On Wednesday, Dec. 2, Russia started transferring dozens of advanced T-90 tanks to Syria, DEBKAfile’s military and intelligence sources report. They were moved immediately to two Syrian army fronts fighting rebel forces at the two most important cities, Aleppo and Damascus, and are expected to be sent to beef up the combined Syria, Iranian, Hizballah army poised to recover Palmyra from the Islamic State.
The shipment to the capital was delivered into the hands of the 4th armored division, Syria’s republican guard commanded by Gen. Ali Maher Assad, the younger brother of President Bashar Assad.
The attack on Palmyra in country infested by ISIS forces was scheduled to have begun two weeks ago but was delayed for the arrival of the heavy Russian tanks, among other reasons.
The T-90 weighs 46.5 tons and has a range of 375 kilometers, with an average speed of 45 km per hour under battle conditions or 65 km per hour on roads. It has three layers of defensive systems: composite armor plates on the turret; Kontact-5 third-generation explosive reactive armor on its front, sides, and turret that reduces penetration by kinetic energy bombs; and the “Shtora,” or curtain, an electro-optical active protection system that enables the tank to jam the systems of antitank missiles.
The T-90 also has 12 smoke mortars, a 125 mm cannon and AT-11 Sniper guided antitank missiles. The tank has proven itself in battle in recent years in Russia’s wars in Georgia and Chechnya against forces not unlike the Syrian rebels.
Putin must be blessed because time and time agin his enemies give him excuse after excuse to pursue his preferred courses of action.
Joe, we are all being played -- -- Putin included. The internationalist bankers know how to control Putin, the same way they control 0bama: by their egos. Each is being given sufficient slack to think he is “winning”, but the reality is that they are both hanging themselves, and their countries.
Remember, the beast that rises out of the sea (DAESH rises around the Mediteranean sea) is the first beast, not the last. DAESH is the beast of 7 heads (muslim states) and ten horns (the ten prior calipahtes -- DAESH claims to be the 11th and final Caliph beofre the Mahdi returns).
The “names of blasphemy” are worn on the headbands of islamic jihadists, and are on their “Black Standard” flag as well. This blasphemy is called by muslims, “the Shahada” -- “the testimony” and it claims that “there is no god but al**h and mohammhad is his prophet” -- it denies both the name and existence of the True God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
“And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them. And power was given him over every tribe, and people, and tongue, and nation…” -Revelation 13 The power that the first beast is given is terror, and it’s seal has been broken.
Of the first beast and his followers, we are told, “He that shall lead into captivity, shall go into captivity: he that shall kill by the sword, must be killed by the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints. ”
The second beast rises out of the land (Asia is the greatest land mass of the Earth, and Russia and China are the two horns of the second beast) and shall give (the appearance of) life to the first beast, making all those whose names are not written in the Book of Life adore the first beast and worship it.
The second beast shall also cause fire to rain from the heavens (nuclear war?), shall impose the mark of the beast, and shall use the power of scarcity (famine), among other powers, to destroy all who are not named in the Book of Life.
WE HAVE BEEN WARNED
” Even so, come, Lord Jesus”