Russian Ships Fire 26 Missiles into Syria (Video)

Russian Ships fire 26 Missiles into Syria- video

Russian Warships in the Caspian Sea launched 26 missiles at targets in Syria according to Russia's Defense Minister. From USA Today:Russian warships launched missiles into Syria from the Caspian Sea on Wednesday as Russian-backed government troops launched a ground offensive to crush forces opposing the regime of Syrian PresidentBashar Assad.The missiles mark a major escalation of Russian involvement in the region and a growing crisis for U.S. policy in Syria.Russia says their attacks are targeting the Islamic State and other extremist groups, but the U.S. says they have been mostly aimed at bolstering Assad's regime, which Washington opposes.Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu told President Vladimir Putin in televised remarks that four warships carried out 26 missile strikes from the Caspian Sea, destroying 11 targets more than 900 miles away, Russia's TASS news agency reported. He said no civilian facilities were hit."Intensive work of different intelligence services over the last two days has made it possible to detect a large number of various (Islamic State) facilities — command posts, ammunition depots, military equipment depots, training camps of militants,” Shoigu said, according to TASS.

See the full article at USA Today.https://youtu.be/1ZcNA3skye8At this time the targets hit are not known.[mwi-cat-listing cat="94" ppp="4" cols="4" desc="false" type="view" btn_color="black" ]