your companies that are gathered about you; and be a guard for them. 8 After many days you will be visited. In the latter years you will come into the land of those brought back from the sword and gathered from many people on the mountains of Israel, which had long been desolate; they were brought out of the nations, and now all of them dwell safely. 9 You will ascend, coming like a storm, covering the land like a cloud, you and all your troops and many peoples with you.”

10 ‘Thus says the Lord God: “On that day it shall come to pass that thoughts will arise in your mind, and you will make an evil plan: 11 You will say, ‘I will go up against a land of unwalled villages; I will go to a peaceful people, who dwell safely, all of them dwelling without walls, and having neither bars nor gates’— 12 to take plunder and to take booty, to stretch out your hand against the waste places that are again inhabited, and against a people gathered from the nations, who have acquired livestock and goods, who dwell in the midst of the land. 13 Sheba, Dedan, the merchants of Tarshish, and all their young lions will say to you, ‘Have you come to take plunder? Have you gathered your army to take booty, to carry away silver and gold, to take away livestock and goods, to take great plunder?’”’

14 “Therefore, son of man, prophesy and say to Gog, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “On that day when My people Israel dwell safely, will you not know it? 15 Then you will come from your place out of the far north, you and many peoples with you, all of them riding on horses, a great company and a mighty army. 16 You will come up against My people Israel like a cloud, to cover the land. It will be in the latter days that I will bring you against My land, so that the nations may know Me, when I am hallowed in you, O Gog, before their eyes.” 17 Thus says the Lord God: “Are you he of whom I have spoken in former days by My servants the prophets of Israel, who prophesied for years in those days that I would bring you against them?

Judgment on Gog

18 “And it will come to pass at the same time, when Gog comes against the land of Israel,” says the Lord God, “that My fury will show in My face. 19 For in My jealousy and in the fire of My wrath I have spoken: ‘Surely in that day there shall be a great earthquake in the land of Israel, 20 so that the fish of the sea, the birds of the heavens, the beasts of the field, all creeping things that creep on the earth, and all men who are on the face of the earth shall shake at My presence. The mountains shall be thrown down, the steep places shall fall, and every wall shall fall to the ground.’ 21 I will call for a sword against Gog throughout all My mountains,” says the Lord God. “Every man’s sword will be against his brother. 22 And I will bring him to judgment with pestilence and bloodshed; I will rain down on him, on his troops, and on the many peoples who are with him, flooding rain, great hailstones, fire, and brimstone. 23 Thus I will magnify Myself and sanctify Myself, and I will be known in the eyes of many nations. Then they shall know that I am the Lord.”’


55 posted on 08/31/2015 7:38:51 PM PDT by EternalVigilance
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To: Enlightened1

Stinger time. The Saudis will buy them by the truckloads.


56 posted on 08/31/2015 7:40:05 PM PDT by TomasUSMC (FIGHT LIKE WW2, WIN LIKE WW2. FIGHT LIKE NAM, FINISH LIKE NAM.)
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To: EternalVigilance

I believe Psalm 83 War happens before the Magog Invasion.


57 posted on 08/31/2015 7:51:50 PM PDT by StoneWall Brigade (MARANATHA)
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To: Enlightened1

The source isn’t credible.


58 posted on 08/31/2015 7:52:45 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican (.)
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To: Enlightened1; blueyon; KitJ; T Minus Four; xzins; CMS; The Sailor; ab01; txradioguy; Jet Jaguar; ...

Active Duty ping.


59 posted on 08/31/2015 7:53:17 PM PDT by Jet Jaguar
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To: Rebelbase

Leave Trump out of this.


I have no idea what you mean. What does trump have to do with it?


60 posted on 08/31/2015 8:03:04 PM PDT by laplata ( Liberals/Progressives have diseased minds.)
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