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The Russian government in its coalition with the Assad led Syrian government has disclosed that air attack in Syria's Deir Az Zor has killed at least 40 fighters from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as ISIS) group, including several of the group's top commanders

In a statement posted on Facebook on Friday, the defence ministry said the group's leader in Deir Az Zor and its "minister of war" were among those killed in the attack.

"As a result of a precision air strike of the Russian air forces in the vicinity of Deir Az Zor city, a command post, communication centre and some 40 ISIS fighters have been killed," the statement said, referring to ISIL.

"According to confirmed data, among the killed fighters are four influential field commanders, including Deir Az Zor emir Abu Mohammed al-Shimali," the ministry said.