<div>Russian air strikes destroyed an Islamic State command post near Raqa among other targets, the defence ministry said today, as Moscow pressed on with its bombing campaign in Syria.<br /><br />"Over the past 24 hours SU-34 and SU-24M jets of the Russian airborne formation in Syria made more than 20 sorties over nine Islamic State infrastructure facilities," the defence ministry said.<br /><br />SU-34 fighters jet dropped a concrete busting BETAB-500 bomb on a command post in the area of IS stronghold Raqa, releasing video of the strike.<br /><br />"A powerful explosion in the bunker means that it was also used by terrorists to store a large amount of ammunition," the defence ministry said in a statement.<br /><div><br />SU-24 bombers also destroyed a warehouse that stored ammunition in the mountains near the city of Jisr al-Shughur in Idlib province in northwestern Syria.<br /><br />The warehouse was completely destroyed, the ministry said, referring to a "huge cloud of smoke and crater" following the strikes.<br /><br />SU-34 fighter jets also targeted a training camp belonging to the Islamic State group near the town of Maaret al-Numan in Idlib province and destroyed ammunition and equipment, the ministry said.<br /><br />Russian unmanned aerial vehicles continue to monitor the areas under control of the Islamic State group, the statement said.<br /><br />"All the targets get destroyed quickly, irrespective of weather conditions and time of the day."<br /><br />Russia on Wednesday launched air strikes in Syria, its first major military engagement outside the former Soviet Union since the occupation of Afghanistan in 1979.<br /><br />Washington has accused Russia of striking moderate rebels fighting against the embattled Syrian president under cover of a claimed assault on IS militants.<br /><br />US President Barack Obama warned yesterday that Moscow's aggressive military campaign in Syria was a "recipe for disaster." </div></div>
<div>Russian air strikes destroyed an Islamic State command post near Raqa among other targets, the defence ministry said today, as Moscow pressed on with its bombing campaign in Syria.<br /><br />"Over the past 24 hours SU-34 and SU-24M jets of the Russian airborne formation in Syria made more than 20 sorties over nine Islamic State infrastructure facilities," the defence ministry said.<br /><br />SU-34 fighters jet dropped a concrete busting BETAB-500 bomb on a command post in the area of IS stronghold Raqa, releasing video of the strike.<br /><br />"A powerful explosion in the bunker means that it was also used by terrorists to store a large amount of ammunition," the defence ministry said in a statement.<br /><div><br />SU-24 bombers also destroyed a warehouse that stored ammunition in the mountains near the city of Jisr al-Shughur in Idlib province in northwestern Syria.<br /><br />The warehouse was completely destroyed, the ministry said, referring to a "huge cloud of smoke and crater" following the strikes.<br /><br />SU-34 fighter jets also targeted a training camp belonging to the Islamic State group near the town of Maaret al-Numan in Idlib province and destroyed ammunition and equipment, the ministry said.<br /><br />Russian unmanned aerial vehicles continue to monitor the areas under control of the Islamic State group, the statement said.<br /><br />"All the targets get destroyed quickly, irrespective of weather conditions and time of the day."<br /><br />Russia on Wednesday launched air strikes in Syria, its first major military engagement outside the former Soviet Union since the occupation of Afghanistan in 1979.<br /><br />Washington has accused Russia of striking moderate rebels fighting against the embattled Syrian president under cover of a claimed assault on IS militants.<br /><br />US President Barack Obama warned yesterday that Moscow's aggressive military campaign in Syria was a "recipe for disaster." </div></div>