Russian submarines fire missiles at targets in Syria: Interfax

The Russia military said the missiles strikes from the Veliky Novgorod submarine on Friday targeted militants, ammunition depots and fortification in Idlib province

Russia’s defense ministry says its submarine in the Mediterranean Sea has fired cruise missiles at militant positions in northwestern Syria.

The remains of a locality in former Islamic State (IS) group stronghold of Raqa, as Syrian fighters backed by US special forces battle to clear the last remaining jihadists holed up in the city. (AFP photo)

The Russia military said the missiles strikes from the Veliky Novgorod submarine earlier on Friday targeted militants, ammunition depots and fortifications in Syria’s Idlib province, which is dominated by the al-Qaida-linked Levant Liberation Committee.

Moscow says the Kalibr missiles destroyed command centers and a training base of the militants who had attacked members of the Russian military police in Hama province earlier this week.

Three Russians were wounded after al-Qaida-linked militants surrounded 29 Russian military officers deployed outside of Idlib and kept attacking them for several hours.

According to the Russian defense ministry, the Russian troops repelled the attack with the help of local tribes.