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Russia’s military said on Thursday it had accomplished its mission of defeating Daesh in Syria, and there were no remaining settlements there under the terror group’s control.
Russian bombers had used unprecedented force in the final stages to finish off the terror group, a senior Russian officer said, Reuters wrote.
“The mission to defeat bandit units of the Daesh terrorist organization on the territory of Syria, carried out by the armed forces of the Russian Federation, has been accomplished,” Colonel-General Sergei Rudskoi, head of the general staff’s operations, said on Rossiya 24 TV channel.
Syrian government forces are now de-mining areas where Daesh terrorists used as their strongholds, he said.
“The final stage of the defeat of the terrorists was accompanied by the unprecedented deployment and intense combat use of Russia’s air force,” he said. The air strikes included 14 sorties of groups of long-range bombers from Russia made in the past month, he said.
Russia’s military deployed in Syria would now focus on preserving ceasefires and restoring peaceful life, he said.
Since September 2015, Russia has been conducting aerial attacks against terrorist positions in Syria at a request from the Damascus government.
Backed by Russian air power, Syrian ground forces have managed to make numerous gains against terrorists on various fronts.