Posted on 11/22/2015 6:17:19 PM PST by rickmichaels
Russia has launched a merciless blanket air campaign, backed by Kalibr cruise missiles fired from the Caspian and Mediterranean Seas, for the object of wiping the Islamic State's Syrian center of Raqqa off the map, DEBKAfile's military sources report.
Western and Middle East sources tracking the campaign since Friday, Nov. 20, report that at least 75 air sorties have been conducted and are systematically razing the town of 200,000 inhabitants 160km east of Aleppo, district by district, irrespective of civilian town dwellers.
Moscow wants the entire Middle East and Muslim world to see the price exacted for launching a terrorist attack on Russia after the downing of the Metrojet airliner that killed 224 people over Egyptian Sinai on Oct. 31.
Russian bombers and cruise missiles rained death and destruction on the ISIS administration center after the jihadists claimed responsibility for that disaster and published photos of a soft drink can claimed to have been rigged as a bomb for blowing the plane up.
When the Russians are done, the town will be a pile of rubble, an intelligence source told DEBKAfile.
The Russian defense ministry ran photos Friday of Russian technicians loading bombs on the Tupolev 95 bombers (dubbed "Bears" in the West). Ground crews marked the bombs "For ours," and "For Paris."
Last Tuesday, our military sources first revealed that the Tupolev's were taking off from Morozovsk air base in the Rostov district of southern Russia instead of from the Russian military enclave outside the Syrian town of Latakia.
Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu reported Friday that 15 Syrian oil facilities seized by ISIS had been destroyed this week and 525 of their trucks, costing the jihadists $1.5 million a day in revenue.
As for casualties, the published figure of 600 jihadists killed in one day is probably far below the real figure. Our sources report that the Islamist terrorists' death toll most probably runs into thousands with many more injured.
To sustain the hectic tempo of its aerial war, Moscow has doubled the number of bombers assigned to Syria from 34 two weeks ago to 69 by Saturday, Nov. 21.
Our military sources add that this augmented air power allows the Russians to expand their targets to other parts of Syria. On Friday, they renewed sorties against Syrian rebel forces holding the southern town of Deraa near the Jordanian border.
Dear Mr Putin, dont stop until you get to the Indian Ocean.
So what’s the issue? Kill them and their supporters...and the “collaterals”. It is war. So?
Inciendiares would be nice.
and may God have mercy on their souls.
0 only inspires the barbarians To ever increasing violent acts-glad Vlad is not afraid to defend his and our interests. It’s a sad state of affairs when we have to cheer for a political adversary to protect our national security. The Nobel committee looks like the biggest buffoons of all time.
STK = Shoot to Kill
KTA = Kill them all
You're right and, without seeing stats, I'm sure ISIS recruiting has dropped off precipitously. Although it will be sorely needed to replace the terrorists being incinerated and blown to bits.
Think that qualifies for “bombing the Shit “. Or was it “hell” out of them
Apparently Putin is listening to TRUMP even if O is ignoring him
A good share of the occupants will probably survive. This means another 100,000 or so ‘refugees’ for Obama to invite here.
There's not much wood to burn in Arab/desert communities.
Go Russia.
Any chance we could switch leaders?
Warning: Ours comes without education, morals, intelligence, birth certificate, college records, and balls.
Three years from now Russia will be our BEST FRIEND.
President Trump will be THANKING them for stopping the certain-slaughter of Christians in the Middle East, and the Western European countries, particularly Germany will also be THANKING them for doing the dirty work needed to send the so-called ‘refugees’ back to where refugees belong (either in their home country or a safe neighboring country).
Europe will LIVE ON, providing that Trump gets elected.
Interesting that American press isn’t showing the carnage. Maybe it’s because they’re not willing to die to get this story. hee hee
It feels so strange to be actively siding with - and cheering for - the Russian military.>>>
it does but thank the almighty that a christian somewhere is doing it.
“at least 75 air sorties have been conducted and are systematically razing the town of 200,000 inhabitants”
At least in theory, Putin is very close to my ideal of a commensurate retaliation to these bastards of a thousand of their lives to one of ours. I wish our leaders weren't so damn pussified.
I hope the Russians kill every last damn Musloid soul - man, woman and child - ALL of them without exception, mercy or quarter. Just wipe them out as a people, and be done with it ... And then start on the next Musloid population center. With any luck they’ll wipe several million of them out of existence - and I won’t shed a single tear.
No, but there is plenty of musloid flesh to BBQ. I’m told muzzys taste like chicken.
Go Russia, and thank you.
“The enemy of my enemy is my friend.”
I agree but remember that the man that said that about Stalin, Winston Churchill, was a life time enemy of Stalin and Communism. He knew that after Hitler was defeated that the Allies would have to deal with the Soviets as enemies. We may be able to rely on Putin as a friend for fighting terrorists, but we will likely have to deal with him as a powerful foe later.
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