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Russian military says hit 12 IS targets

Russian jets carried out air strikes on 12 Islamic State sites in Syria on Tuesday, the defence ministry in Moscow said. 

The Russian warplanes hit the region around the eastern city of Deir Ezzor and in the provinces of Damascus, Idlib and Latakia, the ministry said in a statement.