A monitoring group, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, said Syrian and Russian warplanes conducted 50 bombing raids in Deir al-Zour province – Russia’s most intense assault there to date.
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From the Caspian Sea, rocket ships of the Russian Caspian Flotilla on Friday dealt a massive blow by launching 18 cruise missiles complex Caliber-NK 7 toward terrorist targets in the Syrian provinces of Raqqa, Aleppo and Idlib. The Defense Ministry went on to say that Russian armed forces are carrying out the campaign as vengeance for the vicious attacks in Paris and the bombing of the Russian plane over the Sinai, which have since been claimed by ISIS.
At least 36 people were killed Friday in air strikes by Russian and Syrian jets on Daesh-controlled Deir Ezzor province, a monitor said, describing them as the heaviest in the region since the start of the war.
Having vowed to escalate its military campaign against the Islamic State (IS), the Russian airmen have inscribed “That’s for Paris” on the side of one of the bombs they plan to use against the terrorist organisation in Syria, a media report said.
The strikes came after Moscow confirmed on Tuesday, that a bomb brought down a Russian airliner over Egypt in October.
According to French Defense Minister Jean Yves Le Drian, Russian Aerospace Forces aircraft have been launching significant strikes against the Islamic State positions in Syria.
Unverified images circulated on the Internet of Syria-bound United States missiles bearing the handwritten inscription “From Paris with love”. ISIS is said to hold about a third of both Syria and Iraq.
The US-led coalition fighting Isis said on Monday it had destroyed 116 fuel trucks used by the jihadists in eastern Syria.
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An investigation by British newspaper The Financial Times last month estimated the militants reap a few $1.5 million a day from oil, based on the price of $45 a barrel.
