Russia's expanding air campaign in Syria
After a week of intense bombing in Syria Russia says it has struck over 100 targets in the war-torn country, almost all belonging to Islamic State jihadists./ As troops supporting President Bashar al-Assad forces reportedly launch a major ground operation under Russian air cover, what do we know about the Kremlin's controversial campaign? Russia's defence minister said Wednesday that in the eight days since it launched the strikes on September 30 it has hit 112 targets around Syria. Russia is using some 50 aircraft based in the Syrian ...
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