Monday 2 November 2015

Russian bombers 'wipe out ISIS targets' in ancient city of Palmyra

Russia says it has wiped out key Islamic State targets in a bombing campaign around the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra.


The latest attack on ISIS positions saw a fortification, an underground bunker and anti-aircraft guns destroyed, according to a Russian defence ministry statement.

It is the latest in a series of targets Russia has claimed to have taken out since launching air strikes against the terror cell a few weeks ago.

Earlier this month Moscow claimed four of its warships slammed 26 rockets into Islamic State targets across Syria in a devastating salvo launched from the Caspian Sea, almost 1,000 miles away.

It is believed Russia is defying the West and co-ordinating a pro-Assad air, sea and ground offensive against not just Islamic State but also rebels opposed to the Syrian regime.

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