Russia to Redeploy Forces, Military Equipment to Syria

Media sources disclosed that the Russian Armed Forces will likely send back a number of soldiers and military hardware to Humeimim base in Lattakia province to reinvigorate their forces' combat capabilities again.


The Russian language Nezavisimaya Gazeta daily said Russia seems to redeploy its forces and equipment to the Humeimim base after the Astana peace talks.

The daily opined that liberation of Aleppo had not been a turning point in war on ISIL terrorists in Syria and Moscow made a hurried decsion when started to withdraw a part of its forcers and equipment from Syria.  

Russian media disclosed on Friday that Ka-52 advanced combat helicopters and Su-25 attack aircraft would join the Russian Air Group involved in the liberation of the Syrian city of Palmyra from the ISIL terrorists.

The Russian newspaper Izvestia reported that Ka-52 Alligator advanced combat helicopters and Su-25 Rook attack aircraft joined in efforts to liberate the Syrian city of Palmyra from ISIL terrorists.

The goal was to significantly strengthen the fire impact on terrorist positions, the newspaper said, referring to an interaction between a Ka-52 and a Su-35 as a combination of intelligence capabilities and high strike power.

"It is designed to compensate for the lack of Syrian artillery strike capabilities, as well as to provide effective support to government forces advancing on Palmyra," Izvestia said.
 [farsnews.com]
28/1/17