Chief of the General staff of the Russian Armed forces army General Valery Gerasimov
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MOSCOW, 6 Dec. /TASS/. Syria fully liberated from the terrorists, all the gangs in Russia banned the “Islamic state” (IG) is destroyed, said Wednesday the chief of the General staff of the Russian Armed forces army General Valery Gerasimov at the annual briefing for foreign military attaches.
“All the gangs of ISIL (formerly known as IG – approx. The TASS) on the territory of Syria destroyed, and its territory is freed,” he said, adding that the Russian President Vladimir Putin has reported to the Minister of defense General of the army Sergei Shoigu.