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Video: Russian jets kill over 200 Daesh militants near Syria

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Video: Russian jets kill over 200 Daesh militants near Syria

It said its planes had also destroyed Daesh's military equipment

Published: Mon 21 Aug 2017, 10:05 AM

Updated: Mon 21 Aug 2017, 3:26 PM

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  • Reuters

Russia's air force has destroyed a large column of Daesh fighters on their way to the Syrian city of Deir al-Zor, killing over 200 militants, Russian news agencies cited Russia's Defence Ministry as saying on Monday.
Daesh is concentrating its forces around Deir al-Zor after being pushed out of the south of Raqqa Province and the west of Homs Province by Syrian land forces and the Russian air force, the ministry said.
It said its planes had also destroyed the militants' military equipment. It did not say when the strike took place.



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