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Russia officially enters southwest Syria offensive despite US warnings |
2018-06-24 |
[ALMASDARNEWS] The Russian military officially entered the southwest Syria offensive this evening, a source told al-Masdar from the Dara’a Governorate. The Russian Aerospace Forces unleashed a massive assault over northeastern Dara’a, tonight, targeting several areas controlled by the jihadist rebels. According to a military source in the government stronghold of Izra’a, the Russian Aerospace Forces launched over 20 The source told al-Masdar that the Russian Aerospace Forces specifically launched airstrikes over the towns of Masikah, Aeeb, and Busra al-Harir. The added that the majority of the airstrikes were launched on the jihadist stronghold of Busra al-Harir, which is located directly east of Izra’a. This attack by the Russian Aerospace Forces comes just 48 hours after the U.S. State Department issued a stern warning to both the Russian and Syrian governments about escalating their offensive in southwest Syria. |
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