Russian Air Force in Syria has destroyed about 100 militants and ammunition depot near Aleppo 11010152

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Russian Air Force in Syria has destroyed about 100 militants and ammunition depot near Aleppo.
The Russian Air Force in Syria has destroyed about 100 militants and an ammunition depot near the Syrian city of Aleppo over the past 48 hours, the deputy chief of the Russian General Staff said on Friday, October 9, 2015. "A strike was delivered on a base of gunmen and an ammunition depot in the building of a former prison near Aleppo. About 100 militants and a depot were destroyed as a result," Igor Makushev said.
     
The Russian Air Force in Syria has destroyed about 100 militants and an ammunition depot near the Syrian city of Aleppo over the past 48 hours, the deputy chief of the Russian General Staff said on Friday, October 9, 2015. "A strike was delivered on a base of gunmen and an ammunition depot in the building of a former prison near Aleppo. About 100 militants and a depot were destroyed as a result," Igor Makushev said. Russian Air Force modernized SU-24 fighter during a landing at military airfield in Syria.
     
He also said a terrorist training base was destroyed in air strikes in a mountain-woody area in Latakia Province.

"In the first footage you can see an air strike on a terrorist training base, spotted in a mountain-woody" in Latakia. The camera of a drone fixed air bombs hitting the base, as a result of which the target was destroyed," he said.

Makushev also demonstrated the footage showing a strike on a training camp for terrorists in Idlib Province, saying the bombs hit the target, and munitions exploded destroying it completely.

He also showed footage with a strike on a fortified area of terrorists and a strike on an Islamic State base in a woodland area.

Russian fighter jets have also destroyed the stronghold of Liwa al-Haqq group in Syria and eliminated two field commanders of the Islamic State (IS) terrorist organization and around 200 militants by guided bombs, Igor Makushev told journalists.

"A stronghold of Liwa al-Haqq group was destroyed after being directly hit by high-precision KAB 500-S bombs. According to intercepted radio signals, two leading field commanders of ISIL [Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant - former name of IS] and around 200 militants were destroyed by airstrikes," Makushev said.

Makushev added that Russian fighter jets made 67 sorties and delivered airstrikes at 60 terrorist positions over the last 24 hours.

Modernized Su-24M and Su-25 fighter jets are deployed in the aviation unit of Russia’s Aerospace Defense Forces formed in Syria, Defense Ministry spokesman Maj. Gen. Igor Konashenkov told journalists earlier. He stressed that all strikes were made after air reconnaissance and update of data obtained from the Syrian army headquarters. Aircraft armaments were not used to hit civil infrastructure facilities or areas near them.
     
The Russian Air Force in Syria has destroyed about 100 militants and an ammunition depot near the Syrian city of Aleppo over the past 48 hours, the deputy chief of the Russian General Staff said on Friday, October 9, 2015. "A strike was delivered on a base of gunmen and an ammunition depot in the building of a former prison near Aleppo. About 100 militants and a depot were destroyed as a result," Igor Makushev said. Russian Air Force SU-25 ground support aircraft in Syria.
     
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