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2016-02-11 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Syrian Kurds backed by Russian airstrikes advance on Syrian airbase

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Posted by trailing wife 2016-02-11 00:00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 great news if true

The Syrian Kurds should have had the US as an ally but Russia would be OK too

Posted by lord garth 2016-02-11 08:45|| 2016-02-11 08:45|| Front Page Top

#2 According to An Nahar, the base has now fallen:

An opposition activist group and a rebel say Kurdish fighters and their allies have captured a military air base in northern Syria.

Abdul-Jabbar Abu Thabet, a local rebel commander in the Aleppo province, said Thursday that Mannagh air base fell to the People's Protection Units, or YPG, and their allies after fierce battles.

The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the offensive came as warplanes believed to be Russian carried out 30 airstrikes in the area. It said the air base and a nearby village, also called Mannagh, fell late Wednesday.

With Syrian troops backed by Russian warplanes waging a major offensive between the northern city of Aleppo and the Turkish border, the Kurds appeared to be exploiting the chaos to expand their nearby enclave, known as Afrin.

Posted by trailing wife 2016-02-11 11:11|| 2016-02-11 11:11|| Front Page Top

#3 Air superiority vs. Erdogon?

Posted by swksvolFF 2016-02-11 11:49|| 2016-02-11 11:49|| Front Page Top

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