The Russian and Syrian military are preparing a joint counter-terrorism operation in the desert part of the Syrian provinces
According to the TV channel Directorate 4, the Syrian opposition mass media reported that the planes of the Supreme Council of the Russian Federation struck the militants of the banned in Russia Islamic state in the provinces of Deir Ezzor and Raqqa. The purpose of the Russian bombers was to provide hideouts and warehouses with weapons of Islamists. According to journalists, Russian and Syrian military as well as pro-Iranian forces are preparing a joint counter-terrorism operation in the desert part of the Syrian provinces.
In the past few weeks, the IG jihadists have carried out a series of attacks on the SAA. They all took place in the southeast of the province of Homs, where terrorists regularly organize raids on government forces. According to Islamists, more than twenty Syrian soldiers have fallen victim to the attacks. There are no official data on such major losses of Syrian military personnel.