s. A range of munitions ranging from thermobaric (fuel-air) to bunker busting bombs were used in the bombardment.As usual, the Russian airstrikes were in retaliation for the shelling of nearby government-controlled towns by rebel forces with rocket artillery.
According to reports, at least one guided bunker buster bomb hit its mark, striking an underground rebel base (most likely an ammo storage) and sending super-heated debris billowing out into the sky above.
Furthermore, Russian airstrikes also managed to destroy the offending holy warrior Grad rocket launcher after it was located.
Much like the nearby rebel stronghold of al-Latamenah, Kafr Zita is fortress town that posses both a dense network of above-ground defenses and an intricate underground tunnel system within which barracks, vehicle depots, command centers and ammo storage sites are based.