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2015-09-22 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

New Satellite Image unveils an impressive line-up of 12 Russian Su-25 Frogfoot attack jets in Syria!

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Posted by Blossom Unains5562 2015-09-22 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11 views ] Top

#1 So, does this mean the Russkies are willing to add ground troops to push ISIS out of Syrian territory?

Posted by Raj 2015-09-22 00:28|| 2015-09-22 00:28|| Front Page Top

#2 They're trying to round up volunteers as we speak.

Posted by badanov 2015-09-22 00:43|| http://www.chriscovert.net 2015-09-22 00:43|| Front Page Top

#3 This Russian opposition to ISIS seems like a good thing on the surface - but it would give them a permanent base in Syria, and a powerful means of defending Iran's nuclear program from Israel.

Posted by Glenmore 2015-09-22 08:39|| 2015-09-22 08:39|| Front Page Top

#4 Wait, they are not using the SU-37 for CAS?

Posted by swksvolFF 2015-09-22 09:05|| 2015-09-22 09:05|| Front Page Top

#5 The Su-25 is the Russian answer to the A-10: low, slow, heavily armed and heavily protected. The Russians want to give Assad's ground troops some protection and punch as they maintain a defensible perimeter, and perhaps some punch for any ground offensive. Given that the ISIS doesn't have an air wing and few (apparently) SAMs, the Su-25 is a good choice. The Russians have a lot of them and by now have figured out how to maintain them in the field. Can they sustain a high ops temp? That remains to be seen.

Posted by Steve White 2015-09-22 12:00|| 2015-09-22 12:00|| Front Page Top

#6 #3, they don't need to defend Iran. Champ is doing that for them.

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2015-09-22 12:18|| 2015-09-22 12:18|| Front Page Top

#7 Don't fergit the KA-52 "HAVOC/ALLIGATOR" Helo Gunships that Russia has also repor deployed to Syria.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2015-09-22 21:07|| 2015-09-22 21:07|| Front Page Top

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