Russian submarine destroys ISIS post in Syria

Russia said Tuesday that its submarine deployed in the Mediterranean fired three ballistic missiles to destroy a command post of the Islamic State (ISIS) group in Syria’s eastern Deir Ezzor province.

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"A missile strike with three Kalibr missiles destroyed a command post with large numbers of militants and armed vehicles and also a large weapons and ammunition depot,” the Russian defense ministry said in a statement posted on Facebook and quoted by AFP.

It said the strikes targeted the area around the town of Abu Kamal, one of the few remaining urban strongholds of ISIS in Syria.

The ministry added it could confirm "the destruction of all the given targets.” It posted a video on Twitter of a missile blasting out of the sea.

At Russia’s Syrian naval base of Tartus in the eastern Mediterranean, Russian ships have played a prominent role backing up an aerial bombing campaign in support of Syrian president Bashar Al-Assad.

A senior Russian senator said last year the country is planning to expand its airbase in Syria into a permanent military facility.

The submarines used by Russia are covered from Syria by Moscow’s S-300 and S-400 missiles systems and its Bastion coastal defense system.