Moscow, Nov 17 (Prensa Latina) The Russian Defense Ministry has announced that they have eliminated important leaders of the terrorist organization Jabhat Al-Nusra.

In an operation launched on Tuesday, Su-33 naval fighters, based on the Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier, killed members of Jabhat Al-Nusra in the Syrian province of Idlib, according to the Russian Defense Ministry spokesperson, Major-General Igor Konashenkov.

Several intelligence sources have confirmed the death of at least 30 terrorists, including the leaders Mujammad Jelala, Abu Jabar Jarmud and Abul Baja Al-Asfari, said the Russian officer.

Al-Asfari has been responsible for planning and conducting a new offensive in the city of Aleppo, according to Konashenkov.

Local media reports claim that Russia has tasked itself with the elimination of Al-Nusra with the support of a Russian naval group stationed near Syria, coastal missile systems and the air fleet of the Admiral Kuznetsov.