Syrian Kurd Oil Deals and Tanker AttacksMultiple media outlets were claiming that the US led coalition launched an airstrike at oil tankers while the Kurdish meida reported they participated in targeting the tankers with machine gun fire and anti tank missiles- mentioned below. The online dis-info crowd claimed this was just Turkish propaganda- It seemed to me there was a little more to the reports then those advancing limited hangout claims.
First up, Idlib & Syria as a whole :I've maintained that the Idlib operation is limited in scope. Time wise. Geographically. There is a specific goal. ( Securing highways- talked about this numerous times) Once attained the operation will stop. A whole pile of Idlib posts will be relinked at the bottom of this latest report.1: US Official: Russia Unlikely to Support Full-Scale Offensive on Syria's Idlib
Briefly: Fighting continues on in Syria, in what still looks to be a limited operation to gain unfettered access to important highways. The M4 and M5. Not going to rehash the reasons passage via these main routes are absolutely necessary for Syria.Syria had taken some strategic areas prior to the Russian declared ceasefire. But they lost one strategic town to HTS.
Agreed that this ceasefire is temporary- It looks, from where I'm sitting on the other side of the world, that SAA got done what it needed to do for now. Meanwhile Turkey and Russia negotiate..See the earlier post from today.
I've zero doubt that Syrian intelligence has met with Turkish intelligence. And continues to meet with them. It only makes sense that there is communication.Link
Continuing with coverage of Hama/Idlib. From yesterday: Turkey and Russia Negotiate to Reach a Ceasefire: Idlib/SyriaLink
