Syrian army troops, supported by attack helicopters of the Russian Aerospace Forces and the Syrian Air Force, are advancing against ISIS terrorists northwest of Palmyra. The videos released by the Syrian Defense Ministry allow to see that the advance is supported by Mi-35 and Mi-28 attack helicopters.
Government forces have recently recaptured a number of hills near the village of Arak and the Arak gas field in the area and launched an advancce on these sites controlled by ISIS.
The advance on Arak is described by some sources as the first step of the widely-expected advance on the town of Sukhna located on the road to Deir Ezzor.
