Tag: Russian Army

"Where's the powerful Russian army if they can't get by without Syrians?"

Due to the sensitivity of the issue and Israel's good working relationship with the two countries, officials are treading carefully to avoid appearance that they’re taking sides.

Iran’s having its own access to the Mediterranean would deprive Russia of its economic monopoly along Syria’s coastal areas and would create "certain security risks."

Prime Minister Netanyahu said: "The family [of the deceased] was moved in a way that I cannot describe to you, Mr. President."

To date, more than 160 have been killed in battles between pro-Russian and pro-Iranian Syrian army units in the Hama area alone.

Senior Russian commanders on the ground in Syria actually admire the IDF and its aggressive style – as long as the IDF does not shoot down Ilyushin planes, of course.

Here's the troublesome point: Israel has not complained about the American withdrawal from Syria, not publicly, anyway.

Russia is enforcing a no fly zone and upgrading military equipment in Syria following the downing of the Ilyushin-20.

The Russians also insist that the only acceptable outcome to the civil war must be reinstating Bashar al-Assad as the president of all of Syria.

The meeting was not mentioned in the Israeli Government Press Office's Monday's agenda for the PM issued Sunday night.

"We have a common goal – to prevent Iran from becoming a regional North Korea. It is an effort by the State of Israel, by the moderate Sunni states in the Middle East, and by the entire world."

Perhaps it's time for the IDF to adopt the Russian Army's rules of engagement.

The tank was used by the IDF during the Battle of Sultan Yacoub during the First Lebanon War. On June 10, 1982 it was captured by the Syrian army and eventually transported to the Soviet Union.

The Jewish community in Ostroleka Poland was first established in the 17th century and like all other communities in Poland saw good times and bad. At the beginning of the 20th century the community numbered 6,219. During WWI the Russian Army destroyed the town while retreating and many Jews left for other cities, especially Warsaw. But after the war, Jews returned to Ostrolekaand by 1921 they numbered 3,352, more then a third of the total population.

The Jewish community in Ostroleka Poland was first established in the 17th century and like all other communities in Poland saw good times and bad. At the beginning of the 20th century the community numbered 6,219. During WWI the Russian Army destroyed the town while retreating and many Jews left for other cities, especially Warsaw. But after the war, Jews returned to Ostrolekaand by 1921 they numbered 3,352, more then a third of the total population.