Damascus(August 21, 2017): Russian air force has destroyed a large column of Islamic State extremists on their way to the Syrian city of Deir al-Zor, killing over 200 militants.
Islamic State is concentrating its forces around Deir al-Zor after being pushed out of the south of Raqqa Province and the west of Homs Province by Syrian land forces and the Russian air force, the ministry said.
It said its planes had also destroyed the militants’ military equipment.
Yesterday, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said his country had foiled Western designs to topple him but his army had not yet won the fight to end Syria’s six-year-old insurgency.
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