Russian fighters bomb Daesh hardware near Syria's Deir Ezzor

MOSCOW - 2 September 2017: Russia’s Aerospace Defense Forces have destroyed multiple pieces of Daesh hardware over two days of operations near the Syrian city of Deir Ez-Zor, Sputnik news agency quoted the Russian Defense Ministry as saying on Saturday.

"Over the past two days, Russian planes have destroyed nine pieces of hardware, including two tanks,six artillery nests, one homemade multiple rocket launchers, three ammunition depots, a command center, as well as 20 trucks loaded with fuel, arms and ammunition," the statement read.

Syrian government troops, supported by the Russian Aerospace Forces, continue to encircle militants of the Daesh terrorist group near Akerbat settlement in Syria's Hama province.