The Russian military says two of its ships launched cruise missiles at militant targets in Syria from the eastern Mediterranean Sea on Friday morning. The missiles add an extra dimension to the aerial campaign Russia has conducted since September in support of President Bashar al-Assad’s military. RelatedRussian warships have in the past launched cruise missiles at targets in Syria from both the Caspian Sea and the Mediterranean, a show of the navy’s long-range precision strike capability. Cruise missiles launched from Russian navy ships in the Caspian in October and November struck targets in Syria while in December, a Russian submarine also launched cruise missiles at Syrian militants. “Direct hit of ‪the ‎Kalibr‬ missile on a command centre and a terrorist base in Syria”:“Kalibr‬ missiles strike a plant manufacturing mortar munitions in Syria”:

Source: National Post August 19, 2016 19:07 UTC