200+ ISIS militants killed by Russian air raids near Deir Ezzor

YemenExtra

M.A.

The Russian Aerospace Forces (RuAF) have carried out strikes against a massive Daesh convoy heading towards the city of Deir Ezzor, killing hundreds of militants and demolishing scores of vehicles in the operation according to a statement by the Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD).

The official statement claims that Russian jets, attacking a long convoy of Daesh vehicles that were seen to be retreating towards Deir Ezzor city, killed over 200 militants of the terrorist organization.

Moreover, the Russian MoD says that RuAF air raids against the convoy also destroyed twenty special utility vehicles (SUVs) with large-caliber weapons and mortars as well as a number of armored vehicles including tanks.