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Six Russian Air Force Tu-22 bombers Fly Long Range Strike Against ISIS From Russia

January 24, 2017 Tom Demerly

Tu-22 Bombers Fly From Russia with Syrian-Based Fighter Escort to Hit ISIS Terrorist Targets in Syria (with dumb bombs). Russian Air Force Tupolev Tu-22M3 (NATO reporting name “Backfire C”) heavy bombers flying directly from Mozdok, […]

Five Rafales, one Atlantique 2 and one C-135 involved in France’s air strike in Syria

September 27, 2015 David Cenciotti

The French contingent has struck IS positions in Syria earlier today. On Sept. 27, five Rafale jets, an Atlantique 2 and a C-135 tanker aircraft “launched by airbases located in Jordan and the Persian Gulf,” […]