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Russian frigate fires Kalibr cruise missiles at ISIS targets in Deir ez-Zor - Defense Ministry
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Nathan Hale
Sep 5, 2017, 10:03:54 AM9/5/17
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"Russian frigate fires Kalibr cruise missiles at ISIS targets in Deir ez-Zor -
Defense Ministry
Published time: 5 Sep, 2017 09:09
Edited time: 5 Sep, 2017 10:06
FILE PHOTO (c) Sputnik
A Russian warship in the Mediterranean Sea has fired a salvo of Kalibr cruise
missiles at a group of jihadists stationed near the city of Deir ez-Zor in
western Syria, the Russian military reported. The targeted militants were mainly
from Russia and countries of the CIS.
The frigate 'Admiral Essen' of the Russian Black Sea fleet fired the missiles on
Tuesday morning, a statement by the Russian Defense Ministry said. The barrage
destroyed a communications center, weapons depots and a repair workshop used by
Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) militants, it said.
"The missile strikes supported the advance of Syrian government forces, and have
foiled the plans of the ISIL militants to regroup and strengthen terrorist
positions near the city of Deir ez-Zor," the ministry said.
Damascus forces supported by Russian warplanes are currently trying to lift a
years-long blockade of the provincial capital Deir ez-Zor. Moscow says that the
success of the operation would amount to a strategic defeat of the terrorist
group in Syria.
Read more
(c) Khalil Ashawi
Deir ez-Zor: Why city's liberation is so important to crush ISIS
https://www.rt.com/news/402004-deir-ez-zor-crush-isis/
Earlier on Tuesday the importance of the campaign in Deir ez-Zor governorate was
stressed by Russian President Vladimir Putin, who is currently in China at the
BRICS summit.
"The situation [in Syria] is changing dramatically, and that is an obvious fact.
I hope that our partners will follow through with their effort in Raqqa. And
Deir ez-Zor is a strategic military stronghold for the entire radical opposition
- radical in the worst sense of the word, the ISIS-affiliated opposition."
"As soon as the operation in Deir ez-Zor is finished, the terrorists will suffer
a very serious defeat and the government forces will get an obvious advantage.
Then the next step would be to foster the ceasefire and the de-escalation zones
and to fully establish the political process," he added.
The 'Admiral Essen' is one of Russia's most modern warships, the second of the
Admiral Grigorovich class to set sail. It carries 8 vertically-launched Kalibr
cruise missiles and previously fired them at IS forces in May and June."
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"Russian frigate fires Kalibr cruise missiles at ISIS targets in Deir ez-Zor -
Defense Ministry
Published time: 5 Sep, 2017 09:09
Edited time: 5 Sep, 2017 10:06
FILE PHOTO (c) Sputnik
A Russian warship in the Mediterranean Sea has fired a salvo of Kalibr cruise
missiles at a group of jihadists stationed near the city of Deir ez-Zor in
western Syria, the Russian military reported. The targeted militants were mainly
from Russia and countries of the CIS.
The frigate 'Admiral Essen' of the Russian Black Sea fleet fired the missiles on
Tuesday morning, a statement by the Russian Defense Ministry said. The barrage
destroyed a communications center, weapons depots and a repair workshop used by
Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) militants, it said.
"The missile strikes supported the advance of Syrian government forces, and have
foiled the plans of the ISIL militants to regroup and strengthen terrorist
positions near the city of Deir ez-Zor," the ministry said.
Damascus forces supported by Russian warplanes are currently trying to lift a
years-long blockade of the provincial capital Deir ez-Zor. Moscow says that the
success of the operation would amount to a strategic defeat of the terrorist
group in Syria.
Read more
(c) Khalil Ashawi
Deir ez-Zor: Why city's liberation is so important to crush ISIS
https://www.rt.com/news/402004-deir-ez-zor-crush-isis/
Earlier on Tuesday the importance of the campaign in Deir ez-Zor governorate was
stressed by Russian President Vladimir Putin, who is currently in China at the
BRICS summit.
"The situation [in Syria] is changing dramatically, and that is an obvious fact.
I hope that our partners will follow through with their effort in Raqqa. And
Deir ez-Zor is a strategic military stronghold for the entire radical opposition
- radical in the worst sense of the word, the ISIS-affiliated opposition."
"As soon as the operation in Deir ez-Zor is finished, the terrorists will suffer
a very serious defeat and the government forces will get an obvious advantage.
Then the next step would be to foster the ceasefire and the de-escalation zones
and to fully establish the political process," he added.
The 'Admiral Essen' is one of Russia's most modern warships, the second of the
Admiral Grigorovich class to set sail. It carries 8 vertically-launched Kalibr
cruise missiles and previously fired them at IS forces in May and June."
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