Press TV - US and its coalition forces have carried out carpet-bombing of residential areas of Syrias northeastern Raqqah city and damaging its water resources in the purported battle to flush out the Daesh (ISIL) terrorists from what used to be called their capital, Russian defense ministry says.
"Carpet bombing of residential areas accommodated by civilians, which the United States and [the US-led] coalition carry out, along with deliberate destruction of all natural water sources in Raqqah have brought about nothing but several thousand victims among the liberated population and vivid examples of that military operations faulty planning," Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Major GeneralIgor Konashenokov said on Saturday as quoted by state news agency TASS.
Konashenkov further described US military actions in Raqqah in support of local Kurdish and other anti-government militants as a sign of "deadlock" in the US-led coalition command and a stark contrast to the concurrent successful offensive by Syrian government troops against another ISIL stronghold in the war-ravaged country near the eastern city of al-Mayadin.
Moscow has repeatedly voiced concerns overthe course ofthe Raqqah operation withRussian foreign ministry reporting numerous mistakes by the US-led coalition war planesaswell asthe lack ofhumanitarian aid delivery to civilian victims and predicting likely humanitarian catastrophe in the city.
The Russian official also announced the completion of an offensive by Syrian government forces aimed atthe elimination ofDaesh terrorists inal-Mayadin.
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File photo of Syrian army troops near Raqqah[/caption]"The Syrian government troops have completed the operation todestroy Daesh militants inthe town ofal-Mayadin.Assault units ofthe Syrian army broke the fierce resistance ofterrorists inthe central and southern districts and completely liberated the city," Konashenkov said.
Syria has been gripped by foreign-backed militancy since March 2011. The Syrian government says the Israeli regime and its Western and regional allies are aiding Takfiri terrorist groups wreaking havoc in the country.
Russia has been conducting air raids against the positions of Daesh and other terrorist groups in the country upon the Damascus governments request since September 2015.
