Russian Warship, Submarine Fire Four Cruise Missiles At ISIS Targets In Syria
by Tyler Durden
ZeroHedge.com
May 31, 2017
A Russian warship and submarine fired four cruise missiles from the eastern Mediterranean at Islamic State targets near the Syrian city of Palmyra, the Defense Ministry said on Wednesday, as reported by CNN and Reuters. The strikes targeted militant ISIS “shelters” east of the ancient city, which housed heavy equipment and militant troops transferred from the Islamic State’s capital of Raqqa.
The strike, which Russian press said was the first of its kind since November, was carried out by a frigate named “Admiral Essen” and submarine named “Krasnodar. The vessels fired Kalibr cruise missiles on combat vehicles and militants outside the Syrian city of Palmyra, the Defense Ministry said. The four cruise missiles were fired from the eastern Mediterranean, it noted in a statement. The submarine fired its missiles while submerged.
According to the MoD, “[the ships] targeted an area east of Palmyra, where the militants’ heavy weaponry and manpower were located. The militants moved there from Raqqa. All targets were destroyed.”
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