On April 29, warplanes of the Syrian Arab Air Force (SyAAF) and the Russian Aerospace Forces carried out a series of airstrikes on positions, headquarters and ammo depots of Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS; formerly Jabhat al-Nusra, the Syrain branch of al-Qaeda) and its allies from the Free Syrian Army (FSA) in the Rastan pocket in northern Homs, according to Syrian opposition sources.
The bombardment campaign is likely the first stage of the long awaited military operation of the Syrian Army against the besieged militants in the Rastan pocket.
The Tiger Forces, which deployed several units around the pocket on April 27, are expected to led the attack. According to Syrian pro-government sources, the Tiger Forces deployed dozens of battle tanks, armored vehicles, artillery pieces and rocket launchers there on April 28.
The upcoming military operation is a result of the failed negotiation between the Damascus government and the militants in the Rastan pocket. HTS and its proxies were behind the failure of the negotiation as they had refused to surrender their weapons and to withdraw from the area.
According to local observers, the besieged militants in northern Homs will likely be defeated by the SAA and its allies if they refuse to settle the situation in the area in a peaceful way.
Good news. This is sooner than I expected. I guess the Tigers where not required to be in S Damascus.
Softening up the pocket before Sukheil and his Traveling Sawing Circus finishes the job…RuAF and Tigers – new dynamic duo…
I like that: Traveling Sawing Circus!!!
I guess those are the tanks surrendered by their enemies recently, it’s time to hit them with their own equipment now, well, this when we say SHIT HAPPENS!!!
These look like T-90s. Those surrendered tanks won’t see any service before overhaul.
Apparently the E Qalamoun tanks are in good condition.
That’s a good thing, less work for the people at workshops.
Who is that convoy in the last video, I didn’t saw any Syrian flags, wait you want to say that those are the HTS convoy that stretches so long with so much tanks or ?
There is only one side that would be parading and celebrating at this time.
They must be pretty confident that attack on Yarmouk will go smoothly if Assad is diverting air assets and his trusted units, are we sure the SAA isn’t getting cocky?
Where are those Bastard Satan Yahoo or anglozionist empire Trolls saying Putin/Russia has stopped backing the Syrian Army ? Crooks need to shut up already. Mad crooks and those liking such a foolish comment are birds of a feather. Terrorist Sympathizers !