DAMASCUS (Sputnik) — Earlier in November, the Syrian army broke the siege of the Kweyris airbase by the Islamic State (IS) militant group that lasted for several years. The army is currently continuing the liberation of the surrounding areas.
"Army liberated Kses village in the west of the Aleppo province. During the storm, groups of IS militants were killed and enemy equipment was destroyed," the source told RIA Novosti.
In October, the Syrian army, with the support of a Russian aerial operation against IS positions, launched an offensive to liberate the country’s territory occupied by the militants of radical Islamist groups, including IS and the Nusra Front.
Russia’s aircraft commenced precision airstrikes against terrorists positions in Syria on September 30, following a request from Syrian President Bashar Assad.
