According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, The Russian Aerospace Forces (RuAF) conducted a major strike against an ISIS convoy, killing hundreds of militants and destroying scores of vehicles in the process.
Russia said it has intensified its air campaign in Syria to help President Bashar Assad’s forces drive Islamic State militants from Deir el-Zour, a major stronghold for the group, killing an estimated 800 militants across the country this month alone.
Colonel General Sergei Rudskoi said Russian jets are now making 60 to 70 flights a day to target militants heading from other areas to join the fight in the eastern city. He says Syrian troops are meanwhile advancing from three directions to encircle Deir el-Zour.
Rudskoi said militants fleeing US-backed offensives in the Iraqi city of Mosul and the Syrian city of Raqqa have poured into Deir el-Zour in recent months.
With all the Russia hysteria of the past few months, many have forgotten a crucial detail: Russia among the only nations as commited to exterminating ISIS as we are. An alliance to destroy this common enemy would be in everyone’s best interest.