Good afternoon!
Counterterrorism operation targeting the ISIS in Syria
has been successfully accomplished
by the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.
Over the last month, the city of Abu Kamal
and a number of settlements on the western shore
of the Euphrates has been liberated.
In the last week, the SAA supported by the Russian Air Force
have retaken the region north-west of Abu-Kamal
from the Euphrates to the settlement of Muayzilah
with a total area of 2,000 sq.km.
Yesterday, the Russian Air Space carried out a
massed air strike to support the units commanded by
General Suheil al-Hassan in coordination with
the Fifth Assault Corps.
The troops conducted a rapid offensive
and advanced 11 km along the western shore of the Euphrates.
As the SAA has retaken al Qut'ah, al Musallakhah,
ar Ramadi and al Hasrat, they were joined by militia units
moving towards them from Abu Kamal.
Over the last five days of the offensive, the SAA
supported by the Russian Air Force have eliminated in the area
more than 550 terrorists including 130 suicide-bombers,
6 tanks, 14 car bombs and 91 pick-ups equipped with
large-calibre machine-guns.
As a result of successful actions,
the last area of Syrian territory c
ontrolled by the ISIS has been liberated.
Most well-prepared terrorists
armed with heavy equipment,
and foreign mercenaries operated there.
Currently, the SAA are mopping up the area
and clearing up liberated settlements.
Earlier, on December 3, militia units formed by
the eastern Euphrates tribes and the Kurds,
which operated jointly with the Russian Special Operations Forces
covered by the Russian Air Force,
eradicated the ISIS on the eastern shore of the Euphrates
and regained control over the Syrian-Iraqi border.
The operation had been planned by
the Russian force grouping HQ in Syria,
and was carried out under the direct control of
the Joint Operational Staff deployed in Salhiya.
Besides the Russian military advisers,
the Staff is comprised of leaders of militia units
formed by the eastern Euphrates tribes and the Kurds.
When liberating the area,
the Russian aircraft were operating from the Khmeimim
as well as from Deir ez-Zor airfield.
The final stage of the counterterrorism operation saw
unprecedented in scale and intensity application of the Russian Aerospace Forces.
In order to support ground troops in offensive,
the Russian aircraft carried out at least 100 sorties
and up to 250 strikes a day.
The Russian Aerospace Forces eliminated terrorists' positions,
ammo and armament depots, armored hardware,
pick-ups armed with heavy weaponry.
Long-range aircraft were extensively applied.
The Tu-22M3 bombers from the Russian airfields,
carried out 14 group strikes
within 84 sorties over the last month.
The Russian Special Operations Forces made
a great contribution to the defeat of ISIS.
The special units directed aircraft to targets
and eliminated most odious leaders of illegal armed formations
behind the enemy's lines.
Therefore, there are no territories
controlled by the ISIS in Syria today.
The country has been completely liberated
from this terrorist organization.
It cannot be excluded that
separate ISIS sabotage groups can act
in the liberated territories.
They will be defeated by the government troops,
which have special mobile reserves.
Recovery of peaceful life and returning of refugees
back to their homes have become the priority task after defeat of the ISIS.
The Russian Centre for reconciliation of opposing sides
has been supporting this process.
The Committee for Governance of the Eastern Territories
of Deir ez-Zor province in Salhiya has been formed and has started
operating under direct participation of the Russian Centre for Reconciliation.
The Committee is comprised of all ethnic and
confessional groups living on the eastern shore of the Euphrates.
They are Bedouins, Arabs, Kurds,
and the most authoritative sheikhs.
The leadership of the Committee has been forming
authority bodies in Deir ez-Zor, Hajin, and Diban.
Four de-escalation zones located in south Syria,
Eastern Ghouta, north Homs, and Idlib province
have been operating successfully.
Ceasefire regime has been provided by units of the Russian military police.
The Russian Centre for Reconciliation
has been taking all necessary measures to promote
returning of refuges back to their homes
Over the last two weeks,
12 settlements and towns have received over 34 tons of humanitarian cargos.
Safe passage of 11 UN humanitarian convoys
and that of the ICRC was provided by Russian troops.
Engineers of the International Mine Action Centre of the Russian Armed Forces
have completed mine clearance operation in Deir ez-Zor.
The Russian specialists have cleared up 1,868 buildings
and 246 kilometers of roads.
They have defused 53,478 explosive devices
on the territory of 1,200 hectares.
Russian engineers continue training servicemen of the Syrian Arab Republic.
Officers of the International Mine Action Centre have trained 740 Syrian engineers.
Citizens of Deir ez-Zor have been provided with drinking water
by the assistance of the Russian engineer troops.
The Russian force grouping in Syria will concentrate its main efforts
to provide support to Syrians in recovering peaceful life
and observing reached ceasefire agreements.
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