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Russian Forces Destroy Daesh Command Post in Syria, Kill 80 Terrorists

Russian Forces Destroy Daesh Command Post in Syria, Kill 80 Terrorists
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Russia's Defense Ministry has reported the elimination of the Wahhabi Daesh [Arabic acronym for "ISIS" / "ISIL"] command position in the Mayadin district, about 80 militants killed.

Russian Forces Destroy Daesh Command Post in Syria, Kill 80 Terrorists

The ministry added that there were nine people from the North Caucasus among the killed terrorists.

The Russian Defense ministry also stressed that important Daesh commanders, hiding for a long time in Iraq were also killed during the strikes.

"According to information received via several channels and confirmed "on the ground", influential Daesh field commanders, natives of the North Caucasus: Abu Omar al-Shishani, Alyauddin Al-Shishani and Salahuddin al-Shishani, who were hiding in Iraq for a long time, were destroyed," Konashenkov said.

Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Maj. Gen. Igor Konashenkov stated that within the last 24 hours, Russian Aerospace forces in Syria were focused to destroy Daesh reinforcements with a large number of foreign mercenaries arriving from Iraq to the region of Abu Kamal along the Syrian-Iraqi border.

"After additional reconnaissance and confirmation of the objectives by the Russian command in Syria, we planned an operation to destroy Daesh command posts, manpower and armored vehicles of in this area by the missile and air strikes... In the area of the Meyadin settlement, we destroyed a terrorist command post and up to 80 militants, including 9 natives from the North Caucasus. In the same place, we destroyed 18 off-road vehicles with large-caliber weapons and three ammunition depots," Konashenkov said.

According to Konashenkov, Russian military intelligence in Syria within a week revealed areas of their concentration and command posts near the city of Abu Kamal, as well as routes to the city of Mayadin and further to the southern outskirts of the left-bank part of the city of Deir ez-Zor.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team

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