On Saturday a Russian passenger jet went down in the Sinai peninsula.
ISIS took credit for the deadly crash that killed 224 people.
Today Russia unloaded on ISIS in the Palmyra region for the first time.
Russia says air force hit Palmyra region in Syria https://t.co/WnmJmotaT3 pic.twitter.com/RfyG2n3dpu
— FRANCE 24 (@FRANCE24) November 2, 2015
France 24 reported:
“Su-25 jets hit a fortified IS position in the Tadmur area of Homs province,” Moscow’s defence ministry said in a statement, using the Arabic name for Palmyra. “As a result of a direct strike a fortification, underground bunker and anti-aircraft artillery were destroyed.”
BREAKING: For the first time the #Russian air-force has launched air-strikes on Islamic State in the city of #Palmyra in #Homs #Syria #ISIS
— Breaking News (@newszbreakin) November 2, 2015