The strikes took place in the Lattakia, Aleppo, Hama and Damascus provinces, Konashenkov said, RT reported. The damage the Russian SU-34 jets caused to the underground bunkers was especially significant, Konashenkov said. They hit the terrorists’ underground infrastructure in Homs, which had allowed the militants to move undetected and increase their effectiveness in combat.
The well-funded ISIL has been hiding whole weapons caches underground, which included explosive devices for carrying out terrorist attacks.
A small missile factory was among the objects destroyed. However, these underground bases and conduits are believed to be widespread across Syria, so more work needs to be done, Konashenkov said.
The sources added that the targeted sites suffered heavy damages in the Sunday airstrikes.
Also on Sunday, The Syrian army said that the Russian warplanes carried out several sorties over the militant gathering centers across four province of Homs, Hama, Idlib and Lattakia, and destroyed their infrastructures.
The sources said that the militant groups have sustained heavy losses and death toll in the Russian airstrikes.
Syrian Artillery Shells ISIL Positions Northwest of Deir Ezzur
Local sources said that the ISIL militants suffered heavy casualties in the heavily targeted areas in Ayyash and its surroundings and were pinned down after the Syrian army artillery attack.
On Wednesday, some 100 ISIL terrorists were killed and injured in clashes with the Syrian army near Deir Ezzur military airport.
The army units defending Deir Ezzur military airport engaged in fierce clashes with the ISIL terrorists, killing and injuring about 100 Takfiri militants, field source said.
The militant group confirmed the killing of three leaders, Group Commander Nouri Mohammad al-Abd, Commander Mohammad Hadi al-Abd and a Judge of the al-Nusra Front in Kafr Hamra town, the Saudi national Abu Azzam al-Jarzawi.
On Saturday, sources said that the Takfiri terrorists are on the run to save their lives after suffering heavy casualties in Syria’s Province of Aleppo as the Syrian army, backed by Russian warplanes.
The Syrian army forces alongside the Lebanese Hezbollah forces struck heavy blows at the Takfiri militants with the Russian air backup, forcing the Takfiri militants to retreat from the province, reports said Saturday.
The Syrian Armed Forces announced on Saturday that the army troops’ operations in the Southeastern territories of the Northern province of Aleppo have resulted in the full recapture of town and its surrounding areas.
The army said that the Syrian ground forces stormed the militant groups’ strongholds in al-Huwayjinah with the Russian fighter jets’ backup and retook full control over the town after fierce clashes.
The sources added that the militant groups in the nearby battlefronts of al-Huwayjinah sustained heavy casualties in the Syrian army’s today operations.
The army said that areas of Balas, al-Zahmoul hill, al-Dabaghat, and al-Shahid hill are now under full control of the Syrian army and popular forces, who killed or wounded dozens of the terrorist in the liberation operation of Southwestern territories of Aleppo.
On Saturday, sources said that the Takfiri terrorists are on the run to save their lives after suffering heavy casualties in Syria’s Province of Aleppo as the Syrian army, backed by Russian warplanes.
The Syrian army forces alongside the Lebanese Hezbollah forces struck heavy blows at the Takfiri militants with the Russian air backup, forcing the Takfiri militants to retreat from the province, reports said Saturday.
The Syrian Armed Forces announced on Saturday that the army troops’ operations in the Southeastern territories of the Northern province of Aleppo have resulted in the full recapture of al-Huwayjinah town and its surrounding areas.
The sources added that the militant groups in the nearby battlefronts of al-Huwayjinah sustained heavy casualties in the Syrian army’s today operations.
The sources said that the Syrian army troops repelled the ISIL terrorists’ offensive in Deir Ezzur airbase, and launched a counter-attack to push back the ISIL militants, which resulted in the killing of over 15 terrorists, including al-Iraqi and his two aides Ahmad Haboush and Siraj Al-Deen Jasseem Al-Ayadeh.
Abu Seif Al-Iraqi was reportedly wanted by a number of governments around the world for committing terrorist acts and funneling weapons into Iraq during the 2003 US occupation of Iraq. The Iraqi government has wanted this terrorist for over 7 years.
The sources said that the Syrian Armed Forces carried out a series of massive operations against the militants’ gathering centers in Salahuddin, Bani Zeid, Bustan al-Basha, Bustan al-Qasr and al-Sakhour, which resulted in the killing or wounding of scores of the terrorists. The sources said that the militant groups’ military equipment suffered heavy damages in the army operations in the abovementioned battlefronts.
On Saturday, sources said that the Takfiri terrorists are on the run to save their lives after suffering heavy casualties in Syria’s Province of Aleppo as the Syrian army, backed by Russian warplanes.
The Syrian army forces alongside the Lebanese Hezbollah forces struck heavy blows at the Takfiri militants with the Russian air backup, forcing the Takfiri militants to retreat from the province, reports said Saturday.
The Syrian Armed Forces announced on Saturday that the army troops’ operations in the Southeastern territories of the Northern province of Aleppo have resulted in the full recapture of al-Huwayjinah town and its surrounding areas.
The army said that the Syrian ground forces stormed the militant groups’ strongholds in al-Huwayjinah with the Russian fighter jets’ backup and retook full control over the town after fierce clashes.
The sources added that the militant groups in the nearby battlefronts of al-Huwayjinah sustained heavy casualties in the Syrian army’s today operations.
The sources said that more than 23 ISIL vehicles were destroyed in the Syrian army offensive in al-Raheel farms at Um Khedeij in the Eastern countryside of Hama province. They further added that 45 members of the ISIL were killed by the army when the convoy was attacked.
On Saturday, Syrian fighter jets pounded more ISIL positions in the province of Hama, inflicting heavy losses on them. The Syrian air raids hit the terrorists’ positions in the villages of Abo Khanadeq, Qasr Shawi, al-Hazm and Arafa in the Eastern and Northeastern countryside of Hama.
Dozens of ISIL terrorists were killed and injured in the air attacks. Militants’ vehicles transporting weapons and ammunition were also destroyed.
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