Posted on 08/21/2017 6:59:42 AM PDT by Cronos
Dozens of Islamic State (IS) militants are reported to have been killed in a Russian air strike near the eastern Syrian city of Deir al-Zour.
Russia's defence ministry said at least 200 jihadists had died after its air force targeted a convoy of about 20 4x4s, armoured vehicles and tanks.
It did not say when the strike took place, but a monitoring group reported that a convoy had been hit last Friday. The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights put the death toll at 70.
IS has been besieging Syrian government-controlled areas of the city since 2015, leaving some 90,000 civilians dependent on air drops of aid organised by the UN. Russia, which launched a military campaign in support of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad two years ago, has been bombing IS positions along the frontline in Deir al-Zour in an attempt to stop the government enclave falling to the jihadist group.
Syrian troops and allied militiamen are meanwhile advancing towards the city from the west, moving along the main road through the desert from Palmyra.
Earlier this month they took the last IS-held town in Homs province, Sukhna, which is only 120km (75 miles) from Deir al-Zour.
Although IS still controls most of Deir al-Zour province, it has been losing ground fast elsewhere in Syria to the government and to Kurdish-led forces backed by a US-led multinational coalition that is focused on retaking the northern city of Raqqa.
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Get some, Ivan!
Perhaps the President will point this out tonight.
Then the Fake News can shift from Charlottesville back to Russian collusion.
KEWL
Anyone remember hearing about this UN humanitarian aid operation?
The state dept., Petraeus and Hillary are greatly saddened.
I’m sure McMaster and McCain and other assorted swamp rats are sad about it.
I heard that the Lebanese army is attacking ISIS along the Syria Lebanon border as well.
You can run but you can’t hide.
If they can make it to the US They can score $25 an hour working for antifa
Dammit, those were my friends.
I know Trump ceased supporting ISIS in Syria. But are these the same ones we once supported” - when was the ceasation to take affect??
More ‘Russian collusion’, please !
Thank you, Mr. Putin.
Well done.
Hahaha.
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