Russian Warplanes Hit 1,593 Terrorist Targets in Syria in a Week

Russian warplanes have conducted 444 sorties, hitting 1,593 terrorist targets in six Syrian provinces in a week, the Russian Defense Ministry said Tuesday, the Russian Sputnik reported.

“Warplanes of the Russian air group in the Syrian Arab Republic have conducted 444 sorties, hitting 1,593 terrorist targets in the provinces of Deir ez-Zor, Daraa, Homs, Homs, Latakia and Aleppo from February 10 to February 16,” Maj. Gen. Igor Konashenkov said.

The Syrian army liberated over 800 square kilometers and 73 villages from terrorists since the beginning of February, the Russian general said.

The Russian Defense Ministry spokesman said that terrorists in Syria’s Idlib and Aleppo continue to receive weapons and reinforcements through the Turkish border.

“At night time, terrorists in Idlib and Aleppo receive weapons, ammunition and reinforcements though the Turkish-Syrian border,” Konashenkov said.

He added that militants in Aleppo have carried out a mass evacuation of their families to the north of the province toward the Turkish border.

“However, due to the tightening of the control [at the border] by Turkish authorities, mainly wounded militants are let in.”

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