In the course of the last week, the Russian aircraft in Syria have performed 468 combat sorties engaging 1354 terrorists’ infrastructural facilities
In the course of the last week, the Russian aircraft in the Syrian Arab Republic have performed 468 combat sorties engaging 1354 terrorists’ infrastructural facilities in the Aleppo, Latakia, Hama, Homs, Damascus, Raqqah, Daraa and Deir ez-Zor provinces. Among them – 24 ones were carried out by Tu-22M3 long-range bombers from the Russian territory.
Long-range bomber aviation aircraft supported units of the Syrian governmental troops which defended the city of Deir ez-Zor. The airstrikes carried out by Tu-22M3 bombers from the territory of the Russian Federation jointly with tactical aviation from the Hmeymim airbase, engaged 23 important terrorists’ objects in that district.
The attempt of terrorists to assault Deir ez-Zor was frustrated.
Within the humanitarian operation carried out by the Russian Armed Forces in the Syrian Arab Republic, in January over 200 tons of food and medicine were delivered by means of the Russian P-7 parachute platforms by the Syrian military transport aviation to the city of Deir ez-Zor besieged by the ISIS militants.
It is to be emphasized that all the strikes of the Russian aviation were carried out only against the targets, which had been surveyed and confirmed beforehand.
Coordinates of militants’ objects in the combat area are received from the Information centre in Baghdad, the Command of the Syrian governmental troops as well as the detachments of the patriotic opposition.
Moreover, in order to raise the rapidity of detection of facilities of terrorist organizations as well as to improve the accuracy of their positioning, all the types of reconnaissance were enhanced on the whole territory of the Middle East region. That allows to detect new militants’ targets and engage them practically in the real-time mode.
According to the Syrian government, in the city of Salma (Latakia province), which had been recently liberated from terrorists, administration and law enforcement bodies have started their work, reconstruction of a telephone station and a medical center is about to be finished.
At the same time, strikes against illegal armed groups hiding in the mountainous areas are being continued in the Latakia province. Su-24M bombers are involved in their engagement.
Thus, according to the data received from representatives of the Syrian opposition, a field camp of a gang consisting of CIS citizens who had arrived from the territory of Turkey was deployed near Kinsibba settlement. After additional reconnaissance by means of UAVs, a Russian Su-24M bomber attacked the target.
As a result, the field camp and 17 militants were eliminated.
Near Jeb Ghabishah (Aleppo province), a Su-24M bomber destroyed ammunition and POL storages of the ISIS terrorists.
In the Vadi Kaddahat plain (Homs province), after the UAV confirmation of the data received from the Syrian governmental troops concerning a terrorists’ strong point, the object was engaged. Objective monitoring data registered destruction of two automobile vehicles with large-caliber machine guns and elimination of 10 militants.
Near Jabal Batra (Damascus province), a Su-24M bomber engaged a fuel station and a POL storage of the Jaysh al-Islam illegal armed grouping. The direct hit destroyed the facility.
Eight artillery weapons and a heavy truck carrying munitions were destroyed during an attack on terrorists’ artillery positions near Khirbet Khanan (Hama province).
Near Khirbet Ghazaleh (Daraa province), field commanders of illegal armed groups attempted to regroup the forces at disposal in order to prepare a counterattack against the governmental troops using automobile vehicles fitted with large-caliber machine guns.
The detected concentrations of terrorists’ manpower and hardware were engaged by the aircraft of the Russian air group in Syria. As a result, 17 SUVs and over 50 militants were eliminated.
Near Rijm al-Ammala (Raqqah province), a Su-34 bomber attacked a mini-oil refinery of terrorists. Objective monitoring data confirmed elimination of the object by a direct hit.
Counter-oil-trafficking activities of the Russian Aerospace Forces caused reduction of terrorists’ combat capability. Last week, the ISIS leadership reduced payments for militants by one third because of significant financial loss from oil-trafficking to Turkey that caused difficulties in enlisting people from abroad.

Airstrike on ISIS militants’ strong point in mountainous area in Latakia province


Elimination of militants’ command center with developed infrastructure in Latakia province


Russian aviation liquidated a column of heavy trucks with munitions near Aleppo


Elimination of ISIS open oil depots in Hama province
In order to discredit different rumours and insinuations of the Western media, the Russian defence department is presenting summarized data about activity results of the aircraft of the so-called anti-ISIS coalition in Syria.
In the course of the last week, the Coalition aircraft have performed 73 combat sorties and 50 missile and bomb strikes on different targets in the provinces of Aleppo, Homs, Raqqah and Hasakah.
The Defence Ministry considers that the colleagues from the Coalition will share information concerning targets and strike efficiency with the world public.
The Russian Defence Ministry has been attentively monitoring the situation about accusations made by Turkey and supporting representatives from the NATO and the Pentagon concerning alleged violation of the Syrian-Turkish border by a Russian Su-34 aircraft.
The attention is to be paid to the propagation speed and scheme of the statements aimed to support Ankara.
Somehow all gentlemen from the NATO and the Pentagon understood everything at once. However, Ankara presented no evidence about region, altitude, heading and speed of the aircraft.
Therefore, all objective data about the alleged incident is just in the fancy of authors of the stovepiping.
However, the Turkish radar stations immediately identified the aircraft as Su-34.
It is to be reminded that air defence systems of the governmental forces located in Northern Syria and the Russian S-400 AD complex are monitoring aerial situation 24 hours a day.
The Russian experts have considered with the greatest attention all the objective monitoring data concerning the flights over Northern Syria. It is to be noted that not only Russian aircraft flights were analyzed.
The objective monitoring data demonstrated that there were no violations of the Syrian-Russian state borders by the Russian Aerospace Forces.
That is the fact.
Moreover, despite all numerous statements of Turkish representatives, there have been no actual data transferred through diplomatic or others channels.
The hysteria of the Turkish party was not just an unsubstantiated propaganda but also had distinct signs of a planned provocation.
Therefore, those, who warn Russia about some kind of consequences without sorting it all out, are to recognize the snare they can be trapped in by the Turkish partners.
Here are the facts.
This video, which had been presented by the Syrian General Staff and a unit of the Syrian patriotic opposition, demonstrates how an artillery battery deployed at the Turkish border checkpoint attacks Syrian inhabited areas located alongside the borderline.
This is the fact.
The Defence Ministry is waiting for the same quick reaction and explanation of activities performed by the Turkish Armed Forces from representatives of the NATO and the Pentagon.
It is to be reminded that since recently all Russian aircraft are performing tasks in the sky over Syria under cover of Russian and Syrian fighters and modern air defence complexes, including S-400 one.
Su-35S supermaneuverable fighters have started performing combat tasks from the Hmeymim airbase since the last week.
The Turkish army shelled two Syrian Army points earlier yesterday, covering the infiltration of terrorists into Syrian soil.
This Turkish aggression was not retaliated for political reasons. But yet again, a NATO member is covering for terrorists.
Furthermore, after their claims of a RuAF Su-35 violating their airspace, the records from SyAAF air defense batteries, and the Russian S-400 proves that no violation of such occurred. However, NATO failed to prove Turkish claims.
Due to the situation, RuAF and SyAAF attack bombers are now being escorted by SyAAF and RuAF fighters. We will not disclose any rules of engagement, but we highly recommend that no one test the seriousness of the Syrian-Russian alliance.

Three terrorist bombings kill at least 50 people in Sayyeda Zainab, Damascus countryside
Russian Foreign Ministry: Terrorist explosions at al-Sayyeda Zainab an attempt to derail Syrian-Syrian talks in Geneva

 1 February، 2016
Moscow, SANA
The Russian Foreign Ministry said the terrorist bombings which took place on Sunday at al-Sayyeda Zainab area on the outskirts of Damascus are an attempt to derail the Syrian-Syrian talks in Geneva.
The ministry said in a statement on Monday it is clear that those who plan and carry out such acts are trying to foil the talks between the Syrian sides.
The ministry pointed out that these bloody terrorist acts come against the backdrop of Syrian-Syrian indirect dialogue which began under UN auspices in Geneva on the 29th of January in order to find a political settlement to the crisis, according to UN Security Council Resolution no.2254.
“We are certain that a quick elimination of a terrorism hotbed on the Syrian soil is a priority task in the process of the normalization of the situation both in Syria and in the Middle East in general,” the ministry said.
The ministry expressed deep condolences to the families of victims who died in the terrorist bombings in al-Sayyeda Zainab area and wished the injured a speedy recovery.
More than 50 citizens were killed and over 100 others were injured on Sunday due to the terrorist attacks which hit in Koua Soudan in al-Sayyeda Zainab area in Damascus Countryside.
Manar al-Frieh/Manal

Russian Aerospace Forces destroy ISIS oil refining stations, kill 77 terrorists during past week

 1 February، 2016
Damascus, SANA
The Russian Aerospace Forces, in cooperation with Syrian army air forces, carried out 468 sorties targeting 1,354 terrorist targets in the Syrian provinces of Aleppo, Raqqa, Lattakia, Homs, Hama, and Deir Ezzor during the past week, a military source told SANA.
The source said the sorties resulted in killing 17 terrorists in Kanasba in Lattakia countryside who had been crossing the borders from Turkey, destroying ammo and fuel depots in Aleppo countryside, in addition to destroying 17 vehicles and killing more than 50 terrorists in Daraa countryside.
The sorties also destroyed two machinegun-equipped vehicles and killed 10 ISIS members in al-Qadahat valley in Homs countryside, destroying 8 artillery pieces and a truck with a trailer filled with explosives in Hama countryside, the source added.
The source said that the Russian airstrikes destroyed 23 terrorist targets in Deir Ezzor province, as well as oil refining stations for ISIS in Raqqa countryside.
Since the beginning of their operations in Syria on September 30th, 2015, the Russian Aerospace Forces have destroyed more than 2,000 oil tankers and dozens of refining stations used by ISIS in Syria.
Hazem Sabbagh

The army restores security and stability to villages in Aleppo countryside

 1 February، 2016
Provinces, SANA
An army unit, in cooperation with the backup forces, restored security and stability to Dweir al-Zaitoun village in the northern countryside of Aleppo province, SANA reporter said on Monday.
Meanwhile, army units destroyed positions, supply routes and vehicles for the terrorist organizations in the towns of Byanon and Hraitan on the road leading to Turkey which provides them with arms and terrorists, a military source said.
Army units in cooperation with popular defense groups also restored security and stability to Tal Jabeen village in the northern countryside of Aleppo.

More terrorists of ISIS and al-Nusra killed in Aleppo city and countryside
More positions and hotbeds for Jabhat al-Nusra terrorist organization were destroyed in army operations in al-Sheikh Lutfi and al-Rashedeen neighborhoods in Aleppo city.
The army destroyed hideouts and vehicles equipped with weapons and ammunition for ISIS terrorist organization in special operations against their positions in the villages of al-Seen and Rasm and the farms of al-Taibeh village in the eastern countryside of Aleppo province.
For its part, the so called “al-Ferqa al-Shamaliyeh” terrorist group admitted the death of 7 of its members.

Hama
A unit of the army carried out a special operation against a gathering for Jaish al-Fatah terrorists in al-Sirmaniyah village in Hama north-western countryside, killing a number of the terrorists and destroying their vehicles.
Meanwhile, field sources said the army destroyed dens for terrorists in the outskirts of al-Ghab plain, killing terrorists Haitham al-Na’asan and Khaled Abul-Salam.

Homs
A unit of the army killed a number of ISIS terrorists and destroyed their munitions while they were trying to attack a military point in al-Makale’e region to the west of Palmyra in Homs countryside.
The army also destroyed dens and vehicles for ISIS terrorists in the surrounding of al-Shaer oil field in Homs eastern countryside.
The army units continue to operate on Da’esh headquarters in Deir ez-Zor

Graduation of self-protection units in Daraa