{"id":2989,"date":"2023-01-23T18:43:38","date_gmt":"2023-01-24T02:43:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/freemasonrywatch.org\/blog\/?p=2989"},"modified":"2023-12-21T02:55:23","modified_gmt":"2023-12-21T02:55:23","slug":"military-situation-in-syria-on-january-23-2023-map-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/freemasonrywatch.org\/blog\/2023\/01\/23\/military-situation-in-syria-on-january-23-2023-map-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Military Situation In Syria On January 23, 2023 (Map Update)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/southfront.org\/military-situation-in-syria-on-january-23-2023-map-update\/\"><strong>SouthFront<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>23.01.2023\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>#Maps #Graphics #Syria<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/freemasonrywatch.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/23january2023_Syria_war_map-768x714-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2990\" width=\"967\" height=\"899\"\/><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/s2.cdnstatic.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/23january2023_Syria_war_map.jpg\"><strong>Click here to see full-size image<\/strong><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>On January 23, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 3 times: 1 \u2013 in Idlib province, 1 \u2013 in Aleppo province, 1 \u2013 in Latakia province;<\/li><li>On January 23, an SAA serviceman was killed in the Nayrab area in Idlib province;<\/li><li>On January 23, the Russian Military Police and Turkish forces conducted a joint patrol on the outskirts of Ain al-Arab;<\/li><li>On January 23, Gen. Ali Mahmoud Abbas, the Minister of Defense of Syria met with Gen. Mohammad Bagheri, the Chief of the General Staff Iran\u2019s Armed Forces in Tehran.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/s2.cdnstatic.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/huh-e1674394352622.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zoSOsdWTt7Y\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Russian Arab Army (SAA) has reactivated Jirah Air Base in the northern Syrian governorate of Aleppo with help from the Russian military, Syrian pro-government news sources reported on January 22.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The air base, which is located some 66 kilometers to the east of Aleppo city, was out of service for years. On 12 February 2013, it was captured by militants from the Ahrar al-Sham Movement and several Free Syrian Army factions. Less than a year later, it fell under ISIS control. The SAA liberated the air base on 12 May 2017 from the terrorist group and had it fully secured by May 29.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/@36.097557,37.93901,7226m\/data=!3m1!1e3?hl=en\">https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/@36.097557,37.93901,7226m\/data=!3m1!1e3?hl=en<\/a>\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>The SAA reactivated the air base earlier this month in an official ceremony that was attended by senior officers from the Russian military group in Syria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The air base features a main runway with a length of 3,1 kilometers and has 12 hardened aircraft shelters, some of which were destroyed during the battles with ISIS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Footage from the reactivation ceremony revealed that the SAA has deployed Russian-made Pantsir-S1 short-range and Buk-M2E medium range air defense systems at the air base, which is stationed near key fronts with the Turkish military in northern Aleppo and Kurdish forces in neighboring Raqqa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/freemasonrywatch.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/huh-e1674394352622.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2993\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A new training facility for special and airborne operations was also established in the air base to support the SAA\u2019s elite 25<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;Special Mission Forces Division, mostly known by their former name the Tiger Forces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition, the Russian military will maintain a presence at the air base. An unknown number of warplanes of the Russian Aerospace Forces has been already deployed there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The reactivation of Jirah Air Base will support Syrian and Russian aerial operations in the entire northern region. The air base also closes a large gap in Syria\u2019s early warning and air defense network, limiting the movements of the Turkish Military and the United States-led coalition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s worth noting that Russia has been working to expand its military presence in northern Syria for a few years now, with the main focus being on Aleppo, Raqqa and al-Hasakah.<\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_counters\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/share-small.png\" style=\"border:0px; padding-top:2px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share Button\"\/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services_c=new Array(\"twitter\",\"facebook_like\",\"facebook_send\",\"pinterest\");var hupso_counters_lang = \"en_US\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_url_c=\"\";var hupso_title_c=\"Military%20Situation%20In%20Syria%20On%20January%2023%2C%202023%20%28Map%20Update%29\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/counters.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On January 23, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 3 times: 1 \u2013 in Idlib province, 1 \u2013 in Aleppo province, 1 \u2013 in Latakia province;<br \/>\nOn January 23, an SAA serviceman was killed in the Nayrab area in Idlib province;<\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_counters\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/share-small.png\" style=\"border:0px; padding-top:2px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share Button\"\/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services_c=new Array(\"twitter\",\"facebook_like\",\"facebook_send\",\"pinterest\");var hupso_counters_lang = \"en_US\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_url_c=\"\";var hupso_title_c=\"Military%20Situation%20In%20Syria%20On%20January%2023%2C%202023%20%28Map%20Update%29\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/counters.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div>","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":3037,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[732,725,18,213,54,468,414,600,107,474,55],"tags":[494,785,787,799],"class_list":["post-2989","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-732","category-christians","category-islam","category-mideast","category-military","category-russia","category-syria","category-terrorism","category-turkey","category-u-s","category-war-on-terror","tag-air-force","tag-re-construction","tag-russian","tag-syrian",""],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/freemasonrywatch.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2989","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/freemasonrywatch.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/freemasonrywatch.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/freemasonrywatch.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/freemasonrywatch.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2989"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/freemasonrywatch.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2989\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3038,"href":"https:\/\/freemasonrywatch.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2989\/revisions\/3038"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/freemasonrywatch.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3037"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/freemasonrywatch.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2989"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/freemasonrywatch.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2989"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/freemasonrywatch.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2989"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}