A bus carrying members of the Islamic State's group left the Qara area in Syria's Qalamoun region on August 28, 2017 (Photo: VNA) |
A statement of the Russia Defense Ministry said that the fourth armored division's units of the Syrian government forces supported by the fifth attack troop corps of volunteers and military intelligence service Mukhabarat liberated the town of Uqayribat. The campaign was undertaken with the help of the Russian Air Forces.