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Govt troops eliminate over 270 ISIS militants during offensive in S. Syria – military Govt troops eliminate over 270 ISIS militants during offensive in S. Syria – military
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Syrian troops have eliminated more than 270 militants of the Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) during the offensive in As-Suwayda governorate since the middle of November, according to Oleg Makarevich, a spokesman for the command of the Russian task force in Syria. Over 270 militants were killed, and large amounts of weapons, ammunition, shells, foreign-made landmines, including 12 TOW anti-tank guided missiles, were seized, Makarevich said. The Syrian military said on November 19 that the entire Al-Safa Canyon area located less than 100km from Damascus had been liberated from terrorists in As-Suwayda. An area of 380 square kilometers was liberated, and IS leader in southern Syria, Abu Hajar al-Shishani, was eliminated during the operation, the SANA news agency reported. This was the last militant stronghold liberated by the Syrian Army in the south of the country. Syrian troops have eliminated more than 270 militants of Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) during the offensive in As-Suwayda governorate since the middle of November, according to Oleg Makarevich, a spokesman for the command of the Russian task force in Syria. Over 270 militants were killed, and large amounts of weapons, ammunition, shells, foreign-made landmines, including 12 TOW anti-tank guided missiles, were seized, Makarevich said. The Syrian military said on November 19 that the entire Al-Safa Canyon area located less than 100km from Damascus had been liberated from terrorists in As-Suwayda. An area of 380 square kilometers was liberated, and IS leader in southern Syria, Abu Hajar al-Shishani, was eliminated during the operation, SANA news agency reported. This was the last militant stronghold liberated by the Syrian Army in the south of the country.