MOSCOW (Reuters) - The
Russian Navy on Thursday fired seven cruise
missiles at Islamic state targets in the
suburbs of Syria’s Deir al-Zor, the Russian
Defence Ministry said in a statement on
Thursday.
It said the missiles
were fired from two submarines in the
eastern Mediterranean from a distance of
500-670 kilometers (727 miles).
“The targets were
command posts, communication centers, as
well as militants’ weapons and ammunition
stockpiles in areas of south-east Deir
al-Zor under the control of Islamic State,”
the ministry said.