Sunday, August 27th., 2017
Syrian Army, Russian Warplanes Eliminate Major Daesh Unit in Euphrates Valley
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Sputnik/ Iliya Pitalev
The
Syrian army supported by Russian warplanes has conducted a major
operation to eliminate Daesh's most battle-tested and well-armed unit in
Tell Ghanem al-Ali on Euphrates River, the Russian Defense Ministry
said Sunday.
Over
800 Daesh terrorists, 13 tanks, 39 pickup trucks equipped
with large-caliber machine guns and 9 mortars and artillery guns have
been destroyed, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
The Syrian army and self-defense units supported by the Russian Aerospace Forces have significantly advanced toward Deir ez-Zor from three directions, the Russian General Staff said earlier this week.
The lifting of siege of Deir ez-Zor will lead to the complete defeat of the most combat-effective formations of Daesh terrorist group in Syria, the chief of the Russian General Staff's Main Operational Directorate said on Friday.
Deir ez-Zor, located on the shores of the Euphrates River to the northeast of Damascus, and a military airfield near the city have been besieged by Daesh for over three years, with food and ammunition only being delivered by air.
"On August 27, 2017, the [Syrian] government
forces' units have annihilated Daesh's most battle-tested and well-armed
group with massive support of the Russian Aerospace Forces in the Euphrates River valley near the city of Tell Ghanem al-Ali."
"Currently, a grouping of Syrian government troops is
rapidly carrying out an offensive along the eastern shore of the
Euphrates River, moving toward Deir ez-Zor. The goal is to unblock this city and destroy the last stronghold of Daesh in Syria," the Defense Ministry said.
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AFP 2017/ STRINGER
The lifting of siege of Deir ez-Zor will lead to the complete defeat of the most combat-effective formations of Daesh terrorist group in Syria, the chief of the Russian General Staff's Main Operational Directorate said on Friday.
Deir ez-Zor, located on the shores of the Euphrates River to the northeast of Damascus, and a military airfield near the city have been besieged by Daesh for over three years, with food and ammunition only being delivered by air.