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On September 22, Robert Bridge wrote about how an Israeli incursion into Syria that ended with the downing of a Russian IL-20 plane and fifteen crewmen was an incident that the Russian Federation’s Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said: “The actions of the Israeli military were not in keeping with the spirit of the Russian-Israeli partnership, so we reserve the right to respond.”
And the Israelis are concerned, as they should be. After what they did, and their subsequent blame game, trying to pin the responsibility for this incident on the Syrian forces (which are backed by Russia), now the payback has arrived.
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TASS reported September 24th that Russia decided to install advanced S-300 anti-missile and anti-aircraft batteries in Syria. The older S-200 systems could not differentiate between friendly and unfriendly targets, which was how the Israeli fighters managed to not get shot down. They “framed” an IL-20, and the missiles intended to stop the incursion instead took out a Russian plane.
TASS writes:
Within two weeks, the Syrian army will get from Russia S-300 air-defense missiles to strengthen its combat capabilities following the downing of a Russian Ilyushin Il-20 aircraft in Syria, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Monday.
“A modern S-300 air defense missile system will be supplied to the Syrian Armed Forces within two weeks. It is capable of intercepting air assault weapons at a distance of more than 250 kilometers and hit simultaneously several air targets,” the minister said.
Shoigu said S-300 missiles will strongly strengthen combat capabilities of the Syrian air defense due to their jamming invulnerability and firing speed.
“I will underscore – at the request of the Israeli side, in 2013 we suspended the delivery of S-300 systems that were ready for the dispatch, while the Syrian military had undergone training. Now the situation has changed, and we are not to blame,” the defense minister said.
Command posts of the Syrian air defense will also be equipped with Russian automated systems, which guarantee the identification of Russian aircraft, the defense chief stated.“The command posts of Syrian air defense forces and units will be equipped with automated control systems only supplied to the Russian armed forces. This will facilitate centralized control over all forces and resources of the Syrian air defense, monitor the situation in the air, and ensure operative issuance of orders. Most importantly, we will guarantee the identification of all Russian aircraft by the Syrian air defense systems,” Shoigu said.
A Russian electronic surveillance Il-20 plane was downed over the Mediterranean Sea late on September 17 when it was flying back to the Russian airbase at Syria’s Hmeymim. According to the Russian defense ministry, the plane was shot down by a missile from a Syrian S-200 air defense complex when it was firing at four Israeli F-16 aircraft attacking targets in the Latakia Governorate. The Israeli pilots actually used the Russian aircraft as a cover, exposing it to Syrian missiles, the ministry stressed.
Looking at a map of military forces and theatres of conflict in Syria is all but incomprehensible at first glance. The nation is strategically located and is the stress point of at least two major powers – Russia and the United States / NATO. The Israelis showed their rather characteristic propensity to mislead and what is surprising is the rather gutsy way they appear to have tried to do this with the Russians. Again, Israel took upon itself the “right” to conduct raids in Syria. The only major power with internationally accepted authority to be there is Russia.
With ISIS effectively defeated, the real nature of the Syrian conflict as a proxy war becomes more evident. President Putin’s handling was masterful, but one can probably expect the level of tension in this region to be especially high now.
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Thank you very much Russia; Time Syria have the best weapons for self defense; after being attacked by Israhelli regime 207 times without UN saying BOO”; RIP UN/ICC/all Humanitarian organizations and Free Speech.
More Russian planes downed, gaga
maybe………… everything that goes up must come down………. right ?? even Napoleon Bonaparte did……. but surely you never heard of him……. too much glifosato in your veg garden. lol
Only in your delusions
these were supposed to have been delivered back in 2007-9 already. Now SEVEN yrs into the foreign Arab Spring Invasion??? Any Russian junk the Syrians presently possess were code-disabled by Russia. Syria deserves billion $ refund
If you actually knew what you were talking about you would know Russia didn’t deliver the S300 systems because Israel begged them not to. Putin listened to Israels begging and withheld the S300’s… but Israel couldn’t keep its end of the deal.
Israeli planes will be picked up by the S300 system AS THEY TAKE OFF IN ISRAEL! Israel has just shot itself in the head!
Great move by anti-terrorist pro-democracy Russia and Syria. Iran will be laughing too – and rightfully so.
As shown in this article, a Washington-based anti-Assad Syrian group has strongly suggested one solution to controlling Syria:
https://viableopposition.blogspot.com/2018/09/the-next-steps-in-syria-establishing-no.html
Given that approval of the United Nations Security Council is required to take actions in a sovereign nation, it is becoming increasingly clear that Washington ise doing whatever it wants in Syria.
Written by an Israeli.
This will make Bibi cry for sure – Israel will no doubt continue to test Syria air defences even with the S300 but it should make them very wary.
I hope they do………….indeed , a “civil war ” in ishrell is not imposssible….. at all…….. guess nhau will seek asylum in amiriki.
More importantly, the Russian announcement says that they will jam any and all aircraft or missiles attacking Syria over a wide section of Syria and the Mediterranean. They have done so covertly before during the US cruise missile attacks. But now they have made it official. The new automated system will give both Russia and Syria the ability to decide who gets shot down – which is directly a threat against Israel. As I said before, count on Israeli jets being shot down from now on when they attack Syria. Israel is counting on the US to protect them if… Read more »
Again, Putin shows how his Patience pays off. This is the best response to Israel’s aggressive actions. We are living in Interesting Times!
Yeah yeah yeah bla bla bla …..the Untouchables are already screaming and will probably get what they want…another Putin backtrack. Why doesn’t the whole world just roll over and kiss their asses a little me. The taboo people….the victums
Yes, when Putin ordered the downing of flight MH17 , all the Russians smiled.
sorry to seriously say, are you derranged or a learning how to type ?????? you make me smile though ……… keep on the good work , i love it.
You and your criminal friends have a term for MH17: collateral damage, bombing schools funerals hospitals weddings etc. what all the fuss is about.
The serial numbers of the missile parts found at the crash site of the Boeing plane came from UKR military inventory. Stop your moronic statements.
No, troll, from Russia as reported.
@ AF. Fu£ing grow up you sound like a little girl.
You are not very clever, are you? Good to see you can use a computer at least.
He invaded Ukraine, killed 22.000 Ukrainians in Donbass, occupied Crimea…………..
Is your wet dream over? We saw the daylight on those issues and you are a liar. Crawl back under your bridge.
Ukraine was never invaded, Crimea chose to return to Russia & who can blame them with a western backed fascist coup government in Kiev
Invaded in 2014 by Russia. Tell the 5200 relatives of killed Russian soldiers in Donbass. Crimea was invaded too. Crimea is Ukraine.
how is your role model the former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yatsenyuk doing? who declared the people in the East to be subhuman and sent his Bandera Nazi battalions towards eastern Ukraine.
After the Russian Army invaded and started to kill the locals…………
more babbling btw when the 21 trillion Orwellian debt state collapses Kiev will return to Russia
AF. You really need to see a doctor. You are not only delusional but deranged as well. Seriously you must be spitting bile all over your undies.
You never seem to let the truth interfere with your narrative.
Are you a paid Israeli agent or a kid in his mum’s basement?
My advice to Russia, as well as any other nation (understanding that the US, which is Israel’s BITCH, and will continue aiding and abetting the TERROR state of Israel, no matter what), is to do the EXACT opposite of whatever Israel asks or wants! The S300 should have been delivered to Syria long ago and certainly, as soon as Israel requested Russia not to deliver it to Syria! Had this been done, the Israeli, premeditated use of Russian aircraft to veil the IDF fighters (along with its breach of notice requirements and lying as to the flight path of the… Read more »
In a couple of weeks, Syrian airspace will be effectively closed to all but friendly aircraft and not before time. I wonder how those poor little yanks who are now unlawfully occupying Syrian territory will enter and exit Syria – it looks like they’ll be stuck there for quite some time!.
plenty of space available in Turkish dungeons lol ……. one way street.
Israel up to now tends to launch missiles from Lebanese or international air space above the Mediterranean with impunity. That will change with the S300 because IDF aircraft returning to Israel can be engaged even up to close to landing. That kind of retribution is probably legal too as a response to being attacked and it requires only one demonstration quite visible to the Israeli public to clarify that its impunity has come to an end.
Keep probing until WW 111 answers!!!
Unfortunately, John, the answer is yes, welcome to World War 111. There is now no turning back for Amazia, a nation which has lost it’s mind, has become nothing more than the armed forces of the Fatican, as she races toward her short lived One World Church. It is humourous how Amazia, invaded by Europeans fleeing the Fatican, has now finished up being the not so great whore’s hit team. Being a Christian, we see how clearly what is now coming to pass is absolutely Scriptural, as God is tired of the way we have perverted, polluted His world and… Read more »
They arrived yesterday via 7 cargo Planes – from what I heard
Source?
TWO weeks its a very long time! Bibi will try to fuck it up…
Russia is now fully justified in arming Syria with the S300 and this upgrade to Syria’s air defense does not go away. Israel has to live with being outed for betraying the spirit of their agreement with Russia and outed for attacking Syria and have lost their chance to play games in the Middle East. Checkmate. Game over.
Welll said!
Two thumbs up.
Nothing to do with missiles and other sort of fun… But I wonder if this Russian woman still wants to live in USofT after this adventure!
“Administrative segregation lifted for US-jailed Russian citizen Butina — embassy
World September 22
Butina is now permitted to take open air walks, use the gym and communicate with people around her”
So a 30 years old system is called new in Russia?
How come the Syrians fired only ONE missile at FOUR Israeli jets?
Terrorist-abetting global-traitor Zio-F-UK-US war criminals will be seething and spewing all over their shrunken depraved selves now!!