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Monday, November 30, 2015

Putin: You Want A No-Fly Zone? I’ll Give You A No-Fly Zone!

There has been a steady chatter about a no-fly zone over Syria. The concept is to limit Assad and Putin from attacking pro-Western fighters who oppose both Assad and ISIS.

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There now is a No-Fly Zone over Syria – only it’s Putin’s No-Fly Zone and it’s the NATO planes that dare not fly for fear of Putin’s newly install S-400 anti-aircraft missile batteries installed in the Russian occupied portion of Syria.
These missiles can attack multiple targets up to a 200 mile range.
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Obama pulled US Patriot anti-missile anti-aircraft batteries out of Turkey just before the Russians moved in. Certainly sends a clear message of our resolve to support our NATO “FRIENDS” doesn’t it! Then again, it’s totally consistent with Obama’s lack of support for our friends the Ukrainians.

http://roanokeslant.blogspot.com/2014/03/obama-to-putin-please-play-nice-please.html

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Reminiscent of advice from Mom: If you want to have a friend, you have to be a friend!
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Russian S-400 missiles turn most of Syria into no-fly zone, halt US air strikes

DEBKAfile Special Report November 28, 2015, 8:58 PM (IDT)
http://www.debka.com/article/25048/Russian-S-400-missiles-turn-most-of-Syria-into-no-fly-zone-halt-US-air-strikes-
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The deployment of the highly advanced Russian S-400 anti-air missiles at the Khmeimin base, Russia’s military enclave in Syria near Latakia, combined with Russia electronic jamming and other electronic warfare equipment, has effectively transformed most of Syria into a no-fly zone under Russian control.
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Moscow deployed the missiles last Wednesday, Nov. 25, the day after Turkish warplanes downed a Russian Su-24. Since then, the US and Turkey have suspended their air strikes over Syria, including bombardments of Islamic State targets. The attacks on ISIS in Iraq continue without interruption. Turkey is now extra-careful to avoid flights anywhere near the Syrian border.
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Both the US and Turkey are obviously wary of risking their planes being shot down by the S-400, so long as Russian-Turkish tensions run high over the Su-24 incident.
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Friday, a US-led coalition spokesperson denied that the absence of anti-IS coalition air strikes had anything to do with the S-400 deployment in Syria. He said “The fluctuation or absence of strikes in Syria reflects the ebb and flow of battle.”
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However, DEBKAfile’s military sources confirm that neither the US, Turkey or Israel have any real experience in contending with the Russian S-400, which uses multiple missile variants to shoot down stealth aircraft, UAVs, cruise missiles and sub-strategic ballistic missiles. Its operational range for aerodynamic targets is about 250 km and for ballistic targets 60 km. The S-400 can engage up to 36 targets simultaneously.
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Thei range covers at least three-quarters of Syrian territory, a huge part of Turkey, all of Lebanon, Cyprus and half of Israel.
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Since the downing of their warplane, the Russians have put in place additionally new electronic warfare multifunctional systems both airborne and on the ground to disrupt Turkish flights and forces, Lt. Gen. Evgeny Buzhinksy revealed Friday. Turkey has countered by installing the KORAL electronic jamming system along its southern border with Syria.
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An electronic battlefield has spread over northern Syria and southern Turkey, with the Russian and Turks endeavoring to jam each other’s radar and disrupt their missiles. In this, the Russians have the advantage.
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With the Americans, Russians and Turks locked in a contest over Syria, and the Israeli Air Force’s freedom of action restricted by objective conditions, some comments made at week’s end by Israeli military and security officials sounded beside the point.
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Turkey

Shoots Down Putin Russian Fighter-Bomber
http://roanokeslant.blogspot.com/2015/11/turkey-shoots-down-putin-fighter-bomber.html
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Obama’s Foreign Policy: The Perfect Storm Of Incompetence
http://roanokeslant.blogspot.com/2015/09/obamas-foreign-policy-perfect-storm-of.html
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The UN Syria Smack-Down: Putin The Leader vs Obama The Talker
http://roanokeslant.blogspot.com/2015/09/the-un-syria-smack-down-putin-leader-vs.html
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posted by Lars Hagen # 5:02 PM

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