Su-25 aircrafts in Syria. FILE IMAGE: Vadim Grishankin/Russian Defense Ministry Press and Information Office/TASS
At least 31 ISIS terrorists were killed and 45 others were wounded in central Syria over the past 30 days as a result of Russian airstrikes, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported on May 30.
According to the London-based monitoring group, warplanes of the Russian Aerospace Forces carried out more than 650 airstrikes on ISIS hideouts in the central region during in the last 30 days. The most recent airstrikes targeted the eastern Hama countryside, the eastern Homs countryside and the southern countryside of Raqqa.
Despite facing much pressure, ISIS cells in central Syria were able to carry out a number of attacks on government forces and their allies.
- On January 24, the terrorists attacked a convoy of the Syrian Arab Army near the ancient city of Palmyra in the eastern countryside of Homs. Seven service members were killed and 24 others were wounded.
- On January 28, the terrorists attacked a number of military positions near the town of Se’alow in the southern countryside of Deir Ezzor. Four Iranian-backed fighters were wounded.
- On January 29, the terrorists targeted a bus transporting a group of Iranian-backed fighters as it was passing on a road leading to the town of al-Sawanah in the eastern countryside of Homs. Several fighters were wounded.
ISIS presence in central Syria is still strong. However, as for now the terrorist group is still incapable of threatening key urban centers and strategic roads in the region.
