Institute for the Study of War

Russian Airstrikes in Syria: January 23 - 28. 2016

Jan 28, 2016 - Genevieve Casagrande

Key Takeaway: The Russian air campaign continued to target opposition-held terrain in an effort to solidify regime gains and increase negotiating leverage in the days immediately prior to the Geneva talks on January 29.

Russian Airstrikes in Syria: January 20 - 25, 2016

Jan 25, 2016 - Genevieve Casagrande

Key Takeaway: The Russian air campaign in Syria enabled strategic gains in the regime’s longstanding effort to buffer its coastal heartland in Latakia from January 23 - 25.

Russian Airstrikes in Syria: January 20 - 25, 2016

Jan 25, 2016 - Genevieve Casagrande

Key Takeaway: The Russian air campaign in Syria enabled strategic gains in the regime’s longstanding effort to buffer its coastal heartland in Latakia from January 23 - 25. Russian strikes targeted opposition-held positions along the frontline in both Jebel al-Akrad and Jebel Turkmen mountain ranges in Northern Latakia, facilitating the regime’s seizure of the town of Rabi’ah, the last major opposition-held town in the province on January 24.

Russian Airstrikes in Syria: January 15 - 22, 2016

Jan 22, 2016 - Genevieve Casagrande

The Russian air campaign continued to concentrate in Deir ez-Zour Province on January 20 - 22 in response to recent ISIS advances against regime forces in the northwestern outskirts of Deir ez-Zour City. Russia’s increase in strikes in Eastern Syria coincides with reports of the deployment of approximately one hundred Russian soldiers and engineers to the Qamishli International Airport in Northeastern Syria.

Russian Airstrikes in Syria: January 15 - 22, 2016

Jan 22, 2016 - Genevieve Casagrande

The Russian air campaign continued to concentrate in Deir ez-Zour Province on January 20 - 22 in response to recent ISIS advances against regime forces in the northwestern outskirts of Deir ez-Zour City. Russia’s increase in strikes in Eastern Syria coincides with reports of the deployment of approximately one hundred Russian soldiers and engineers to the Qamishli International Airport in Northeastern Syria.

Russian Airstrikes in Syria: January 12 - 19, 2016

Jan 20, 2016 - Genevieve Casagrande

Russian air operations shifted eastward on January 18-19, targeting ISIS-held terrain in Homs, ar-Raqqa and Deir ez-Zour Provinces following a major attack on Deir ez-Zour City by ISIS.

Russian Airstrikes in Syria: January 8 - 14, 2016

Jan 15, 2016 - Genevieve Casagrande

The Russian air campaign enabled additional battlefield gains by the Syrian regime from January 8 to January 14, providing increased leverage to the regime ahead of negotiations between pro- and anti-Assad elements on January 25. Pro-regime forces seized the town of Salma in Northeastern Latakia Province with the support of as many as 200 Russian airstrikes on January 12.

Russian Airstrikes in Syria: January 4 - 11, 2016

Jan 12, 2016 - Genevieve Casagrande

Russia expanded efforts to portray itself as a neutral actor in Syria ahead of the next round of negotiations by claiming to support tailored elements of the Syrian armed opposition.

Russian Airstrikes in Syria: December 28, 2015 - January 7, 2016

Jan 8, 2016 - Genevieve Casagrande

The tempo of Russian air operations slowed considerably from January 4 - 7. ISW was only able to confirm 17 locations of Russian airstrikes during the reporting period, the lowest volume of Russian strikes since early October 2015.

Russian Airstrikes in Syria: December 22, 2015 - January 3, 2016

Jan 3, 2016 - Genevieve Casagrande

The Russian air campaign in Syria continues to bolster the position of the Assad regime ahead of negotiations between pro- and anti-regime representatives scheduled for January 25. The overwhelming majority of Russian airstrikes continue to support ongoing regime operations, targeting rebel positions in Aleppo, Idlib, Hama, Homs, Damascus, and Dera’a Provinces from December 28, 2015 to January 3, 2016.

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