MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 03rd December, 2018) More than 270 IS (Islamic State terror group, outlawed in Russia) militants were killed as a result of the Syrian armed forces' offensive in the southern province of Suwayda in November, a spokesman for the Command of the Russian Forces in Syria said on Monday.
"During the operation, more than 270 militants were killed, a large stockpile of weapons of foreign production, munitions, shells, mines, including 12 [US-made] TOW anti-tank guided missiles, were seized," Oleg Makarevich said.
He noted that the majority of militants came to the province from the area of At-Tanf, where a US military base is located.
