Russian Ministry of Defense: “Volunteers are involved in protecting Syrian infrastructure”
By Ollie Richardson for Fort Russ
13th November, 2015
The Russian Ministry of Defense gave its regular sitrep on Friday 13th (ooo scary). What was said was of the usual informative nature, with one thing in particular being of intrigue and interest. The MoD said:
“After necessary training volunteers are involved in protecting inhabited areas from terrorists,guarding important objects & mainroads. Assistance by the population allows regular units to form reserve forces for future offense on terrorist-held areas”
Now the MoD did not specify what they meant by ‘volunteers’, which leaves open the possibility of them being Syrian and/or Russian. We can all agree that the Caspian Launches were a clear message to NATO and the Pentagon, and the ‘accidental’ blueprint leak of a new nuclear submarine/torpedo combo was also a message. So the question is: Why would the MoD run the story of the ‘volunteers’? Are they Russian spec ops disguised as regular civilians? We know that there are Russian elite forces on the ground, with various news agencies even taking the time to mute footage with Russian being spoken. Most of what the MoD states is in the interest of Russia, so why would some civilians-come-cops make it onto the conference talking points? One can only speculate…
#SYRIA For 2 days Russian Aerospace Forces performed 107 combat sorties engaging 289 terrorist objects
— Минобороны России (@mod_russia) November 13, 2015
#SYRIA There were destroyed
34 command centres
16 ammo & POL depots
2 ammo & IED plants
3 training camps
50 strong points
184 fortifed areas— Минобороны России (@mod_russia) November 13, 2015
#SYRIA Near #JASIM (#DARAA) undergrnd #ISIS ammo depot was destroyed with a direct hit of #BETAB500 airbomb causing detonation of explosives
— Минобороны России (@mod_russia) November 13, 2015
#SYRIA #Su24M hit #ISIS strong point near Taniyat al-Rugma passing(#HOMS) destroying terrorist fortifiications, 3 mortars & field ammo depot
— Минобороны России (@mod_russia) November 13, 2015
#SYRIA Near #AL-LATAMNA (#HAMA) #Su34 bomber destroyed large ammo depot of Jabhat al-Nusra terrorist grouping
— Минобороны России (@mod_russia) November 13, 2015
#SYRIA Near #KDIN (#LATAKIA) command & observation point of Jabhat an-Nusra terrorist grouping was destroyed with a pinpoint strike
— Минобороны России (@mod_russia) November 13, 2015
#SYRIA Ammo depot with secretly delivered rockets purposed to revive bombardment of Syrian capital was destroyed near #MGAR,#DAMASCUS prov.
— Минобороны России (@mod_russia) November 13, 2015
#SYRIA Near #RASM-ABU (#ALEPPO) Jabhat an-Nusra hardware concentration was destroyed: 2 tanks, 3 armored vehicles, 4 cars with machine guns
— Минобороны России (@mod_russia) November 13, 2015
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#SYRIA In area of MAARET-AN-NUUMAN (#IDLIB) #Su34 bomber destroyed plant of Jabhat an-Nusra producing ammo and #IED
— Минобороны России (@mod_russia) November 13, 2015
#SYRIA Near #MAYADIN (DEIR-EZ-ZOR) air recon registered column of petrol trucks heading to Syrian-Iraqi borderline
— Минобороны России (@mod_russia) November 13, 2015
#SYRIA #MAYADIN According to received data, vehicles were transporting crude oil from #ISIS oil-fields to refueling plants in #IRAQ
— Минобороны России (@mod_russia) November 13, 2015
#SYRIA #MAYADIN After that oil products were illegally transported to bordering countries and sold to fund terrorist organization activities
— Минобороны России (@mod_russia) November 13, 2015
#SYRIA #MAYADIN On-duty #Su34 bomber engaged column of petrol trucks, completely destroying it
— Минобороны России (@mod_russia) November 13, 2015
#SYRIA In #LATAKIA, #TARTUS, #HOMS, #HAMA, #IDLIB and #DAMASCUS provinces civilians are actively joining self-defence units
— Минобороны России (@mod_russia) November 13, 2015
#SYRIA According to Syrian General Staff’s data, total strength of these self-defence units is exceeding 4 thousand men
— Минобороны России (@mod_russia) November 13, 2015
#SYRIA After necessary training volunteers are involved in protecting inhabited areas from terrorists,guarding important objects & mainroads
— Минобороны России (@mod_russia) November 13, 2015
#SYRIA Assist by population allows regular units to form reserve forces for future offense on terrorist-held areas
— Минобороны России (@mod_russia) November 13, 2015
#SYRIA Units of militia taking an active part in fighting #ISIS in provinces of #DAMASCUS, #ALEPPO & northern #LATAKIA
— Минобороны России (@mod_russia) November 13, 2015
#SYRIA According to #Baghdad info center, field commaders in #LATAKIA received an order for urgent evacuation of valuables & modern armament
— Минобороны России (@mod_russia) November 13, 2015
