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Russian Air Force blows up foreigner-led jihadist training camp in northwest Syria: video
[AlMasdar] The Russian Aerospace Forces dealt a powerful blow to the foreigner-led Ajnad al-Kavkaz (Soldiers of the Caucasus) ...Chechen-led jihadi group that split from Caucasus Emirate to become the largest of the jihadi groups from the former Soviet Union in Syria — which explains Russia’s interest. They’re affiliated with Al Nusra, and are active in the forested mountains of northern Latakia, but really they’re maintaining their skills while awaiting the glorious world war against Russia, when they’ll finally be able to throw off Russian rule and establish a caliphate in Chechnya. Oddly enough, their long lost cousins, the Circassian jihadis of the Golan, fight under their command... terrorist group this week, as their warplanes blew up a camp belonging to this faction in northwestern Syria.The RuVesna.Su YouTube channel released exclusive footage this week of the Russian Aerospace Forces targeting the jihadist training center, which was 17 kilometers northwest of the administrative capital of the Idlib Governorate. The Su-24M front-line bombers of the Russian Aerospace Forces struck with powerful 500-kilogram FAB-500 high-explosive aviation bombs on the headquarters, barracks and vehicles the foreigner-led jihadist organization in northwestern Syria. In the video below, the Russian Aerospace Forces can be seen targeting the jihadist group’s base and completely destroying it before returning to the Hmemim Airbase along the coast of Latakia. Ajnad al-Kavkaz is one of the more powerful jihadist groups in Syria, as they have carried out several powerful attacks against the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) over the course of the war. Related: Kavkaz: 2020-12-12 Russia suicide bomb attack: Six police officers are injured near Russian FSB headquarters Kavkaz: 2020-10-19 With assistance of Bashar al-Assad's regime, militants and weaponry are delivered by civil aircraft from Syria to Armenia Kavkaz: 2020-07-05 Russia’s exercise Kavkaz 2020 sees 1,100 tanks and 330 aircraft massed on Ukraine’s border Posted by: trailing wife 2021-02-06 |
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