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Islamic State terrorists have started moving tanks and other heavy weaponry along Euphrates river to the Deir ez-Zor area in an attempt to hold their positions in the region following the successful offensive of the Syrian Army, the Russian defense ministry has said.
Russian Air Force is conducting air strikes against extremists in the area.Over the last 24 hours, Russian aircraft destroyed “four tanks, 16 all-terrain vehicles with high-caliber machine guns mounted on them as well as two fortified positions that had gun lines,” ministry’s statement says.