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Russia summed up the military operation in Syria

Russia summed up the results of the military campaign in Syria

Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Valery Gerasimov at the Moscow Conference on International Security announced the end of the military phase of the conflict in Syria. The Interfax news agency reports that Gerasimov emphasized that the disintegration of the country was averted, and that its government troops established control over most of the territory.

The Chief of the General Staff noted that during the operation, more than 1400 settlements that had previously been under the control of terrorists were vacated. Among them are such large ones as Aleppo, Palmyra, Deir-ez-Zor, Abu-Kemal, Dery, 8 oil and gas fields returned to the control of the government of the country. Several tens of thousands of terrorists eliminated. More than 42 thousands have surrendered. During the operation, about 700 tanks, 3500 guns and mortars were destroyed.

Gerasimov stressed that major military operations are no longer carried out in Syria. A political settlement of the conflict and reconciliation of the warring moans began.

The military operation in Syria was launched by Russia more than three years ago. By August 2018, more than 63 thousand Russian servicemen had gained experience in fighting in Syria. Among them are representatives of such military professions as pilots, sailors, sappers, signalmen, intelligence officers, military doctors. As reported in February 2019, more than 60 percent of the military police passed through Syria.

As follows from the data presented in October 2018, during the military operation in Syria, 112 Russian servicemen were killed in the conflict zone. At the same time, half of this number are victims of the An-26 and Il-20 plane crashes. In February 2019, the death of a Russian serviceman, 24-year-old Maxim Pletnev, was reported. Three more Russian servicemen were killed during the March battle with terrorists.

The civil war in Syria has continued since the spring of 2011. The main participants in the conflict are military forces supporting President Bashar Assad; moderate opposition, terrorist groups.

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