Sputnik: Syrian War News from Russia, January 20, 2016
Russian Jets Conduct 16 Sorties in Syria Over Past 24 Hours
Russian aviation has conducted 16 sorties in
Syria over past 24 hours hitting 57 terrorist targets in two provinces,
the Russian Defense Ministry said Wednesday.
“Russian Su-34 bomber jet hit the terrorists’
field artillery in the town of Meshiya, in Deir ez-Zor province.
Surveillance confirmed the destruction of three artillery systems,” the
Russian Defense Ministry’s spokesman told journalists.
Also, according to Konashenkov, Russian aircraft bombed enemy rocket
artillery positions and a fuel depot in the vicinity of the village
of Bgelia in Deir ez-Zor province. “Surveillance confirmed the
destruction of two rocket artillery systems as well as detonation of the
fuel stored at the facility,” he said.
“A Daesh field training camp in the vicinity
of the village of Mreya in Deir ez Zor province was bombed. A militants’
command post and barracks located on the premises were obliterated
by direct hits,” Konashenkov said.
The Russian group’s warplanes hit the terrorists as they fled Latakia being attacked by the Syrian Army, Konashekov said.
“Over the past 24 hours, Russian jets carried
out 4 strikes on the terrorists near Jabal al-Akrad (Latakia province),
who left their positions while being attacked by the Syrian Armed Forces
and patriotic opposition units,” the spokesman said.
He also said that a Su-34 aircraft bombed a workshop in the vicinity
of Hatla, which the militants were using to manufacture carbombs. Target
data was actually provided by the Syrian opposition.The terrorists’ workshop was completely wiped out by the airstrike, Konashenkov added.
Moreover, Russia continues to provide humanitarian aid to Syria. On January 15, Russian aircraft delivered nearly 50 tons of humanitarian aid to Deir ez-Zor, the spokesman said.
“Russian Armed Forces continue conducting a
humanitarian operation aimed at delivering supplies to the civilians
trapped in the regions of Syria controlled by the militants. On January
15 a cargo plane of the Syrian Air Force using Rusian P-7 platforms
airdropped a total of 50 tons worth of food supplies and basic
necessities to the city of Deir ez-Zor,” the general said.
He also added that another humanitarian cargo is currently being
prepared for delivery to the city of Deir ez Zor which is currently
being cut off by terrorists.As Konashenkov said earlier, on January 18
“over 40 tons worth of humanitarian aid were dispatched to the residents
of the city of Deir ez Zor and other regions.”
Russian Air Force Leads Aerial Bombardment of Terrorists in Eastern Syria
Expectations were that the US-led coalition
would make significant gains against terrorists in eastern Syria, but it
has transpired that the Russian Air Force is up to the task of
supporting Syrian troops battling Daesh there, German Economic News
(DWN) reported.
Aerial support from the Russian Air Force for Syrian Arab Army troops
defending eastern Syria from Daesh terrorist attacks is proving an
effective tactic in an area where the US-led coalition was expected
to lead efforts to eliminate the terrorist group, German Economic News
(DWN) reported on Wednesday.
“This attempted advance by the terrorist group was immediately met by fierce resistance from the Syrian Arab Army soldiers protecting this strategic base near the Deir Ezzor Military Airport,” reported Al-Masdar News.
On Tuesday Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov announced that the Russian air force had carried out 157 sorties across Syria over the previous four days, bombing 579 terrorist objects in Aleppo, Deir-ez-Zor, Homs, Hama, Raqqa and Latakia.
“It was expected that the US-led alliance will lead the fight against IS (Daesh) in the East,” DWN wrote.
“In order to capture the command center of the
137th Artillery Brigade, IS (Daesh) is increasingly relying on suicide
bombings. At the weekend, IS (Daesh) began its biggest offensive
on Deir-ez-Zor since December 2014.”
‘Russia also comes to help Syria fight ISIS (Daesh) in the East,’ reported DWN.
On Tuesday Al-Masdar News reported
that Daesh had launched its fifth assault on the headquarters of the
Syrian Arab Army’s 137th Artillery Brigade close to Deir-ez-Zor military
airport.“This attempted advance by the terrorist group was immediately met by fierce resistance from the Syrian Arab Army soldiers protecting this strategic base near the Deir Ezzor Military Airport,” reported Al-Masdar News.
“Yesterday, ISIS declared control over the
Missile Battalion Base at the southern perimeter of the Deir Ezzor
Military Airport; however, this morning, several reports from the
soldiers at the airbase revealed that the terrorist group was unable
to maintain their ground as a result of the powerful Russian and Syrian
airstrikes around the villages of Jafra and Al-Muri’iyah.”
“Clashes are still ongoing between the Syrian Arab Army’s 104th
Airborne Brigade and ISIS near the Radio Broadcast Tower in the
Al-Baghayliyah District.”On Tuesday Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov announced that the Russian air force had carried out 157 sorties across Syria over the previous four days, bombing 579 terrorist objects in Aleppo, Deir-ez-Zor, Homs, Hama, Raqqa and Latakia.
“Near al-Baghiliyah (Deir ez-Zor province),
where the ISIS militants performed a massive execution of about 300
civilians in order to frighten citizens a day ago, a Russian Su-34
bomber made a strike on terrorists’ strong points. Direct hits caused
elimination of 3 heavy vehicles with ZU-23 systems, 2 off-roaders
with heavy weapons and more than 60 terrorists,” the Defense Ministry reported.
The airstrikes were in support of Syrian Arab
Army ground troops, who were carrying out offensives on Sunday that
liberated the settlement from Daesh after the massacre.
“The army headed to this region to save the population. There were
clashes with ISIL (Daesh) militants, they suffered significant
casualties, the rest managed to flee to the neighboring areas controlled
by ISIL (Daesh),” Mohammad Qaddur Ajnyyja, governor of Deir-ez-Zor, told Sputnik.
Duel in the Desert: Syrian Army Assaults Daesh in Deir ez-Zor Province
The Syrian Army and the country’s National
Defense Forces have reportedly managed to drive Daesh militants out of
more areas in the eastern province of Deir Ezzor, regaining control of
several strategic heights.
More territories in the eastern
Syrian province of Deir ez-Zor have been retaken by the country’s army
and the National Defense Forces (NDF), which also managed to regain
control over a spate of strategic heights in the province, according
to the Iranian news agency FARS.
The sources said on Sunday that the army had tracked and targeted a
Daesh explosive-laden armored vehicle in the province’s west before the
jihadist group could detonate it.
Adding to the Syrian Army’s anti-Daesh effort is Russia’s air
campaign, which was launched on September 30, when more than fifty
Russian warplanes, including Su-24M, Su-25 and Su-34 jets, commenced
precision airstrikes on Daesh targets in Syria at the behest of Syrian
President Bashar Assad.
“Daesh withdrew forces from its positions
near al-Ruwad heights after the army and the NDF stormed them and killed
many of the terrorists. Al-Ruwad heights and its surroundings are now
under full control of the Syrian government forces,” FARS quoted army
sources as saying.
The past few weeks have seen the Syrian troops crack down on Daesh
positions across Deir ez-Zor province, where scores of militants have
been killed and many more are wounded.
Syrian army’s special operation in Douma, a Damascus suburb
“ISIL (Daesh) had managed to hit a government
position near the village of Ayyash with an armored vehicle, loaded
with huge quantities of explosive materials, but the army soldiers
targeted the car before the terrorists group could explode it,” the
sources said.
In a separate development on Sunday, more
militant group strongholds were reportedly obliterated by the Syrian
Army and the country’s air force in eastern and western Ghouta to the
east of the capital Damascus.
According to the sources, “the Syrian
fighter jets, for their part, bombed the militant groups’ bases and
gatherings in Jobar,” which also claimed the lives of several militants.
Jobar is an inner suburb of Damascus located between the city and a key
thoroughfare, Almotahalik Aljanobi Street, which connects with the M5
highway leading north to Homs.
Next Stop Raqqa: Syrian Army Makes Fresh Advances on Daesh
The Syrian Army, backed by allied popular
defense forces, continued their advance on Daesh terrorists in the
eastern part of Hama province capturing a number of hilltops along a
strategic highway, Iran’s Fars news agency reported on Friday.
Syrian armed forces are now in a position to expand their control
over the eastern part of Hama province and eventually advance on the de
facto Daesh capital of Raqqa.
On Wednesday the government troops and the popular forces managed
to drive the militants from more territories in the southern part
of Hama province, inflicting heavy losses on the enemy, the agency
wrote.Syrian government forces, backed by Russian airstrikes, have
recently been making rapid advances against the terrorists in several
parts of the country destroying the terrorists’ positions in in Latakia,
Homs, Damascus, Deir ez-Zor, Aleppo, Dara’a and Hama provinces.
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