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Syrian Army shoots down six drones and eliminates 17 terrorists

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Damascus, Oct 17 (Prensa Latina) The Syrian Ministry of Defense announced today the downing of six unmanned aerial vehicles and the elimination of 17 terrorists, in the north and northwest of this Levantine nation.

Body: Through a statement published on its Facebook page, that ministry reported that the drones were intercepted by Syrian soldiers in the provinces of Aleppo and Idlib.

He added that military units with Russian air support launched intense bombardments with missiles and artillery against deployment areas of extremist organizations in Idlib.

The Ministry indicated that, in addition to the destruction of fortified points, ammunition depots and extremist headquarters, a facility for preparing bomb vehicles and repairing heavy equipment was hit.

The Syrian Army announced the elimination of at least 250 terrorists, more than half of them foreigners, in retaliation for the drone attack launched on October 5 against the graduation ceremony of military academy cadets in the province of Homs, which caused the death of 89 soldiers and civilians, in addition to 277 wounded.

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