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Putin has sent the feared Spetsnaz special forces into Syria to bail out Assad
Mirror UK ^ | 5 Oct 2015 | Chris Hughes

Posted on 10/05/2015 5:08:54 PM PDT by amorphous

The move is a blow to Britain and America’s mission to wipe out Islamic State but maintain an opposition to brutal dictator Assad

Russia has sent its crack special troops into Syria to back up ­ President Bashar al-Assad’s bid to wipe out his opposition.

Vladimir Putin’s feared Spetsnaz unit and a covert para battalion ghosted into the war-torn country and are preparing for an all-out assault on rebels fighting the regime – including moderate units such as the western-backed Free Syrian Army.

A military source said last night: “Putin’s marines are there to guard the airbases they are using against ­sabotage by rebels. But Spetsnaz and air-assault troops are not there to provide security to static objects, they are extremely aggressive and highly trained.

“They are there to mop up after air strikes, call in air strikes, go on extremely covert missions against rebels and ultimately wipe them out.

(Excerpt) Read more at mirror.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: assad; putin; russia; spetsnaz; syria
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To: amorphous

“The move is a blow to Britain and America’s mission to wipe out Islamic State but maintain an opposition to brutal dictator Assad “

Trying to defeat Twiddledee without hurting Twittledum. Even in this Wonderland we’re in you can’t do it. Off with all their heads.


41 posted on 10/05/2015 7:20:47 PM PDT by Chaguito
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To: amorphous
 photo spetznas.jpg
42 posted on 10/05/2015 7:28:16 PM PDT by Snickering Hound
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To: Clean_Sweep

Putin was not head of Russia then.


43 posted on 10/05/2015 7:28:27 PM PDT by MarvinStinson
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To: amorphous

Spetsnaz vs US Special Forces; This is going to be Epic. No more “fighting” 19th world mouth breathers with a rusty AK who think the world is flat. And with only Russian air cover...

It’s GO TIME.

The truth is the USA/CIA/Special Forces have been running muslim terrorists in Syria for years, including ISIS/ISIL/IS/Daesh. This is OSINT from years back - see reporter Aaron Klein’s article.

Wonder why the US “can’t find” or eliminate ISIS despite them having miles long convoys in their brand new Toyoya SUVs - during the daytime no less?

Wonder why the US spent half a billion dollars of your money to train 4, repeat, 4 “anti” ISIS fighters who instantly handed their weapons to ISIS? Guess where the money went?

Wonder why ISIS also drives USA HUMVEES and HAS AND KNOWS HOW TO FIRE US Optical wire-guided TOWs?

Wonder no more.

The US trains ISIS in ISIL via CIA & Special Forces. They also train them in neighboring countries like Jordan. And yes, they even bring them to CONUS and train them here.

To those fools who besmirch Spetsnaz, go back and look at how the Russian REGULAR army fought in WWII. Know that Spetsnaz EXCELS at counter-jihadi ops - The Israelis are the only comparable counter-jihadi force.


44 posted on 10/05/2015 8:03:04 PM PDT by Mr. M.J.B.
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To: amorphous

Putin’s a POS as well, attacked a Christian Nation in Ukraine, crocodile tears.

But it may have an effect of voters throwing the weak Demonrats out of office.


45 posted on 10/05/2015 8:36:29 PM PDT by BeadCounter
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To: MarvinStinson

He was head of the wars in Chechnya, wars, not war, took them 2 of them. Maybe one of his cohorts was in office but I’m sure Putin was powerful.


46 posted on 10/05/2015 8:37:46 PM PDT by BeadCounter
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To: mware

Warriors! Islamic vermin hate to see warriors coming for them ... I send them God Speed and safe passage.


47 posted on 10/05/2015 9:06:41 PM PDT by MHGinTN (Is it really all relative, Mister Einstein?)
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To: amorphous

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rAHrHd2lcw

Russian Airborne VDV


48 posted on 10/05/2015 9:08:56 PM PDT by Polynikes (Ahh You teal da money. We talk to you den. Hombre - 1967)
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To: Jim Noble

soetoro’s sycophants. Moderate jihadists only want to kill the male Infidels and enslave the females.


49 posted on 10/05/2015 10:30:47 PM PDT by Eagles6 ( Valley Forge Redux. If not now, when? If not here, where? If not us then who?)
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To: BeadCounter

Russia under Putin is very different

from Russia under Yeltsin and Gorbachev.

Once Putin was in control he used a scorched earth system in Chechnya and wiped out any opposition there.


50 posted on 10/05/2015 10:52:31 PM PDT by MarvinStinson
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To: Carthego delenda est
This isn't your Daddy's Spetsnaz. We are talking Alpha Group, Vega, Smerch, FSB, SBO, SOBR, Naval Special Marine Group, and the "Swat teams" of MVD, former GRU, and KGB (now FSB).

Top notch operators. Saw them when I was in. They train with our NATO operators including GSG9, GSDE, GROM, SAS, KSK, US Seals (esp. DEVGRU), CIA SAD/SOG, Delta, etc.

TOP NOTCH OPERATORS.

51 posted on 10/06/2015 5:55:25 AM PDT by DCBryan1 (No realli, moose bytes can be quite nasti!!)
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To: Zhang Fei
http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3345288/posts

Surprise! The Soviets Nearly Won Afghan War

When Soviet generals shifted, in mid-1983, to a counterinsurgency strategy of scorched-earth tactics and the use of heavily armed special operations forces, their progress against the guerrillas accelerated. Over the next few years, the Soviets increased their control of Afghanistan, inflicting many casualties -- guerrilla and civilian. Had it not been for the immense support -- weapons, training, materials -- provided to the Afghan guerrillas by the United States, Saudi Arabia, China and Pakistan, Soviet troops would have achieved outright victory.

52 posted on 10/06/2015 7:03:30 AM PDT by Trumpinator (You are all fired!!! TRUMP! TRUMP! TRUMP! TRUMP! TRUMP!)
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To: rbg81

Rambo took out a whole squad of them in “III”


53 posted on 10/06/2015 7:58:32 AM PDT by scottinoc
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To: Trumpinator

The question has to be asked, would Afghanistan had been better off today had the Soviets won, and the Islamic radicals wiped out?

Yes I am well aware that hindsight is 20/20.


54 posted on 10/06/2015 8:00:36 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: dfwgator
Afghanistan would be ruled by a former Soviet Assad like strong man and the natives would still be restless but maybe no al-Qaeda given sanctuary as allies like the Taliban did. It would probably resemble the rest of the 'Stans now.

Before my time but in the 60s Afghanistan was destination for tourists - for hippies into Buddhism and also for hippie druggies looking to get pure heroin.

55 posted on 10/06/2015 8:12:21 AM PDT by Trumpinator (You are all fired!!! TRUMP! TRUMP! TRUMP! TRUMP! TRUMP!)
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To: DCBryan1

Any idea how many there are?


56 posted on 10/06/2015 8:16:08 AM PDT by Carthego delenda est
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To: amorphous

Obama lost Syria years go, the “rebels” are so compromised by extremists, that any legitimate rebellion fighers have long ago left... so you have various extremists fighting Assad... Assad is no saint, but those trying to remove him are of the ISIS ilk and are 1000 times worse.

Russia is sadly doing what should have been done in the first place when Wahabbist Fundamentalists began marching across the middle east in the 60s.


57 posted on 10/06/2015 8:22:28 AM PDT by HamiltonJay
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To: amorphous

Saudi oil is one of Putin’s goals here. Dead ISIS great, dead Russians great. Dead Israelis explodes the middle east.


58 posted on 10/06/2015 8:53:55 AM PDT by free_life (If you ask Jesus to forgive you and to save you, He will.)
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To: blueunicorn6

RE “...What was President curtain hanger doing today?..”

Figuring out he could confiscate your firearms.


59 posted on 10/06/2015 9:01:36 AM PDT by NFHale (The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.)
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To: amorphous

VDV Russian Airborne Song with ENGLISH SUBTITLES

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlQ6KqTlyfk


60 posted on 10/06/2015 9:45:06 AM PDT by fishtank (The denial of original sin is the root of liberalism.)
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