Russia's Air Campaign Continues Over Syria

Deutsche Welle: Russia launches airstrikes in Syria for fourth day running

Russian warplanes have conducted more air raids in Syria, which it says are targeting strongholds of "IS." But several countries allege that Moscow's actions are also killing civilians and moderate rebels.

Russia's air campaign in Syria entered a fourth day on Saturday, with warplanes launching a number of attacks on positions of "Islamic State," including the IS stronghold of Raqqa, according to Russian news agencies and a Britain-based group monitoring Syria's civil war.

Russian news agencies cited a Defense Ministry official as saying that Russia's air force had made more than 20 flights in Syria in the past 24 hours, hitting nine IS targets.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Russian jets had targeted Raqqa, which has served as IS's de facto capital in Syria since 2013.

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