Why Russia Conducts Anti-Daesh Airstrikes in Deir ez-Zor

Why Russia Conducts Anti-Daesh Airstrikes in Deir ez-Zor

Moscow’s aerial operation in Deir ez-Zor will help to prevent militants from overrunning the Syrian Arab Army base and the key city in eastern Syria in the short term, but the operation will have an impact on other parts of the country, particularly the north, analysts told Sputnik.