War on terror

Russia destroys most ruthless organization in history in operation in Syria — commander

During the counterterrorism operation in Syria, the Russian military has destroyed the most ruthless system in the history of human civilization - the Islamic State terrorist group (outlawed in Russia), Russian Central Military District Commander Alexander Lapin stated, who was repeatedly stationed in Syria.

"While doing our duty far away from Russia, we have destroyed the most hateful machine in the history of civilization. We all have studied medieval history, the history of fascism, what they did in concentration camps, the torture and the atrocities they came up with," he said. "I would said that the IS may even be scarier."

The commander added that some of the torture methods applied by the terrorists are more ruthless than those from medieval times.