BBC: Syria conflict: Russia steps up strikes on IS at Palmyra
Russia says its warplanes are carrying out up to 25 air strikes a day around the Syrian city of Palmyra in support of Syrian forces trying to oust so-called Islamic State (IS).
Defence ministry spokesman Lt Gen Sergei Rudskoi said the Syrian army was poised to defeat IS militants there.
The strikes come days after President Vladimir Putin ordered the withdrawal of most Russian forces from Syria.
IS militants captured the ancient city of Palmyra last May.
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