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Video shows Russian Mi-25 shot down near Palmyra, Syria
Russia confirmed that a Syrian Mi-25 attack helicopter with two Russian pilots on board was shot down near Palmyra on Jul. 8.


The official reason given was that the pilots, Evgeny Dolgin and Ryafagat Khabibulin, were carrying out a test flight when they were called in by ground commanders to provide air support against ISIS forces.

They had expanded their ammunition and were heading back to base when their helicopter was attacked. Both of them did not survive the crash.
http://alert5.com/2016/07/10/video-...-syria/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

 

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Russia says TOW anti-tank missile brought down Mi-25 in Syria
Russia’s Interfax news agency says the Syrian Mi-25 that was shot down on Jul. 8, killing two Russian pilots, were hit by a TOW anti-tank missile.

According to Russia Today, one of the pilots – Ryafagat Khabibulin – had been a 25-year combat veteran and fought in Chechnya and Georgia.

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Russian helicopter pilot downed in Syria saved numerous lives over 25-yr service
http://alert5.com/2016/07/11/russia-says-tow-anti-tank-missile-brought-down-mi-25-in-syria/

 

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Rebels launch attack in Syria’s Aleppo: Monitoring group

A fighter of the Syria Democratic Forces (SDF) points while sitting in a look out position in the western rural area of Manbij, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria, June 13, 2016. (Reuters)
Reuters, Beirut Monday, 11 July 2016

Rebels launched an attack inside Aleppo early on Monday, shelling Syrian government-held areas and clashing with government-allied forces in the center of the divided northwestern city, a monitoring group reported.

Syrian warplanes bombarded rebel-held areas in the city and north of it, days after the government side effectively cut off a road leading to the insurgent-controlled neighborhoods and moved closer to completely encircling them.

The British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said rebels fired more than 300 shells at western, government-held neighborhoods in response to government advances towards the Castello Road.

Aleppo, Syria’s largest city before the war, has become one of the main battle grounds of the civil war, now in its sixth year. The Damascus government controls the war-torn country’s major population centres in the west, with the exceptions of Idlib and rebel-held areas of Aleppo.

Kurdish forces control vast areas along the nearby Turkish border, and ISIS holds Raqqa and Deir al-Zor provinces in the east.

Syrian state media said eight people had been killed in Aleppo and dozens more wounded, and buildings were brought down in the bombardments.

A witness said there were fierce clashes at close range in Aleppo’s historic Old City, close to its citadel.

The al-Qaeda-linked Nusra Front said in a statement it had launched an attack in that area, and that it had made advances towards a market in a government-held area.

President Bashar al-Assad’s allies, which include Russia, say they are battling the Nusra Front in Aleppo. Groups fighting under the banner of the Free Syrian Army (FSA) say however that they control the rebel-held part of the city.

A legal adviser to the FSA, Osama Abu Zeid, acknowledged there was an “operation inside the city of Aleppo” but would not immediately comment on it on behalf of those groups. He distanced them from Nusra Front’s statements or actions.

Aleppo has been a focus of intensified fighting since a fragile truce eroded and peace efforts broke down earlier this year. The Syrian army has announced two 72-hour nationwide ceasefires in recent days, the second of which is still in effect, but fighting has continued largely unabated.

Last Update: Monday, 11 July 2016 KSA 12:07 - GMT 09:07
http://english.alarabiya.net/en/New...ttack-in-Syria-s-Aleppo-Monitoring-group.html

 

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Israeli Merkava main battle tank spotted at the Golan Heights
Jul 12, 2016



Israeli Merkava main battle tank spotted at the Golan Heights. The Golan Heights, a rocky plateau in south-western Syria, has a political and strategic significance which belies its size.

Israel seized the Golan Heights from Syria in the closing stages of the 1967 Six-Day War. Most of the Syrian Arab inhabitants fled the area during the conflict.

Both countries signed an armistice in 1974 and a UN observer force has been in place on the ceasefire line since 1974.

Israel unilaterally annexed the Golan Heights in 1981. The move was not recognised internationally.

The heights give Israel an excellent vantage point for monitoring Syrian movements. The topography provides a natural buffer against any military thrust from Syria.

The area is also a key source of water for an arid region. Rainwater from the Golan’s catchment feeds into the Jordan River. The area provides a third of Israel’s water supply.
The land is fertile, with the volcanic soil being used to cultivate vineyards and orchards and to raise cattle. The Golan is also home to Israel’s only ski resort.

To send troops to the Golan Heights, Israel has violated the agreement on Disengagement between Israel and Syria.
http://defence-blog.com/army/israeli-merkava-main-battle-tank-spotted-at-the-golan-heights.html

 

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Weapons of the Syrian War: Overview
http://www.defenseone.com/ideas/2016/07/weapons-syrian-war-overview/129618/

 

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