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#THREAD - 1. Two days ago I came across an odd report from one of the warmongers accounts in my region. The report claims that #Assad is building a civilian "airfield" for #Hezbollah and #IRGC near Shamsein #Syria to freely lift weapons with helicopters. Interesting but...
2. This is the alleged "airfield", report claims it's 550 meters in length and could accomodate helicopters. Construction started around "August 2018" as reported. Interesting, but...why another Helipad where there are 2 #SyAAF AFB 15 kms from this spot ?pic.twitter.com/pqeGx8mg8r
3. Further factual analysis shows that the construction started March 2018, was halted around Sept 2018 and renewed April 2019. Interesting thing is when you start zooming out and learn the subject you see this path in building process connecting the "Airfield" to Al-Qattinah.pic.twitter.com/pUdUd94U88
4. A bit of Civil Engineering knowledge should put you on "tracks" by now. If not, here are more recent Sat imageries where you can spot earthworks, bridge piers in construction and a culvert.pic.twitter.com/OW1tWskyRj
5. If you literally connect the dots, the northern part of this engineering project takes you to this place in Al-Qattinah. Yes, those are rails, like those rails you can find near Hisyah, where the train station is located. Wait ! A train station ???pic.twitter.com/8CxB42gKQ0
6. Yes, the alleged airfield is a train station. No helipads, no #Hezbollah, no #IRGC lifting missiles but just a freight railway being part of the ongoing renovation of the Syrian Railway Network betwen #Homs and #Damascus. Those radii are made for a train.pic.twitter.com/bDcPpyX482
7. END - Conclusion. I sincerely do not know what will be freighted on those tracks but factual investigations and knowledge are mandatory to avoid losing credibility in the #OSINT field. Fakes, lies and manipulations won't last too much. Don't spread lies.
Thank you @sentinel_hub @CopernicusEU for the timelapses and Sentinel-2 Sat imageries.
It’s a rail to connect the phosphate/Silicon compounds mines (yeah a big part of why we had war here) east of Homs to the port of Tartus Previously the mines were supposed to be invested by Iran But the table turned in favor of Russia for obvious reasons.
It's a great complement of information. Thank you very much 
In 2017, negotiations were held between representatives of Russian Railways (RZD) and Director of the Department of Railways of the Syrian Republic Najib Faris on this issue.
Rehabilitating railways, roads, infrastructures, utilities is a huge endeavour on every extent.
Good analysis ! Keep up with the good job !
Thank you for the kind words.
I wonder if this fairness has anything to do with other outlandish OSINT sites getting put in Twitter jail.
Nope, it's just about factual analysis, for the best and the worst...
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