The Russian defence ministry said on Saturday it had killed two ISIS field commanders, named as Abu Omar al-Beljiki and Abu Yassin al-Masri, in airstrikes near the eastern Syrian city of Deir al-Zor, Interfax news agency reported. Media reported that the Russian defence ministry said on Saturday it killed around 180 militants and the two commanders al-Beljiki and al-Masri in air strikes close to Deir al-Zor on June 6 and June 8. It is reported that ISIS fighters are close to defeat in the twin capitals of the group’s territory, Mosul in Iraq and Raqqa in Syria, after nearly three years of ruling over millions of people in a wide area in both countries.
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