Yes, I have not posted much over these last few days concerning the continuing war in Syria, and especially about the now steady though at times "tedious" advance of the Syrian government forces (SAA) into the southern part of the so called "Idlib pocket" of US run "terrorist" resistance....The SAA offensive to liberate the Idlib pocket actually started almost 2 weeks ago, and the focus of the initial phase of the entire offensive has been centered around the key southern city of Khan Shaykhun, in an effort to cut off the so called 'rebels' south of that city as well as the Turkish phoney "observation outpost" located near the village of Murak.... And today, I want to post a new article from the Southfront website, at www.southfront.org, where apparently that first stage of the offensive has been most successful, for apparently according to this report the SAA has not only seized Khan Shaykhun, but has also encircled and cut off the fraud "rebels" located south of that key city! Here in fact is that important article and I do have my usual thoughts and comments to follow:SYRIAN ARMY ENCIRCLES REMAINING MILITANTS AND TURKISH OBSERVATION POST IN NORTHERN HAMASyrian Arab Army (SAA) units advancing east of the town of Khan Shaykhun and west of the village of Tar’i met in the afternoon of August 21, effectively placing the remaining militants’ positions in northern Hama under a full siege.The towns of al-Lataminah, Kafr Zita and Murak, which have been strongholds of Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and so-called Jaysh al-Izza for years, are all now under siege.The Turkish observation post, located south of Murak, was also encircled by SAA units, according to pro-government sources.Click to see full-size mapIn its first reaction to the Syrian military advance, the Turkish Presidency said that all observation posts will remain in their positions in Greater Idlib, without clarifying the fate of Murak’s post.The SAA is reportedly preparing to storm the militants’ enclave in northern Hama in the upcoming few hours. Most militants managed to withdraw during the last 48 hours. However, some were trapped in.More on this topic:
NTS Notes: This is indeed fantastic news in this "war" against the evil US/Israel/NATO criminal cabal.... The facts are that the SAA and their Russian allies have now ripped open a massive hole in the entire Idlib pocket and with the collapse and encirclement of fraud "terrorists" south of Khan Shaykhun, the SAA should not only eliminate these criminals in that pocket, but also take the next step and move rapidly along the M5 motorway towards the key city of Saraqib where the M5 and M4 motorways intersect... Seizure of that vital crossroads is key to the entire Idlib pocket and controlling it will cut off any support between the north and southern parts of the entire pocket and thus cause it to collapse....However, it is not all good news, for apparently the Turks have continued their support of the fraud "terrorists" in the Idlib pocket and have now established a brand new "outpost" north of Khan Shaykhun along the M5 motorway as a means of blocking any SAA advance northward and deeper into the Idlib pocket.... This again shows the truth about Turkey and how they are indeed not in Syria for the Syrian people, but to support the so called 'terrorists".....Yes this is a great military and moral victory for the Syrian people, and once again shows that the criminal US/Israel/NATO cabal can indeed be defeated in their sick game of wanting to see Syria destroyed....There should not be any more of the fraud "ceasefires" in Idlib and the SAA should continue their attacks until the entire Idlib pocket is finally liberated.More to comeNTS