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Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Russia kills 250 ISIS terrorists near Palmyra
2016-09-15
[ALMASDARNEWS] Minutes ago, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported that on Tuesday, their Air Force killed 250 Islamic State
...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allah around with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not really Moslems....
 holy warriors and destroyed 15 of their vehicles near the ancient city of Palmyra (Tadmur) in the Homs Governorate.

"Anti-ISIS fight is going on. Yesterday, the Russian Aerospace Forces conducted Arclight airstrikes to the north of Palmyra where a group of ISIS holy warriors was preparing offensive on the city," Lt. Gen. Viktor Poznikhir, first deputy chief of the General Staff's Main Operational Department, said at a news briefing in the Defense Ministry.

The Islamic State was expected to launch a large-scale offensive at Palmyra in the coming days after they conducted several small attacks near the International Highway over the last two weeks.

Lt. Gen.Poznikhir did not specify which airport the Russian Air Force used to launch this attack; however, several reports last week indicated that Moscow and Tehran are once again negotiating the use of the Hamedan Airbase in western Iran.

Posted by:Fred

#4  Shovel ready jobs?
Posted by: JohnQC   2016-09-15 17:39  

#3  Doing the jobs that Americans won't.
Posted by: Abu Uluque   2016-09-15 11:30  

#2  Pest control
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2016-09-15 05:09  

#1  Wait, is this still the truce? If so, it seems to be working out well for the Russians.
Posted by: SteveS   2016-09-15 01:25  

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