Trembling jihadis have taken to cowering behind praying families after Russian airstrikes obliterated dozens of their outposts leaving scores dead.
Drone footage has emerged showing ISIS fighters parking up military vehicles outside a mosque in Syria, where they know they cannot be attacked without huge civilian casualties.
Military officials also warned that the desperate fanatics could resort to committing terrorist atrocities - including bombing mosques - which they can blame on Russian jets to help whip up support for their ailing cause.
Defence Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said: "Moderate rebels would not hide behind civilians as human shields or, moreover, concentrate armoured vehicles under the arches of religious institutions.
"All of these actions can only be the calling card of terrorists."
God bless Putin - showing NATO how to deal with cowardly terrorists since 1999. Can the apologists still defend ISIS after this?
