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GreatGazoo

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Wed Oct 14, 2015, 08:35 PM Oct 2015

Russia Hits Locations near Aleppo; Claims Opposition Forces Low on Ammo, RPGs.

Source: Agence France Presse
Other strikes in the ISIS stronghold of Al-Bab, located in the Aleppo region, saw the destruction of a field command center and an ammunition depot.

The Russian air force said it had attacked a convoy transporting fuel and ammunition in the Aleppo region.
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The Russian military has claimed fighters are low on ammunition, fuel and materials, and that they had begun abandoning their combat positions.

"According to radio intercepts of talks between field commanders in the provinces of Hama and Homs, the fighters are experiencing an acute shortage of ammunition for small arms and grenade launchers," the ministry said.


http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2015/Oct-13/318756-russia-hit-86-terrorist-targets-in-syria-in-past-24-hours.ashx?utm_source=Magnet&utm_medium=Related%20Articles%20widget&utm_campaign=Magnet%20tools

Map and extended coverage:
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/special/syrian-crisis.ashx#axzz3oaiZLnuS
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