The militants that attempted to assault the city of Palmyra claimed that they belong to the “Lions of the East” group that is stationed near a US military base, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported.

As Russian news site sputniknews.com reports the militant group “Lions of the East” was set to carry out terrorist attacks in the country, capturing Syria within one week, the Russian Reconciliation Center stated.

According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the militants, captured by Syrian government forces, claimed that they had been trained and armed by American instructors in a camp near the US military base in al-Tanf.

The information follows reports of clashes between Syrian troops and terrorists southeast of the city of Palmyra.

source: sputniknews.com