Russia BLITZ ISIS in Syria with cruise missiles and bombs
Nov 17, 2015 20:51:03 GMT -5
Post by PrisonerOfHope on Nov 17, 2015 20:51:03 GMT -5
Russia BLITZ ISIS in Syria with cruise missiles and bombs – and join forces with French
TWENTY-FIVE cruise missiles have been fired at ISIS targets in Syria – as the war against terror intensified.
By Harry Kemble and Patrick Knox / Published 17th November 2015
Russia's increases airstrike campaign REUTERS
BLITZ: Russia, the UK and France have all increased their bombing on ISIS targets in Syria
Russia's defence minister said Russian warplanes have fired cruise missiles on militant positions in Syria's Idlib and Aleppo provinces.
Sergei Shoigu also told a briefing conducted for President Vladimir Putin today that bombers hit Islamic State positions in Raqqa and Der-ez-Zor.
Russia's airforce has carried out a huge 2,300 sorties in the last 48 hours, reports say.
Speaking during a security council meeting in Moscow chaired by the Russian president Vladimir Putin, defence minister Sergey Shoigu said: "We are conducting a mass airstrike campaign against Islamic State targets in Syria.
WAR PATH: Tupolev Tu-160 on its way to bomb Isis today
"We have now doubled the number of sorties, which is allowing us to conduct operations throughout the length and breadth of the country."
Putin also issued orders for Russia’s powerful Moskva cruiser, based at the Russian base in the Syrian port of Latakia to team up with a French navy's 26 fighter plane aircraft carrier Charles De Gaulle which is being deployed in response to the Paris attack.
He said: “The French naval group, led by the air carrier, will soon reach your area of operations. We need to establish direct contact with it, and treat it as an ally.
“We need to develop of a joint action plan for both sea and air operations.”
Full story, pictures, and videos at link
TWENTY-FIVE cruise missiles have been fired at ISIS targets in Syria – as the war against terror intensified.
By Harry Kemble and Patrick Knox / Published 17th November 2015
Russia's increases airstrike campaign REUTERS
BLITZ: Russia, the UK and France have all increased their bombing on ISIS targets in Syria
Russia's defence minister said Russian warplanes have fired cruise missiles on militant positions in Syria's Idlib and Aleppo provinces.
Sergei Shoigu also told a briefing conducted for President Vladimir Putin today that bombers hit Islamic State positions in Raqqa and Der-ez-Zor.
Russia's airforce has carried out a huge 2,300 sorties in the last 48 hours, reports say.
Speaking during a security council meeting in Moscow chaired by the Russian president Vladimir Putin, defence minister Sergey Shoigu said: "We are conducting a mass airstrike campaign against Islamic State targets in Syria.
WAR PATH: Tupolev Tu-160 on its way to bomb Isis today
"We have now doubled the number of sorties, which is allowing us to conduct operations throughout the length and breadth of the country."
Putin also issued orders for Russia’s powerful Moskva cruiser, based at the Russian base in the Syrian port of Latakia to team up with a French navy's 26 fighter plane aircraft carrier Charles De Gaulle which is being deployed in response to the Paris attack.
He said: “The French naval group, led by the air carrier, will soon reach your area of operations. We need to establish direct contact with it, and treat it as an ally.
“We need to develop of a joint action plan for both sea and air operations.”
Full story, pictures, and videos at link
