The Aerospace Force delivered the airstrike
following the additional reconnaissance, spokesman of the Russian Defense
Ministry Igor Konashenkov said.
MOSCOW,
October 7. /TASS/. Within past 24 hours, the Russian Aerospace Force destroyed
in Syria 120 terrorists coming from Tajikistan, Iraq and North Caucasus, and a
team of 60 foreign mercenaries, spokesman of the Russian Defense Ministry Igor
Konashenkov said on Saturday.
"In
the strikes on Abu Kamal, the military destroyed a base and about 40 terrorists
coming from Tajikistan and Iraq, as well as seven off-road vehicles with
high-caliber weapons," he said. "Near the Meyadin compound, they
destroyed a command post of terrorists and up to 80 militants, including nine
militants coming from the North Caucasus. There also, they destroyed 18
off-road vehicles with high-caliber weapons and three arms depots."
"South
of Deir ez-Zor, in the Euphrates Valley, in a strike they destroyed a team of
foreign mercenaries of more than 60 people, who came from the CIS, Tunisia, and
Egypt," he said. "They also destroyed twelve off-road vehicles with
installed high-caliber weapons."
According
to the general, the Russian military reconnaissance during the past week
located areas where IS reinforcement units and command stations were near Abu
Kamal, as well as routes towards Mayadin and further on towards southern
suburbs of the left-shore part of Deir ez-Zor. Destroying them continued for
the recent days, he added. The foreign mercenaries had arrived from Iraq.
The
Aerospace Force delivered the airstrike following the additional
reconnaissance, he said.
Source: ITAR-TASS 07-10-2017
