Russia: Air campaign against ISIS has intensified in last 24 hours - Defence Ministry

Russian Defense Ministry spokesperson Major-General Igor Konashenkov confirmed that the Russian Air Force had stepped up its air campaign against the Islamic State (IS, ISIL, ISIS) whilst speaking from the Defence Ministry in Moscow, Saturday. SOT, Major-General Igor Konashenkov, Russian Defence Ministry spokesperson (Russian): “Su-34, Su-24M and Su-25SM made 64 sorties from Hmeymim Air Base against 55 Islamic State targets. The increase of intensity in the sorties of Russia’s Air Forces is connected with