In a press release from the Russian Ministry of Defense, which was received by the newspaper. Ru "states that the army of Syria is completing the encirclement of a large group of terrorists IGIL in the area of ??the city of Akerbat in the province of Ham.

The department noted: "The assault troops of the Syrian troops with the support of the Russian Military Space Agency have established full control over a number of opposite heights in the vicinity of the settlements of Khsaya and Savanet".

The Russian ministry reported that at the present time the last route for supplying militants with weapons and ammunition is under the fire control of Syrian troops.

The Defense Ministry stressed:

"In order to stop the escaping of the IG militants from the encirclement in Deir Ez-Zor, the air force of the Russian Air Force round the clock conducts aerial reconnaissance using unmanned vehicles, detecting and destroying armored vehicles, pick-up trucks with heavy weapons and road transport of terrorists".

Russia helps the Syrian authorities in seizing IH territories held by terrorists. According to the latest information, after the liberation of Iraq's Mosul and the operation for the liberation of Rakki, the last refuge for terrorists remains the Syrian Deir Ez Zor.