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Russian Military Warns of Potential ISIL Dirty Tricks Campaign (VIDEO)

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According to the ministry, the militants are intending to place the weaponry near mosques, as they know that the Russian aviation would never attack them.

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MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The Russian Defense Ministry warned on Tuesday that the Islamic State militants could use a variety of provocative acts, including the destruction of mosques in Palmyra and other Syrian cities, to implicate the involvement of Russian aircraft.

"We are not ruling out that terrorists in Palmyra and other cities are planning provocations, including the destruction of mosques, to later circulate faked photo and video materials accusing the Russian aircraft in committed atrocities on the Syrian territory," ministry's spokesman Maj. Gen. Igor Konashenkov said in a statement.

According to the ministry, the militants are intending to place the weaponry near mosques, as they know that the Russian aviation would never attack them.

"Having realized the high effectiveness of uncovering camouflaged weapons and equipment depots by our reconnaissance, as well as the real threat of imminent destruction, the terrorists are making efforts to move the weapons to residential areas of cities," the ministry said in a statement on its website.

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