Update.
Kuweiris has been deblockaded. While the lifeline to the airbase is thing, Syrian troops are pushing east to expand the corridor.
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There's information coming on on a major Kurdish offensive in northern Iraq.
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Russian air strikes continue Nov 9-10th, flying 85 sorties and striking 277 targets. This averages at 138.5/day.
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According to bellingcat, October has seen a huge spike ATGM activity from the rebel side. While they conclude that this is evidence of overwhelming increase in aid to the rebels, it should be noted that this may also be in large part due to the offensive launched by the Syrian military in the past month. While it's realistically the case that the Saudis and Turks have stepped up support to the rebels, it's likely that many groups stockpiles of munitions are running low after the intense fighting, and the fact that the SAA has made significant (if slow and painful) progress is evidence of that.
https://www.bellingcat.com/news/men...st-opposition-missile-activity-of-entire-war/
Reuters released information on allegedly Russia's leaked Syria plan for political resolution of the conflict. I'll translate in brief.
1) Make ISIS a terrorist organization in the UN.
2) Agree on additional groups to be added to the list.
3) Pass a Security Council resolution on international anti-terrorist efforts to serve as a framework for future efforts of this kind.
4) Block trade channels for ISIS, especially oil.
5) Ceasefire agreements in Syria should exclude ISIS and other terrorist groups (likely a nod to al-Nusra and Co. - Feanor)
6) Begin a political process in Geneva between a coalition of opposition groups and Assad. Only secular and democracy-oriented opposition groups should be included.
7) Encourage the two sides to agree to the following:
-a constitutional reform process lasting 18 months, and guaranteeing all ethnic and religious groups a balance of power and responsibility in government
-a new and all-inclusive constitutional committee
-the constitution must be approved by popular referendum
-the spring 2016 parliamentary elections to be delayed and held at the same time as the constitutional referendum
-a Syrian government to be formed based on the results of the parliamentary elections by the party/bloc with the greatest number of votes
-a direct-elected Syrian president to serve as the chief executive and supreme commander of armed forces
8) Create a support of Syria group to help prepare the conference and aid the two sides in the negotiation process. The group might include the 5 permanent Security council seats, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Iran, Egypt, Jordan, Oman, Qatar, UAE, Iraq, Lebanon, Germany, Italy, a special UN representative, an Arab League representative and an EU representative.
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Russia is considering banning flights to Turkey and Tunis as well. While Tunis is understandable from a safety stand point, Turkey seems to be intentionally designed to punish the Turks for their recent unfriendly stance.
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