Russian general killed, two servicemen wounded in Syria explosion

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A military source said on Tuesday that a Russian military adviser carrying the rank of a major-general was martyred in an explosion in Syria while two servicemen were wounded. 
 
Russia’s Defense Ministry  made it clear that an improvised roadside bomb exploded 15 km from the city of Deir Ezzour when a Russian military convoy was returning to its base after a humanitarian mission on August 18. 
It added : “Three Russian servicemen were wounded in the blast. During the evacuation and the provision of medical assistance, a Russian senior military adviser carrying the rank of a major-general died of heavy wounds.”
 
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu recommended honour ing  the killed officer with  a state decoration posthumously. 
 
Russia’s Defense Ministry will also provide all necessary assistance to the killed officer’s family, the ministry’s statement says.
 
Russia’s Defense Ministry reported on September 24, 2017 that the head of the group of Russian military advisers in Syria, Lieutenant-General Valery Asapov was killed near Deir Ezzour.
 
Basma Qaddour
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