Russia’s newest multi-role Sukhoi-34 jets have destroyed a command post of the Islamic State militants and launched an airstrike on the militant training camp

MOSCOW, October 2. /TASS/. Russia’s Aerospace Forces’ jets have conducted 18 sorties against 12 facilities of the Islamic State terrorist group in Syria over the past 24 hours, Russia’s Defense Ministry official spokesman Igor Konashenkov said on Friday. "This night, ten sorties were carried out. Pinpoint strikes were delivered on seven facilities of terrorists," Maj.Gen. Konashenkov said, reminding that the Russian air group in Syria includes Su-24M, Su-25 and Su-34. Late on Thursday, the Defense Ministry said during the day Russia’s warplanes conducted eights sorties against five facilities of the Islamic State. The airstrikes destroyed a command post and a communications point of the IS armed units near Dar Tazza, in the province of Aleppo, in Syria’s north-west. Sukhoi Su-25 fighter jets bombed a field camp of the IS gunmen near Maarrat al-Nu'man, in the Idlib province, completely destroying the terrorists’ bunkers, ammunition depots and fuel and lubrication materials, Konashenkov said.

Russian attack aircraft destroy IS command post, base in Syria The Sukhoi Su-24M planes of the Russian Aerospace Force air group in Syria have destroyed a fortified command post of the Islamic State militants in the Hama province, as well as a transhipment base and a large ammunition depot of the militants. "In the province of Hama near the Kafer-Zaita locality the Su-24M aircraft have destroyed a command post of militants of the Islamic State organisation (banned in Russia), which was a well-fortified concrete facility in which the terrorists were equipping shelter. Based on analysis of the video control materials, several dozen units of hardware equipped with large-calibre small arms have also been destroyed," he said. Russia's newest strike fighters destroy IS command post in Syria Konashenkov said the Sukhoi Su-34 aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces have destroyed a command post of the Islamic State militants and launched an airstrike on the militant training camp. "On October 1, the Su-34 planes made airstrikes on an IS training camp near the Maadan-Jedid settlement and on a camouflaged command post near Kasert-Faraj, southwest of the city of Raqqa," he said. According to the spokesman, Russia’s newest multi-role Sukhoi-34 jets are capable of attacking terrorist targets at any place in Syria.