Russia carried out new airstrikes on four Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) targets overnight, the Russian military said on Thursday marking its second day of aerial bombardment in Syria.
The airstrikes hit “terrorist facilities” in Idlib, Hama and Homs, the Defense Ministry said adding that it was strictly avoiding populated areas.
The aim of the strikes is to help the forces of President Bashar al-Assad fight extremists where his forces are struggling, the Kremlin said on Thursday.
“The aim is really to help the armed forces of Syria in their weak spots,” said Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, when asked whether that was Russia's objective.
Separately, a U.S. military spokesman said the U.S. led coalition will not scale back its attack on ISIS despite Russia’s involvement.
