2015-10-06

First Aerial Imagery of ISIS' seized Tabqa AFB


Few days back, GE updated its aerial imagery for Tabqa AFB in Syria (dated 30th Sep. 2014) revealing the very first imagery for this airport after it was overrun by ISIS on 25th Aug. 2014.

The imagery shows arrangements done by ISIS personnel at this base which can be summarized as below:

CROP #1
ISIS scattered different types of vehicles along the runway and taxi way in what looks to prevent any suspected traffic from and to the airbase.


CROP #2
The already decommissioned 2357 MiG-21UM near the western double HAS is burnt down, another MiG-21 aside had the same fate.

CROP #3
A trial to block the runway by shifting piles of stones onto it.

CROP #4
It's not known whether the only -almost- intact 2217 MiG-21bis is the one shown burnt down near the double HAS it was aside or one of the MiG-21UMs were inside.

The above crops are just indicative, representing part of the work ISIS did over the airfield, not to forget that all the MiG-21's were on tarmac or aside HAS's are blown up.

2015-10-02

Spotted Aircraft/Aerial Vehicles over Syria: September 2015


September 2015 is one of the hottest months in the history of Syrian Civil War/Unrest:
- Abu DhHur AB was fallen to opposition
- Russian Air Force units started to be delivered to Hmemeem AB (Basel Al-Assad IAP)
- First operations of RuAF over Syria
- Russian UAV's first to be seen over Syria

Below is the list of spotted Aircraft and Aerial Vehicles' over Syria during the month August 2015:

PROVINCECITY/TOWNDATEAIRCRAFTLINK
IdlebBennesh01-09-2015Su-22Mhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OHrMMhFQ4s
LattakiaCounty02-09-2015Ka-28https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUl8udFfc2A
IdlebJabal Al-Akrad02-09-2015Su-24M2https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3e6jAdfNwI
QunaitiraCounty10-09-2015AH-64https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1UhcEjVca8
LattakiaLattakia16-09-2015Su-24M2https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4IV8FpdtMw
QunaitiraCounty17-09-2015Unknownhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSGhx96VuDo
DamascusDouma19-09-2015MiG-23BNhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MK1s51HKWh0
HomsCounty20-09-2015Il-76https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ys5_ewp9L6I
HomsCounty20-09-2015Su-24https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ys5_ewp9L6I
IdlebKafrayya24-09-2015Il-20https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BjnL_26QBg
IdlebCounty24-09-2015Su-24https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=az6Ct_hL_Zw
IdlebCounty24-09-2015Su-24https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PK4hLjSyn44
IdlebCounty25-09-2015Su-24https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8lBau9yMbo
IdlebCounty25-09-2015UAVhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAkeTGjLo_E
DamascusJoubar25-09-2015MiG-23BNhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKTZDBuJqWs
DamascusHammouriyeh26-09-2015MiG-23BNhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sU_VZxWQ5ao
HomsNorthern County29-09-2015Il-20https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qwNY9GFXp8
HamaAl-Latamneh30-09-2015Su-24https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXsH50NrF1E&feature=youtu.be
HamaAl-Latamneh30-09-2015Su-24https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TihwxO9zYxU
HamaAl-Latamneh30-09-2015Su-24https://www.facebook.com/NRIHAMA/videos/vb.505787406139922/1016040028447988/?type=2&theater
HamaSahl Al-Ghab30-09-2015Su-24https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGE17SpjO5I
HamaCounty30-09-2015Su-25https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yA9PDiI8RoE