23,000 Takfiri Terrorists Killed in War on Terrorism in Syria Last Year: Russian MoD

Russia’s Defense Ministry says tens of thousands of foreign-sponsored Takfiri terrorists were killed during the counter-terrorism process in Syria last year.

The ministry, in a statement  released on Thursday, announced that more than 23,000 militants were eliminated over the course of the offensives, according to Press TV.

A total of 159 battle tanks, 57 armored vehicles, more than 900 cannons and nearly 3,000 pickup trucks with machine guns mounted on them were destroyed as well.

Press TV reported, the statement further noted that aerial attacks had killed over 87,000 terrorists and militant commanders, including 4,500 extremists from Caucasian countries, ever since Moscow started its operations in Syria more than three years ago.

Furthermore, about 1,000 militant camps, 10 thousand arms and fuel depots besides 650 battle tanks were destroyed during the mentioned period.
Russian jets have been carrying out air raids against targets belonging to the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group and those of other terror outfits inside Syria at the Damascus government’s formal request since September 2015.

The airstrikes have helped Syrian forces advance against militants, who have been wreaking havoc in the country since March 2011.

H.M