Russian Tu-22M3 'Backfire' Long-Range Bombers Strike ISIS from Iran's Hamadan Airfield (excerpt)
Russia’s long-range Tu-22M3 bombers have delivered their first airstrikes on terrorist targets in Syria operating from an Iranian airbase at Hamadan. Moscow and Tehran signed a military agreement allowing Russian aircraft to station there. (Twitter photo)
The long range bombers with full bomb payload took off from Hamadan Airfield to attack Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) and Al-Nusra Front facilities in Aleppo, Deir-ez-Zor and Idlib provinces.
The strikes have eliminated five major terrorist weapons depots and training compounds in the area as well as three command posts and a big number of terrorists, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
The long-range bombers were covered by Su-30sm and Su-35s jet fighters which took off from Russia’s Khmeimim Airbase in Syria.
The number of military aircraft deployed at Hamadan Airbase has not been disclosed.
Al-Masdar website was the first to publish photos of at least three Tu-22M3 bombers and Il-76 military transport jets in Iran.
The core benefit for the Russian Air Force is a drastic reduction in flying time to terrorist targets in Syria. (end of excerpt)
Click here for the full story, on the RT website.
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