Russia’s campaign in Syria will curtail the spread of terrorism and help deal a fatal blow to ISIL in the war-torn country, Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry said.

Russia’s campaign in Syria will curtail the spread of terrorism and help deal a fatal blow to ISIL in the war-torn country, Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry said Saturday.

Russia launched air strikes in Syria Wednesday in its biggest military operation in decades.

"Russia's entrance, given its potential and capabilities, is something we see is going to have an effect on limiting terrorism in Syria and eradicating it," Shoukry said in a televised interview on Saturday.

In a state visit to Russia by President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in August, the two countries called for a coalition to fight terrorism in the Middle East.
In June, Egypt and Russia held their first-ever joint naval exercise.

Egypt, the Arab world's most-populous nation, is confronted by an increasingly violent insurgency in North Sinai, where the most active militant group has pledged allegiance to ISIL.