Quote:
Originally Posted by crockett
They wont be crewed by Russians.. The article said that the Syrians would have to be trained in Russia before they went operational. They said it would likely be a year before everything was delivered and ready to go.
|
the british western article never said that russians would be crewing the batteries?
shocker.
tell me, why an issue if the batteries won't be operational for over a year?
Quote:
Originally Posted by deltav
They've been rumored there for a while - with the unexpectedly increasing # of casualties letting the cat of the bag beforehand - but Nasrallah's statement basically saying they're *publicly* going "all-in" in Syria IMO is telling. Hezbollah is as much a political force as they are a military one. Now all their political capital is being wagered on the gamble that Assad prevails and they're not going to fuck around sending token forces out of loyalty, they're in it to win it.
With Hezbollah directly involved you run a very real chance of the conflict spilling into Lebanon at the very least, and the risk of Iran & Israel getting further drawn in increases too.
The way things are going and all the parties now involved, I just can't see it getting any better before it gets a lot worse. Hopefully I'm wrong on that.
|
yea i found an article, they have been there for months, up to 141 casualties including this week
thanks i never noticed the 'official mention' was such a big deal
Quote:
|
"The number of Lebanese Hezbollah fighters killed in recent months in the outskirts of Damascus and Homs has risen to 141," the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said in a statement.
|