Six cars taking off from bases in the Russian territory, bombed positions of terrorists “Islamic state” to the East of Palmyra, es-Sohne and Arak.
“As a result of the impact destroyed the large field camp of the militants, three warehouses of ammunition and weapons, three tanks, four infantry fighting vehicles, eight cars equipped with heavy machine guns and a large amount of manpower of the opponent”, — told in the defense Ministry.
The defense Ministry stressed that the international coalition forces led by the United States were warned in advance about the planned attack on militants...
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12/7/16
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Russia Tuesday bombed targets linked to ISIS in Syria near the historic city of Palmyra, killing "a great number" of personnel, the defense ministry said...
ReplyDeleteSix Tupolev bombers flew out from a base in Russia Tuesday morning and "made a concentrated strike with fragmentation bombs on (ISIS) facilities" east of Palmyra and the towns of Sukhna and Arak, it said Facebook.
Russia gave advance warning to the U.S.-led coalition, which is conducting a separate bombing campaign in the war-torn country, the ministry said.
ISIS fighters were forced out of Palmyra by Syrian government forces in March, but Arak and Sukhna, both seized in the spring of 2015, remain in the rebels' hands.
Arak, located 35 kilometers (21 miles) east of Palmyra, is a small town that has strategic importance because of a nearby oil field, while Sukhna, 70 km northeast of Palmyra, is an ISIS bastion.
Russia said its strikes targeted sites that were "recently detected and confirmed through several intelligence channels."
The raids killed "a great number of personnel" and destroyed a field camp as well as three ammunition depots, three tanks and a dozen other vehicles, Moscow said.
All the aircraft returned to base successfully, the ministry said.
On Monday a group of ISIS fighters returned to Palmyra for the first time since March but were killed and their attack is now over, according to the pro-opposition Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
Two Russian pilots died Saturday near Palmyra when their helicopter was shot down by ISIS fighters, bringing the total number of Russian troops killed in the Syrian conflict to 12.
AFP