southfront--2020-12-04--Infamous Turkish-Backed Syrian Faction Opened ‘Special Forces’ Base In Northern Aleppo (Photos)

On December 3 , the Turkish-backed Hamza Division held an opening ceremony for a new “ special forces ” base in the northern Aleppo countryside .
The ceremony was attended by Abdurrahman Mustafa , head of the Syrian Interim Government , Salim Idris , the defense minister of the government , as well as commanders of the Syrian National Army ( SNA ) and the Hamza Division .
Majed al-Halabi , head of the Hamza Division ’ s media office , told the al-Mohrar Media that the new base , named “ Martyr Yasser Abu Sheikh , ” includes an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with all Turkish-occupied areas in northern and northeastern Syria .
Activists revealed that the military base was located right next to the Hawar Kilis crossing on Turkish border .
A number of refugee camps are located nearby .
The Hamza Division , which is led by militiaman Sayf “ Abu Baker ” Balud , is one of the SNA ’ s largest factions .
It took part in all Turkish operations in northern and northeastern Syria .
The faction even sent dozens of mercenaries to fight in Libya and Azerbaijan .
In the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ became infamous for its criminal activists as well as for persecuting people in Turkish-occupied areas , especially Kurds .
In spite of its criminal record , Turkey and the Syrian opposition continue to support and foster the Hamza Division .
The faction is apparently posing to become one of the main players in Turkish-occupied areas .
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On December 3, the Turkish-backed Hamza Division held an opening ceremony for a new “special forces” base in the northern Aleppo countryside.
The ceremony was attended by Abdurrahman Mustafa, head of the Syrian Interim Government, Salim Idris, the defense minister of the government, as well as commanders of the Syrian National Army (SNA) and the Hamza Division.
Majed al-Halabi, head of the Hamza Division’s media office, told the al-Mohrar Media that the new base, named “Martyr Yasser Abu Sheikh,” includes an operations room, that is directly connected with all Turkish-occupied areas in northern and northeastern Syria.
Activists revealed that the military base was located right next to the Hawar Kilis crossing on Turkish border. A number of refugee camps are located nearby.
The Hamza Division, which is led by militiaman Sayf “Abu Baker” Balud, is one of the SNA’s largest factions. It took part in all Turkish operations in northern and northeastern Syria. The faction even sent dozens of mercenaries to fight in Libya and Azerbaijan.
In the last few years, the Hamza Division became infamous for its criminal activists as well as for persecuting people in Turkish-occupied areas, especially Kurds.
In spite of its criminal record, Turkey and the Syrian opposition continue to support and foster the Hamza Division. The faction is apparently posing to become one of the main players in Turkish-occupied areas.
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southfront--2020-12-04--OSCE Minks Group Asked Withdrawal Of All Mercenaries From Karabakh

The Co-Chair countries of the OSCE Minsk Group have called for the withdrawal of all foreign mercenaries from the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh in an official statement released on December 3 .
The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Minsk Group was formed by Russia , France and the U.S. in 1992 to encourage Armenia and Azerbaijan to reach a peaceful settlement on Nagorno-Karabakh .
In the new statement , the OSCE Minsk Group stressed its support for the peace deal brokered by Russia on November 9 .
The deal put an end to an large-scale Azerbaijani attack on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Azerbaijan to fully implement their obligations under the Russian-brokered deal to stabilize the region .
“ The Co-Chair countries highlight the significance of measures taken by the Russian Federation , in agreement with Azerbaijan and Armenia , to guarantee the non-renewal of hostilities , ” the statement reads .
“ They also call for the full and prompt departure from the region of all foreign mercenaries , and call upon all parties to facilitate this departure.
” The statement said Armenia and Azerbaijan should exchange prisoners , repatriate remains and facilitate the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Many ethnic Armenians of different nationalists volunteered to fight with the Armenian military in Nagorno-Karabakh .
However , more than 2,000 Turkish-backed Syrian mercenaries , including a number of radicals , fought on Azerbaijan ’ s side in exchange for money .
The presence of Syrian mercenaries in Nagorno-Karabakh will not destabilize the region only but the entire Caucasus .
Recent reports revealed that Azerbaijan is departing the mercenaries , despite Turkish plans to settle them there .
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The Co-Chair countries of the OSCE Minsk Group have called for the withdrawal of all foreign mercenaries from the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh in an official statement released on December 3.
The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Minsk Group was formed by Russia, France and the U.S. in 1992 to encourage Armenia and Azerbaijan to reach a peaceful settlement on Nagorno-Karabakh.
In the new statement, the OSCE Minsk Group stressed its support for the peace deal brokered by Russia on November 9. The deal put an end to an large-scale Azerbaijani attack on Nagorno-Karabakh.
The group called upon Armenia and Azerbaijan to fully implement their obligations under the Russian-brokered deal to stabilize the region.
“The Co-Chair countries highlight the significance of measures taken by the Russian Federation, in agreement with Azerbaijan and Armenia, to guarantee the non-renewal of hostilities,” the statement reads. “They also call for the full and prompt departure from the region of all foreign mercenaries, and call upon all parties to facilitate this departure.”
The statement said Armenia and Azerbaijan should exchange prisoners, repatriate remains and facilitate the return of all refugees to Nagorno-Karabakh.
“The Co-Chair countries urge Armenia and Azerbaijan to take advantage of the current ceasefire to negotiate a lasting and sustainable peace agreement under the auspices of the Co-Chairs,” the statement adds.
Many ethnic Armenians of different nationalists volunteered to fight with the Armenian military in Nagorno-Karabakh. However, more than 2,000 Turkish-backed Syrian mercenaries, including a number of radicals, fought on Azerbaijan’s side in exchange for money.
The presence of Syrian mercenaries in Nagorno-Karabakh will not destabilize the region only but the entire Caucasus. Recent reports revealed that Azerbaijan is departing the mercenaries, despite Turkish plans to settle them there.
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southfront--2020-12-04--Hezbollah Releases Drone Footage Of Israeli Bases In Upper Galilee

On December 4 , the Lebanese al-Manar TV aired footage of Israeli bases in Upper Galilee , which were filmed by a Hezbollah drone .
The footage was showed as a part of the series dubbed “ the Secrets of the Second Liberation.
” The series documents Hezbollah ’ s support for the Syrian government and the movement ’ s battles against terrorist groups in the region .
A base of the Israel Defense Forces ( IDF ) in Brannite and a command center in Rowaysat al-Alam can be seen in the footage , which were apparently taken by a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Hezbollah Air Force filmed it on the second day of the IDF ’ s “ Lethal Arrow ” large-scale drills , which were held in northern Israel .
The Hezbollah Air Force operates a variety of drones , some with combat capabilities .
Reports say that the Lebanese movement established its air force with a direct support from Iran .
On December 4 of 2014 , Hassan al-Laqqis , the mastermind behind Hezbollah ’ s drone program , was assassinated in Beirut ’ s Southern Suburb .
The al-Qaeda-affiliated Free Sunnis of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Nevertheless , Hezbollah said that Saudi Arabia and Israel may have been involved in the assassination .
Despite the permanent threat from Israel and the general pressure from the US-led bloc , Hezbollah continues to develop its offensive capabilities .
Today , the Lebanese movement is better trained and equipped than many armies around the world .
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On December 4, the Lebanese al-Manar TV aired footage of Israeli bases in Upper Galilee, which were filmed by a Hezbollah drone.
The footage was showed as a part of the series dubbed “the Secrets of the Second Liberation.” The series documents Hezbollah’s support for the Syrian government and the movement’s battles against terrorist groups in the region.
A base of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) in Brannite and a command center in Rowaysat al-Alam can be seen in the footage, which were apparently taken by a small drone.
According to al-Manar, the Hezbollah Air Force filmed it on the second day of the IDF’s “Lethal Arrow” large-scale drills, which were held in northern Israel. The Hezbollah Air Force operates a variety of drones, some with combat capabilities. Reports say that the Lebanese movement established its air force with a direct support from Iran.
On December 4 of 2014, Hassan al-Laqqis, the mastermind behind Hezbollah’s drone program, was assassinated in Beirut’s Southern Suburb. The al-Qaeda-affiliated Free Sunnis of Baalbek Brigade claimed responsibility for the attack. Nevertheless, Hezbollah said that Saudi Arabia and Israel may have been involved in the assassination.
Despite the permanent threat from Israel and the general pressure from the US-led bloc, Hezbollah continues to develop its offensive capabilities. Today, the Lebanese movement is better trained and equipped than many armies around the world.
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southfront--2020-12-04--Dozens Of ISIS Militants Raided Town In Philippines (Video)

A few dozens of ISIS-linked militants attacked a town in Maguindanao province of in the Philippines on December 3 night @ @ @ @ @ about 50 heavily armed members of the ISIS-linked Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Forces ( BIFF ) @ @ @ @ @ Piang town , formerly called Dulawan .
“ Dulawan , Datu Piang is now like @ @ @ @ @ the town center , ” Datu Zamzamin Ampatuan , a senior executive at the Philippines @ @ @ @ @ posted on social media at 10:34pm on December 3 .
Militants atacked an army company @ @ @ @ @ the town ’ s police force , but the attack was repelled until back-up forces @ @ @ @ @ to withdraw from the town .
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A few dozens of ISIS-linked militants attacked a town in Maguindanao province of in the Philippines on December 3 night.
According to reports, about 50 heavily armed members of the ISIS-linked Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Forces (BIFF) captured the center of Datu Piang town, formerly called Dulawan.
“Dulawan, Datu Piang is now like Marawi. ISIS-inspired BIFF attacked the town center,” Datu Zamzamin Ampatuan, a senior executive at the Philippines’ Department of Agriculture, posted on social media at 10:34pm on December 3.
Militants atacked an army company stationed in the municipality and the town’s police force, but the attack was repelled until back-up forces arrived. This prompted militants to withdraw from the town.
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southfront--2020-12-04--How It Really Happened In Syria: A PMC Overly-Dramatic Retelling With Bonus ISIS Hunting Stories

On December 2nd , the outlet Meduza published an interview with a Russia-linked private military contractor , who allegedly took part in the Russian campaign in Syria .
The person in question is an individual named Marat Gabidullin , who , according to Meduza , was a member of the mythical Wagner PMC .
He even wrote a book about it .
Gabidullin talks about the experiences behind his memoir , how he came to the decision to go public about authoring the book , and why he hopes the publication will bring the Wagner PMC ’ s alleged owner @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also known as “ Putin ’ s Chef ” — “ to his senses.
” The interview , and Gabidullin ’ s entire book is a nice preview of the current narratives in mainstream media regarding “ Wagner ” , Russia-linked PMCs , and the greatness of US soldiers and Apache helicopters that are impossible to defeat , and more .
According to his story , he spent 5 years in Russia ’ s Airborne Forces , and then he allegedly became a PMC in 2015 .
He reportedly signed a contract with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to billionaire oligarch Evgeny Prigozhin , which is allegedly under contract with the Syrian government to liberate and protect oil fields in Syria .
It is interesting , however , that Evro Polis was formed in the summer of 2016 , but he somehow signed a contract with it in 2015 .
“ Evro Polis OOO is a company based in Russia , with its head office in Krasnogorsk .
It operates in the Coal Mining industry .
The company was established on July 13 , 2016 , ” as the website EMIS @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dramatic .
Meduza ’ s article is filled with claims about Wagner , about Prigozhin and more .
Notably , in the entire interview Gabidullin doesn ’ t mention the word Wagner , not even once .
He doesn ’ t mention it in the English version , nor in the much longer Russian version of the interview .
According to the interview , it even turned out that Prigozhin himself read a part of his book , and asked for the entire thing .
He even gave him ideas for his creative @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the book for quite some time : “ Back in 2017 , when I was working as his assistant , he familiarized himself with the draft .
At first I gave him a piece about Palmyra — he read it and asked for the entire book : ‘ Everything you wrote , give it here ’ .
” I just wanted him to read it .
[ This ] proceeded from the fact that there was a lot of happening in Syria that he didn ’ t really know about .
At the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on [ to the PMC ] and were actually stealing money from Prigozhin — only he never wanted to admit it .
Somehow he had this wild conviction that he was doing well .
Although our logistics services bought knee pads for working in the garden instead of tactical ones .
These were honestly pillows for roaming vegetable patches — you [ can ’ t ] fall on rocks in these , but according to the documents they were the real deal .
Explicit theft !
” And Prigozhin , who is allegedly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ evil overlord Vladimir Putin ” actually wanted “ the truth to come out ” – the truth for his alleged clandestine PMC which he vehemently and continuously denies is even remotely related to .
Below are some quotes from the book : In Libya , according to Gabidullin , Russia-linked PMCs lost quite a bit of fighters .
Meduza says Wagner lost members , but the interviewee himself never mentions that name .
According to the interview , the PMC leader allegedly stopped being a “ commander ” and began being a “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ questions asked about the contractors that were allegedly sent to Libya : Then he alleged that PMCs were doing the brunt of the fighting in Syria , not the Russian military .
In his interview then he partakes in some more insults regarding the Russian armed forces : In 2019 , Gabidullin allegedly was in Khmeimim Airbase and was responsible for taking care of the bodies of contractors who have died in the fights , according to his story .
He then , couldn ’ t really say anything but tell the Riga-based @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Kremlin , since this was the legacy of the previous , Soviet regime .
Gabidullin said that it ’ s “ our only legacy passed on from one regime to another : hiding the truth from ourselves.
” The Russian version of the interview has some more interesting claims that were not translated into the English one .
Notably , he insulted Suheil Hassan , the commander of the Tiger Forces .
According to Gabidullin , Hassan was “ a parasite ” who was simply being protected by Russia ’ s “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his story , the Tiger Forces , one of the most adequate Syrian factions in the fight against the terrorists in the hot phase of the war in Syria , were actually freeloaders and PMCs did the fighting .
Other stories that somehow didn ’ t make it in the English version , likely because they sounded a bit too far-fetched .
His scariest fight was allegedly versus the US , because the Apache helicopters were so impressive that they were impossible to hit .
The ISIS Hunters also did no fighting , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Palmyra after the PMCs won the fight .
Some commanders allegedly took half the bonuses and gave no funds to their subordinates .
The entire interview is filled with quite a bit of inconsistencies , and as mentioned Gabidullin makes no mention of actual Wagner or anything of the sort , this is added entirely by Meduza .
After Meduza published the Gabidullin interview , more than 20 websites , including Express Gazeta , Pravda.ru , and Dni.ru , published articles claiming that Vladimir Lorchenkov — a Canadian writer of Russian origin — @ @ @ @ @ @ @ falsehoods ” in the mercenary ’ s story .
Furthermore , the publishing house that was to publish the book said that the author himself decided to stop the publication .
According to Meduza , of course , that ’ s just the regime operating to censor it , despite the ‘ owner ’ of the mythical Wagner PMC – Yevgeny Prigozhin allegedly encouraged the author to do so .
It is interesting to recall how “ Reverse Side Of the Medal ” , a Telegram and YouTube channel known connections to Russian @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Prigozhin , “ Putin ’ s Chef ” , reacting to the interview .
Below is a direct translation of how “ Reverse Side Of the Medal ” describes him .
“ An attempt to link the personality of businessman Prigozhin and PMC Wagner : Listen , neither we nor any of our comrades have ever seen him , except in the photo in your investigations .
He did not give us battle tanks .
I did not see off the last journey .
Didn ’ t meet me from the plane .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ papers .
( He ) didn ’ t hand over chocolates .
All the tools we use and the prizes received for their use were donated by the Syrian side as a token of gratitude .
We are sure that if this Prigozhin was not somewhat close with Putin , no one would be interested in his personality at all , the binding of his person is simply politically beneficial .
And , even assuming that Prigozhin , of whom you never cease to dream , has some connection to this organization and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sponsor , then it turns out that he is not an oligarch ( as you write ) , but a patron of the arts .
Who else in Russia gives private money for the fight against terrorism ?
But this is us figuratively .
Let ’ s repeat where we started – we are not familiar with him.
” The existence of Russia-linked private military contractors and their participation in the conflict in Syria and developments in some other countries around the world are an open secret .
In Syria , where Russia-linked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and other terrorists , they operate in the so-called ‘ gray zone ’ as officially they do not exist ( private military companies are banned in Russia ) .
At the same time , in the event of Syria , these PMCs are used as a useful tool of the war on terror and the implementation of the Russian foreign policy in the region .
In most other regions when they were spotted , these PMC groups have a similar role .
This is the key difference between Russia-linked PMCs and their Western @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to fight for any side that pay money , Russia-linked contractors are often the providers of the interests of Russia-linked business and , in some cases , even the Russian state .
At the same time , the shady status of these PMCs plays its own negative role allowing mainstream organizations to fuel various speculations and create fairy tales about the ‘ Big Bad Russians ’ that came to destroy ‘ democracy ’ ( it remains unclear where they found it ) in the Middle East and Africa .
As always in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be effective on the battlefield , but weak in propaganda .
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On December 2nd, the outlet Meduza published an interview with a Russia-linked private military contractor, who allegedly took part in the Russian campaign in Syria.
Meduza is a neo-liberal website based in Riga. However, its content is exclusively in Russian. It is heavily anti-Russian biased and receives funding for its propaganda work against Russia from Western special structures. It also has links with Russian oligarch Mikhail Khodorkovsky, who is hiding in London and sponsoring various neo-liberal organizations and grant-suckers to promote anti-Russian narratives inside Russia.
The person in question is an individual named Marat Gabidullin, who, according to Meduza, was a member of the mythical Wagner PMC. He even wrote a book about it.
Gabidullin gave an interview to Meduza special correspondent Liliya Yapparova.
The interesting fact is that Gabidullin himself did not use the term “Wagner” in the interview. The open secret is that such ‘private military company’ does not officially exist and this is just a brand adopted by Western diplomats and mainstream media to call groups of Russia-linked private military contractors that operate around the world. Nonetheless, this does not stop the ‘democratic press’ from spreading the ‘Wagner’ myth.
Gabidullin talks about the experiences behind his memoir, how he came to the decision to go public about authoring the book, and why he hopes the publication will bring the Wagner PMC’s alleged owner — Russian catering magnate Evgeny Prigozhin, also known as “Putin’s Chef” — “to his senses.”
The interview, and Gabidullin’s entire book is a nice preview of the current narratives in mainstream media regarding “Wagner”, Russia-linked PMCs, and the greatness of US soldiers and Apache helicopters that are impossible to defeat, and more.
According to his story, he spent 5 years in Russia’s Airborne Forces, and then he allegedly became a PMC in 2015. He reportedly signed a contract with Evro Polis — a Russian firm linked to billionaire oligarch Evgeny Prigozhin, which is allegedly under contract with the Syrian government to liberate and protect oil fields in Syria.
It is interesting, however, that Evro Polis was formed in the summer of 2016, but he somehow signed a contract with it in 2015.
“Evro Polis OOO is a company based in Russia, with its head office in Krasnogorsk. It operates in the Coal Mining industry. The company was established on July 13, 2016,” as the website EMIS sets out.
“Their openness and directness was immediately to my liking,” he recalled in conversation with Meduza. “Nobody hid the possible consequences — they spoke honestly: ‘Guys, you’re destined for war [in places] where our state has interests. Prepare yourselves for the fact that this could turn out badly for you. Fatally.”
His tale is quite dramatic.
Meduza’s article is filled with claims about Wagner, about Prigozhin and more. Notably, in the entire interview Gabidullin doesn’t mention the word Wagner, not even once. He doesn’t mention it in the English version, nor in the much longer Russian version of the interview.
According to the interview, it even turned out that Prigozhin himself read a part of his book, and asked for the entire thing. He even gave him ideas for his creative pseudonym.
“Prigozhin came up with this pseudonym for me. ‘Martin’ is the name of my alter ego in the book, and ‘Ded’ was my own call sign. They called me that because I was the oldest [in my unit]: I was [born] in 1966 after all. My beard is already gray.”
Prigozhin has allegedly known about the book for quite some time:
“Back in 2017, when I was working as his assistant, he familiarized himself with the draft. At first I gave him a piece about Palmyra — he read it and asked for the entire book: ‘Everything you wrote, give it here’.” I just wanted him to read it. [This] proceeded from the fact that there was a lot of happening in Syria that he didn’t really know about. At the time a lot of people had latched on [to the PMC] and were actually stealing money from Prigozhin — only he never wanted to admit it. Somehow he had this wild conviction that he was doing well. Although our logistics services bought knee pads for working in the garden instead of tactical ones. These were honestly pillows for roaming vegetable patches — you [can’t] fall on rocks in these, but according to the documents they were the real deal. Explicit theft!”
And Prigozhin, who is allegedly one of the many subjects of “evil overlord Vladimir Putin” actually wanted “the truth to come out” – the truth for his alleged clandestine PMC which he vehemently and continuously denies is even remotely related to.
Below are some quotes from the book:
In Libya, according to Gabidullin, Russia-linked PMCs lost quite a bit of fighters. Meduza says Wagner lost members, but the interviewee himself never mentions that name. According to the interview, the PMC leader allegedly stopped being a “commander” and began being a “businessman.”
“As a tactician and a strategist he covers all of our generals. But there were times when he could have demanded more resources for fulfilling tasks from the senior leadership. But he didn’t use this commander’s right: he simply didn’t want to argue with his superiors. And the guys just ended up turning into cannon fodder. In 2017, for example, you couldn’t go take oil fields with such weapons and amounts of ammunition — it’s simply impossible. But the military said to go. When the mortar operators just don’t have enough mines and you drive people “forward and forward,” you aren’t a commander any longer. You’re a businessman: take the [oil] fields and you’ll receive a prize. In the end, the soldiers stopped trusting their commanders — and this isn’t even the only reason. Since 2018, some of the commanders have taken up half the bonus funds allocated to the unit, and the rest — crumbs — is distributed to the combatants.”
He even had some shocking questions asked about the contractors that were allegedly sent to Libya:
“In 2019, I got an order to send Syrians from our “ISIL Hunters” unit to Libya immediately. When they got there, I got a call from “Pioneer” [a commander]: “Listen, those ones you sent, can they be used as suicide bombers?” What kind of normal person asks that! Moreover, about my guys.”
Then he alleged that PMCs were doing the brunt of the fighting in Syria, not the Russian military.
“For a second week, “Martin” was at the Khmeimim military base among Russian soldiers — clean, well-groomed, and well-fed ones. The residential units had air conditioning, sports facilities, showers, cafes — legionnaires could only dream of such conditions. The tank museum, which was organized on taxpayers’ money, had pedestals and obelisks — all of these strange decorations caused the mercenary to ask only one question: “What, they have nothing else to do? The eastern bank of the Euphrates has been lost, for the second year you can’t come within 200 kilometers outside of Idlib!” Later, a colonel admits to “Martin” that he joined the prestigious Syrian trip thanks to a bribe amounting to a first month’s salary in a hot spot.”
In his interview then he partakes in some more insults regarding the Russian armed forces:
“The paratroopers and marines are lazy bones who are swimming in fat on that base,” Gabidullin said, when asked about Russian air base operating in Khmeimim, Syria. “I heard how our soldiers in Khmeimim boasted of their exploits: ‘We completed such a task: we sat in secret all night!’ That means they were sitting in a security outpost.”
In 2019, Gabidullin allegedly was in Khmeimim Airbase and was responsible for taking care of the bodies of contractors who have died in the fights, according to his story.
“I was immediately faced with the fact that as it turns out, we can’t bury our soldiers in a dignified manner. We [at the base in Khmeimim] didn’t have any options — only a refrigerator. They had to be taken to the hospital in Latakia, so that the Syrians could wash them with a hose, put them first in antediluvian zinc coffins, and then into plywood boxes. Of course, there was no one to apply makeup or bring the body back to a normal state. I never thought it would be so difficult to do this work. […] How many people died like that? Providing exact data is like giving the government agencies a reason to make claims against me. But many people died.”
He then, couldn’t really say anything but tell the Riga-based outlet that these deaths were hidden by the Kremlin, since this was the legacy of the previous, Soviet regime.
Gabidullin said that it’s “our only legacy passed on from one regime to another: hiding the truth from ourselves.”
“They were ashamed to say that there were deaths in Czechoslovakia [in 1968], they were ashamed to say that there were deaths in Afghanistan. The whole world knows that a Russian PMC is fighting — only our people wouldn’t recognize us,” he says. “And after that no one will give the dead a star posthumously, no one will provide for their relatives.”
The Russian version of the interview has some more interesting claims that were not translated into the English one.
Notably, he insulted Suheil Hassan, the commander of the Tiger Forces.
According to Gabidullin, Hassan was “a parasite” who was simply being protected by Russia’s “GRU”.
“Or the same Suheil. Our relationship with him began with Akerbat: the PMC took him, but the guys were ordered to retreat to the starting point – and then Suheil’s column approached and began to clear the empty city under television cameras.”
So, according to his story, the Tiger Forces, one of the most adequate Syrian factions in the fight against the terrorists in the hot phase of the war in Syria, were actually freeloaders and PMCs did the fighting.
Other stories that somehow didn’t make it in the English version, likely because they sounded a bit too far-fetched.
His scariest fight was allegedly versus the US, because the Apache helicopters were so impressive that they were impossible to hit.
When asked which was his worst battle, he said the fight with US forces near Deir ez-Zor on February 8, 2018,
"Of course, on the Euphrates. Because I felt just, helpless". He said they couldn't see the enemy because they were facing US helicopters (Apaches). 19/ pic.twitter.com/AU41oPTEh2 — Rob Lee (@RALee85) December 3, 2020
The ISIS Hunters also did no fighting, they actually took photos of themselves in Palmyra after the PMCs won the fight.
He mentions the ISIS Hunters, which he says is entirely composed of Syrians. He says he trained them in 2018-2019, but before that he says they mostly only did PR stunts and didn't take part in any real fighting. 17/ pic.twitter.com/f34EvuRUvN — Rob Lee (@RALee85) December 3, 2020
Some commanders allegedly took half the bonuses and gave no funds to their subordinates.
He says that some commanders have been taking half the bonuses for their units and specifically mentions the Serbian commander who extorted members of the international platoon. He also says the commander of the unit during the operation in Ghouta had no combat experience. 16/ pic.twitter.com/ytYbICcdmi — Rob Lee (@RALee85) December 3, 2020
The entire interview is filled with quite a bit of inconsistencies, and as mentioned Gabidullin makes no mention of actual Wagner or anything of the sort, this is added entirely by Meduza. After Meduza published the Gabidullin interview, more than 20 websites, including Express Gazeta, Pravda.ru, and Dni.ru, published articles claiming that Vladimir Lorchenkov — a Canadian writer of Russian origin — “uncovered a lot of inconsistencies and falsehoods” in the mercenary’s story. Furthermore, the publishing house that was to publish the book said that the author himself decided to stop the publication. According to Meduza, of course, that’s just the regime operating to censor it, despite the ‘owner’ of the mythical Wagner PMC – Yevgeny Prigozhin allegedly encouraged the author to do so.
It is interesting to recall how “Reverse Side Of the Medal”, a Telegram and YouTube channel known connections to Russian PMCs, described the role of Yevgeny Prigozhin, “Putin’s Chef”, reacting to the interview. Below is a direct translation of how “Reverse Side Of the Medal” describes him.
“An attempt to link the personality of businessman Prigozhin and PMC Wagner: Listen, neither we nor any of our comrades have ever seen him, except in the photo in your investigations. He did not give us battle tanks. I did not see off the last journey. Didn’t meet me from the plane. His name was not seen on any papers. (He) didn’t hand over chocolates. All the tools we use and the prizes received for their use were donated by the Syrian side as a token of gratitude. We are sure that if this Prigozhin was not somewhat close with Putin, no one would be interested in his personality at all, the binding of his person is simply politically beneficial. And, even assuming that Prigozhin, of whom you never cease to dream, has some connection to this organization and is (in your words) its sponsor, then it turns out that he is not an oligarch (as you write), but a patron of the arts. Who else in Russia gives private money for the fight against terrorism? But this is us figuratively. Let’s repeat where we started – we are not familiar with him.”
The existence of Russia-linked private military contractors and their participation in the conflict in Syria and developments in some other countries around the world are an open secret. In Syria, where Russia-linked PMCs played a role in defeating ISIS and other terrorists, they operate in the so-called ‘gray zone’ as officially they do not exist (private military companies are banned in Russia). At the same time, in the event of Syria, these PMCs are used as a useful tool of the war on terror and the implementation of the Russian foreign policy in the region. In most other regions where they were spotted, these PMC groups have a similar role. This is the key difference between Russia-linked PMCs and their Western counterparts. While Western PMCs are ready to fight for any side that pay money, Russia-linked contractors are often the providers of the interests of Russia-linked business and, in some cases, even the Russian state.
At the same time, the shady status of these PMCs plays its own negative role allowing mainstream organizations to fuel various speculations and create fairy tales about the ‘Big Bad Russians’ that came to destroy ‘democracy’ (it remains unclear where they found it) in the Middle East and Africa. As always in the recent years, the Russians appeared to be effective on the battlefield, but weak in propaganda.
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southfront--2020-12-04--Azerbaijan Reschedules ‘Victory Day’ To Please Sultan Erdogan. Hezbollah Drone Buzzes Israeli Forces

An unmanned aerial vehicle operated by Lebanese Hezbollah managed to cross into Israel ’ s north and monitor the Israeli military drills dubbed “ Lethal Arrow ” , Lebanese media affiliated with Hezbollah reported on December 3 .
The incident allegedly took place on November 26 , on the second day of the drills .
The Israeli side promoted the drill as an exercise to put to the test a strategy based on network-centered warfare bringing together the capabilities of ground , air , naval and cyber forces to quickly eliminate hostile targets in the event of the conflict in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Israeli forces just during these military exercises .
Additionally , on December 3 , the Israeli government urged its citizens to avoid travel to the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain , citing threats of Iranian attacks .
At the same time , the United States and its allies continue demonstrating concerns regarding possible attacks in Iraq in the wake of an expected Iranian retaliation to the assassination of its top nuclear scientist near Tehran in an alleged US-Israeli plot .
According to media reports , following the earlier move of the United States @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at least partial withdrawal of diplomatic staff from Iraq .
US officials speculate that Iranian-backed factions of the Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces , an official branch of the Iraqi military , are preparing attacks on facilities and personnel of the US diplomatic mission .
Meanwhile , in the South Caucasus , Azerbaijan for the first time released an official number of its casualties in the Second Nagorno-Karabkah War .
According to the defense ministry , 2783 Azerbaijani soldiers were killed , 1245 were injured and over 100 are still missing .
In own @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reported that at least 2718 Armenian soldiers were killed as a result of the conflict .
The almost equal casualties of the advancing and defending forces in the standoff in such a complex mountainous area as Nagorno-Karabkah is another factual demonstration of the overwhelming Azerbaijani dominance in the manpower , and firepower , including heavy military equipment , artillery and air support , the in the 1.5-month conflict with the Armenians .
Azerbaijan , however , seems to have already started paying price of its sovereignty for the Turkish support in the war @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Aliyev declared the establishment of the new national holiday ‘ Victory Day ’ in Azerbaijan .
The holiday scheduled for November 10 was dedicated to the start of the implementation of the peace agreements in Karabakh , under which Armenian forces in fact accepted their defeat and agreed to withdraw from Agdam , Kalbajar and Lachin districts.However , a day later Baku was reminded by Ankara that November 10 is the Day of Remembrance of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk , the founder of the Republic of Turkey .
So , on December 3 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ order and rescheduled the Azerbaijani national holiday for November 8 .
Let ’ s hope the Big Neo-Ottoman Brother is now satisfied .
In other case , the Azerbaijani leadership will have to reschedule a few more national holidays and rename ministries to please it .

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An unmanned aerial vehicle operated by Lebanese Hezbollah managed to cross into Israel’s north and monitor the Israeli military drills dubbed “Lethal Arrow”, Lebanese media affiliated with Hezbollah reported on December 3. The incident allegedly took place on November 26, on the second day of the drills.
The Israeli side promoted the drill as an exercise to put to the test a strategy based on network-centered warfare bringing together the capabilities of ground, air, naval and cyber forces to quickly eliminate hostile targets in the event of the conflict in the area. The Hezbollah drone buzzed Israeli forces just during these military exercises. Additionally, on December 3, the Israeli government urged its citizens to avoid travel to the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, citing threats of Iranian attacks.
At the same time, the United States and its allies continue demonstrating concerns regarding possible attacks in Iraq in the wake of an expected Iranian retaliation to the assassination of its top nuclear scientist near Tehran in an alleged US-Israeli plot. According to media reports, following the earlier move of the United States, France and Spain are also considering at least partial withdrawal of diplomatic staff from Iraq. US officials speculate that Iranian-backed factions of the Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces, an official branch of the Iraqi military, are preparing attacks on facilities and personnel of the US diplomatic mission.
Meanwhile, in the South Caucasus, Azerbaijan for the first time released an official number of its casualties in the Second Nagorno-Karabkah War. According to the defense ministry, 2783 Azerbaijani soldiers were killed, 1245 were injured and over 100 are still missing. In own turn, the Health Ministry of Armenia reported that at least 2718 Armenian soldiers were killed as a result of the conflict. The almost equal casualties of the advancing and defending forces in the standoff in such a complex mountainous area as Nagorno-Karabkah is another factual demonstration of the overwhelming Azerbaijani dominance in the manpower, and firepower, including heavy military equipment, artillery and air support, the in the 1.5-month conflict with the Armenians.
Azerbaijan, however, seems to have already started paying price of its sovereignty for the Turkish support in the war. On December 2, President Ilham Aliyev declared the establishment of the new national holiday ‘Victory Day’ in Azerbaijan. The holiday scheduled for November 10 was dedicated to the start of the implementation of the peace agreements in Karabakh, under which Armenian forces in fact accepted their defeat and agreed to withdraw from Agdam, Kalbajar and Lachin districts.However, a day later Baku was reminded by Ankara that November 10 is the Day of Remembrance of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the founder of the Republic of Turkey. So, on December 3, the presidential administration of Azerbaijan changed its order and rescheduled the Azerbaijani national holiday for November 8. Let’s hope the Big Neo-Ottoman Brother is now satisfied. In other case, the Azerbaijani leadership will have to reschedule a few more national holidays and rename ministries to please it.
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southfront--2020-12-04--Israel Fears That Dimona Nuclear Reactor And Its Staff May Be Target Of Iranian Retaliation Strike

On December 4 , Israeli authorities warned nuclear scientists working at the Dimona reactor of a possible Iranian attack in response the recent assassination of Tehran ’ s top nuclear scientist , Mohsen Fakhrizadeh .
The Iranian scientist was killed on November 27 in the outskirts of Tehran .
Fakhrizadeh was allegedly targeted with a remotely-controlled machine gun .
According to the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation , KAN , authorities sent warning messages to senior employees , including the former ones , at Dimona .
Authorities asked the scientists to be cautious in their routine activities .
“ In one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Dimona in the past was asked to stop walking in usual routes , where he can be monitored , ” KAN said .
“ The Israeli scientist was also asked to be cautious of suspicious packages or suspicious unusual events.
” The Dimona reactor , formally referred to as the Shimon Peres Negev Nuclear Research Center , is reportedly Israel ’ s main nuclear weapons production facility .
Senior Iranian officials held Israel responsible for the assassination of Fakhrizadeh , who was the fifth Iranian nuclear scientist to be killed since 2010 .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ seriously .
Tel Aviv warned its citizens against traveling to a number of countries , including the UAE and Bahrain .
The level of alert in Israeli embassies around the world was also raised .
Iran appears to be determined to response to the assassination of Fakhrizadeh in some kind .
Israel ’ s diplomatic missions , scientist and military personnel could become a target of the expected Iranian retaliation .
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On December 4, Israeli authorities warned nuclear scientists working at the Dimona reactor of a possible Iranian attack in response the recent assassination of Tehran’s top nuclear scientist, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh.
The Iranian scientist was killed on November 27 in the outskirts of Tehran. Fakhrizadeh was allegedly targeted with a remotely-controlled machine gun.
According to the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation, KAN, authorities sent warning messages to senior employees, including the former ones, at Dimona. Authorities asked the scientists to be cautious in their routine activities.
“In one case, a scientist who worked in Dimona in the past was asked to stop walking in usual routes, where he can be monitored,” KAN said. “The Israeli scientist was also asked to be cautious of suspicious packages or suspicious unusual events.”
The Dimona reactor, formally referred to as the Shimon Peres Negev Nuclear Research Center, is reportedly Israel’s main nuclear weapons production facility.
Senior Iranian officials held Israel responsible for the assassination of Fakhrizadeh, who was the fifth Iranian nuclear scientist to be killed since 2010.
Israel is taking Iran’s threats seriously. Tel Aviv warned its citizens against traveling to a number of countries, including the UAE and Bahrain. The level of alert in Israeli embassies around the world was also raised.
Iran appears to be determined to response to the assassination of Fakhrizadeh in some kind. Israel’s diplomatic missions, scientist and military personnel could become a target of the expected Iranian retaliation.
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southfront--2020-12-04--Iran Adopts Flying Wing Combat Drones Based On American RQ-170 (Video)

Iran has celebrated the 9th anniversary of the capture of a U.S. stealth RQ-170 Sentinel unnamed aerial vehicle ( UAV ) by sharing new information on domestic copies of the advanced aircraft .
The stealth UAV was captured by Iranian forces near the city of Kashmar in northeastern Iran on December 5 of 2011 .
The Iranian government announced that the UAV was brought down by its cyberwarfare unit which commandeered the aircraft and safely landed it .
Nevertheless , Western sources continue to claim that the UAV fell or was shot down .
President Barack Obama acknowledged the loss @ @ @ @ @ @ @ happened , asking Iran to return it .
A request that was rejected by Tehran .
The RQ-170 Sentinel , which was introduced in 2007 , was developed by Lockheed Martin ’ s Skunk Works as a stealth reconnaissance UAV .
The advanced UAV is being operated by the U.S. Air Force for the Central Intelligence Agency , CIA .
Iran has so far managed to produce five domestic copies of the drone : • The Shahed-141 : a 40 % scale copy of the RQ-170 powered by a piston engine with a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is mainly used for reconnaissance , surveillance and combat .
• The Shahed-161 : a 40 % scale copy of the RQ-170 powered by a jet engine with a range of 500 km .
This copy is mainly used for reconnaissance , surveillance and combat .
• The Shahed-171 : a full scale copy of the RQ-170 powered by a turbofan engine with a range of 4,400 km and a maximum speed of 460 km/h .
This copy was designed for reconnaissance and surveillance .
• The Shahed-181 : a 60 % scale @ @ @ @ @ @ @ engine with a range of 1,500 km .
This copy is mainly used for reconnaissance , surveillance and combat .
• The Shahed-191 : The Shahed-181 : a 60 % scale copy of RQ-170 powered by a jet engine with a range of 1,500 km .
This copy is mainly used for reconnaissance , surveillance and combat .
Iran used the Shahed-181 and 191 in a series of strikes against ISIS in east of the Euphrates river in Syria on October 1 of 2018 .
The operation , dubbed “ Strike of Muharram @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ahvaz military parade attack the previous week .
The U.S. political , military and economic pressure on Iran has encouraged the country to focus on its domestic military capabilities .
As a result , Tehran made major breakthroughs in defense technology in the past few years .
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Iran has celebrated the 9th anniversary of the capture of a U.S. stealth RQ-170 Sentinel unnamed aerial vehicle (UAV) by sharing new information on domestic copies of the advanced aircraft.
The stealth UAV was captured by Iranian forces near the city of Kashmar in northeastern Iran on December 5 of 2011. The Iranian government announced that the UAV was brought down by its cyberwarfare unit which commandeered the aircraft and safely landed it. Nevertheless, Western sources continue to claim that the UAV fell or was shot down.
President Barack Obama acknowledged the loss of an RQ-170 when the incident first happened, asking Iran to return it. A request that was rejected by Tehran.
The RQ-170 Sentinel, which was introduced in 2007, was developed by Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works as a stealth reconnaissance UAV. The advanced UAV is being operated by the U.S. Air Force for the Central Intelligence Agency, CIA.
Iran has so far managed to produce five domestic copies of the drone:
The Shahed-141: a 40% scale copy of the RQ-170 powered by a piston engine with a range of 500 km. This copy is mainly used for reconnaissance, surveillance and combat.
The Shahed-161: a 40% scale copy of the RQ-170 powered by a jet engine with a range of 500 km. This copy is mainly used for reconnaissance, surveillance and combat.
The Shahed-171: a full scale copy of the RQ-170 powered by a turbofan engine with a range of 4,400 km and a maximum speed of 460 km/h. This copy was designed for reconnaissance and surveillance.
The Shahed-181: a 60% scale copy of RQ-170 powered by a piston engine with a range of 1,500 km. This copy is mainly used for reconnaissance, surveillance and combat.
The Shahed-191: The Shahed-181: a 60% scale copy of RQ-170 powered by a jet engine with a range of 1,500 km. This copy is mainly used for reconnaissance, surveillance and combat.
Iran used the Shahed-181 and 191 in a series of strikes against ISIS in east of the Euphrates river in Syria on October 1 of 2018. The operation, dubbed “Strike of Muharram”, was a response to the Ahvaz military parade attack the previous week.
The U.S. political, military and economic pressure on Iran has encouraged the country to focus on its domestic military capabilities. As a result, Tehran made major breakthroughs in defense technology in the past few years.
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southfront--2020-12-04--Unfortunate Events Ghost Syrian Intelligence In Daraa

Late on December 3 , five of officers of Syria ’ s General Intelligence Directorate ( GID ) were wounded when unidentified gunmen attacked their checkpoint near the town of Inkhil in the northern Daraa countryside .
The gunmen blew up a vehicle near the “ al-Maslakh ” checkpoint with an improvised explosive device , then proceeded to targeted the checkpoint ’ s personnel with light machine guns .
No group has claimed responsibility for the well-planned attack , so far .
Nonetheless , ISIS cells are active in the northern countryside of Daraa .
The terrorist group or local @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the GID checkpoint .
The situation in Daraa is slowly spinning out of control .
According to the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights , 782 attacks have taken place in the southern governorate since June of 2019 .
The attacks claimed the lives of at least 144 civilians , 268 pro-government fighters and 99 ex-rebels .
Earlier this week , the Damascus government and ex-rebels in Daraa reached a new reconciliation agreement as a part of the wider effort to improve the security situation in the governorate .
The new reconciliation agreement @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coordination between government forces and ex-rebels , may lead to an improvement in this field .
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Late on December 3, five of officers of Syria’s General Intelligence Directorate (GID) were wounded when unidentified gunmen attacked their checkpoint near the town of Inkhil in the northern Daraa countryside.
The gunmen blew up a vehicle near the “al-Maslakh” checkpoint with an improvised explosive device, then proceeded to targeted the checkpoint’s personnel with light machine guns.
No group has claimed responsibility for the well-planned attack, so far. Nonetheless, ISIS cells are active in the northern countryside of Daraa. The terrorist group or local radicals may be behind the attack on the GID checkpoint.
The situation in Daraa is slowly spinning out of control. According to the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, 782 attacks have taken place in the southern governorate since June of 2019. The attacks claimed the lives of at least 144 civilians, 268 pro-government fighters and 99 ex-rebels.
Earlier this week, the Damascus government and ex-rebels in Daraa reached a new reconciliation agreement as a part of the wider effort to improve the security situation in the governorate. The new reconciliation agreement, if it is coupled with better coordination between government forces and ex-rebels, may lead to an improvement in this field.
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southfront--2020-12-05--In Bizarre Interview, Biden Jokes He Would ‘Fake Illness And Resign’ Over Disagreement

Joe Biden may have just said the quiet part out loud .
During a Thursday interview with Kamala Harris , Biden was asked about his relationship with his running mate , to which he gave a rambling reply capped off with the most awkward of ‘ jokes ’ : that under certain circumstances he ’ d fake an illness and resign .
“ It ’ s a matter of , the thing – we are simpatico on our philosophy of government .
Sympatico on how we want to approach these issues that we ’ re facing .
And when we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ like so far , it ’ s been just like when Barack and I did .
It ’ s in private , she ’ ll say ‘ I think you should do A , B , C or D , ’ and I ’ ll say ‘ I like A , I don ’ t like B and C , and s ’ go OK… ’ “ And like I told Barack , if there ’ s a fundamental disagreement we have based on a moral principle , I ’ ll develop some @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Biden then goes on to gush over Kamala ’ s credentials – saying “ The great thing is she has a background in the Senate on intelligence , the intelligence community , she has a background in the Senate on a whole range of things that are gon na be pertinent to what we have to do.
” “ It ’ s a matter of who takes what , when.
” Is this the type of thing Biden would fake ?
As a reminder , Both Biden and Harris referred to a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ campaign trail .
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Joe Biden may have just said the quiet part out loud.
During a Thursday CNN interview with Kamala Harris, Biden was asked about his relationship with his running mate, to which he gave a rambling reply capped off with the most awkward of ‘jokes’: that under certain circumstances he’d fake an illness and resign.
“It’s a matter of, the thing – we are simpatico on our philosophy of government. Sympatico on how we want to approach these issues that we’re facing. And when we disagree, it’ll be just like so far, it’s been just like when Barack and I did. It’s in private, she’ll say ‘I think you should do A, B, C or D,’ and I’ll say ‘I like A, I don’t like B and C, and s’go OK…’
“And like I told Barack, if there’s a fundamental disagreement we have based on a moral principle, I’ll develop some disease and say I have to resign.”
Biden then goes on to gush over Kamala’s credentials – saying “The great thing is she has a background in the Senate on intelligence, the intelligence community, she has a background in the Senate on a whole range of things that are gonna be pertinent to what we have to do.”
“It’s a matter of who takes what, when.”
Joe Biden is asked about his disagreements with Kamala Harris on certain issues: "Like I told Barack, if I reach something where there's a fundamental disagreement we have based on a moral principle, I'll develop some disease and say I have to resign." pic.twitter.com/SLcvrwaPCA — Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) December 4, 2020
Is this the type of thing Biden would fake?
Biden explains his foot injury: "I’m walking through this little alleyway to get to the bedroom and I grabbed the ball like this and he ran and I was joking running after him to grab his tail. And what happened was he slipped on a throw rug and I tripped on the rug he slid on" pic.twitter.com/o9ARgpJpfD — Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) December 4, 2020
As a reminder, Both Biden and Harris referred to a ‘Harris administration‘ while on the campaign trail.
Kamala Harris lets the truth slip: "a Harris Administration together with Joe Biden" pic.twitter.com/kX2wbDWwgm — Eric Trump (@EricTrump) September 15, 2020
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southfront--2020-12-05--Turkey Plans To Deploy More Syrian Militants In Libya Despite Ongoing Peace Talks

Turkey has halted the withdrawal of Syrian mercenaries from Libya and is planning to deploy more in the war-torn country despite the recent progress in the Intra-Libyan peace talks , the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights ( SOHR ) reported on December 5 .
According to the London-based monitoring group , Turkey halted the withdrawal of mercenaries from Libya more than 20 days ago .
The last batch returned to Syria in mid-November .
Turkey is now reportedly preparing to send a new batch of Syrian mercenaries to Libya , where a ceasefire has largely held for several months .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( GNA ) of National Accord and the Libyan National Army ( LNA ) are also witnessing progress .
Between late 2019 and mid-2020 Turkey deployed around 18,000 Syrian mercenaries in Libya to back the GNA .
10,000 radicals were also moved from Syria to northern African country .
In Libya , at least 469 Syrian mercenaries were killed .
However , the GNA repelled the LNA attack on the capital , Tripoli , and made some gains in the country ’ s western and northwestern regions .
Turkey is reportedly planning to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , mainly in al-Watiya Air Base .
New satellite images from Watiya Air Base , located in northwestern Libya , revealed that Turkey recently deployed at least 26 military vehicles there .
The Turkish military buildup in Libya suggests that Ankara is preparing to re-inflame the civil war in the country .
Such a move will mean the end of the Intra-Libya peace talks .
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Turkey has halted the withdrawal of Syrian mercenaries from Libya and is planning to deploy even more of them in the war-torn country despite the recent progress in the Intra-Libyan peace talks, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported on December 5.
According to the London-based monitoring group, Turkey halted the withdrawal of mercenaries from Libya more than 20 days ago. The last batch returned to Syria in mid-November.
Turkey is now reportedly preparing to send a new batch of Syrian mercenaries to Libya, where a ceasefire has largely held for several months. The ongoing peace talks between the Government (GNA) of National Accord and the Libyan National Army (LNA) are also witnessing a particular progress.
Between late 2019 and mid-2020 Turkey deployed around 18,000 Syrian mercenaries in Libya to back the GNA. Later, 10,000 of them were also moved from Syria to northern African country.
In Libya, at least 469 Syrian mercenaries were killed. However, the GNA repelled the LNA attack on the capital, Tripoli, and made some gains in the country’s western and northwestern regions.
Turkey is reportedly planning to establish a permanent military presence in the country, mainly at al-Watiya Air Base. New satellite images from Watiya Air Base, located in northwestern Libya, revealed that Turkey recently deployed at least 26 military vehicles there.
#Turkish Forces AirLift and Deployment at Al Watiya AFB #Libya. Satellite imageries from 30.11.20 and 04.12.20 show the arrival of 26 Infantry Vehicles (Possibly MRAP’s). Vehicles are located on the main apron waiting for their troops. #IMINT pic.twitter.com/IUK9PsxATU — Observer IL (@Obs_IL) December 5, 2020
The Turkish military buildup in Libya suggests that Ankara may be preparing to re-inflame the civil war in the country. Such a move will mean the end of the Intra-Libya peace talks.
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southfront--2020-12-05--Iranian-Backed Forces On Syrian-Iraqi Border Are On High Alert Over Expected Israeli Attacks

Iranian-backed forces in Syria ’ s Deir Ezzor have been placed on high-alert , the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights ( SOHR ) reported on December 5 .
The London-based monitoring group said all Iranian military positions between the Syrian-Iraqi border and the city of al-Mayadin in southern Deir Ezzor are currently on high-alert .
The SOHR also noted that all posts and checkpoints in the cities , towns and villages of southern Deir Ezzor had been reinforced by the IRGC .
The military buildup in Deir Ezzor comes amid high tension between Israel and Iran .
Officials in Tehran @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the assassination of the country ’ s top nuclear scientist , Mohsen Fakhrizadeh .
Fakhrizadeh was killed on November 27 in the outskirts of Tehran , supposedly with a remotely-controlled machine gun installed in the back of a booby-trapped pickup truck .
In the last few years , the Israeli Air Force carried out many airstrikes on Syrian and Iranian positions in Deir Ezzor .
Most of the strikes targeted an alleged missile base of the IRGC a few kilometers away from Iraq ’ s border .
Earlier this week , Reuters reported @ @ @ @ @ @ @ killed , along with three other individuals , in an airstrike that targeted the Syrian-Iraqi border .
The recent military developments in Deir Ezzor show how Syria has become a battlefield , on which Iran and Israel settle their differences .
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Iranian-backed forces in Syria’s Deir Ezzor have been placed on a high-alert, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported on December 5.
The London-based monitoring group said that all Iranian military positions between the Syrian-Iraqi border and the city of al-Mayadin in southern Deir Ezzor are currently on a high-alert.
“The Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) have brought in military reinforcement from their positions in Palmyra city and the eastern countryside of Homs to the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor,” the SOHR’s report reads.
The SOHR also noted that all posts and checkpoints in the cities, towns and villages of southern Deir Ezzor had been reinforced by the IRGC.
The military buildup in Deir Ezzor comes amid high tensions between Israel and Iran. Officials in Tehran believe that the Israeli intelligence was behind the assassination of the country’s top nuclear scientist, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh.
Fakhrizadeh was killed in the outskirts of Tehran on November 27, supposedly with a remotely-controlled machine gun installed on the back of a booby-trapped pickup truck.
In the last few years, the Israeli Air Force carried out multiple airstrikes on Syrian and Iranian positions in Deir Ezzor. Most of the strikes targeted an alleged missile base of the IRGC a few kilometers away from Iraq’s border.
Earlier this week, Reuters reported that a commander of the IRGC was killed, along with three other individuals, in an airstrike that targeted the Syrian-Iraqi border. The Iranian side denounced these reports as fake.
The recent military developments in Deir Ezzor show how Syria has become a battlefield, on which Iran and Israel settle their differences.
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southfront--2020-12-05--Map Update: Military Situation In Nagorno-Karabakh On December 5, 2020

Click to see the full-size image A brief overview of the recent developments in Nagorno-Karabakh : • On December 4 @ @ @ @ @ lists of the prisoners of war , according to Armenian Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Avinyan @ @ @ @ @ 5 , Russia reported that more than 50 hectares of land and about 17 kilometers @ @ @ @ @ mines and IEDs and 1,150 explosive objects were found and destroyed ; • On December @ @ @ @ @ returned from Yerevan to Stepanakert by buses with the assistance of Russian peacekeepers ; • @ @ @ @ @ 32000 people have returned to Karabakh with the assistance of Russian peacekeepers .
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A brief overview of the recent developments in Nagorno-Karabakh:
On December 4, Armenia and Azerbaijan exchanged lists of the prisoners of war, according to Armenian Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Avinyan;
As of December 5, Russia reported that more than 50 hectares of land and about 17 kilometers of roads were cleared from mines and IEDs and 1,150 explosive objects were found and destroyed;
On December 4, 1244 displaced persons returned from Yerevan to Stepanakert by buses with the assistance of Russian peacekeepers;
As of December 4, 32000 people have returned to Karabakh with the assistance of Russian peacekeepers.
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southfront--2020-12-05--Executive Shuffle In Russia: Is A Top-Down Revolution On The Way?

On December 3rd , Sergei Kulikov was approved by the Russian Government as chairman of the board of Rusnano instead of Anatoly Chubais .
Chubais was removed from his post just a few days earlier .
He is a notorious neo-liberal supporter , and he ’ s occupied a multitude of government positions over the years .
The Rosnano project under him was a financial black hole that produced scandals of corruption and misappropriation of funds .
Despite that , he almost immediately was appointed to another post by Russian President Vladimir Putin .
Anatoly Chubais was appointed as the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with international organizations .
The corresponding decree was signed by Vladimir Putin , the Kremlin press service reported .
At the time of publication , neither the presidential office nor the representative of Anatoly Chubais gave extended official comments on what exactly the ex-head of Rusnano will do in his new position .
Chubais has already engaged in negotiations with international organizations during his career .
For example , in 1995-1996 , he was the Russian Governor of the International Monetary Fund and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development .
It is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ part of the Russian government , and that the West views it as “ nationalist ” , “ conservatist ” and protective of the Russian population and its interests .
Regardless , looking into his appointment to the position can be seen as him being recognized as a representative and “ manager ” of the global neo-liberal elites that are present and pursuing their interests in Russia .
This , in itself , is a sort of arbitrary and veiled confirmation of the speculations that the Russian Federation lacks a uniform sovereignty and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by Western-originating global forces .
The Russian Federation , partially , is under the control of the so-called “ New Oppression ” and that ’ s been going on since the collapse of the USSR .
Several figures were in the limelight during that entire time , they were given a platform and they kept moving forward , securing leadership and government positions through the years .
These are mainly Anatoly Chubais and Alexei Kudrin .
After a while of this agenda moving forward , it was even deemed not worth to conceal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the open .
And it was done in a very simple manner , these global forces were simply rebranded as “ global systemic international investors ” , which are neither that global , nor that systemic .
They are simply represented by several massive funds , and an exquisitely narrow circle of ultimate beneficiaries , most of them with either Jewish or Anglo-Saxon roots .
It was argued that the activities of “ global investors ” are aimed not so much at their personal enrichment and strengthening of power , but at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ values .
In recent years , and even more so , in recent months , statements as these have caused laughter in any person who would stop and consider the reality of the situation .
This has become increasingly apparent in the COVID-19 pandemic .
In Russia , there was a general unspoken rule that everybody knew what was taking place , but they acted as if there was nothing there .
And that is no secret , it is quite apparent .
It could be that , with this very public removal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and his appointment at a rather advisership role .
It could be a way to see that this , until recently , behind-the-scenes partial control has now only got consulting and communication capabilities , and no executive power now .
It could be that Russia would like to make it seem like the global forces ’ control is waning .
Regardless , in the next two months , quite a few things will come as revelations to whether this is true or not .
If Kudrin , Elvira Nabiullina , Sergey Sobyanin are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to posts that appear to rather be placeholders than actual executive seats .
This could mark the beginning of a top-down revolution that ’ s beginning in Russia .
One thing is certain , 2021 will be an exquisitely difficult year for Russia – either a revolution will take place , as mentioned above , or the existence of a unified state could potentially move from the theoretical field into practice .
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On December 3rd, Sergei Kulikov was approved by the Russian Government as chairman of the board of Rusnano instead of Anatoly Chubais.
Chubais was removed from his post just a few days earlier. He is a notorious neo-liberal supporter, and he’s occupied a multitude of government positions over the years.
The Rosnano project under him was a financial black hole that produced scandals of corruption and misappropriation of funds.
Despite that, he almost immediately was appointed to another post by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Anatoly Chubais was appointed as the president’s special representative for relations with international organizations.
The corresponding decree was signed by Vladimir Putin, the Kremlin press service reported.
“To appoint Anatoly Borisovich Chubais as special representative of the President of the Russian Federation for relations with international organizations to achieve sustainable development goals,” read the document, which was published on the evening of December 4th.
At the time of publication, neither the presidential office nor the representative of Anatoly Chubais gave extended official comments on what exactly the ex-head of Rusnano will do in his new position.
Chubais has already engaged in negotiations with international organizations during his career. For example, in 1995-1996, he was the Russian Governor of the International Monetary Fund and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
It is rather questionable that he still remains a part of the Russian government, and that the West views it as “nationalist”, “conservatist” and protective of the Russian population and its interests.
Regardless, looking into his appointment to the position can be seen as him being recognized as a representative and “manager” of the global neo-liberal elites that are present and pursuing their interests in Russia.
This, in itself, is a sort of arbitrary and veiled confirmation of the speculations that the Russian Federation lacks a uniform sovereignty and is, at least partially, controlled by Western-originating global forces.
The Russian Federation, partially, is under the control of the so-called “New Oppression” and that’s been going on since the collapse of the USSR.
Several figures were in the limelight during that entire time, they were given a platform and they kept moving forward, securing leadership and government positions through the years. These are mainly Anatoly Chubais and Alexei Kudrin.
After a while of this agenda moving forward, it was even deemed not worth to conceal, and these movements began happening out in the open. And it was done in a very simple manner, these global forces were simply rebranded as “global systemic international investors”, which are neither that global, nor that systemic.
They are simply represented by several massive funds, and an exquisitely narrow circle of ultimate beneficiaries, most of them with either Jewish or Anglo-Saxon roots.
It was argued that the activities of “global investors” are aimed not so much at their personal enrichment and strengthening of power, but at promoting the ideas of democracy and liberal values. In recent years, and even more so, in recent months, statements as these have caused laughter in any person who would stop and consider the reality of the situation. This has become increasingly apparent in the COVID-19 pandemic.
In Russia, there was a general unspoken rule that everybody knew what was taking place, but they acted as if there was nothing there. And that is no secret, it is quite apparent.
It could be that, with this very public removal of Chubais from his Rosnano position, and his appointment at a rather advisership role. It could be a way to see that this, until recently, behind-the-scenes partial control has now only got consulting and communication capabilities, and no executive power now. It could be that Russia would like to make it seem like the global forces’ control is waning.
Regardless, in the next two months, quite a few things will come as revelations to whether this is true or not. If Kudrin, Elvira Nabiullina, Sergey Sobyanin are removed from their posts, or shuffled to posts that appear to rather be placeholders than actual executive seats. This could mark the beginning of a top-down revolution that’s beginning in Russia.
One thing is certain, 2021 will be an exquisitely difficult year for Russia – either a revolution will take place, as mentioned above, or the existence of a unified state could potentially move from the theoretical field into practice.
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southfront--2020-12-05--Military Situation In Syria On December 5, 2020 (Map Update)

Click to see the full-size image A brief overview of the recent developments in Syria : • On December 5 @ @ @ @ @ SAA ) artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in al-Barah and Kansafra ; • On @ @ @ @ @ that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 33 times : 14 – @ @ @ @ @ – in Aleppo province , 11 – in Latakia province , 5 – in Hama @ @ @ @ @ 4 , a Turkish-backed militant was killed and 4 people were wounded by an IED @ @ @ @ @ Jinderis ; • On December 5 , artillery of Turkish-backed forces shelled positions of the @ @ @ @ @ area ; • On December 4 , a new Turkish military convoy entered Syria ’ @ @ @ @ @ .
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A brief overview of the recent developments in Syria:
On December 5, Syrian Arab Army (SAA) artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in al-Barah and Kansafra;
On December 4, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 33 times: 14 – in Idlib province, 3 – in Aleppo province, 11 – in Latakia province, 5 – in Hama province;
On December 4, a Turkish-backed militant was killed and 4 people were wounded by an IED blast in the town of Jinderis;
On December 5, artillery of Turkish-backed forces shelled positions of the SDF in the Ain Issa area;
On December 4, a new Turkish military convoy entered Syria’s Idlib via Kafr Lusin.
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southfront--2020-12-05--The Curious Case Of USS Ross: U.S. Warship Appears In Russian Territorial Waters, And Then Vanishes

The cyber command of the US Navy intervened in the work of the international automatic vessel identification system ( AIS ) , creating a dangerous precedent , according to reports on December 4th .
This was reported by Russian media .
According to reports , on November 26-27th , the US Navy cyber command , by substituting data in the automatic vessel identification system , grossly distorted the situation in order to present a civil vessel as the American destroyer Ross .
At the same time , the civilian ship was identified in the system as a violator of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ross itself was in the port of Gdynia ( Poland ) .
In Russia , of course , this substitution was recognized instantly in view of the multi-level tracking system for NATO warships .
Nevertheless , there remains the fact that the US military intervened in the international system of vessel identification with the aim of grossly distorting the situation , which could lead to a dangerous situation .
Russian military experts immediately pinched in on the situation .
Military expert Mikhail Timoshenko commented on the messages of Telegram channels about the US @ @ @ @ @ @ @ violated the Russian border in the Kaliningrad region .
This information appeared a few days ago .
However , there was no official confirmation from the Russian Ministry of Defense .
Tymoshenko pointed to oddities that cast doubt on the reliability of the information .
He noticed that in the event of a real penetration into this area , the ship would be clearly visible from the land : “ This is the sea , there ’ s no waves , no ships.
” “ If it entered – at least eight miles @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the territorial waters of the Russian Federation , it would be visible from the Pillau pier , now Baltiysk , this is the base of the Baltic Fleet .
It would be visible with the naked eye !
Where did the ship go ?
Was it even there ?
” the military expert asked .
He also provided a second argument , which indicates that these messages are nothing more than another informational stuffing .
“ Next question .
Then we start digging for the sources of the foreign press .
If this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ – mother dear !
– our Polish friends would have choked with saliva .
Moreover , it allegedly left the port of Gdynia .
That is , in fact , from around the corner .
as if it came out .
But no publications , which is surprising .
So , it ’ s a fake .
And what a capital fake !
” summed up Tymoshenko .
The initial report that all of these refer to is the following : The American missile destroyer USS Ross violated the Russian maritime border near @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Tomahawk cruise missiles , entered the territorial waters of the Russian Federation at a distance of about 7-8 kilometers , on November 27th .
There ’ s also a map showing the presence of the ship .
Evidently , the warship wasn ’ t actually there , and it could be that the US Navy ’ s cyber command did meddle in the AIS .
Or the US Navy has invisible warships , and it is obvious which one is more likely .
As a result , a question should be asked , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the AIS , and making it seem like warships are present in positions they ’ re not , how unlikely is it that it could also influence the information about flight positions , and the reporting information that ’ s presented ?
In this context , and purely in speculation , one should recall that back on January 8th , 2020 , Iran downed a Ukrainian passenger plane .
Iran admitted its mistake , and it even said that the passenger plane suddenly appeared on the tracking equipment and that they thought @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in their airspace .
The incident was also riddled with suspicious circumstances .
Immediately after the incident was reported , there was a video showing the first missile strike the plane .
As if somebody , somehow , knew exactly where and at what time to point their phone towards the sky and shoot a video .
It appeared as if the person shooting the video knew what he was looking for , and it appeared that it prompted no form of emotional response , which is likely to be caused when one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ At the same time , media outlets then reported that US special services had detected radar activation and infrared flashes .
In short , long before the wreckage was revealed , the narrative was already set – that Iran was guilty .
Finally , one could potentially ask themselves the following question : if such capabilities are employed in daily life as with a US destroyer suddenly appearing in the middle of Russian territorial waters , then could it be possible to provoke a tragedy in this way ?
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The cyber command of the US Navy intervened in the work of the international automatic vessel identification system (AIS), creating a dangerous precedent, according to reports on December 4th.
This was reported by Russian media.
According to reports, on November 26-27th, the US Navy cyber command, by substituting data in the automatic vessel identification system, grossly distorted the situation in order to present a civil vessel as the American destroyer Ross. At the same time, the civilian ship was identified in the system as a violator of the Russian state border, and the destroyer Ross itself was in the port of Gdynia (Poland). Russia, which has the multi-level tracking system for ships, especially military ones, likely immediately identified the real cause of the situation and the Russian military did not report any violations.
Nevertheless, there remains the fact that the US military intervened in the international system of vessel identification with the aim of grossly distorting the situation, which could lead to a dangerous situation.
Russian military experts immediately pinched in on the situation.
Military expert Mikhail Timoshenko commented on the messages of Telegram channels about the US missile destroyer USS Ross, which allegedly violated the Russian border in the Kaliningrad region.
This information appeared a few days ago. However, there was no official confirmation from the Russian Ministry of Defense.
Tymoshenko pointed to oddities that cast doubt on the reliability of the information. He noticed that in the event of a real penetration into this area, the ship would be clearly visible from the land:
“This is the sea, there’s no waves, no ships.” “If it entered – at least eight miles, at least eight kilometers – into the territorial waters of the Russian Federation, it would be visible from the Pillau pier, now Baltiysk, this is the base of the Baltic Fleet. It would be visible with the naked eye! Where did the ship go? Was it even there? ” the military expert asked.
He also provided a second argument, which indicates that these messages are nothing more than another informational stuffing.
“Next question. Then we start digging for the sources of the foreign press. If this ship really entered our waters, then – mother dear! – our Polish friends would have choked with saliva. Moreover, it allegedly left the port of Gdynia. That is, in fact, from around the corner. as if it came out. But no publications, which is surprising. So, it’s a fake. And what a capital fake!” summed up Tymoshenko.
The initial report that all of these refer to is the following:
The American missile destroyer USS Ross violated the Russian maritime border near Baltiysk. The ship, armed with Tomahawk cruise missiles, entered the territorial waters of the Russian Federation at a distance of about 7-8 kilometers, on November 27th.
“The American destroyer USS Ross, visiting the Polish port of Gdynia, about 13 hours ago deliberately invaded the territorial waters of Russia opposite Kaliningrad (see lines on the map), violating everything that is possible and that is not allowed,” reports said. “The Russian Defense Ministry has not yet commented on the invasion of the missile destroyer.”
There’s also a map showing the presence of the ship.
Evidently, the warship wasn’t actually there, and it could be that the US Navy’s cyber command did meddle in the AIS. Or the US Navy has invisible warships, and it is obvious which one is more likely.
As a result, a question should be asked, if the US is capable of meddling in the AIS, and making it seem like warships are present in positions they’re not, how unlikely is it that it could also influence the information about flight positions, and the reporting information that’s presented?
In this context, and purely in speculation, one should recall that back on January 8th, 2020, Iran downed a Ukrainian passenger plane.
Iran admitted its mistake, and it even said that the passenger plane suddenly appeared on the tracking equipment and that they thought it was an enemy warplane, somehow in their airspace.
The incident was also riddled with suspicious circumstances. Immediately after the incident was reported, there was a video showing the first missile strike the plane.
As if somebody, somehow, knew exactly where and at what time to point their phone towards the sky and shoot a video.
It appeared as if the person shooting the video knew what he was looking for, and it appeared that it prompted no form of emotional response, which is likely to be caused when one sees a missile hit an airplane.
At the same time, media outlets then reported that US special services had detected radar activation and infrared flashes.
In short, long before the wreckage was revealed, the narrative was already set – that Iran was guilty.
Finally, one could potentially ask themselves the following question: if such capabilities are employed in daily life as with a US destroyer suddenly appearing in the middle of Russian territorial waters, then could it be possible to provoke a tragedy in this way?
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southfront--2020-12-05--Israel Receives First German-Made Sa’ar 6 Corvette (Infographics)

On December 2nd , the INS Magen arrived in Israel , it is the first of four German-built Sa ’ ar 6 corvettes that Tel ’ Aviv ordered back in 2015 .
There is a long video showcasing the warship .
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin praised the success as evidence of the strong cooperative efforts between Israel and Germany .
“ This project , over many years , which is not yet complete , required close coordination with the German defense industries , ” President Reuven Rivlin said in a speech at the ceremony .
“ This will work together @ @ @ @ @ @ @ missile boats from our own excellent , blue-and-white , military industries.
” “ The Israel Navy , and the IDF , proves again its connection to Israeli society , ” Rivlin said .
“ That is the relevance of the IDF as the people ’ s army – the army of the people , of us all .
Navy servicepeople are used to spending long periods at sea , far from home , but I have no doubt that this will be a real challenge to you , and of course to your @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this national mission .
You are the real focus of this celebration .
You are the foundations on which this important project is built , and so I would like to thank you on behalf of all Israelis .
“ At this time , when Israeli society is in crisis , you are an anchor of stability , patriotism of uncompromising commitment to Israel ’ s national security .
You are our pride – true Israeli pride.
” Rivlin also thanked German Chancellor Angela Merkel and President Frank-Walter Steinmeier for the ongoing cooperative @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Lieutenant General Kochavi .
“ Behind me is one of the most advanced war machines in the world , ” he said in his speech at the ceremony , adding that it was a major step forward in the IDF ’ s ability to maintain control over the seas .
“ The ship and the ships on the way will strengthen the Navy… increase the IDF ’ s military advantage and improve the defense of the country ’ s borders.
” The Sa ’ ar 6 corvette is a warship that is specifically @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the 4 ships that were ordered back in 2015 were to be built by German company ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems ( TKMS ) .
The hull form of the Sa ’ ar 6-class warships is designed to reduce the ship ’ s radar cross-section and infrared signatures .
The corvette has an overall length of 90m , a maximum beam of 13.2m and a height of 21.5m .
The displacement of each corvette will be approximately 2,000t .
The ship will be operated from an integrated bridge system , which will be installed next @ @ @ @ @ @ @ accommodate up to 70 crew members .
The hangar and helicopter deck at the stern can be used to accommodate a medium multi-mission maritime helicopter such as SH-60 Seahawk .
The Sa ’ ar 6-class corvettes are armed with a range of weaponry , including anti-air and anti-ship missiles , as well as machine guns .
Each ship will carry 40 Barak 8 naval surface-to-air missiles amidships to intercept and destroy all types of airborne threats such as anti-ship missiles , cruise missiles , combat aircraft , helicopters and unmanned aerial systems ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ two C-Dome naval point defense systems are installed on the bow deck of each ship to defeat short-range rockets and artillery shells .
The forward bow section is also fitted with an Oto Melara 76mm Super Rapid gun mount , which offers a high rate of fire against air and surface targets .
The ships will also be fitted with 16 anti-ship missiles such as Gabriel , RGM-84 Harpoon and RBS-15 Mk 3 to attack enemy ships and boats .
The armament will also include two torpedo launchers for MK54 Lightweight Torpedo and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The ELM-2248 Multi-Function Surveillance , Track And Guidance Radar ( MF-STAR ) multi-function active electronically scanned array ( AESA ) radar on board the Saar-6-class corvettes will track enemy targets under severe environmental/jamming conditions with a 360° coverage .
Powered by a combined diesel and diesel ( CODAD ) propulsion system , the Saar-6-class corvettes will remain afloat at sea for a long duration .
The CODAD propulsion system integrates two MTU diesel engines coupled with two controllable pitch propellers ( CPPs ) .
The corvettes will have a maximum speed of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to reach a maximum distance of 2,500mi .
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On December 2nd, the INS Magen arrived in Israel, it is the first of four German-built Sa’ar 6 corvettes that Tel’Aviv ordered back in 2015.
There is a long video showcasing the warship.
“This is a holiday for the State of Israel, the IDF and the Navy,” IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Aviv Kochavi said ahead of the ceremony.
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin praised the success as evidence of the strong cooperative efforts between Israel and Germany.
“This project, over many years, which is not yet complete, required close coordination with the German defense industries,” President Reuven Rivlin said in a speech at the ceremony. “This will work together with the military systems on board the missile boats from our own excellent, blue-and-white, military industries.” “The Israel Navy, and the IDF, proves again its connection to Israeli society,” Rivlin said. “That is the relevance of the IDF as the people’s army – the army of the people, of us all. Navy servicepeople are used to spending long periods at sea, far from home, but I have no doubt that this will be a real challenge to you, and of course to your dear families who are also part of this national mission. You are the real focus of this celebration. You are the foundations on which this important project is built, and so I would like to thank you on behalf of all Israelis. “At this time, when Israeli society is in crisis, you are an anchor of stability, patriotism of uncompromising commitment to Israel’s national security. You are our pride – true Israeli pride.”
Rivlin also thanked German Chancellor Angela Merkel and President Frank-Walter Steinmeier for the ongoing cooperative efforts.
“The [INS Magen] is an excellent response to a necessity – it’s an excellent and effective product, accurately adapted to its mission: Protecting the great natural resources that have made Israel an energy-independent country,” Navy commander Maj.-Gen. Eli Sharvit said in a speech. “You won’t find a better ship.”
These sentiments were echoed by Lieutenant General Kochavi.
“Behind me is one of the most advanced war machines in the world,” he said in his speech at the ceremony, adding that it was a major step forward in the IDF’s ability to maintain control over the seas. “The ship and the ships on the way will strengthen the Navy… increase the IDF’s military advantage and improve the defense of the country’s borders.”
The Sa’ar 6 corvette is a warship that is specifically built for Israel, and currently only the 4 ships that were ordered back in 2015 were to be built by German company ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS).
The hull form of the Sa’ar 6-class warships is designed to reduce the ship’s radar cross-section and infrared signatures.
The corvette has an overall length of 90m, a maximum beam of 13.2m and a height of 21.5m. The displacement of each corvette will be approximately 2,000t.
The ship will be operated from an integrated bridge system, which will be installed next to the bow section. It can accommodate up to 70 crew members.
The hangar and helicopter deck at the stern can be used to accommodate a medium multi-mission maritime helicopter such as SH-60 Seahawk.
The Sa’ar 6-class corvettes are armed with a range of weaponry, including anti-air and anti-ship missiles, as well as machine guns.
Each ship will carry 40 Barak 8 naval surface-to-air missiles amidships to intercept and destroy all types of airborne threats such as anti-ship missiles, cruise missiles, combat aircraft, helicopters and unmanned aerial systems (UAS).
According to reports, two C-Dome naval point defense systems are installed on the bow deck of each ship to defeat short-range rockets and artillery shells.
The forward bow section is also fitted with an Oto Melara 76mm Super Rapid gun mount, which offers a high rate of fire against air and surface targets.
The ships will also be fitted with 16 anti-ship missiles such as Gabriel, RGM-84 Harpoon and RBS-15 Mk 3 to attack enemy ships and boats.
The armament will also include two torpedo launchers for MK54 Lightweight Torpedo and two 30mm Rafael Typhoon remote weapon stations.
The ELM-2248 Multi-Function Surveillance, Track And Guidance Radar (MF-STAR) multi-function active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar on board the Saar-6-class corvettes will track enemy targets under severe environmental/jamming conditions with a 360° coverage.
Powered by a combined diesel and diesel (CODAD) propulsion system, the Saar-6-class corvettes will remain afloat at sea for a long duration. The CODAD propulsion system integrates two MTU diesel engines coupled with two controllable pitch propellers (CPPs).
The corvettes will have a maximum speed of approximately 26 knots and will be able to reach a maximum distance of 2,500mi.
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