Russia, Turkish jets carry out 1st joint strikes inside Syria

Russian and Turkish jets have carried out their first joint strikes on Islamic State terror group inside Syria.Russian Defence Ministry said IS was targeted in the suburbs of the town of al-Bab, Aleppo province, where Turkey suffered heavy casualties last month battling the group on the ground. A Russian spokesman, Lt-Gen



Sergei Rudskoi, said the joint action has been highly effective. 

Russia and Turkey have become leading outside players in Syria's civil war. Al-Bab, about 20 kilometers from the Turkish border, has been the focus of a five-month Turkish campaign aimed at pushing back both IS and Kurdish forces.