Russia says hit 1,623 targets in Syria since start of bombing

October 30, 2015 23:04

Russia today said its airforce had destroyed 1,623 "terrorist targets" in Syria in a month-old bombing campaign to support forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad.

"Overall our planes made 1,391 sorties, destroying 1,623 terrorist targets," including 51 training camps and 131 storage facilities, Andrei Kartapolov, a senior defence ministry official, said in televised comments.

Kartapolov added that 249 communication and command posts, 35 car bomb workshops, 371 fortified positions and 786 field camps and bases were also destroyed.

Russia has carried out strikes since September 30, publishing nearly daily information about the campaign it says targets primarily Islamic State jihadists.

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