Putin threatens to strongly blow terrorists in Syria

MOSCOW - 11 December 2017: President Vladimir Putin on Monday emphasized that if the terrorists gain the upper hand in Syria, Russian forces will carry out strikes the likes of which "they've never seen."

During his visit to the Hmeymim base in Syria's Latakia for the first time since the launch of the anti-terrorist operation at the request of President Bashar Assad, Putin said that "we will never forget about the deaths and losses sustained in the anti-terror fight both here in Syria and in Russia."

The Russian president underlined that with the help of Russia's military operation, Syria has been preserved as an independent and sovereign state, adding that conditions for the political settlement in Syria under the auspices of the UN have been created and the refugees, that had to flee their homes, may return.

Russia is backing the Syrian government forces in the fight against Daesh terrorist group, and provide them with air cover in the eastern Deir Ezzor where some of Daesh militants are holed up.