Russia Hits 118 Terrorist Targets in Syria in 24 Hours: Report
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Russian Defense Ministry announced on Wednesday that the country’s fighter jets have hit 118 terrorist targets across Syria over the past 24 hours.
It is the highest daily tally since Russia began its anti-terror air campaign in the Arab state.
In a statement published on Wednesday, the Ministry said that the strikes were conducted during 71 sorties over a number of Syrian provinces.
“The number of sorties has gone up,” the statement said, adding, “This is due to an increase in intelligence data.”
It further said the targets, which came under Russia strikes, had been “confirmed via various channels.”
The strikes destroyed a command post belonging to al-Qaeda-linked al-Nusra Front militants near the town of Talbiseh in Syria’s central province of Homs.
A base in Syria’s northwestern province of Aleppo province, which was used to control a terrorist weapon supply route, was also demolished in the raids.
Russian planes further hit a “camouflaged supply base” in an area between Syria’s western provinces of Hama and Idlib as well as a command and communications post of the so-called Jaish al-Islam terrorist group in the Damascus province, Press TV reported.
The military jets “completely destroyed” a command post in the Western Latakia province, according to the statement.
