Russian military is ‘bombing extremist groups in Syria’

The Russian military announced today that its air force is bombing “extremist groups” in Syria in support of government forces, Russian news agencies reported. Jihadists and their allies entered Aleppo, Syria’s second-largest city, early this morning after a two-day blitzkrieg on the Damascus regime, ending several years of relative calm in northwestern Syria. “The Russian air force is carrying out strikes against the equipment and men of illegal armed groups, against the positions, supplies and artillery of the terrorists,” said a spokesman for the Ministry of Defense, quoted by Russian news agencies. According to the spokesman, 200 militants were “killed” in the last 24 hours. AFP is unable to verify this information. “The operation to repel the attack of the extremists continues,” said Oleg Ignasyuk, deputy head of the Russian Defense Ministry’s “Reconciliation Center” for Syria. Russia is Bashar’s main military backer […]
Source: News Beast

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