Long-range Tu-22М3 bombers hit ISIS militants in Deir ez-Zor province
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Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation published a new report on the actions of the Russian aviation in Syria. The report says that within 3 days Russian planes completed 169 sorties, striking at 484 terrorist targets. It is reported that for the destruction of manpower and military equipment of ISIS fighters in the province of Deir ez-Zor, long-range Tu-22M3 bombers were used. These aircraft made 18 sorties in the period from January 22 to 24.
From the message of the press service of the Ministry of Defense of Russia:
In order to support large-scale offensive actions by the Syrian army and patriotic opposition detachments from January 22, the Russian Space Forces conduct massive air strikes against terrorist targets in Syria. 70-100 is carried out daily.
Using the strikes of Russian aviation, the Syrian troops achieved significant success during the offensive in the area of northern Latakia. Only for the past day in this area more than 92 square kilometers of territory and 28 settlements, including the settlement of Rabia, which is strategically important for further actions, were liberated from terrorists.
The report says that the leadership of the ISIL group decided to focus its main efforts to resist the attack of the Syrian government army in the province of Deir ez-Zor. Militants have decided to seize the administrative center of the province, which for a long time they precipitated. According to reports received by the Defense Ministry from the Information Center in Baghdad, last week about 2-x thousand IG militants, as well as several dozen armored vehicles and numerous off-road vehicles equipped with large-caliber machine guns and anti-aircraft installations were transferred to Deir ez-Zor.
Meanwhile, using the air support provided by Russian aviation, the Syrian army and representatives of the national militia are promoting the province of Lattakia in the north in order to take control of the section of the border with Turkey, through which militants receive supplies and reinforcements.
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