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| Russian long-range bombers hit & destroy militant outposts, depots in Syria | |
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| A group of six Russian strategic Tu-22M3 bombers has carried out an airstrike on militant positions in the Syrian province of Deir ez-Zor, destroying munitions stockpiles and outposts, the country’s defense ministry said. | |
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| The airstrikes were carried out on Wednesday in the vicinity of the city of Abu Kamal, which remains the last major Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) stronghold in southeastern Syria. | |
| “Militant outposts, ammunition and weaponry stockpiles were the targets of the strikes. The objective control systems registered hits on all the designated targets,” the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement. | |
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