At least 21
Islamic State members were killed in air strikes in Syria's eastern city
of Deir al-Zor, a monitoring group said on Thursday. The
Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said it was not clear which
country's air force carried out the strikes on an Islamic State base in
al-Husseiniya, a northwestern district of Deir al-Zor. Fifteen of the dead
Islamic State militants were foreigners, and some had already been
buried, it said. It was not immediately possible to verify the report by
the Observatory, which monitors Syria's conflict through a network of
sources across the country.
Meanwhile, first units of
Russian demining experts have arrived in Syria to demine te ancient city of Palmyra, Russian news agencies quoted the
Defence Ministry as saying on Thursday.
Russia's Defence Ministry said on Thursday that Russian military advisers played a direct role in planning the operation to liberate Palmyra from the Islamic State militants,
Russian warplanes carried out a total of around 500 sorties, hitting more than 2,000 Islamic State targets in Palmyra's area in the period of March 7-27, the ministry said in a statement.
Russia's Defence Ministry said on Thursday that Russian military advisers played a direct role in planning the operation to liberate Palmyra from the Islamic State militants,
Russian warplanes carried out a total of around 500 sorties, hitting more than 2,000 Islamic State targets in Palmyra's area in the period of March 7-27, the ministry said in a statement.
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