A frame grab taken from footage released October 1, 2015, shows a Russian military jet taxiing on runway shortly after the landing in Syria. (Reuters Photo)
Russian air strikes hit 55 Islamic State group targets in Syria in the past 24 hours, the defence ministry said today, as Moscow has ramped up its military campaign in the war-torn country.
"In 64 sorties in the past 24 hours, the Russian air force hit 55 ISIS targets in Syria," the defence ministry said in a statement, adding that it had destroyed 29 training camps for "terrorists".