Russia launches first airstrikes against targets in Syria

Russian defence spokesman says equipment belonging to terrorists hit, though there are fears that all anti-Assad forces are being targeted, and not just Isis

Amateur footage appears to show Russian airstrikes hitting targets in the Syrian city of Homs on Wednesday.

Shaun Walker in Moscow,Kareem Shaheen in Beirut and Spencer Ackerman in New York-Wednesday 30 September 2015

Russia has launched its first airstrikes against targets in Syria, two days after the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, spoke to the UN and called for an international coalition against terrorism to fight Islamic State.

Russia Launches First Airstrikes Against Targets in Syria by Thavam Ratna