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Tens of Thousands of Terrorists From Over 80 States Operating in Syria - Lavrov

© AP Photo / Lefteris PitarakisIn this file photo Daesh terrorists are seen after placing their group's flag on a hilltop at the eastern side of the town of Kobani, Syria
In this file photo Daesh terrorists are seen after placing their group's flag on a hilltop at the eastern side of the town of Kobani, Syria - Sputnik International
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Tens of thousands of militants from over 80 countries are operating in Syria, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Wednesday.

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MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Russia's aerial campaign in Syria ruined the plans of Daesh militants to take control over large territories in Syria, Lavrov said.

"[Russia's aerial campaign in Syria] ruined the plans of Daesh militants to take control over large territories not only in Iraq, but also in Syria, including the eastern coast, Aleppo, Damascus. An entire terrorist international conglomerate is working for these corrupt purposes, tens of thousands of militants from more than 80 countries," Lavrov said at the annual research and educational forum Dialogue in the Name of the Future.

Syria has been in a state of civil war since 2011, with government forces fighting Syrian opposition groups striving to overthrow the president. Damascus is also fighting numerous extremist and terrorist groups such as Jabhat Fatah al Sham (previously known as al-Nusra Front) and Daesh. According to the United Nations, at least 300,000 Syrians have died since the beginning of the conflict.

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