{"id":48749,"date":"2015-10-16T06:07:46","date_gmt":"2015-10-16T13:07:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/?p=48749"},"modified":"2015-10-16T06:07:46","modified_gmt":"2015-10-16T13:07:46","slug":"best-of-rts-coverage-on-russias-air-campaign-against-isis-in-syria-videos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/2015\/10\/16\/best-of-rts-coverage-on-russias-air-campaign-against-isis-in-syria-videos\/","title":{"rendered":"Best of RT\u2019s coverage on Russia\u2019s air campaign against ISIS in Syria (VIDEOS)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"article__heading\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>Courtesy RT<\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"article__date\"><time class=\"date date_article-header\">Published time: 11 Oct, 2015 23:47<\/time><time class=\"date date_article-header\">Edited time: 12 Oct, 2015 03:45<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"article__short-url\">\n<div class=\"short-url\"><a class=\"short-url__link\" href=\"http:\/\/on.rt.com\/6tmj\">Get short URL<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article__cover\">\n<div class=\"media  \"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"media__item \" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.rt.com\/files\/2015.10\/original\/561983cec3618847558b45b2.jpg\" alt=\"A Sukhoi Su-34 Fullback tactical bomber performs air strikes in the provinces of Raqqah and Aleppo \u00a9 Russian Defense Ministry \" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"media__footer media__footer_bottom \">\n<div class=\"media__title media__title_arcticle\">A Sukhoi Su-34 Fullback tactical bomber performs air strikes in the provinces of Raqqah and Aleppo \u00a9 Russian Defense Ministry \/ RIA Novosti<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article__share\">\n<div class=\"addthis_sharing_toolbox\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/news\/318331-rt-most-watched-syria\/\" data-title=\"Best of RT\u2019s coverage on Russia\u2019s air campaign against ISIS in Syria (VIDEOS) \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\">3.6K<\/span><span class=\"at_flat_counter\">376<\/span><span class=\"at_flat_counter\">2<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article__summary summary \">RT\u2019s extensive and in-depth coverage of Russia\u2019s anti-terror operation in Syria has skyrocketed online \u2013 exclusive reports and raw video footage have been watched over 4 million times on RT\u2019s main English-language YouTube channel alone.<\/div>\n<div class=\"article__text text \">\n<p><strong>The air-to-surface military operation began on September 30 at the request of the Syrian government.\u00a0Breaking news coverage of the start of the operation gathered over 606,000 views.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"rtcode\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/r11oHeV92nU\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><strong>Two days after the operation began, RT\u2019s Murad Gazdiev gave viewers a tour of the military base in Latakia hosting over 50 Russian aircraft.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"rtcode\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/smG_2cww8hU\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><strong>This Defense Ministry\u2019s UAV footage gives a cockpit view of a Russian aircraft inflicting surgical airstrikes on the battle headquarters of a jihadist group near Raqqa.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"rtcode\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/n4SYzRPT-lw\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><strong>Standing right on the runway, Murad Gazdiev takes a closer look at Russian fighter jets as they take off to bomb ISIS.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"rtcode\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sVoAX2V7Ea8\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><strong>This time Murad takes a deep dive into the rebuilt Khmeimim airbase near Latakia, guiding us through mobile kitchens, living spaces, bakeries and even a Russian-style sauna.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"rtcode\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7trSk4mh7-o\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p><strong>The next video from a Russian fighter jet shows another airstrike destroying jihadist installations.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"rtcode\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-FWUjQi3LLI\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Murad continues to provide us with first-hand information, this time inspecting modern laser-guided missiles, also known as smart\u201d bombs.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/on.rt.com\/6t3y\">READ MORE: Smart missiles and bombs Russia uses to take out ISIS in Syria (PHOTOS)\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"rtcode\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-WlqrkXImsk\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><strong>Take a look at what happens when a target is confirmed, the position is right, and a Sukhoi Su-24M bomber sends a payload hurtling down towards Islamic State militant positions.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"rtcode\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tbbOyQb14LI\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Next comes a video of suspected ISIS vehicles being relocated closer to mosques and populated sites. Russian authorities have stressed more than once that they won\u2019t target these areas.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"rtcode\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OXHZ3gGqmDo\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Dramatic footage shows warships firing cruise missiles from the Caspian Sea to hit Islamic State positions in Syria.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/on.rt.com\/6t9k\">READ MORE: 4 Russian warships launch 26 missiles against ISIS from Caspian Sea<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"rtcode\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/G2TQ0wAfRts\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Russian military helicopter lifts up off the ground and flies away to take part in an airstrike operation against Islamic State group\u2019s positions in Syria.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"rtcode\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cBl0I9j4S9w\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Courtesy RT Published time: 11 Oct, 2015 23:47Edited time: 12 Oct, 2015 03:45 Get short URL A Sukhoi Su-34 Fullback tactical bomber performs air strikes in the provinces of Raqqah and Aleppo \u00a9 Russian Defense Ministry \/ RIA Novosti 3.6K3762 RT\u2019s extensive and in-depth coverage of Russia\u2019s anti-terror operation in Syria has skyrocketed online \u2013 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-48749","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-forum"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48749","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=48749"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48749\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48749"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=48749"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=48749"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}