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Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Russian special forces deployed to eastern Syria
2019-09-25
[ALMASDARNEWS] The Syrian Army, backed by Russian special forces, has launched a wide-scale offensive against the Islamic State
...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that they were al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're really 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 western pols talk they're not really Moslems....
 gunnies in the Syrian desert following a series of attacks conducted by the terror group.

According to a military source, the offensive began by attacking bases and locations for ISIS
...embracing their inner Islamic Brute...
 in the Hamimah area located east of Palmyra.

The military campaign is heavily supported by Syrian as well as Russian air force, which conducted several Arclight airstrike
...KABOOM!...
s targeting sites for the terror group.

This comes after ISIS gunnies carried out deadly attacks against the Syrian Army, killing and injuring several troops.
Related:
Russian special forces: 2019-05-10 Russian special forces in action against ISIS in eastern Syria
Russian special forces: 2018-10-07 Large number of Russian special forces reportedly deployed to eastern Deir Ezzor
Russian special forces: 2018-09-08 Russian Navy in largest ever drills off Syrian coast, special forces participate
Related:
Islamic State: 2019-09-23 Several Syrian soldiers reportedly killed in Deir Ezzor amid new turmoil in Euphrates region
Islamic State: 2019-09-23 Biden Says He Never Discussed Hunter Biden’s Ukraine Deal. Hunter Says He Did
Islamic State: 2019-09-22 UN extends mandate for body investigating ISIS crimes
Related:
Hamimah: 2019-09-20 Syrian Army begins new operation against ISIS near Palmyra
Hamimah: 2019-09-19 ISIS terrorists killed by Syrian troops near Palmyra
Hamimah: 2019-09-18 Several Syrian soldiers killed in ISIS ambush southeast of Palmyra
Posted by:Fred

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