The HuMOMMIM Air Base in Syrian Latakia was attacked by unknown drones – the channel on Sabereen News, associated with Iraqi Shiite groups, informed the channel. According to pro-regional sources, the attack is the “provocation” of the Islamist group Hajat Tahrir Ash-Szam, which took over the rule after the overthrow of the regime of Bashar El-Assad.
The Ministry of Defense in Moscow has not yet referred to reports on the attack on the HuMEJMIM Air base.
About the fact that the base, where Russian aircraft is still located, was attacked at night from Monday to Tuesday by unknown drones, he informed, among others, the channel on the Sabereen News telegram, associated with Iraqi Shiite groups.
On the video recording published by Sabereen News, you can hear arrows and explosions. According to the channel, the sounds of explosions testified to the functioning of Syrian air defense.
“Enemy ground attack”
Prokremlow war correspondent Oleg Błochin wrote about “provocation of the Islamist grouping groups Hajat Tahrir Ash-Szam”, which was taken over by governments After the overthrow of the Bashar El-Assad regime.
“Alarm in the base was announced at 2.30 local time (4:30 pm in Poland). The alarm was marked as a 'enemy ground attack'. System (air defense – ed.) Paś Błochin telegram, without revealing where he has such information. Błochin added that “this incident actually proves once again that (Russian) bases in Syria will not be able to function normally.”
“Similar provocations, and in the worst case firing, drone attacks or storms, we risk getting at any time and every day. Terrorists will always remain terrorists,” Błochin wrote, emphasizing that “this is the Hajat Tahrir Ash -Szam group.”
Syrian fighters in front of the gate of the HUMMIM air base in Latakia. Photo from January 2 Bilal al Hammoud/EPA/PAP
Hundreds of billions of Syrian pounds on board the plane
The independent Russian-language portal The Moscow Times reminded that after the overthrow and escape to Russia Bashar El-Assad, the authorities in Moscow are trying to make new authorities in Damascus to keep the Russian bases in Latakia and the port of Tartus.
On February 12, Russian President Vladimir Putin and the temporary president of Syria Ahmed Al-Shara conducted the first telephone conversation.
“Putin confirmed 'the unwavering readiness of Russia to help to improve the socio-economic situation in Syria', and two days later a plane transported hundreds of billions of Syrian pounds at the airport in Damascus. According to Reuters, the plane started from Russia, which started from Russia, which printed money for Syria during the rule of Assad. Providing financial assistance to the new Syrian regime by the Kremlin ” – wrote The Moscow Times.
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Protected by Phancyr and Buk systems
Russia deployed its air group at the Humajmim base during the “military operation” in Syria in 2015, when Vladimir Putin decided to support the regime of Bashar al-Assad in the fight against “terrorist groups”, including the so-called Islamic State. At that time, the West criticized Russia for the fact that most of the raids made by Russian aviation were aimed at the Syrian opposition.
The Moscow Times wrote earlier that in the database of Huzjmim, protected by the Phancyr and Buk defense systems, dozens of modern Russian fighters and strategic bombers were stationed.
The Moscow Times, Meduza, TVN24.pl
Source of the main photo: Pavel Nemecek/CTK/PAP, Google maps