Regional geopolitics

[Haykakan]

Re: Regional geopolitics

The comparison is irrelevant.

I do not think any of them are dying to be assassinated either lol.

[Serjik]

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Compliments of the great arevordi http://theriseofrussia.blogspot.com/...s-western.html

Dont post much anymore because there are too many clueless armos here, too weird for my palate LOL

Haykakan is the only person I respect in this place but his just one guy.

[Armynia]

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Compliments of the great arevordi http://theriseofrussia.blogspot.com/...s-western.html

Dont post much anymore because there are too many clueless armos here, too weird for my palate LOL

Haykakan is the only person I respect in this place but his just one guy.

Hi Mr.President, it is a great honor to talk to you.

How would you described the Armenian government to day, if you were a regular citizen?

[lampron]

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Compliments of the great arevordi http://theriseofrussia.blogspot.com/...s-western.html

Dont post much anymore because there are too many clueless armos here, too weird for my palate LOL

Haykakan is the only person I respect in this place but his just one guy.

interesting section in that link

Because of Russia's strategic military presence inside Armenia, the political West realizes that it cannot do what it has done in places such as Serbia, Iraq, Libya and Syria. Therefore, since NATO cannot bomb Armenia or fund militants to attack Armenia, and since they have not been very successful in economically strangling Armenia through the Turkish (i.e. NATO supported) economic blockade of the landlocked republic, they have instead resorted to attacking Armenian morale by funding a multi-pronged information war against the Armenian state. The sociopolitical climate we currently have in Armenia is essentially a result of this well organized, well funded psychological operations (psy-ops) campaign that is being carried out against it.

To realize their above stated geopolitical agenda against Armenia's Russian-backed government, they have been fully engaged in a serious information war, a media blitz if you will, that is using various propaganda organs such as Policy Forum Armenia, Radio Liberty (Azatutyun Radio), ArmeniaNow, Armenian Weekly, Asbarez, Hetq and Lragir to saturate the already volatile Armenian landscape with utter pessimism, anger and hopelessness. This destructive negativity being promoted inside Armenian society has become infectious. As a result of this psy-ops campaign, the level of despair inside Armenia has been on the rise in recent years. It's gotten to a point where Armenians today are utterly blinded to the many positive developments that are taking place right under their noses in their homeland and are only concerning themselves with the negative, which further serves to feed their fears and paranoia and encourages them to further spread their poison, thereby creating a vicious cycle of destructive pessimism and hopelessness.

Raffi Hovannisian standing with the "Ukrainian people and their democratic choice" after the Maidan events

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ik94kA1ccq4

But had the Ukrainian people not made their democratic choice in elections before the Maidan events?

If Russia closes its base in Armenia, as Hovannisian, Richard Giragosian etc are demanding, how long will it be before Turkish warplanes start overflying Armenian airpsace?

http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2015/07/armenians-lost-faith-russia-150705060558520.html

Remember that Turkish warplanes regularly violate Greek airspace, and both the EU and NATO are silent

[Hakob]

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In the Al Jazera article Giragosian just repeats what foreign influenced or financed entities have tried in Armenia, blame everything on Russia and try to put a wedge in Russo/Armenian relations, with the same time inseminating unrest against current government.
Needless to say that west would like to get rid of our current leaders and bring their own puppets into power. That way they can cut Russia out of there with quick stroke.
How many times those publishers and so called "opponents" have heralded some kind of "sky is falling" stories in past 10 years, and how many times after their day's headlines have fallen into the waste basket and they became silent just to pick up another story soon?
Just like this Permiakov guy. From day one they have been screaming that Russia will never give this guy to our authorities to be tried, and how it only shows how much Armenia was a subservient to Russia. But it did didn't it.
Now silence about this issue.
How many stories like this? And it all has made public mood more and more stressed and diverted attention from real issues.
But, I will give big credit to our people. They are not easily fooled.
Generally those fake opposition and media have fallen to their own trap. Public mistrusts them more than the government. That mistrust goes to Giragosian and others too.
This latest revolts are almost all without involvement of western backed figures. Public got rid of them.
When I saw how demonstrators booed and kicked Hayrikian and his Euroflag carrying cohorts as they appeared in the scene, trying to derail the purpose of public outcry and direct it against Russia and towards west, I was in joy.
For the past 10-15 years those foreign puppets have derailed our opposition and have killed public efforts. Enough is enough...

[Armynia]

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interesting section in that link


Raffi Hovannisian standing with the "Ukrainian people and their democratic choice" after the Maidan events

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ik94kA1ccq4

But had the Ukrainian people not made their democratic choice in elections before the Maidan events?

If Russia closes its base in Armenia, as Hovannisian, Richard Giragosian etc are demanding, how long will it be before Turkish warplanes start overflying Armenian airpsace?

http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2015/07/armenians-lost-faith-russia-150705060558520.html

Remember that Turkish warplanes regularly violate Greek airspace, and both the EU and NATO are silent

Even when Armenia becomes an Powerful Nation we still need to keep the Russian base.

For instance Germany and Turkey are both powerful and rich countries and still have multiple American bases. So why not Armenia becomes an powerful nation and still keep the Russian base. why are we need to get rid of our first aid when we need it?

I do my self fighting with the vassals of all kind, but I do want to recognize that the Western vassals are more <<F..in>> deadly

[Vrej1915]

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http://www.almasdarnews.com/article/syrian-army-overwhelms-the-islamist-rebels-in-northeast-latakia/

Syrian Army Overwhelms the Islamist Rebels in Northeast Latakia

BY LEITH FADEL
SEPTEMBER 12, 2015


On Friday morning, the Syrian Arab Army’s Special Forces – in coordination with the National Defense Forces (NDF) – carried out a powerful assault on the Islamist rebels of “Jabhat Al-Nusra” (Syrian Al-Qaeda group) at Al-Kabeer, killing 16 enemy combatants inside this town in the Latakia Governorate’s northeastern countryside.

According to a military source in Latakia, the Syrian Armed Forces destroyed three armored vehicles mounted with a 23mm anti-aircraft machine gun, while also clearing a small hilltop before noon on Friday.



The source added that many of the Islamist rebels killed by the Syrian Armed Forces were foreigners; this included militants of Syrian descent and militants from Libya, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Chechnya, and Tunisia.

Among the reported dead enemy combatants were the following:

Mohammad Al-Sawaal (Idlib)
Hassan Ghobani (Idlib)
‘Umar Al-Jaali (Idlib)
Salim ‘Abeidat (Hama)
Hassan ‘Azqoul (Idlib)
Ma’maiz Qoubaan (Libyan)
Nasser ‘Abdullah (Saudi)
Ghannem Anamou (Turkman)
Samer Qara (Turkmann)

[Vrej1915]

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Exact, thank you.
But yet, here it has nothing to do with it.
No one is starving Russia or pushing it in a corner, by just closing an air corridor, to transport some small amounts of arms..... if it is such an easy thing to avoid it.
Plus do not forget it, even they do close the Mediterranean and Iranian access, Russia has still the possibility to use ships. From Sebastopol to Tartus/Latakia/Beirut, it will take a maximum 3 days for any decent cargo....

The real point might be:
- or it is fuss, Russians trying to force Bulgarians and Greeks to deny their alignement, thus trying to crack the NATO block against them.
- or it is the versus, the US trying to consolidate its block.
- or it is really a concerted move by the US, in which cas the real question to be asked is: Does it mean, the US has a real possibility to close the Iraki airspace? If so, this is a major change.... and thus, it implies a huge change in Iran's positioning. That is NEWS....

Moscow appreciates Greece decision to open airspace for Russian aid flights to Syria

SEPTEMBER 13, 2015

http://www.almasdarnews.com/article/moscow-appreciates-greece-decision-to-open-airspace-for-russian-aid-flights-to-syria/

Moscow, SANA- Russian Foreign Ministry said Moscow highly appreciates Greece’s decision to allow Russian aid aircrafts bound for Syria to use the Greek airspace.

“Russia appreciates the commitment of the Greek partners to principles and their respect for the bilateral relations between the two countries”, the Russian TASS News Agency quoted Maria Zakharova, the Ministry’s spokeswoman, as saying to reporters, adding that “Athens’ position reflects a deep understanding of the difficult humanitarian situation in Syria”.



A Greek diplomatic source announced Sunday that the Greek authorities refused a US request to block its airspace to Russian planes carrying humanitarian aid to Syria.

Qabas/ Manal

[Vrej1915]

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Southern Front Brigades Abandon Dara’a Offensive Amid Multiple Failed Attacks

BY LEITH FADEL
SEPTEMBER 13, 2015

http://www.almasdarnews.com/article/southern-front-brigades-abandon-daraa-offensive-amid-multiple-failed-attacks/

After two months and five attacks, the leadership of the Free Syrian Arab Army’s (FSA) “Southern Front Brigades” have called it quits in the Dara’a Governorate after numerous offensive announcements to capture the provincial capital that produced minimal gains and heavy casualties, despite surrounding the Syrian Armed Forces from three different sides.

The 50 plus Free Syrian Army factions that form the Southern Front Brigades were tasked with the objective to capture the provincial capital of the Dara’a Governorate after they were able to take control of the Syrian Government’s last border-crossing into Jordan at Nassib, the city of Busra Al-Sham, and the strategic Brigade 52 Base on the border of the Al-Sweida Governorate.

Once it appeared that the Syrian Armed Forces were unwilling to concede any territory to the rebel factions as quickly as they did at Busra Al-Sham and Brigade 52 Base, the Southern Front Brigades no longer sent large convoys of their fighters towards the provincial capital due to the fierce resistance from the Syrian Arab Army’s 15th and 285th Brigades protecting the city.



It appears that the shortage of fighters to launch their sixth assault played an integral role in this decision to call off the offensive dubbed the “Southern Storm”; however, this does not mean that the Battle of Dara’a is over.

The Free Syrian Army will likely attempt to regroup and recruit more men to launch another large-scale offensive inside Dara’a City; but, for now, they are restricted due to their limited numbers in this province.

One thing that benefitted the Islamist rebels in northern Syria was the influx of foreign fighters; this provided the depleted rebel forces with a large boost before they captured the provincial capital of the Idlib Governorate and the strategic city of Jisr Al-Shughour on the Latakia border.


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NB: What is called the southern front, or Deraa's FSA, are mainly the forces trained and equipped officially by the US in Jordan, an commanded from their HQ in Jordan, also backed by Israel from Golan. The annonced aim of theese forces was the capture of Damaskos.
The forces of FSA in Idlem, are under direct and semi official Turkish control. Their official aim is Haleb.

[Vrej1915]

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The Syrian Army’s Collapse in Idlib and Palmyra: Based on Strategy Not Manpower

BY LEITH FADEL
SEPTEMBER 1, 2015


When the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) retreated from Idlib City and Palmyra in late Spring of 2015; it was assumed that the latter was suffering from a shortage of manpower to combat the Al-Qaeda affiliates from Jaysh Al-Fateh and the Islamic State of Iraq and Al-Sham (ISIS).

Of course the number of soldiers at these fronts were not overwhelming in favor of the Syrian Armed Forces; however, more importantly, the strategy behind these massive withdrawals was far more frustrating and mind-boggling for those who observed the battles of Palmyra and Idlib from afar.

How could their frontlines crumble so quickly? Sure, one could argue that the sleeper cells inside these cities gave the Islamist forces a boost; but, this still does not explain why the Syrian Arab Army would leave tanks, weapons, and et al.

Even more frustrating was the fact that Jaysh Al-Fateh appeared unstoppable, as they marched on foot through 30 kilometers of rugged terrain without much resistance from the Syrian Arab Army and National Defense Forces (NDF) after the fall of Idlib City in April 0f 2015.



Then there was Palmyra – a relatively uncontested city that sits in the heart of the Homs Governorate’s vast desert terrain: how could ISIS evade the watchful eye of the Syrian Arab Air Force (SAAF)?

Well, the answer is simple: there was no contingency for the retreat and no coordination with the Syrian Air Force to halt ISIS’ advance from Al-Sikanah.

Where were the mines? Where were the roadside bombs? Jaysh Al-Fateh and ISIS would travel from town-to-town unscathed; meanwhile, the Syrian Armed Forces would just abandon their posts, leaving their weapons and vehicles to be confiscated by the enemy combatants.

This was not the first time that the Syrian Armed Forces have committed something so foolish and it likely won’t be the last time if they do not modify their withdrawal contingencies.

There is no excuse for allowing enemy forces to move freely from town-to-town without any repercussions; in fact, this has very little to do with manpower and more to do with adept battlefield commanders.

Idlib, Busra Al-Sham, and Palmyra were a disaster for the Syrian Armed Forces; and if they do not change soon, the Dara’a City salient could very well resemble Jaysh Al-Fateh’s Idlib offensive.