{"id":48504,"date":"2015-10-07T12:01:16","date_gmt":"2015-10-07T19:01:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/?p=48504"},"modified":"2015-10-07T12:02:20","modified_gmt":"2015-10-07T19:02:20","slug":"4-russian-warships-launch-26-missiles-against-isis-from-caspian-sea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/2015\/10\/07\/4-russian-warships-launch-26-missiles-against-isis-from-caspian-sea\/","title":{"rendered":"4 Russian warships launch 26 missiles against ISIS from Caspian Sea"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"article__heading\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>Courtesy RT<\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"article__cover\">\u00a0Four Russian Navy warships have fired a total of 26 missiles at the position of the terrorist group Islamic State in Syria, Russia\u2019s Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu announced. The missiles were fired from the Caspian Sea.<\/div>\n<div class=\"article__text text \">\n<div class=\"article__tags-trends\">\n<div class=\"tags-trends\"><strong class=\"tags-trends__heading\">Trends<\/strong><a class=\"tags-trends__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/trends\/russia-syria-op\/\" rel=\"trend\">Russian anti-terror op in Syria<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>Four missile ships launched 26 cruise missiles at 11 targets. According to objective control data, all the targets were destroyed. No civilian objects sustained damage,\u201d<\/em> Shoigu said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article__cover\">\n<div class=\"media  \"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"media__item \" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.rt.com\/files\/2015.10\/original\/561521cfc46188d5238b4587.jpg\" alt=\"\u00a9 Russian Defence Ministry\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"media__footer media__footer_bottom \">\n<div class=\"media__title media__title_arcticle\">\u00a9 Russian Defence Ministry \/ YouTube<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article__share\">\n<div class=\"addthis_sharing_toolbox\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/news\/317864-russian-warships-missiles-launch\/\" data-title=\"4 Russian warships launch 26 missiles against ISIS from Caspian Sea \u2014 RT News\">\n<div id=\"atstbx\" class=\"at-share-tbx-element addthis_32x32_style addthis-smartlayers addthis-animated at4-show\"><span class=\"at_flat_counter\">19.8K<\/span><span class=\"at_flat_counter\">2.4K<\/span><span class=\"at_flat_counter\">5.5K<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/news\/317883-russia-warship-attack-syria\/\">READ MORE:\u00a0Russian warships attack ISIS positions in Syria from Caspian Sea (VIDEO)<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The missiles flew some 1,500 km before reaching their targets, probing their efficiency.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article__cover\">\n<div class=\"media\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"media__item\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.rt.com\/files\/2015.10\/original\/561507c2c36188ef3a8b4573.jpg\" alt=\"\u00a9 Google Maps\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"media__footer media__footer_bottom \">\n<div class=\"media__title media__title_footer\">\u00a9 Google Maps<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/news\/317805-russia-hit-isis-tuesday\/\">READ MORE:\u00a0Russian jets hit 12 ISIS targets in Syria, &#8217;cause panic among extremists&#8217;<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The missile attacks came from Russia\u2019s fleet in the Caspian Sea, which borders Russia, Iran and three other littoral countries. The precision weapons hit all intended targets. The attacks required cooperation from Iran and Iraq, as the missiles had to travel through their airspace to reach Syria.<\/p>\n<p>The Russian Defense Ministry said it had worked with its partners to plan the flight path so that the missiles traveled only over desolate areas and didn\u2019t pose any danger to civilians.<\/p>\n<div class=\"rtcode\">\n<div id=\"fb-root\" class=\" fb_reset\">\n<div>\n<div><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"fb_xdm_frame_https\" tabindex=\"-1\" title=\"Facebook Cross Domain Communication Frame\" src=\"https:\/\/s-static.ak.facebook.com\/connect\/xd_arbiter\/YKPvjVoWVGb.js?version=41#channel=f16a0d6294&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rt.com\" name=\"fb_xdm_frame_https\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fb-post fb_iframe_widget\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/RTvids\/videos\/1087197397957179\/\" data-width=\"500\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"\" title=\"fb:post Facebook Social Plugin\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/v2.3\/plugins\/post.php?app_id=&amp;channel=https%3A%2F%2Fs-static.ak.facebook.com%2Fconnect%2Fxd_arbiter%2FYKPvjVoWVGb.js%3Fversion%3D41%23cb%3Df132c52ea8%26domain%3Dwww.rt.com%26origin%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.rt.com%252Ff16a0d6294%26relation%3Dparent.parent&amp;container_width=813&amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FRTvids%2Fvideos%2F1087197397957179%2F&amp;locale=en_US&amp;sdk=joey&amp;width=500\" name=\"f263eab024\" width=\"500px\" height=\"1000px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Four warships of the Caspian fleet were involved in the missile attacks, the Gepard-class frigate Dagestan and the Buyan-M-class corvettes Grad Sviyazhsk, Uglich and Veliky Ustyug. They fired cruise missiles from the Kalibr NK (Klub) VLS launchers. The missiles used are capable of hitting a target within 3 meters at a range of up to 2,500 km.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article__cover\">\n<div class=\"media\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"media__item\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.rt.com\/files\/2015.10\/original\/5615188ac46188d3238b456e.jpg\" alt=\"\u00a9 Russian Defence Ministry\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"media__footer media__footer_bottom \">\n<div class=\"media__title media__title_footer\">\u00a9 Russian Defence Ministry \/ YouTube<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Earlier, Russian warships played a key part in deploying the Russian warplanes to Syria, delivering equipment and supplies to an air base near Latakia and the Navy\u2019s old base in Tartus.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/news\/317853-iraq-russia-airstrikes-isis\/\">READ MORE:\u00a0\u2018We are seeking bigger role for Russia than Americans\u2019 &#8211; Iraq defense committee chairman<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__cover\">\n<div class=\"media\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"media__item\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.rt.com\/files\/2015.10\/original\/561518a2c36188372f8b456b.jpg\" alt=\"\u00a9 Russian Defence Ministry\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"media__footer media__footer_bottom \">\n<div class=\"media__title media__title_footer\">\u00a9 Russian Defence Ministry \/ YouTube<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Russia has spent a week delivering airstrikes at terrorist forces in Syria, conducting over 120 combat sorties. Now the Navy is joining Russia\u2019s Air Force in the operation.<\/p>\n<div class=\"rtcode\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"651746667012747264\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Courtesy RT \u00a0Four Russian Navy warships have fired a total of 26 missiles at the position of the terrorist group Islamic State in Syria, Russia\u2019s Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu announced. The missiles were fired from the Caspian Sea. TrendsRussian anti-terror op in Syria Four missile ships launched 26 cruise missiles at 11 targets. 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