In 2021, the Russian armed forces, in close cooperation with the Syrian army, strengthened their success in countering the international terrorist organization Islamic State (an organization banned in Russia) in Syria. This was stated by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia Oleg Syromolotov, reports RIA Novosti.

“As a result, the potential of this group has been significantly weakened: its significant forces and means have been eliminated, the organizational structure has been destroyed, and resource provision has been reduced,” the diplomat said.

Earlier it was reported that special forces of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), supported by the United States, carried out an operation against IS, during which five people died.

At the same time, the SDF claimed that the victims were armed with explosive belts and entered the IS cell against which the operation was directed.

In mid-November, the Russian Ministry of Defense presented a new domestic film about the war in Syria "Sky". According to the plot of the picture, on November 24, 2015, during a combat mission, a Russian Su-24 shot down a Turkish fighter. The crew - Oleg Peshkov and Konstantin Murakhtin - manages to eject, the navigator was rescued, and the militants shot Peshkov, who was descending with a parachute.

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