A siege is an “investment,” the military process of surrounding of a position. Bashar al-Assad’s forces and the Russians imposed a siege on the city of Aleppo during an offensive code-named Castello Operation, which cut off the city by July 7, 2016. On August 31, “rebels” launched a counteroffensive that broke the siege in less…
Aleppo becomes second showcase for new Arab League weapons
July 31, 2016
The Arab League is probably in the process of liberating Aleppo. I can think of no other reason why we would see another dramatic demonstration such as the one below. A high velocity penetrating weapon (HVPW) caused the explosion in Faj Attan, Yemen, on April 20, 2015. It’s a hypersonic missile that uses both kinetic…