Russia Launches Syria Airstrike From Iran

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Russia Launches Syria Airstrike From Iran

Extremist groups Islamic State and Nusra Front are targeted, Russia’s defense ministry says/ MOSCOW—The Russian military said Tuesday it had launched an airstrike against targets in Syria from an air base in western Iran, marking new military coordination between Tehran and Moscow in support of the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Tu-22M3 long-range bombers and Su-34 tactical bombers took off from an air base in Hamedan, Iran, to carry out a “concentrated airstrike” against the militant groups Islamic State...

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Aug 16, 2016

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