Daesh has been dealt a major blow in Syria by Tupolev Tu-22M3 long-range strategic bombers launched from an airbase located in Russian’s southern regions.

According to Russia’s Defense Ministry, six bombers took off from Russia early on Tuesday morning and carried out airstrikes against a major Takfiri base and several ammunition depots located to the east of Palmyra and in the towns of Sukhna and Arak and returned home after the attack.


[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="555"] A video grab made on November 18, 2015, shows an image taken from a footage made available on the Russian Defense Ministry's official Facebook page on November 18, 2015, purporting to show a Russian Tupolev Tu-22M3 Backfire long-range strategic bomber dropping bombs during an airstrike in Syria. (AFP)[/caption]


“The strike resulted in the destruction of a large militant field camp, three depots of arms and munitions, three tanks, four infantry combat vehicles and eight vehicles fitted with heavy machine guns, also neutralizing a large number of enemy fighters,” read the statement.

By Press TV