FILE IMAGE: RIA Novosty
On March 17, footage showing a Russian Ka-52 attack helicopter hunting down a group of ISIS terrorists in Syria’s central region surfaced online.
The helicopter targeted two pickup trucks and a group of terrorists hiding in an abandoned small village with guided anti-tank missiles and unguided rockets. The precision strikes eliminated the entire group.
Meanwhile in #Syria #Russian Ka-52 alligator destroys Islamic State #terrorists.
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— VIX (@VIX38083085) March 17, 2022
The footage was reportedly taken in al-Badia, a term that’s usually used to refer to the eastern Homs desert. However, it is unclear when the strikes took place.
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ISIS cells have been very active in central Syria, especially in the eastern countryside of Homs. According to the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the terrorists have killed 24 pro-government fighters in the region since the beginning of March.
The terrorists’ most recent attack in the eastern Homs countryside claimed the lives of five fighters from the al-Quds Brigade, a Palestinian pro-government group.
Russian and Syrian fighter jets and attack helicopters target ISIS cells in the central region on a regular basis. The most recent wave of airstrikes targeted hideouts of the terrorists in the Hama-Aleppo-Raqqa triangle.
The recent operations in central Syria inflicted some serious losses on ISIS cells there. However, the terrorist group’s insurgency in the region will not likely end anytime soon.
