{"id":50073,"date":"2015-12-08T15:18:45","date_gmt":"2015-12-08T22:18:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/?p=50073"},"modified":"2015-12-08T15:18:45","modified_gmt":"2015-12-08T22:18:45","slug":"russia-strikes-isis-targets-in-syria-from-sub-in-mediterranean-for-first-time-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/2015\/12\/08\/russia-strikes-isis-targets-in-syria-from-sub-in-mediterranean-for-first-time-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia strikes ISIS targets in Syria from sub in Mediterranean for first time (VIDEO)"},"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: 8 Dec, 2015 19:02<\/time><time class=\"date date_article-header\">Edited time: 8 Dec, 2015 21:00<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"article__short-url\">\n<div class=\"short-url\"><a class=\"short-url__link\" href=\"http:\/\/on.rt.com\/6yvr\">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\/2015.12\/original\/56672db8c461887f058b458b.jpg\" alt=\" \u00a9 Vitaliy Ankov\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"media__footer media__footer_bottom \">\n<div class=\"media__title media__title_arcticle\">\u00a9 Vitaliy Ankov \/ Sputnik<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article__share\">\n<div class=\"addthis_sharing_toolbox\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/news\/325143-russia-strikes-isis-submarine\/\" data-title=\"Russia strikes ISIS targets in Syria from sub in Mediterranean for first time (VIDEO) \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\">6<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article__summary summary \">Russia has, for the first time, targeted Islamic State targets in Syria with Kalibr land-attack cruise missiles launched from a submarine in the Mediterranean Sea, according to Russia\u2019s Defense Minister.<\/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>, <a class=\"tags-trends__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/trends\/su-24-downing\/\" rel=\"trend\">Su-24 downing<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The 3M-54 Kalibr missiles were launched from the Kilo-class diesel-electric submarine Rostov-on-Don\u201d, Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu told President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Russia\u2019s warships based in the Caspian and Mediterranean seas launched similar missiles targeting Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS\/ISIL) positions in late November. This is the first time that Russia has targeted IS in Syria from a submarine.<\/p>\n<p><em>[The missiles] targeted two major terrorist positions in the territory of Raqqa,<\/em>\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p><em>We can say with absolute confidence that significant damage has been inflicted upon ammunition warehouses and a mine production plant, as well as the oil infrastructure.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"rtcode\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/E8B64gmKWn8\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Earlier on Tuesday, a source within the Russian Ministry of Defense revealed that the Rostov-on-Don, equipped with modern Russian Kalibr cruise missiles, had appeared near the Syrian coast.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/news\/325060-russian-kilo-submarine-syria\/\">READ MORE:Russian submarine with cruise missiles off Syria coast &#8211; reports<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Shoigu stated that in the past three days Russian Air Forces have carried out over 300 sorties hitting 600 terrorist targets.<\/p>\n<p><em>In the past three days, the operation involved Tu-22 planes as well as warplanes from the Khmeimim airbase. \u00a0In total we carried out 300 sorties and hit 600 various targets,\u201d<\/em> he said adding that all sorties were performed with the backing of Su-30 fighter jets.<\/p>\n<div class=\"rtcode\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/V76OqCGbQKk\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Speaking to the president, Shoigu also said that the flight recorder of the Russian Su-24, recently downed by Turkey near the Syrian-Turkish border, has been found and presented it to Putin.<\/p>\n<p>Putin told Shoigu that it should be opened only in the presence of international experts.<\/p>\n<div class=\"arcticle__read-more read-more\">\n<div class=\"read-more__title\">Read more<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"read-more__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/news\/322881-russia-cruise-missiles-isis\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"read-more__cover\" src=\"https:\/\/img.rt.com\/files\/2015.11\/thumbnail\/564f3909c461885d728b4596.jpg\" alt=\"\u00a9 Vasily Botanov\" \/><span class=\"read-more__footer\">Russian cruise missiles hit ISIS from Mediterranean &amp; Caspian; 600 killed in one strike<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Russia has been conducting airstrikes targeting Islamic State (IS, former ISIS, ISIL)\u00a0militants and other terrorist groups in Syria since September 30. The air campaign was launched after a formal request from Damascus. Russian jets have been carrying out sorties from Khmeimim Air Base in Latakia.<\/p>\n<p>Turkey has been insisting that it downed the Russian Su-24 bomber on November 24 because the jet had violated its airspace for 17 seconds\u201d and said that the jet\u2019s crew had been repeatedly warned prior to the attack.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/news\/323651-turkey-su24-downing-syria\/\">READ MORE:Turkish F-16 attacked Russian Su-24 without warning, both were above Syria \u2013 commander<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Moscow has denied Ankara\u2019s claims, saying that the Turkish F-16 attacked the Su-24 without warning and over Syrian territory. The surviving Russian pilot, Konstantin Murakhtin, stated that neither he nor Lieutenant Colonel Oleg Peshkov, who was killed by Turkmen rebel machine gun fire after ejecting, had received any radio or visual warning.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Courtesy RT Published time: 8 Dec, 2015 19:02Edited time: 8 Dec, 2015 21:00 Get short URL \u00a9 Vitaliy Ankov \/ Sputnik 3.6K6 Russia has, for the first time, targeted Islamic State targets in Syria with Kalibr land-attack cruise missiles launched from a submarine in the Mediterranean Sea, according to Russia\u2019s Defense Minister. 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