Siguen los ataques en Daraa, un miembro de la inteligencia aérea liquidado en un asalto a un puesto de control en Nawa, uno de los bastiones de la insurrección contra la ocupación militar ruso-iraní.
S. #Syria: earlier this week gunmen fired at a checkpoint btwn Nawa (NW. #Daraa) & Bakar. An Air Force Intelligence member is now documented killed in this attack. He was from #Aleppoprovince
Este otro de Tartus eliminado en alguno de los ejes del frente de Idlib-Latakia-Aleppo.
#Syria: a soldier from #Tartus province was killed today by Rebels on #Idlib front.
Este otro de Liwa Al Quds eliminado por un IED al norte de Suknah.
11 Apr 21: in recent anti-ISIS operations around Sukhnah, Liwa al-Quds lost a fighter in the eastern Qasr al-Hayr region, north of Sukhnah, #Homs. A Deiri man serving with SAA sweeping forces died from wounds inflicted by an IED yesterday near al-Maraiayah, DeZ.
Más decesos assadistas en los ejes del frente septentrional y ambushes cada vez más complejos y con más bajas en la zona suroccidental de Daraa.
In the past few days, on the gov. side, a soldier from Deir Baalbah nbhd, #Homs was killed on the Idlib front. In a higher-profile incident, three officers with the Political Security Directorate from Homs were ambushed and killed near Ghabaghib, #Daraa.
Más ataques, más bajas.
4/1 - #ISIS claimed two IED attacks on SAA vehicles in eastern #Hama on Apr 1 in this week's Naba (no mention of the mass kidnapping though) 4/5 - Liwa al-Quds fighters hit a mine near Kababj #Deir Ez Zzor 4/6 - Soldier from Baniyas #Tartous wounded by a mine near Palmyra #Homs
Más bajas en el eje de Idlib-Latakia, desde cuyos frentes montañosos se ve al mar. En este eje del frente hay ataques de francotirador por un tubo, el terreno es propicio para ello, pero tampoco se filtran vídeos, supongo que es una política para no dar pistas al enemigo. en este eje el frnete lleva años invariable, solo hay hostigamiento y ataques de "hit & run". La tentativa assadista de avanzar se tornó en catástrofe en Kabanah, más de un millar de KIA´s en apenas 4 meses.
#Syria: Rebels killed today 2 soldiers on N. #Latakia front. Both were from the same province.
Noticias sin confirmar de un ataque con ATGM contra una posición assadista en la llanura de Al Ghab, al suroeste de Idlib, sin embargo apenas salen vídeos ya.
“Al-Fateh Al-Mobin” is targeted by an ATGM missile. Soldiers of the Assad regime militia gathered on the Al-Hakura axis in the “Al-Ghab Plain” west of Hama, which resulted in deaths and injuries among the militia ranks.
Las puertas del infierno se baren de par en par ahorasi para Assad-Rusia-Irán en Siria. Un hospital de Damasco admite que ha recibido afinales de marzo a un centenar de assadistas y mercenarios extranjeros que fueron heridos en ambushes y ataques con IED´s en las zonas desérticas del frente oriental. El ISIS se hace cada vez más fuerte en el dsierto de Homs, sobre todo en Badia y en las cercanías de Suknah y Palmyra, también al sur de Raqqa y cada vez se desplaza más hacia el oeste, han llegado a atacar no muy lejos de Salamiyah, al este de Hama.
Islamic State maintains foothold in Syrian desert.
The Islamic State continues to cause trouble for the regime forces in large desert areas of central and eastern Syria.
April 11, 2021
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported on March 31 that
six Russian fighter jets launched 15 airstrikes against Islamic State positions in the Syrian desert near the Aleppo-Hama-Raqqa triangle.
The UK-based war monitor said that the Syrian government sent military reinforcements to the eastern desert in al-Mayadeen city to comb the region for IS cells.
On March 23,
IS militants attacked the positions of Syrian government forces and allied militias near al-Shula, west of Deir ez-Zor and near the Deir ez-Zor-Damascus road. The attack killed seven militants loyal to the government and injured several others before Syrian warplanes targeted the area, pushing IS operatives into the desert.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights quoted sources from the Tishreen Military Hospital in northeastern Damascus as saying that around
100 Syrian army soldiers and their allied fighters were admitted to the hospital on March 27, 28 and 29. They had sustained various injuries in ambushes and from land mines planted by IS while searching the desert from the area of al-Sukhnah to Palmyra in the eastern countryside of Homs. Many of the injured had first-degree burns and others lost limbs.
Abbas Sharifeh, a researcher on jihadist groups at the Jusoor Center for Studies based in Istanbul, told Al-Monitor, “There are several reasons for the failure of the regime's military
campaigns against IS. They include the expansion of the geographical area in which IS moves in the desert region, which the regime lacks the ability to cover militarily.”
Sharifeh said that at this point, IS is no longer seeking control and expansion but relying on raids, ambushes and easy targets while avoiding direct confrontations with the Syrian army. “IS is focusing on collecting spoils to fund itself,” he added.
Sharifeh explained that IS is benefiting from the chaos of regional and international conflicts in Syria, in particular the Russian-Turkish-American competition that deprioritized the fight against IS as well as "the absence of a political solution, the
Iranian presence and the
US support for a separatist project represented by its support to the [Kurdish-led] Syrian Democratic Forces.”
Sharifeh said all these factors gave IS leverage over its opponents “while the Syrian people are missing from the equation. The SDF, the regime and Iranian militias are using the war on terror for political leverage," justifying its presence and legitimacy before the international community.
“IS is still recruiting from the local population, though their numbers remain low. Meanwhile, the regime is trying to exploit IS’ presence to portray itself as being engaged alongside the international community in fighting the terror group,” he added.
Sharifeh warned that IS, despite its apparent latency, may produce another wave of attacks. “But this time, it will not be attacking with the aim to take control of cities," he said, adding that it will increase its training and weapons-procurement activities.
Hamam Issa, a journalist in Idlib covering IS’ activities, told Al-Monitor, “The organization was able to survive the regime's military campaigns due to the ruggedness of the desert region, where mountains and valleys help it hide and maneuver. … The Syrian desert in Deir ez-Zor province provides a safe haven for IS fighters who have established relations with smuggling networks operating across the Iraqi border.
He added, “IS has moved from conventional war to guerrilla warfare to survive for as long as possible. Groups of IS fighters ride motorcycles and use light weapons to carry out ambushes and raids on the regime convoys and block the roads used by [President Bashar] al-Assad's forces and allies. The guerrilla tactics used by IS fighters in the desert allow IS to keep control for longer periods, as small groups are not affected by airstrikes due to their quick movement.”
Issa continued, “IS has separate pockets in the Deir ez-Zor desert, most notably in Kobajjep. It is also active in the southeastern Raqqa desert up to Mount Bishri near the borders with Deir ez-Zor. IS also operates in the Sukhna desert, the desert east of Palmyra in the eastern countryside of Homs, the desert area south of Palmyra up to the outskirts of the eastern Qalamoun mountains and the eastern Hama countryside. All these areas are rugged, which makes them a suitable environment for IS guerilla war maneuvers.”
Islamic State maintains foothold in Syrian desert
-El grupo Ansar al-Islam sacó multimedia sobre sus francotiradores, utilizan un SVD Dragunov altamente modificado.
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