The Russian Air Forces have conducted 59 combat missions hitting 200 ISIL targets in 7 Syrian provinces over past 24 hours, the Russian Defense ministry said.

The Russian Air Forces have conducted 59 combat missions hitting 200 ISIL targets in 7 Syrian provinces over past 24 hours, the Russian Defense ministry said.

"Over past 24 hours Russian warplanes have conducted 59 sorties, hitting 212 ISIL targets in the Syrian province of Aleppo, Idleb, Latakia, Hama, Homs, al-Hasakah an Raqqa," the Defense Ministry spokesman told journalists.