I've not been able to gather up a whole lot of information on these latest Israeli strikes. Though I suspect they did occur. Daraa has had problems as of late. Bombings etc. ( Daraa is where the Syrian destabiliziation kicked off in 2011)
Following up on yesterday's interview:
Being on the same page:
Basically Turkey wants the Usrael/France backed PKK/YPG away from their border. Or Cavusoglu is saying that Turkey is ‘determined to carry out an operation east of the Euphrates.....” For all intents and purposes, per the Astana agreement, there is a buffer zone existing in Idlib- agreed to between Turkey, Iran and Russia. There are the areas along the Syrian border held by Turkey, enabled by Russia, in the area of Afrin as well as al Bab.
Turkish leadership knew this was coming from all my reading and reportingDefense News
Syria's Ambassador to Russia states "No" to concerns about S-400 delivery, but, there are reasons Israel may be concerned. Their upset may arise from the S-400 potentially blocking routes that Israel could travel to attack Iran. For this info, read further down the report, there will be an up to date news item and then were going to stroll down memory lane to a 2012 post that discussed the routes Israel could potentially use to attack Iran. 1- S-400 deliveries to Turkey cause no concern in Damascus, says ambassador
The shipments have continued and will continue into this week:TRT WorldRussian plane carrying components for S-400 missile defence system lands at Murted Air Base in Ankara. July 14, 2019
I'd covered earlier this week that the S-400 was on it's way from Russia to Turkey.S-400's set to arrive in Turkey. US Set to Trigger Sanctions. Turkey’s Central Banker FiredThe latest reports are regarding it's arrivalThe Hill
Can't say I'm shocked. Cause that would be a LIE.Al Monitor
How long is it the Eastern Mediterranean has been discussed here at PFYT's?Years and years... So, if you've been following along with the pipeline LNG and the whose in and out game, you'll at least be minimally aware of what's probably going on in this area.Connected to Syria. Turkey. Greece. Cyprus. Russia. Egypt.
