Russian Air Force Eliminates Terrorist Leaders in Syria

Moscow, Nov 17 (Prensa Latina) The Russian Defense Ministry has announced that they have eliminated important leaders of the terrorist organization Jabhat Al-Nusra.

In an operation launched on Tuesday, Su-33 naval fighters, based on the Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier, killed members of Jabhat Al-Nusra in the Syrian province of Idlib, according to the Russian Defense Ministry spokesperson, Major-General Igor Konashenkov.

Several intelligence sources have confirmed the death of at least 30 terrorists, including the leaders Mujammad Jelala, Abu Jabar Jarmud and Abul Baja Al-Asfari, said the Russian officer.

Al-Asfari has been responsible for planning and conducting a new offensive in the city of Aleppo, according to Konashenkov.

Local media reports claim that Russia has tasked itself with the elimination of Al-Nusra with the support of a Russian naval group stationed near Syria, coastal missile systems and the air fleet of the Admiral Kuznetsov.