Russian Airstrikes Kill 180 ISIS Terrorists Near Deir Ezzour

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The Russian Ministry of Defense revealed on Saturday that approximately 180 ISIS militants and two field commanders were killed after Russian military intelligence learned of a looming attack on the besieged city of Deir Ezzour, according to the Russian “The Insider” website.

The concentration of Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) forces near the besieged Syrian city was noticed by Russian surveillance drones in early June, the ministry said in a statement on Saturday.

The military command decided to conduct preemptive airstrikes to prevent their ensuing attack.

  Two airstrikes delivered on June 6 and 8 by the Russian Air Force in Syria killed two prominent IS field commanders, Belgian Abu Umar al-Beljiki and Egyptian Abu Yasin al-Masri, the statement said.

Eighteen vehicles, an artillery piece and an ammunition stockpile were also destroyed by the strikes.

According to Al Masdar News, pro-government forces are continuing their push towards Deir Ezzour.

On Friday it was revealed that a Russian airstrike near Raqqa killed up to 30 ISIS fields commanders; ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi might have also been killed in the strike.

H.M

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