Jamaica♪♫(Caribbean)- Rusia
telah mengerahkan kapal penjelajah peluru berpandu berhampiran Latakia dan
bersedia untuk mengambil mana-mana sasaran udara mengancam pangkalan udara yang
berhampiran bandar Syria, dengan jarak jauh permukaan-ke-udara peluru berpandu.
Langkah
itu telah diumumkan pada hari Selasa selepas Turki ditembak jatuh pengebom Su-24
Rusia menjalankan misi anti-pengganas di Syria. Ankara mendakwa ia terlibat
kapal terbang perang yang lebih melanggar ruang udara Turki, tetapi Moscow
menafikan sebarang pelanggaran dan menuduh Turki untuk membantu pengganas2 di
Syria.
Kapal
penjelajah peluru berpanduMoskva,
ditempatkan di Latakia sebagai sebahagian daripada pembentukan tentera, adalah
sebuah kapal perang 11,500 tan, 186 meter yang disediakan sebagai sebahagian
daripada Armada Laut HitamRusia.
Selain peluru berpandu anti-kapal, mortar anti-kapal selam dan torpedo, ia
mempunyai 64 Fort peluru berpandu, versi tentera laut S-300 jarak jauh sistem
pertahanan udara. Peluru berpandu boleh melibatkan sasaran pada jarak sehingga
150km, yang cukup untuk menampung semua di selatan Turki dari Latakia.
Sebagai
tindak balas kepada kejadian itu, tentera Rusia di Syria telah menghamburkan
kata-kata keselamatan. Semua pengebom Rusia kini akan diiringi oleh jet pejuang
untuk melindungi mereka daripada pencerobohan mungkin. Rusia juga memberi
amaran bahawa ia akan memusnahkan mana-mana pesawat mengancam tentera Rusia
dikerahkan di negara Timur Tengah.
Russian
missile cruiser off Latakia coast, ready to destroy dangerous air targets -
Defense Minister
Russia
has deployed a missile cruiser near Latakia and is ready to take down any
aerial targets threatening its airbase near the Syrian city, with long-range
surface-to-air missiles.
The move
was announced on Tuesday after Turkey shot down a Russian Su-24 bomber
conducting an anti-terrorist mission in Syria. Ankara claims it engaged the
warplane over a violation of Turkey’s airspace, but Moscow denies any violation
and accused Turkey of aiding terrorists in Syria.
The
Moskva cruiser, stationed in Latakia as part of the military buildup, is a
11,500-ton, 186-meter warship serving as part of the Russian Black Sea fleet.
In addition to anti-ship missiles, anti-submarine mortars and torpedoes, it has
64 Fort missiles, the naval version of the S-300 long-range air defense system.
The missiles can engage targets at a range of up to 150km, which is enough to
cover all of southern Turkey from Latakia.
In
response to the incident, the Russian military in Syria has ramped up security.
All Russian bombers will now be accompanied by fighter jets to protect them
from possible aggression. Russia also warned that it would destroy any aircraft
threatening Russian forces deployed in the Middle Eastern country.
Jamaica♪♫(Caribbean)-Pangkalan
Tentera Udara Rusia di Latakia akan diperkukuhkan dengan sistem S-400 SAM, yang
tidak lama lagi akan ditempatkan di sana, Rusia Menteri Pertahanan Sergey
Shoigu berkata pada hari Rabu.
"S-400
akan ditempatkan di Khmeimim pangkalan udara di Syria," kata Shoigu pada
mesyuarat Kementerian Pertahanan.
Sebelum
itu pada hari Selasa, Rusia Su-24 telah ditembak jatuh oleh jet pejuang F-16Turki berhampiran sempadan Turki-Syria.
Seorang juruterbang mati dalam kejadian itu. Yang kedua telah diselamatkan dan
dibawa ke pangkalan udara Rusia di Latakia.
Moscow
mengekalkan jet itu tidak melanggar ruang udara Turki. Ianya parit terusan di
wilayah Syria 4 kilometer dari sempadan.
Russia
to deploy S-400 defense missile system to Khmeimim airbase in Syria - defense
minister
The
Russian Air Force base in Latakia will be reinforced with S-400 SAM system,
which will soon be deployed there, Russia's Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu said
on Wednesday.
"S-400
will be deployed on Khmeimim airbase in Syria," Shoigu said at a Defense
Ministry meeting.
Earlier
on Tuesday, the Russian Su-24 was shot down by a Turkish F-16 fighter jet near
the Turkish-Syrian border. One pilot died in the incident. The second one was
rescued and brought to the Russian airbase in Latakia.
READ
MORE: Russia deploys missile cruiser off Syria coast, ordered to destroy any
target posing danger
Moscow
maintains the jet did not violate Turkey's airspace. It ditched on Syria's
territory four kilometers from the border.
BACA lanjut:Ankara mempertahankan ISIS, pegawai Turki
mempunyai kepentingan kewangan dalam perdagangan minyak dengan kumpulan - PM
Medvedev (Ankara defends ISIS, Turkish officials have financial interest in oil
trade with group - PM Medvedev) http://on.rt.com/6xil
Tidak
lama selepas itu, Kementerian Pertahanan mengumumkan 3 langkah yang perlu
diambil berikutan serangan ke atas pengebomSu-24Rusia, termasuk menyediakan perlindungan
udara oleh jet pejuang untuk setiap serangan udara, meningkatkan pertahanan
udara dengan menggerakkan kapal perang peluru berpandu di luar pantai Latakia,
dan menggantung semua tentera kenalan -kpd-tentera dengan Turki.
S-400
adalah sistem pertahanan anti-pesawat yang paling maju Rusia. Ia adalah sebagai
di naik taraf S-300 keluarga Growler, yang direka dan dibangunkan oleh Almaz
Antei. S-400 digunakan untuk memastikan pertahanan udara menggunakan panjang
dan sederhana peluru berpandu yang boleh mengenai sasaran udara pada jarak
sehingga 400 kilometer. S-400 adalah mampu memukul pesawat taktikal dan
strategik serta peluru berpandu balistik dan persiaran. Sistem ini merangkumi
satu set radar, pelancar peluru berpandu dan markas perintah, dan dikendalikan
sepenuhnya oleh tentera Rusia.
Pangkalan
udara Khmeimim di Latakia, Syria, menempatkan Rusia Tentera Udara skuadron
Su-27SM dan Su-30 jet pejuang, Su-34 dan Su-24 pengebom taktikal, yang semuanya
mengambil bahagian dalam serangan udara ke atas kedudukan Negara Islam (IS).
Pangkalan udara ini dilindungi oleh ‘state-of-the-art’ sistem pertahanan udara
dan radar. Khmeimim juga mempunyai unit beroperasi sepenuhnya untuk mengekalkan
ketetapan-dan pesawat pemutar sayap dan memberikan bantuan logistik kepada
juruterbang.
Shortly
afterwards, the MoD announced three steps to be taken following the attack on
the Russian Su-24 bomber, including providing aerial cover by fighter jets for
every airstrike, boosting air defense by deploying guided missile cruisers off
the Latakia coast, and suspending all military-to-military contacts with
Turkey.
The S-400
is Russia's most advanced anti-aircraft defense system. It is as an upgrade of
the S-300 Growler family, designed and developed by Almaz Antei. The S-400 is
employed to ensure air defense using long- and medium-range missiles that can
hit aerial targets at ranges up to 400 kilometers. The S-400 is capable of
hitting tactical and strategic aircraft as well as ballistic and cruise
missiles. The system includes a set of radars, missile launchers and command
posts, and is operated solely by the Russian military.
Khmeimim
airbase in Latakia, Syria, accommodates Russian Air Force squadrons of Su-27SM
and Su-30 fighter jets, Su-34 and Su-24 tactical bombers, which are all taking
part in airstrikes on Islamic State positions. The airbase is protected by
state-of-the-art air defense systems and radars. Khmeimim also has a fully operational
unit for maintaining fixed- and rotor-wing aircraft and providing logistical
assistance to pilots.
Jamaica♪♫(Caribbean)- Jet pejuang
Rusia Su-24 telah ditembak jatuh di Syria, Kementerian Pertahanan Rusia
berkata, sambil menambah pesawat itu tidak melanggar ruang udara Turki dan
terbang pada ketinggian 6,000 meter.
"Semasa
penerbangan, pesawat itu terbang di dalam sempadan Syria, yang telah
didaftarkan oleh data pemantauan objektif," kata kementerian itu, sambil
menambah bahawa pesawat itu "kononnya ditembak jatuh dari darat."
Russian
Su-24 fighter jet shot down over Syria - Russian MoD (VIDEO) . . .
A Russian
Su-24 fighter has been shot down in Syria, the Russian Defense Ministry said,
adding the plane hadn’t violated Turkish airspace and was flying at an altitude
of 6,000 meters.
“During
the flight, the aircraft was flying within the borders of Syria, which was
registered by objective monitoring data,” the ministry said, adding that the
aircraft was "supposedly shot down from the ground.”
#SYRIA
Russian aircraft Su-24 crashed in Syria. According to the preliminary data, the
pilots managed to eject from the warplane (#SYRIA Pesawat Rusia Su-24 terhempas
di Syria. Menurut data awal, juruterbang berjaya mengeluarkan dari kapal
terbang perang)
Juruterbang
berjaya mengeluarkan diri, kementerian itu berkata, sambil menambah nasib
mereka yang belum diketahui.
Laporan
pesawat dijatuhkan muncul sebelum ini dalam media Turki. Seorang wartawan Habertürk
TV di tempat kejadian berkata, pesawat itu "bertukar menjadi bola
api." Banyak saksi menulis di media sosial, dengan mengatakan kepulan asap
tebal telah meningkat dari lokasi kemalangan jet.
The
pilots managed to eject, the ministry said, adding their fate is as yet
unknown.
Reports
of a downed plane emerged earlier in Turkish media. A Habertürk TV reporter on
the scene said the aircraft “turned into a fireball.” Numerous witnesses wrote
on social media, saying thick plumes of smoke have been rising from the jet
crash site.
Tentera
Turki berkata pesawat itu telah diberi amaran sekurang-kurangnya 10 kali dalam
tempoh 5 minit sebelum ditembak jatuh oleh 2 F-16 jet pejuangTurki. Beliau berkata, pesawat itu telah
melanggar ruang udara Turki.
Turkish
military added the plane had been warned at least 10 times over a period of
five minutes before being shot down by two Turkish F-16 fighter jets. He said
the plane had violated Turkish airspace.
Pesawat
itu dilaporkan terhempas di sebuah kampung kebanyakannya dihuni oleh Turkmen
Syria. Tempat itu telah menjadi hotspot antara pembangkang dan Tentera
Pembebasan Syria.
Perdana
Menteri Turki, Ahmet Davutoglu telah bertemu dengan pegawai-pegawai dari
Kementerian Luar. Dan berpesan kepada mereka untuk berunding dengan NATO dan
PBB mengenai perkembangan terkini di sempadan Syria, pejabat Davutoglu berkata
dalam satu kenyataan.
Turkish
Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has met with officials from the Foreign
Ministry. He instructed them to consult with NATO and the UN on the latest
developments on the Syrian border, Davutoglu’s office said in a statement.
Jamaica♪♫(Caribbean)- Polis Belgium masih mencari Salah Abdeslam, salah seorang peserta dalam serangan keganasan Paris pada November 13. Dia bukan antara 16 orang yang ditahan dalam serbuan pada Ahad dan pihak berkuasa takut dia boleh merancang serangan lain.
Beberapa penerbitan media Belgium telah menyebutkan laporan yang tidak disahkan bahawa Abdeslam telah dilihat di dalam kereta berhampiran bandar Leige dan menuju ke sempadan hampir dengan Jerman. Terdapat juga banyak haiwan lain yang berusia 26 tahun itu, yang setakat ini mengelak menangkap walaupun pemburuan besar-besaran di seluruh benua.
Jack Rice, seorang peguam pertahanan jenayah dan bekas pegawai CIA, bercakap dengan RT dan menggariskan bagaimana ia tidak akan menjadi sukar bagi seseorang untuk mengesan 'hilang' dalam salah satu daripada banyak komuniti pendatang Eropah.
"Ia tidak menghairankan kepada saya bahawa satu orang boleh cair ke dalam masyarakat keseluruhan. Kita perlu lihat pada bilangan komuniti berbeza di seluruh Eropah yang mempunyai dalam beberapa cara mengasingkan diri mereka atau telah diasingkan. Oleh itu, untuk mencairkan ke dalam salah satu masyarakat sebagai seorang individu yang mudah sudah pasti sesuatu yang boleh berlaku, "kata Rice.
"Kita perlu kembali dan cuba untuk memahami mengapa terdapat pelbagai pertubuhan dan orang-orang yang begitu berbeza dan begitu terpencil," katanya.
READ MORE: Special operations over in Brussels, 16 arrests and massive troops presence reported (VIDEO)http://on.rt.com/6x9j
Paris terror suspect Abdeslam still at large after week-long manhunt . . .
Belgian police are still searching for Salah Abdeslam, one of the participants in the Paris terror attacks on November 13. He was not among 16 people arrested during raids on Sunday and the authorities fear he could be planning another attack.
Several Belgian media publications have cited unconfirmed reports that Abdeslam had been seen in a car near the city of Leige and was heading to the near-by German border. There have also been numerous other sightings of the 26-year-old, who has so far evaded capture despite a massive manhunt across the continent.
Jack Rice, a criminal defense lawyer and former CIA officer, spoke to RT and outlined how it would not be hard for a person to effectively ‘disappear’ within one of Europe’s numerous migrant communities.
“It is not surprising to me that one person can melt into an entire community. We need to take a look at the number of disparate communities around Europe that have in some ways isolated themselves or have been isolated. As a result, to melt into one of those communities as one simple individual is certainly something that can happen,” Rice said.
“We need to come back and try to understand why there are various organizations and peoples who are so disparate and so isolated,” he added.
Pendakwa Belgium telah mengeluarkan satu kenyataan mengenai sebuah kereta yang mencurigakan, yang dihalau keluar pada petang Ahad, kerana polis cuba untuk menjalankan carian rutin. Terdapat telah syak wasangka ia boleh dikaitkan dengan Abdeslam, bagaimanapun, ini telah ditolak oleh polis.
"Malam Semalam di rantau Liege, sebuah kenderaan BMW bergegas kira apabila ditarik ke atas oleh polis untuk pemeriksaan rutin. Kenderaan itu yang dikenal pasti. Pertanyaan selanjutnya menunjukkan bahawa tidak ada hubungan sama sekali dengan operasi yang berterusan, "kata kenyataan itu.
Abdeslam telah melarikan diri selama lebih seminggu selepas abangnya, Brahim, meletupkan dirinya di sebuah kafe semasa serangan keganasan Paris. Selepas melarikan diri daripada ibu negara Perancis, Abdeslam dalam kereta perjalanan di dihentikan 3 kali oleh pihak polis kerana ia menuju ke Brussels. Namun pemain berusia 26 tahun itu dibenarkan untuk meneruskan perjalanan pada setiap kesempatan dan kemudiannya terlepas daripada tangkapan.
Salah satu daripada mereka berhenti mengambil tempat di pusat pemeriksaan di sempadan Belgium hanya beberapa jam selepas serangan itu. Abdeslam telah dibenarkan untuk meneruskan selepas menunjukkan ID, perkhidmatan keselamatan tidak sedar pada masa itu bahawa dia telah terlibat dalam serangan itu.
A Belgian prosecutor has released a statement regarding a suspicious car, which drove off on Sunday evening, as police tried to carry out a routine search. There had been suspicions it could have been linked to Abdeslam, however, this has been dismissed by police.
“Yesterday night in the Liege region, a vehicle BMW rushed off when pulled over by police for a routine check. The vehicle was identified. Further enquires showed that there is no link at all with the ongoing operation,” the statement read.
Abdeslam has been on the run for over a week after his elder brother, Brahim, blew himself up at a cafe during the Paris terror attacks. After fleeing the French capital, the car Abdeslam was travelling in was stopped three times by police as it headed to Brussels. However the 26-year-old was allowed to continue his journey on each occasion and has subsequently been able to avoid capture.
One of those stops took place at a checkpoint on the Belgian border just hours after the attacks. Abdeslam was allowed to proceed after showing his ID, as the security services did not realize at the time that he had been involved in the attacks.
READ MORE: Brussels to remain on highest terror alert on Monday with schools, metro closed - Belgian PMhttp://on.rt.com/6x9i
Pihak berkuasa terus mencari Abdeslam, dan sejumlah 19 serbuan dilakukan di ibu negara Belgium Brussels dan bandar perindustrian Charleroi, dengan sejumlah 16 orang yang ditangkap. Abdeslam bukan di kalangan mereka yang telah ditahan.
Abdeslam berasal dari daerah Molenbeek di Brussels, yang mempunyai masyarakat pendatang yang besar. Datuk Bandar Brussels sendiri menyifatkan daerah itu sebagai "tempat pembiakan keganasan radikal" dengan tahap yang tinggi pengangguran belia dan jenayah.
Pada tahun 2010, manakala seorang mekanik kereta api negeri pelatih Abdeslam dipenjara rompakan bersenjata. Beliau sejenayah pada masa itu adalah Abdelhamid Abaaoud, kawan zaman kanak-kanak yang 2 tahun lebih tua - dan orang yang disyaki sebagai "dalang" di belakang serangan ganas Paris.
Abdeslam, bagaimanapun, nampaknya tidak pernah melakukan apa-apa untuk menimbulkan syak wasangka - sekurang-kurangnya mengikut mereka yang tinggal di sampingnya.
Ia muncul minggu lepas bahawa Abdeslam diletakkan dalam senarai di seluruh negara kira-kira 800 radikal disyaki - walaupun pihak berkuasa telah nampaknya beliau tidak pernah disoal siasat.
Walaupun ancaman dilihat, dia dibenarkan untuk bergerak bebas di seluruh EU. Pada bulan September beliau mengembara ke Austria untuk apa yang dia katakan adalah "break," menurut Austria Kementerian Dalam Negeri. Penyiasat kini cuba untuk menentukan dengan tepat bagaimana beliau menghabiskan masa dan beliau yang mungkin telah bertemu ketika di sana.
Ia juga muncul bahawa Abdeslam telah ditangkap di Sepanyol untuk memandu dalam keadaan mabuk hanya beberapa minggu sebelum serangan keganasan Paris. Dia didenda kerana memandu lebih had dan kereta beliau telah ditahan, tetapi tiada tindakan lanjut diambil, walaupun beliau yang terdapat dalam senarai yang disyaki jihad Belgium.
The authorities are continuing to search for Abdeslam, and a total of 19 raids were carried out in the Belgian capital Brussels and the industrial city of Charleroi, with a total of 16 people being arrested. Abdeslam was not among those who were detained.
Abdeslam hails from the Molenbeek district of Brussels, which has a large immigrant community. Brussels’s own mayor has described the district as a “breeding ground for radical violence” with a high level of youth unemployment and crime.
In 2010, while a trainee state rail mechanic, Abdeslam was jailed for armed robbery. His accomplice at the time was Abdelhamid Abaaoud, a childhood friend who was two years older – and the man suspected of being the “mastermind” behind the Paris terror attacks.
Abdeslam, however, appears never to have done anything to arouse suspicion – at least according to those who lived alongside him.
It emerged last week that Abdeslam was on a countrywide list of about 800 suspected radicals – though the authorities have apparently never interrogated him.
Despite the perceived threat, he was allowed to travel freely throughout the EU. In September he travelled to Austria for what he said was a “holiday,” according to the Austrian Interior Ministry. Investigators are now attempting to determine exactly how he spent his time and who he may have met while there.
It also emerged that Abdeslam was arrested in Spain for drink driving just a few weeks before the Paris terror attacks. He was fined for driving over the limit and his car was impounded, but no further action was taken, despite him appearing on list of suspected Belgian jihadists.
Hari selepas serangan Paris, EU berkata ia akan meningkatkan kawalan sempadan dan pemeriksaan dokumen di seluruh blok. Perancis telah mengkritik Belgium untuk tidak melakukan secukupnya untuk menjaga tab pada radikal diketahui, Walaupun terdapat kebimbangan bahawa penjenayah terkenal dan suspek telah dapat memasuki EU melalui negara di mana data tidak diadakan, dan kemudian melakukan perjalanan di seluruh benua dgn mudah.
Kira-kira separuh daripada data mengenai radikal disyaki datang dari hanya 5 daripada 28 negara anggota, pegawai-pegawai telah berkata, tanpa mendedahkan mereka yang gagal untuk membantu: "Sebahagian daripada mereka [membantu] Tidak semua daripada mereka [membantu]," Pengarah Europol Rob Wainwright kepada Reuters. "Terus terang, mereka perlu melakukan lebih banyak."
Ibu kota Belgium sedang mengalami hari yang ke-3 daripada kuncian pada hari Isnin, dengan metro, sekolah dan banyak kedai-kedai ditutup di seluruh bandar. Pihak berkuasa takut Abdeslam boleh cuba untuk membuat serangan ala Paris di Brussels.
"Apa yang kita bimbang adalah serangan yang sama dengan yang di Paris, dengan beberapa individu yang mungkin boleh melancarkan beberapa serangan pada masa yang sama di pelbagai lokasi," Perdana Menteri Charles Michel pada sidang akhbar awal pada petang Ahad.
Days after the Paris attacks, the EU said it would be stepping up border controls and document checks across the bloc. France has been critical of Belgium for not doing enough to keep tabs on known radicals, while there has been concern that known criminals and suspects have been able to enter the EU via a country where data is not held, and then travel around the continent easily.
About half of the data regarding suspected radicals comes from just five of the 28 member states, officials have said, without revealing those failing to help: "Some of them are [helping]. Not all of them are [helping]," Europol Director Rob Wainwright told Reuters. "Frankly, they need to do more."
The Belgian capital is experiencing its third day of lockdown on Monday, with the metro, schools and many shops closed across the city. The authorities fear Abdeslam could try to create a Paris-style attack in Brussels.
"What we fear is an attack similar to the one in Paris, with several individuals who could possibly launch several attacks at the same time in multiple locations," Prime Minister Charles Michel told a news conference early on Sunday evening.
Jamaica♪♫(Caribbean)- Rusia tidak adalah dialu-alukan untuk menyertai gabungan yang diketuai Amerika Syarikat di Syria, kerana Perancis telah dicadangkan, sehingga ia berubah "Fokus" dan berhenti "menopang" Presiden Assad, Jabatan Negara Amerika Syarikat berkata. Namun, Washington terus menegaskan matlamat mereka tidak mengalahkan Assad.
"Jika negara-negara lain tidak dalam gabungan itu [gabungan yang diketuai Amerika Syarikat] mahu menyertai dan menjadi sebahagian daripada itu dan menumpukan kepada usaha memerangi ISIL [Negara Islam/IS, yang sebelum ini ISIS/ISIL] itulah perbualan kami pasti sanggup untuk mempunyai, "kata jurucakap Jabatan Negara Amerika Syarikat John Kirby.
Russia ‘must change strategy’ in Syria if it wants to join US-led ‘anti-ISIS’ coalition - State Dept . . .
Russia is not welcome to join the US-led coalition in Syria, as France has proposed, until it changes its “focus” and stops “propping up” President Assad, the US State Department said. Yet, Washington continues to insist their goal isn’t defeating Assad.
“If other nations not in the coalition [the US-led coalition] want to join it and become part of it and focus on the fight against ISIL [Islamic State/IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL] that’s a conversation we’re certainly willing to have,” US State Department spokesperson John Kirby said.
Rayuan untuk mengembangkan gabungan itu diketuai Amerika memerangi Negara Islam (IS) datang dari Presiden Perancis Francois Hollande 3 hari selepas serangan maut di Paris minggu lalu. Yang menyatakan bahawa "Perancis adalah berperang," Hollande menyeru pembentukan sebuah "gabungan besar," yang dapat menyatukan tenaga dengan Rusia "untuk mencapai hasil yang telah mengambil masa yang lama."
Gabungan besar akan menjadi tumpuan perbincangan berasingan Presiden Hollande akan mempunyai dengan rakan sejawatannya Amerika dan Rusia pada hari-hari akan datang. Pemimpin Perancis dijangka mengadakan rundingan di Washington pada 24 November dan di Moscow pada 26 November.
Walau bagaimanapun, Jabatan Negara Amerika Syarikat berkata bahawa penglibatan Rusia dalam gabungan itu akan bergantung kepada "komitmen" Moscow.
"Tetapi dalam usaha untuk ke tempat kerja, setiap ahli gabungan itu perlu mempunyai fokus yang sama pada mengalahkan ISIL, dan setakat ini kita, bercakap mengenai Rusia, tidak pernah melihat komitmen yang sama," kata Kirby, merujuk kepada sokongan Rusia untuk Syria Presiden Bashar Assad. "Ia selaras dengan matlamat gabungan itu, iaitu untuk mengalahkan ISIL, jika anda juga menopang rejim Assad."
An appeal to expand the US-led coalition fighting Islamic State came from French President Francois Hollande three days after deadly attacks in Paris a week ago. Stating that “France is at war,” Hollande called for the creation of a “large coalition,” which could unite forces with Russia“to achieve a result that has taken too long.”
The grand coalition is going to be the focus of separate talks President Hollande will have with his American and Russian counterparts in coming days. The French leader is expected to hold talks in Washington on November 24 and in Moscow on November 26.
However, the US State Department says that Russia’s involvement in the coalition would depend on Moscow’s “commitment.”
“But in order for that to work, every member of the coalition has to have the same focus on defeating ISIL, and thus far we, talking about Russia, haven’t seen that same commitment,” Kirby said, referring to Russia’s support for the Syrian President Bashar Assad. “It’s inconsistent with the goals of the coalition, which is to defeat ISIL, if you’re also propping up the Assad regime.”
Washington telah mengulangi bahawa tidak akan ada perbincangan sehingga Moscow mengubah strateginya: "Jika Rusia adalah serius tentang perkara ini, kira-kira akan selepas ISIL, dan menukar kalkulus aktiviti ketenteraan ia menjalankan dalam Syria, maka ia adalah besar dan kami akan bersedia untuk mempunyai perbincangan dengan mereka tentang bagaimana mereka mungkin boleh menyumbang kepada operasi campuran."
Kenyataan itu telah mendorong Said Arikat, Washington Ketua Biro Al-Quds, untuk meminta Kirby untuk menjelaskan apa keutamaan gabungan itu sebenarnya adalah, kerana "isu Assad terus datang sepanjang masa."
"Jadi apa matlamat teras? Untuk menewaskan Assad atau ISIS? Pada skala 9:59 - adalah lebih besar daripada yang lain "Arikat bertanya Kirby.
Walaupun, seperti yang didakwa oleh Jabatan Negara, matlamat utama gabungan yang mengalahkan Negara Islam (IS) dan membendung keganasan, Presiden Assad masih merupakan masalah yang serius untuk Washington.
"Tidak ada dalam mandat BN untuk menghapuskan Assad dari kuasa," Kirby menjawab, sambil menambah bahawa mengeluarkan kerajaan Syria semasa akan menjadi "saling menyokong" dalam pukulan ADALAH dan "menjaga mereka keluar."
"Tetapi dari segi ketenteraan, khususnya ketenteraan, matlamat gabungan itu untuk menentang ISIL adalah mengenai menangani ISIL," kata jurucakap Jabatan Negara.
'Kami tidak mahu membuat lagi kesilapan'
Sebahagian daripada taklimat media Jumaat itu tertumpu kepada usaha misi diketuai Amerika Syarikat di dalam dan di sekitar Syria.
"Kami bermula gabungan itu tahun lepas, dan tidak memberi tumpuan kepada pejuang asing dan isu-isu lain pada mulanya," Khas Wakil Presiden untuk Gabungan Global ke Kaunter ISIL, Brett McGurk, berkata. Amerika Syarikat kini akan memberi tumpuan kepada memberi tekanan pada "kawasan tengah ISIL" dan hubungannya dengan Raqqa dan Mosul.
Washington has reiterated that there would be no discussions until Moscow changes its strategy:“If Russia is serious about this, about going after ISIL, and changing the calculus of military activities it’s conducting inside Syria, then it’s great and we will be willing to have a discussion with them about how they might be able to contribute to the coalition operations.”
The statement has prompted Said Arikat, Washington Bureau Chief for Al-Quds, to ask Kirby to clarify what the coalition’s priority actually was, because “the issue of Assad keeps coming up all the time.”
“So what’s the core goal? To beat Assad or ISIS? On a scale of one to ten – is one larger than the other?” Arikat asked Kirby.
Despite, as is claimed by the State Department, the main goal of coalition being defeating Islamic State and curbing terrorism, President Assad remains a serious concern for Washington.
“There is nothing in the coalition’s mandate to remove Assad from power,” Kirby responded, adding that removing the current Syrian government would be “mutually supportive” in beating IS and “keeping them out.”
“But militarily, specifically militarily, the goal of the coalition to counter ISIL is about countering ISIL,” the State Department spokesman said.
‘We want to make no mistake’
Part of Friday’s press briefing was dedicated to the US-led mission’s efforts in and around Syria.
“We started the coalition last year, and didn’t focus on foreign fighters and other issues initially,” Special Presidential Envoy for the Global Coalition to Counter ISIL, Brett McGurk, said. The US is now going to focus on putting pressure on the “heartland of ISIL” and its links with Raqqa and Mosul.
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"Itu tidak mungkin kira-kira setahun yang lalu, walaupun 6 bulan yang lalu, tetapi ia adalah mungkin sekarang," McGurk, sambil menambah bahawa kini terdapat peluang "untuk merangsang keseluruhan gabungan itu." "Kami mahu membuat kesilapan," McGurk berkata.
Menggariskan langkah-langkah seterusnya gabungan itu akan mengambil dalam pertempuran IS, wakil presiden secara khusus menekankan 2: "menyesakkan" IS di Iraq dan Syria dan " sesak nafas mati rangkaian global."
"Itu sahaja yang saya akan berkata tentang itu sekarang, tetapi hakikat bahawa minggu lepas kami pergi selepas Jihadi John, Junaid Hussein mendapat disembelih serangan udara - itu sahaja akan diteruskan. Seperti yang kita memberi tekanan ISIL, mereka membuat kesilapan, melakukan perkara-perkara bodoh. Jadi kita akan ‘dial up’ tekanan dalam beberapa minggu akan datang, "kata McGurk.
Walaupun mendakwa kemajuan yang ketara, Amerika Syarikat telah dikritik, kebanyakan dinyanyikan oleh pegawai-pegawai Rusia, kerana gagal untuk membendung pertumbuhan IS walaupun tahun serangan udara, dan juga untuk "membiarkan" unit pengganas. Untuk hal ini, gabungan itu diketuai Amerika Syarikat menahan dirinya daripada pengeboman minyak perdagangan 'talian hayat' Negara Islam sehingga minggu ini.
"Terdapat hampir 8,000 penerbangan tentera. Hampir suku daripada masa kembali jet tanpa yang menarik, diambil bahawa mereka mendapati tiada sasaran untuk menyerang. Sementara itu, ISIL terus menerima minyak . . . beribu-ribu trak tangki memandu di seluruh rantau ini, "ketua Jabatan Kementerian Rusia Luar untuk Cabaran Baru dan Ancaman, Ilya Rogachev, memberitahu akhbar Kommersant.
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Pegawai itu percaya ia hanya campur tangan Moscow yang menjadikan Amerika Syarikat akhirnya mensasarkan kenderaan kapal tangki minyak pengganas.
"Ia adalah mustahil untuk tiada notis, bahawa walaupun ini [Amerika Syarikat berpindah bom IS lori tangki] telah dipaksa oleh tindakan-tindakan yang tegas dan berkesan Tentera Udara Rusia. Mengambil [serangan Russian] kira, kita tidak boleh membantu tetapi tertanya-tanya: telah pakatan yang diketuai Amerika Syarikat benar-benar menetapkan tugas ketenteraan mengalahkan ISIL"?
Sebagai perbandingan, Rusia memmusnahkan 500 lori tank IS sejak beberapa hari lalu, mengganggu aliran petrodollars haram untuk kumpulan pengganas, yang, menurut Presiden Rusia Vladimir Putin, menjual minyak kepada 40 negeri. Kementerian Pertahanan Rusia telah mengeluarkan video sebagai bukti sebahagian daripada serangan ini.
Pesawat perang Rusia mengganggu ISIS saluran jualan minyak; memusnahkan 500 trak minyak pengganas di Syria.
Dalam perkembangan terbaru, kapal perang dari Rusia Armada Caspian melancarkan 18 peluru berpandu di tujuh IS sasaran di wilayah Syria Raqqa, Idlib dan Aleppo pada hari Jumaat. Menurut Menteri Pertahanan Rusia Sergey Shoigu, lebih 600 pengganas turut terbunuh dalam serangan udara yang melibatkan peluru berpandu di Deir Ex-Zor Wilayah Syria.
“That was not possible about a year ago, even six months ago, but it is possible now,” McGurk said, adding that there is now an opportunity “to galvanize the entire coalition.” “We want to make no mistake,” McGurk said.
Outlining further steps the coalition will take in fighting IS, the presidential envoy specifically stressed two: “Suffocating” IS in Iraq and Syria and “suffocate the global networks.”
“That’s all I’ll say about that now, but the fact that last week we went after Jihadi John, Junaid Hussein getting slaughtered in an airstrike – that’s all going to continue. As we pressure ISIL, they make mistakes, do stupid things. So we’ll dial up the pressure in the coming weeks,” McGurk said.
Despite claiming significant progress, the US has been criticized, most vocally by Russian officials, for failing to stem the growth of IS despite a year of airstrikes, and even for “sparing”the terrorists’ units. Crucially, the US-led coalition refrained from bombing the oil trade ‘lifeline’ of Islamic State until this week.
“There were almost 8,000 military flights. Almost quarter of the time the jets came back without striking, taken to mean that they found no targets to attack. Meanwhile, ISIL continued to receive oil … thousands of tanker trucks drove all across the region,” the head of the Russian Foreign Ministry’s Department for New Challenges and Threats, Ilya Rogachev, told the Kommersant newspaper.
The official believes it was only Moscow’s intervention that made the US finally target the terrorists’ oil tanker vehicles.
“It’s impossible not to notice, that even this [US move to bomb IS tankers] was compelled by the decisive and effective actions of the Russian Air Force. Taking [the Russian strikes] into account, one can’t help but wonder: has the US-led coalition actually set a task of militarily defeating ISIL?”
By comparison, Russia destroyed some 500 IS tankers over the past few days, disrupting the flow of illegal petrodollars to the terrorist group, which, according to Russian President Vladimir Putin, is selling oil to some 40 states. The Russian Defense Ministry has released a video as proof of some of these strikes.
In the latest development, warships from the Russian Caspian Fleet launched 18 cruise missiles at seven IS targets in the Syrian provinces of Raqqa, Idlib, and Aleppo on Friday. According to Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu, over 600 terrorists were also killed in airstrikes involving cruise missiles in Syria’s Deir Ex-Zor Province.
