A Russian Su-24 strike aircraft in the sky over the Khmeimim airbase in Syria. Photo: Dmitriy Vinogradov / RIA Novosti
On October 1, the Russian Aerospace Forces resumed their airstrikes on the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib where several terrorist groups are present and active.
Russian warplanes carried out a series of airstrikes on the outskirts of the town of al-Zeyarah in the al-Ghab Plains in the northwestern countryside of Hama. The area is a known stronghold of al-Qaeda-affiliated Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the de-facto ruler of Greater Idlib, and the Turkistan Islamic Party.
الطيران الحربي الروسي يستهدف بالصواريخ الفراغية اطراف بلدة الزيارة في #سهل_الغاب شمال غرب #حماه .. #الارهاب_الروسي #صفقات_اردوغان_وبوتين #سوريا pic.twitter.com/KbA0lutKcx
— شبكة عاجل سوريا (@syria55s) October 1, 2021
At around the same time, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) shelled the village of Batitiyah in the eastern countryside of Idlib with heavy rockets.
قصف مدفعي مكثف يستهدف عدة قرى بجبل الزاوية بالتزامن مع قصف يستهدف بلدة باتنتة وقلب لوزة شمال إدلب .. pic.twitter.com/KXN2tU7IIp
— احمد هويش {حذيفة} (@ahmad_hoeesh) October 1, 2021
The Russian and Syria strikes came two days only after a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The two leaders discussed the unstable situation in Greater Idlib. However, they didn’t reach a new agreement on the region.
A ceasefire agreement brokered last year by Russia and Turkey is being violated by HTS and its allies on a daily basis. Ankara has been doing nothing whatsoever to stop these violations.
Official Turkish sources claimed that the two leaders agreed to maintain the status quo in Greater Idlib. However, the new strikes on the region confirm that this was not the case.
According to the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, Turkey has placed its troops in Greater Idlib on high-alert. Anti-tank guided missiles and mortars were deployed in several Turkish military posts in the region.
The recent developments indicate that Russia and Turkey are not the same page when it comes to Greater Idlib. It remains unclear however if Ankara would risk its relations with Russia in order to stop a future attack by the SAA on the region.
you seriously thinks Turkman want peace??? are you insane? H T S was created By western countries and they just head choppers which changed name multiple times… good joke peace, its land grabbing for islamic Brotherhood! are you blind? Syria was not islamic under Assad! And Russia? business as always and backstabbing as always ask their neibours .
Turkey wants Syrian territory. That delusional Erdogan is angling for the return of the Ottoman Empire.
Ahahahahah!!!! UNHUMAN GENOCIDALS to spread goodness and democracy????? AHAHAHAHAHAH! They (plural of ‘it’) should become human beings before that!
We can all see you are enjoying yourself I told you I’m not going to hurt you much Vaseline make it easy stand still now
The Russians know what kind of fool they are dealing with, as do the Chinese, Iran, India etc.
Play the long game. The terrorists and their idiot supporters will disappear. The whole turkish ottoman expansion is a fkn western joke.
erdotard is useful idiot, to be replaced soon.
US is already working on the ever popular “regime change activity for the Sultan. It’s Zionist master’s are nonplussed with his purchasing Russian military hardware it seems, among other thing’s in his loose cannon leadership style. And, his agitating his NATO partner’s.
CIA appear’s it may be losing it’s touch. It’s bag of dirty trick’s must’ve run low, or something.
The quintessential low “Turkish” lQ is strong with this one.
Nice set of demands you got there “Turk”. Usually the way it works in warfare is that the losing side doesn’t end up dictating terms of peace. Your delusional clown president invaded Syria with the backing of your American and lsraeIi masters thinking you were about to become Ottoman empire 2.0. You lost and you still haven’t come to terms with that fact. You still think you’re in a position to dictate terms of peace.
You brain-dead brainwashed morons in Anatolia think you can constantly lie about everything 24/7 and the rest of the world is supposed to also accept or go along with your lies. All your neighbors have a huge list of demands that they require Turkey to abide by but do you abide by any of them? Or do you constantly threaten and violate the borders of your neighbors? You think you’re the only one who can plan for the destruction and occupation of your neighbors and everyone else is just sitting there waiting for you to implement your delusional plans?
It’s laughable that you think America is waiting for some event to happen in order to “kick Iran out of Syria”. Nobody can kick Iran out of Syria other than Syria’s official government. America itself is on its last footing in the region, not just in Syria but in many other countries in the region. America doesn’t dare seriously challenge Iran, we’ve already put them in their place once after they crossed our red lines with the assassination of Soleimani. The only thing is we don’t constantly advertise what we do or the result of our actions but your American masters got the message they were supposed to get. If you need a hint go watch Trump’s speech after we bombed dozens of American soldiers in Iraq and notice how his voice was shaking as he was talking. I won’t explain why his voice was shaking because you’re too dumb and brainwashed to believe me anyway.
Not only will we assist our Russian and Syrian allies in kicking you out of Syria but this is just the beginning of your problems with Iran. Our patience with Turkey is over. Your country is filled with hardcore genocidal anti-Iranian people who constantly lie about Iran, attempt to appropriate and re-write our history, openly plan for invading our territory, and constantly work against our interests. You think we’re blind and not seeing what you’re doing? Why are you people so stupid and don’t realize that for every action there is going to be a reaction.
I would love to see your clown president make the ultimate blunder of attacking and killing Russian/Iranian forces. This time around we’ll have zero patience with you and believe me when I tell you the vast majority of Iranians are fuming with Turkey and its non-stop anti-Iranian policies and would love to get an opportunity to put you in your place.
You are totally insane. Russia also doesn’t want Iranian forces in Syria that’s why they let Israel bomb them. Also, Turkey and Iran have almost the same culture and religion.
“Iran–Turkey relations refer to the bilateral relations between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Republic of Turkey. The two states’ relationship is complex and characterized by periods of both tension and cooperation, as both Iran and Turkey are fighting for influence in the Middle East through supporting opposing proxies as part of the Iran–Turkey proxy conflict.[1] The two countries are also major trade partners and are perceived as mutually interdependent due to geographical proximity as well as historically shared cultural, linguistic, and ethnic traits. Notably, the Kurds, an Iranic ethnic group, and the Iranian Azerbaijanis, a Turkic language group, comprise the second-largest ethnicities of Turkey and Iran, respectively.
Historically, the region has shared empires and conquests by the Parthians, Achaemenids, Sassanids, Seljuks, Safavids, Afsharids, Ottomans, and Qajars. As a Persianate society, the Ottomans in particular were very heavily influenced by Persian culture. This legacy has persisted in modern Turkish culture. Iran and Turkey have long been at odds over conflicts such as those in Syria, Libya, and the Caucasus. However, they also have shared common interests in some instances, such as the issue of Kurdish separatism and the Qatar diplomatic crisis.
Turkey has an embassy in Tehran and consulates in Mashhad, Tabriz and Urmia, while Iran has an embassy in Ankara and consulates in Istanbul, Erzurum and Trabzon.”
Russia doesn’t “let” Israel bomb Iranian forces. Russia is neutral in regards to Iran-lsraeI conflict and did not come to Syria to get involved in that fight and we don’t expect them to either. You’re delusional if you think Russia doesn’t want Iran to be in Syria. Russia doesn’t have large ground forces in Syria. Iranian and Syrian forces are the ones doing most of the fighting. Russia is mostly helping with air assets. It’s Western Zionist media that constantly promotes this fake story and narrative that Iran and Russia are in some sort of disagreement or conflict in Syria.
Regarding Iran-Turkey your entire perception of that relationship comes from a wikipedia article which shows how little you understand of what is going on in the region. Iran and Turkey are hostile and are working against each other’s interests. Turkey is a NATO ally, Iran is a NATO target. Turkey is implementing many long term anti-Iranian NATO projects and agendas with the ultimate goal of destroying Iran. You simply have no idea what is going on in the region which is why your comments are always downvoted on this site.
NATO is mostly obsolete and most European countries are against Turkey and against Iran. My comments are downvoted by trolls because they can’t handle the truth. The unity between Turkey and Iran is well documented even if Iran is more friendly towards Assad.
At this point you’re just a moron, I’ll stop wasting time on you.
You would make a better conversation with a brick. At least with a brick you know it won’t change .
You are not an Iranian. But if you are, then you are terribly disinformed
Ad hominem attack
Because you can’t handle the Truth. You know what happened to Jack when he uttered those words. Carted off to the brig which is probably a fitting end .. Of course we downvote you because we are afraid of the truth or in your case ignorance.
Troll
Turkey is as much a NATO target as Iran. NATO is NOT independent. America owns NATO and the U.S hates Erdogan’s guts. Do not forget the coup and the sanctions.
Russia let’s Israel bomb the very Iranian forces you claim are helping Russia’s war on Syria. These Iranian proxy forces are IN Syria, not Israel or Lebanon. Would Russia allow Israel to bomb SAA targets?
You are NOT an Iranian. You are a Russian. Most of your comments tend to try misleading Iranian readers of this forum.
Okay, so how do you explain the recent U.S-Putin deal to deliver gas via Syria? America is trying to erode Iran’s influence in Lebanon, and this would lead to anger towards Hezbollah and maybe civil war.
“You’re delusional if you think Russia doesn’t want Iran to be in Syria”
It is you who is delusional. You should listen to the leaked audio of Zarif about Russia.
Russia wants to use Iran, not help Iran achieve its ambitions in the region. Russia is one of the most anti-Muslim states in the world, almost at par with apartheid Israel. And you think Russia would like to see Shiite influence spread in Syria?
“Nice set of demands you got there “Turk”.”
You think I’m a Turk? Not that there’s anything wrong with being a Turk. But it’s funny that you think only Turks support Erdogan. I’ve never been to Turkey even once, but I hope to go some day. Erdogan is a great leader.
“Your delusional clown president invaded Syria with the backing of your American and lsraeIi masters thinking you were about to become Ottoman empire 2.0.”
The events of Feb/March 2020 is prove enough that Turkey doesn’t need the U.S to stand up to Russia. You’ll see what happens to Russian forces in the region if they initiate a conflict with Turkey. And if you are thinking of nukes, have zero doubt that Pakistan will ships nukes to Turkey when and if necessary. Besides, Turkey will most likely be nuclear armed in less than a decade – especially if Iran tests a bomb.
You are the moron here. You think Russia and Iran are on good terms about Syria? You need to read this and then verify it:
https://www.mei.edu/publications/russias-failed-efforts-restructure-syrian-army
“America doesn’t dare seriously challenge Iran, we’ve already put them in their place once after they crossed our red lines with the assassination of Soleimani.”
You are wrong dude. Officially, Iran has not avenged Soleimani yet. I don’t need to post links here. Just read the statements of Iranian officials after the “face-saving” missile strike. Trump is still alive and may come back.
Soleimani’s assassination is a huge embarrassment for Iran till this day. The only revenge Iran can have on Soleimani is a nuclear bomb. It’s highly doubtful the Mullahs will take the last step. If you think America is no longer a credible threat, why don’t you dash for the bomb?
“Our patience with Turkey is over.”
This statement of yours is full of ignorance. It makes me wonder if you are Iranian or a Russian impostor trying to prevent Iranian readers from seeing the real picture of things. If I remember correctly, Iran was bombing Kurdish territories in Iraq just a few days ago.
“I would love to see your clown president make the ultimate blunder of attacking and killing Russian/Iranian forces”
Then you attack and kill Turkish soldiers and see what happens. Your bombings have avoided this till now despite the Turkish re-enforcements.
That’s right, Iran and Turkey both were against the KDPI and PKK/PJAK.
If you’re not a Turk then you’re probably a clueless Jew or some Sunni Muslim brainwashed by NATO puppet Erdogan’s fake pan-Islamist propaganda campaign, in which case I won’t even waste my time responding. Only in regards to the Iranian missile strike on American forces in Iraq be a little patient and you’ll eventually find out what really happened there. As I said it’s irrelevant to us if you think we did or did not take revenge, what matters is the message your American masters got and Trump’s shaking voice when he gave his speech following the attacks should be evidence for you of the type of message they got.
In the meantime keep deluding yourself with the lies and disinformation that the Western Zionist controlled media feeds you everyday about what is going on in the region. While you do that we’ll prepare to retake Idlib from your terrorist proxies.
Nope, you’re still the moron. A long winded, babbler of bullshit.
That’s a lot of tears Shlomo.
Need a Tampax…?
Yes, Assad is dictatorship but he has the support of a faction of Sunnis. Iran is not enemy to Turkey. Iran dislikes Saudi Arabia and Israel. Iran is ok with Syria fracturing as long as they control the Alawi state and some place in the south to attack Israel.
The problem with the so called opposition is that they have sectarians in them. But all those hardcore anti-Israelis don’t see that Hamas and PIJ have the same factions that exist in the FSA and HTS. Also, Assad helped several Shia and radical Sunni factions to destabilize the Iraqi government after 2003 and Maliki rebuked him for this. Later these factions turned on Assad himself.
Pitiful idiot troll.
Where in Hell do you come up with this Alice in Wonderland nonsense ? You’re a bit too much a dullard to make it up yourself, but at least you’re consistent.
Funny
Turk need to be out of syrian land….