The Russian “TASS” news agency quoted a Russian officer as saying late on Sunday evening that the Russian and Syrian forces had killed 29 extremists in an operation in southern Syria, including those responsible for the bombing of a soldier’s bus.
According to “Tass,” the operation took place in the southern Daraa Governorate, according to Mayger General Oleg Igorov.
“The Russian group concerned with interacting with the security units of the Syrian Armed Forces carried out a special operation in the town of Jassim in Daraa Governorate, southern Syria, to liquidate ISIS fighters,” Igorov said in a press statement.
According to TASS, the fighters took part in the bus explosion last week that killed at least 18 Syrian soldiers close to Damascus.
Igorov claimed that the bus attack’s mastermind and several individuals connected to ISIS activities in the Raqqa Governorate were among those killed during the operation.
One of the horrific assaults that have been launched against the Syrian government forces for months was the bus attack.
No one quickly took responsibility for the bombing, and neither did the Syrian government. The conflict in Syria killed hundreds of thousands and left the country torn.
Since arriving in Syria in 2015, Russian military have supported the government’s effort to reclaim territory held by rebels.
20 ISIS militants are killed by Russian and Syrian forces in Daraa.
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