Russia carries out several air strikes against IS

Russian warplanes carried out several air strikes against Islamic State targets in the country on Wednesday in cooperation with the Syrian air force, Syria's state television said.

"In implementing the agreement between Syria and Russia to combat international terrorism, and terminate Daesh, Russian warplanes in cooperation with the (Syrian) air force carried out several air strikes targeting dens of Daesh terrorists," it quoted a military source as saying, giving an Arabic term for IS.