Syria Militant Drone Attack On Russian Bases

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01/06/2018  Syria Militant Drone Attack On Russian Bases Syria militants attacked the facilities using 13 armed unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) early hours of Jan. 6, involving a swarm of 10 bomblet-armed drones aimed at the Hmeimim air base in Latakia and an additional three drones targeted at the Russian naval base in Tartus. Russia suggested it might be connected to US P-8 Poseidon reconnaissance aircraft cruising for more than four hours over the Mediterranean Sea nearby. k appears to be the largest example to date of insurgents using a mass of primitive drones in co mbat and Russia said it had never before faced such an attack. “It was the first time when terrorists applied a massed drone aircraft attack launched at a range of more than 50 km using modern GPS The pictures the Russian government released showed mortar bomb-style projectiles that open sources have documented before in Syria and Iraq.

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Syrian War Report: Jan. 10, 2018 – Israel Humiliated,US Suspected in Drone Attack on Russians
By Veterans Today (pro-Russia) Media Partner - SouthFront - January 10, 2018 url: https://www.veteranstoday.com/2018/01/10/syrian-war-report-january-10-2018-militants-defense-collapses-in-southern-idlib/ Syria militants attacked the facilities using 13 armed unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) during the night on January 6, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement on January 9.  “…it is a strange coincidence that during a UAV attack on the Russian military facilities in Syria, a US Poseidon reconnaissance aircraft was cruising for more than four hours over the Mediterranean Sea at an altitude of 7,000 meters,” the statement said. Separately, the ministry revealed via its newspaper, Red Star, that the aforementioned UAVs were launched from the “Muazzara settlement located in the southwestern part of the Idlib de-escalation zone controlled by the armed forces of the so-called moderate opposition.”


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The attack appears to be the largest example to date of insurgents using a mass of primitive drones in combat and Russia said it had never before faced such an attack. “It was the first time when terrorists applied a massed drone aircraft attack launched at a range of more than 50 km using modern GPS ...

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The Russian Defense Ministry has reported that its forces in Syria have been attacked by a swarm of GPS-guided drones carrying improvised explosives. ... Even the medieval terror bastards in Iraq have adopted the use of drones, using commercially bought quadcopters to drop mortar shells and hand ...

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There is no actual evidence the bombs the drones dropped on Khmeimim were GPS-guided themselves. The pictures the Russian government released showed mortar bomb-style projectiles that open sources have documented before in Syria and Iraq. This may be a translation error, though, with the ...

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Russia's defense ministry says the attack took place in the early hours of Jan. 6, involving a swarm of 10 bomblet-armed drones aimed at the Hmeimim air base in Latakia and an additional threedrones targeted at the Russian naval base in Tartus—all guided by GPS navigation. On Wednesday,Russia's ...

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/...attacking-russias.../4fdaea70-f48d-11e7-9af7-a50bc...3 days ago - BEIRUT — A series of mysterious attacks against the main Russian military base in Syria, including one conducted by a swarm of armed miniature drones, has exposed Russia's continued vulnerability in the country despite recent claims of victory by President Vladimir Putin. The attacks have also spurred a ...

Russia Says Its Syria Bases Beat Back an Attack by 13 Drones - The ...
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/08/world/middleeast/syria-russia-drones.html4 days ago - The Russian military said the drone attack was the first such coordinated assault it had experienced against its bases in Syria, with the drones flying from about 30 miles away and guided by aGPS unit. The military said it was investigating how the militants obtained the drones. Accounts by opposition ...drones were shot down before they caused any damage and there were no casualties, according to a statement on the military’s Facebook page.  But the attack could indicate that militants opposed to the government of President Bashar al-Assad were stepping up the violence  10 assault drones had flown toward the Hmeimim air base in northwestern Syria, while another three were directed against the Russian naval station at Tartus on the Mediterranean Sea.  Seven of the drones were shot down by Pantsir-S antiaircraft missiles, and the other six either crashed or landed outside the base, the statement said.