HMEIMIM (Syria) (Sputnik) — The terrorist groups Daesh and Nusra Front have been conducting artillery target reconnaissance in Aleppo, Syria and the town of Handrat, a spokesman for the Russian Center for Syrian Reconciliation at Hmeymim Airbase said Saturday.
"Daesh and Nusra Front militants have been conducting artillery target reconnaissance in the Sheikh Maqsood and Zahra districts of Aleppo and the settlement of Handrat over a period of several days," the spokesman said.
He added that terrorists attack residential areas, administrative buildings and position of the Syrian army, as well as pro-government militias.
Syria has been mired in civil war since 2011, with government forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad fighting numerous opposition factions and terrorist groups such as Daesh and Nusra Front, both of which are outlawed in Russia and a range of other states.
