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"Over almost seven months of the Russian Aerospace Forces' military operation [in Syria], more than 9,500 sorties have conducted and some 29,000 terrorist targets have been destroyed," Lt. Gen. Sergei Rudskoy said.
The Russian Aerospace Forces have destroyed over 200 terrorist oil facilities since the start of the military operation, Sergei Rudskoi, head of the General Staff's Main Operational Directorate, said.
"The sources of finance of Daesh and al-Nusra Front have been cut off. More than 200 facilities for extracting, refining, and pumping fuel in locations controlled by terrorist groups in Syria have been destroyed, as well as more than 2,000 means of delivering oil products."
Rudskoy emphasized that Russia has carried out zero strikes leading to destruction of civilian facilities or civilian deaths.
Comment: Jaysh al-Islam, is a creation of and beneficiary of arms and training from Saudi Arabia. It's more notable exploits: the attack and occupation of Adra Prison in 2015, the usage of caged captives as human shields in Eastern Ghouta against the Syrian government air raids, and the use of chemical weapons against Kurdish militia and civilians in Aleppo. It is the melding of over 40 rebel entities.
Ahrar ash-Sham, also a coalition of multiple Islamist and Salafist groups intent to fight against the Syrian government, was the second most powerful force in 2013 and operating under the Syrian Islamic Front. It is now supported by Turkey and Saudi Arabia and is one of the best-armed and powerful factions, with alleged links to al-Qaeda. Notable exploits: the car bomb detonated at the Russian military base in Idlib, Syria with dozens of casualties among Russian officials, and the executions of Christians in the city of Idlib.