SOURCE http://www.debka.com/article/24883/First-Iranian-marines-land-in-Syria-link-up-with-newly-arrived-Russian-troops First Iranian marines land in Syria, link up with newly-arrived Russian troops DEBKAfile Exclusive Report September 11, 2015, 8:45 AM (IDT)
Iran this week sent its first ground troops to Syria, around 1,000 marines and elite troops of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC). They moved straight into Ghorin, a small military air facility just south of the port town of Latakia, and hooked up with the just-landed Russian marines at Jablah. Three weeks ago, DEBKA file began reporting on Russian-Iranian military intervention afoot for saving the Syrian ruler Bashar Assad, followed on September 1 by the first disclosure of the Russian buildup in Syria.
Our military sources report now that Moscow is about to send a shipment of advanced S-300 air defense missile systems for deployment at Jablah, the base the Russians have built outside Latakia for the intake of the Russian troops. The S-300 systems will also shield the Iranian facility at Ghorin.
Jablah has been converted into a busy depot for the Russian troops still arriving in Syria, combatants from units of Marine Brigades 810 and 336.
Russian MiG-31 interceptor craft standing by at the Mezza airbase at Damascus airport offer the combined Russian-Iranian force air cover. To the west, the giant Dmitri Donskoy TK-20 nuclear submarine is on its way to Syrian waters. Latakia is therefore fast growing into a powerful Russian-Iranian military enclave, able to accommodate Assad and top regime officials if they are forced to leave Damascus.
According to our military sources, it is too soon to determine the exact function of this enclave, whether defensive or, after settling in, the Russian and/or the Iranian forces are planning to go after Syrian rebel and Islamic State forces making gains in northern Syria.
There is no evidence to bear out the curious briefing high-ranking defense sources gave Israeli military correspondents Thursday that the incoming Iranian troops have come to beef up the large-scale Syrian army-Hizballah units, who have been unsuccessfully battering away at the rebel fighters holding the key town of Zabadani for nearly two months. Our sources find the Iranian and Russian units fully occupied for now in expanding and outfitting their new quarters at Ghorin and Jablah.
SOURCE http://www.debka.com/article/24883/First-Iranian-marines-land-in-Syria-link-up-with-newly-arrived-Russian-troops
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Jablah, Syria Russian built Russian military base combatants from units of Marine Brigades 810 and 336 Ghorin, Syria * near port town: Latakia Iranian military facility 1,000 marines and elite troops / Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Mezza airbase at Damascus airport Russian MiG-31 interceptor = combined Russian-Iranian force air cover Dmitri Donskoy TK-20 nuclear submarine heading to Syrian waters Latakia powerful Russian-Iranian military enclave = may accommodate Assad & officials if forced to leave Damascus Russian and/or the Iranian forces = to target Syrian rebel & ISIS making gains in northern Syria Israeli reports that Russia & Iran troops are to beef up large-scale Syrian army-Hizballah are false -- Hezbollah Lebanon-based leader: Hassan Nasrallah since 1992 purportedly Iran's non-state proxy paramilitary wing of Lebanon political party: Party of Allah (ie 'Hezbollah') formed following Israeli invasion of Lebanon 1982 formed by clerics, said to be funded by Iran *as a resistance to Israeli occupation *strong support among Lebanon Shia population a large number of alleged attacks attributed to Hezbollah / but these could be false flag more https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hezbollah
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This is sooooooo exciting.
It's kind of like being a stay at home armchair general appraising the gathering of the troops on ancient battlegrounds.
It looks like Assad isn't going down without an almighty fight.
Israelis are typically doing a Hezbollah scare ... probably to justify bombing somewhere, to make sure that Golan Heights energy deal goes ahead.
In this battle, I'm backing Russia, Syria, Iran ... and, I guess, Hezbollah.
Stay tuned.
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September 12, 2015
Syria - Russian and Iranian Troops - Jablah, Ghorin, Latakia
August 23, 2015
Iran | Civilian Aircraft Downed by US 1988 | 290 Killed
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I'd forgotten about the passenger jet shot down.
UPDATE Was curious what was happening circa 1988 & here's just a couple of events: 1988 ECHELON surveillance | ('Five Eye')
revealed existence of the ECHELON surveillance program in 1988 / (US-Anglo 'Five Eye' alliance satellite trunk communications sweeping intercepts). | here
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Sweden does not follow up on the assassination of their iconic Prime Minister, but Sweden mounts a European Arrest Warrant, Interpol Red Notice, and dramatic London arrest of journalist Julian Assange ... to 'make inquiries' about Sweden police 'allegations' ... that were contradicted by the alleged 'victims.' Think about that for a moment & consider that 5 years down the track, Sweden has refused to interview Julian Assange (granted political asylum) in London, where Sweden has interviewed 44 others in the 2010-2015 period.
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August 10, 2015
SAUDI ARABIA - OIL, GAS, PETROLEUM - GOOD OVERVIEW
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July 25, 2015
Kurds - PKK - Partiya Karkeren Kurdistane
PKK (Turkey, Iraqi Kurdistan) affiliates:
{poisoned in 2006} claims: PKK's leader Abdullah Öcalan was trained by KGB-FSB. = had active connections 1990s with elements of PKK leadership.
[SOURCE: Wikipedia & WSJ article]OTHER: Appear to be highly politically organised / quick to demonstrate. Presently dual demonstration: London (anti Turkey biased BBC coverage) & in Berlin.
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July 20, 2015
Iran Nukes Deal A Trap?
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July 12, 2015
Foreign Service Updates - Middle East, Africa, Kosovo, Turkey, USA
SYRIA |
GIF - US Foreign Policy - Starring John Kerry & Geoffrey Pyatt
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May 03, 2015
US Screws BNP Paribas
BNP Paribas sentenced in $8.9 billion accord over sanctions violations Reuters on May 2, 2015 @ 1:40 AM NEW YORK (Reuters) - BNP Paribas SA COMMENT To my way of thinking, this is US extortion. ....................................................
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April 29, 2015
Iran Seizes Merchant Ship 'Maersk Tigris' - 24 Crew On Board
Pentagon: Iran seizes Marshall Islands-flagged ship, US destroyer on standby
LOOK-UPS Rickmers Group *Combo: Panama, Liberia, and Marshall Islands = 40% flags convenience --- Oil & gas 2008: COMMENT
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April 27, 2015
For the Love of Oil: Pakistan PM Assassination by Americans & USA-British Iran Coup
Pakistan's first Prime Minister Liaquat Ali Khan was assassinated by America Nawabzada Liaquat Ali Khan, Pakistan's first Prime Minister, was assassinated on October 16, 1951 while addressing a public meeting in the garrison city of Rawalpindi. His assassin, later identified as Saad Akbar Babrak was shot dead on the spot. Saad Akbar Babrak was an Afghan national and a professional assassin. For more than 63 years controversy continued about the motives and perpetrators after the assassination of Liaquat Ali Khan. Conspiracy theories abounded with little to substantiate. However, the controversy is now coming to end as declassified documents of the US State Department disclosed that Americans murdered the first elected prime minister of Pakistan through the Afghan government.
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March 14, 2015
FOREIGN SERVICE UPDATES
Sweden refused to renew a 10-year-old weapons deal w SaudiArabia Saudi ambassador recalled / diplomatic rift Swedish industry “must be allowed to trade ... even with dictatorships.”
Sweden co-host Swe bus. delegation - Ambass: Johan Frisell - nonchalant re political climate for biz Sweden 11 large Sweden corporations delegates attend http://bdnews24.com/business/2015/03/11/swedish-business-delegation-in-dhaka-to-explore-investment-prospects Trade is dominated by the textile & ready-made garments. abt. USD$338-m (I think) {30bn Tk} Most Sweden business is in garments & textiles. I smell SWEAT SHOPS. http://bdnews24.com/business/2015/03/11/swedish-business-delegation-in-dhaka-to-explore-investment-prospects However, Bangladesh women producers have little improvement in lives: http://www.waronwant.org/overseas-work/sweatshops-and-plantations/sweatshops-in-bangladesh Not only SWEATSHOPS vs HUMAN RIGHTS Report: Only .00006 Percent of State Dept. E-mails Archived 2011 http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/email-fraction-archived-official/2015/03/11/id/629628/ -- Kenya US embassy Trivia: Film Media Timely UK #Turkey Syrian citizen, #Canada spy |
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