Russia fires 7 cruise missiles at IS in Syria

Moscow Sep 14 (IANS) Two Russian submarines fired seven Kalibr sea-based cruise missiles at crucial facilities of the Islamic State in Syria from underwater positions in the eastern Mediterranean the Russian Defence Ministry said on Thursday.

The diesel-electric attack submarines Veliky Novgorod and Kolpino struck control points communication centres and weapons and ammunition depots in the IS-controlled areas southeast of the city of Deir ez-Zor located in northeastern Syria from a distance of 670 km the ministry said in a statement Xinhua reported.

All targeted objects were hit the ministry said.

Syrian government troops supported by Russian air and naval strikes are successfully advancing in various parts of the war-torn country having liberated most of it from the IS and other terrorist groups.

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