More than 86,000 rebels have been killed in Syria with Russian support
The Russian Foreign Ministry announced that with the support of Russian soldiers, more than 86,000 militants of terrorist groups were destroyed in Syria.
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Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Oleg Syromolotov announced this at the conference "Countering terrorism in the digital age".
"Today in Syria, with the support of the Russian armed forces, the Syrian army has taken back almost all the territory under government control, destroyed more than 86,000 "international" militants, including 4,500 from Russia and the CIS countries, and destroyed terrorist bases," said Oleg Syromolotov.
Earlier, the head of the Syrian Foreign Ministry, Mr. Walid Moallem, said that at the Al-Tanf base in Syria, the United States is retraining the remaining terrorists of the self-proclaimed Islamic State.
The Russian Foreign Ministry also said that the "White Helmets" continue to prepare to organize "chemical attacks" in the territory of Syria.
