Gromdor Posted February 10, 2018 #1 Share Posted February 10, 2018 So the Syrians shot down an Israeli F-16 targeting Iranians: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-43014081 The Kurds shot down a Turkish helicopter (same link) And the US bombs and kills 100 pro-government forces (possibly including Russian mercenaries): http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-42986089 Been a busy week. I'm noticing a distinct lack of ISIS in all these events. Would it be safe to say that we left the pretense of fighting terrorism and are in fact fighting a proxy war at this point? 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+and-then Posted February 10, 2018 #2 Share Posted February 10, 2018 (edited) 3 hours ago, Gromdor said: So the Syrians shot down an Israeli F-16 targeting Iranians: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-43014081 The Kurds shot down a Turkish helicopter (same link) And the US bombs and kills 100 pro-government forces (possibly including Russian mercenaries): http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-42986089 Been a busy week. I'm noticing a distinct lack of ISIS in all these events. Would it be safe to say that we left the pretense of fighting terrorism and are in fact fighting a proxy war at this point? From what I've been able to glean, this Israeli attack was against a chemical weapons manufacturing site. The Syrians say they intercepted most of the incoming missiles, the Israelis say the strikes were successful. It started when an Iranian drone was intercepted and shot down over Israel. And it wasn't the Syrians that shot down the F-16. It was Russians at the Hmeimim airbase. This is a dangerous escalation and verifies that Putin has decided to help Iran's goals in Syria versus Israel. But hey, the Iranians haven't attacked anyone for a couple hundred years, right? It should be okay. ETA - According to CNN it wasn't the Russian AA batteries but Syrian, FWIW. So I stand to be corrected. https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/10/middleeast/israel-military-jet-crash/index.html Edited February 10, 2018 by and then update 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Hammerclaw Posted February 10, 2018 #3 Share Posted February 10, 2018 1 hour ago, and then said: From what I've been able to glean, this Israeli attack was against a chemical weapons manufacturing site. The Syrians say they intercepted most of the incoming missiles, the Israelis say the strikes were successful. It started when an Iranian drone was intercepted and shot down over Israel. And it wasn't the Syrians that shot down the F-16. It was Russians at the Hmeimim airbase. This is a dangerous escalation and verifies that Putin has decided to help Iran's goals in Syria versus Israel. But hey, the Iranians haven't attacked anyone for a couple hundred years, right? It should be okay. ETA - According to CNN it wasn't the Russian AA batteries but Syrian, FWIW. So I stand to be corrected. https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/10/middleeast/israel-military-jet-crash/index.html Of course it was, just like there were no Russian pilots flying jets for North Koreans and the NVAF. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.United_Nations Posted February 10, 2018 #4 Share Posted February 10, 2018 Syria is a complete mess, many factions fighting others about "Who's better than who". I think some of us on here thought it would be over few years ago, but there won' be a solution for many years to come 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmer77 Posted February 10, 2018 #5 Share Posted February 10, 2018 5 minutes ago, Mr.United_Nations said: Syria is a complete mess, many factions fighting others about "Who's better than who". I think some of us on here thought it would be over few years ago, but there won' be a solution for many years to come I think its probably more accurately said "all the foreign actors in Syria have made it a complete mess" . Had we and others not shown up I think Syria would most likely be just fine right now - relatively speaking of course. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unusual Tournament Posted February 11, 2018 #6 Share Posted February 11, 2018 2 hours ago, Farmer77 said: I think its probably more accurately said "all the foreign actors in Syria have made it a complete mess" . Had we and others not shown up I think Syria would most likely be just fine right now - relatively speaking of course. too many chef's in the kitchen. at some point Gordon Ramsey (America) is gonna blow his top. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unusual Tournament Posted February 11, 2018 #7 Share Posted February 11, 2018 2 hours ago, Mr.United_Nations said: Syria is a complete mess, many factions fighting others about "Who's better than who". I think some of us on here thought it would be over few years ago, but there won' be a solution for many years to come i agree. i just can't see why Assad had to go in the first place and why Syria is so important. must be an ego thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Only_ Posted February 11, 2018 #8 Share Posted February 11, 2018 (edited) Israel had free reign over Syrian airspace, striking whenever and wherever they want. Now that Syrian forces are better equipped to defend themselves (thanks to Russian and Iranian S-300 technology), the IDF needs to be a lot more careful. Edited February 11, 2018 by Clockwork_Spirit 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+and-then Posted February 11, 2018 #9 Share Posted February 11, 2018 1 hour ago, Clockwork_Spirit said: Israel had free reign over Syrian airspace, striking whenever and wherever they want. Now that Syrian forces are better equipped to defend themselves (thanks to Russian and Iranian S-300 technology), the IDF needs to be a lot more careful. The Russians placed S-400's at Hmeimim, near the port of Latakia, in the north of Syria after the Turkish shootdown of one of their aircraft. Those aren't Syrian AA. They also aren't manned by Syrian techs, most likely. The F-16 was over Israeli territory when the crew punched out. If they had been taken captive or if they'd been killed, we would be seeing an unpredictable escalation at this point. Israel has shown restraint in this conflict on their borders but cannot allow Iran to have free reign to build up their forces and the situation is becoming more dangerous. The future of this conflict will be determined more by the Russian response to Iran's choices. Israel will do what they must to defend themselves. All hell could break loose in that region if Russia or Iran decide to play hard ball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Only_ Posted February 11, 2018 #10 Share Posted February 11, 2018 (edited) 5 hours ago, and then said: The Russians placed S-400's at Hmeimim, near the port of Latakia, in the north of Syria after the Turkish shootdown of one of their aircraft. Those aren't Syrian AA. They also aren't manned by Syrian techs, most likely. According to a RT article: Russia’s Defense Ministry said they have numerous S-300, S-400 Defenses up and running in Syria. He also noted that Syria itself has S-200 as well as BUK systems, and their technical capabilities have been updated over the past year. Israel hasn't shown any restraint in flying over Syrian airspace over the past few years [LINK] Israel Keeps Bombing Syria and Nobody Is Doing Anything About It Edited February 11, 2018 by Clockwork_Spirit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.United_Nations Posted February 11, 2018 #11 Share Posted February 11, 2018 I think syria won't shoot down any more, they haven't shot down any Turkish, American or an others because they know these nations of nuclear weapons. The Syrian government is scared of this becoming a reality Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Only_ Posted February 11, 2018 #12 Share Posted February 11, 2018 23 minutes ago, Mr.United_Nations said: I think syria won't shoot down any more, they haven't shot down any Turkish, American or an others because they know these nations of nuclear weapons. The Syrian government is scared of this becoming a reality Or because they were not directly attacking the Syrian Army. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.United_Nations Posted February 12, 2018 #13 Share Posted February 12, 2018 Have done in the past but no anti air fire or deployment of Thier own aircraft, they won' get drawn into another war where reasources are limited and lose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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