{"id":119537,"date":"2021-04-20T14:44:44","date_gmt":"2021-04-20T06:44:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.namnewsnetwork.org\/?p=119537"},"modified":"2021-04-20T14:44:46","modified_gmt":"2021-04-20T06:44:46","slug":"russian-army-says-killed-up-to-200-militants-in-syria-bombing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/?p=119537","title":{"rendered":"Russian army says killed \u2018up to 200 militants\u2019 in Syria bombing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bssnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Russian-army-says-killed-up-to-200-militants-in-Syria-bombing.jpg\"><img src=\"http:\/\/www.bssnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Russian-army-says-killed-up-to-200-militants-in-Syria-bombing.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>MOSCOW, April 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) &#8212; Russia\u2019s defence ministry said Monday it had killed \u201cup to 200 fighters\u201d in Syria during air strikes on a \u201cterrorist\u201d base northeast of Palmyra, where fighters were planning attacks ahead of presidential polls next month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAfter confirming data through multiple channels on the location of terrorist facilities, Russian Aerospace Forces aircraft carried out air strikes,\u201d the ministry said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cTwo hideouts were destroyed, up to 200 militants, 24 pickup trucks with large-calibre machine guns, as well as about 500 kilogrammes of ammunition and components for creating improvised explosive devices,\u201d it added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The statement neither specified the date of the strikes nor the group that was targeted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It said that the target was a \u201ccamouflaged base\u201d where \u201cterrorist groups\u201d organised attacks in Syria and manufactured explosives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They were specifically planning \u201cterrorist attacks and attacks on government agencies in large cities in order to destabilise the situation in the country ahead of the presidential elections in Syria.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The vote, set to be held on May 26, is the second since the Syrian conflict erupted in 2011 with the repression of anti-government protests that has left more than 388,000 dead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is expected to keep President Bashar al-Assad in power in the war-torn country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Russia has been a key ally of Assad\u2019s regime throughout the war and Moscow\u2019s military intervention in 2015 helped turn the tide of the fighting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On Monday, the Russian defence ministry said that \u201cterrorists\u201d were being trained in several camps in areas not controlled by the Syrian regime, \u201cincluding in the area of Al-Tanf, which is controlled by the US military\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Moscow in February condemned US strikes on Iran-backed militias in eastern Syria, demanding that Washington respect the country\u2019s territorial integrity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov at the time said Russia wanted to know Washington\u2019s plans in Syria and suggested the United States had no plans to ever leave the country. &#8212; 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