Syria conflict: Russia and Turkey 'in first joint air strikes on IS'

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Syria conflict: Russia and Turkey 'in first joint air strikes on IS'

Russian and Turkish jets have carried out their first joint strikes on so-called Islamic State (IS) inside Syria, the Russian defence ministry says.

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 had been "highly effective".

Russia and Turkey have become leading outside players in Syria's civil war.

Continued: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-38667895