Central Syria Almost Liberated From Terrorists - Russian General Staff

© Photo : Ministry of Defence of the Russian FederationRussian Su-34 fighter-bomber aircraft carries out a strike against Daesh forces in Syria.
Russian Su-34 fighter-bomber aircraft carries out a strike against Daesh forces in Syria. - Sputnik International
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The central Syria has been almost liberated from terrorists, while Aleppo Province is already free from them, Col. Gen. Sergei Rudskoy, the chief of the Russian General Staff's Main Operational Directorate, said.

"The liberation of the central part of Syria from terrorists is nearing its end," he said.

Rudskoi specified that Aleppo Province has already been completely liberated.

"There have been serious changes in Syria over the past month. The Syrian government troops with the support of the Russian Aerospace Forces achieved serious successes and brought substantial losses to a large group of Daesh in central Syria. The Aleppo province has been fully liberated from terrorists."

The Syrian city of Akerbat in the west-central province of Hama will soon be liberated from Daesh as government forces advance their offensive, Rudskoy said.

"A large group of Daesh terrorists is surrounded in the area of the city of Akerbat as a result of a government troops strike along convergent directions on Sawwanat," he elaborated.

A Syrian army soldier takes aim in the government sector of the town of Houwayqa, which is besieged by Islamic State (IS) group jihadists, in the northeastern Syrian city of Deir Ezzor (File) - Sputnik International
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Rudskoy said efforts to close the encirclement are underway, predicting that "the city of Akerbat will be liberated in the near future."

Russia has been assisting Damascus in its fight against terrorists since September 30, 2015, at the request of President Bashar Assad.

Earlier in the day, the Russian Defense Ministry reported its aircraft had crushed a Daesh convoy heading toward Deir ez-Zor.

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