U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter reviews troops with his Spanish counterpart Pedro Morenes (not pictured) at the Defense Ministry in Madrid, Spain, October 5, 2015. REUTERS/Andrea Comas
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Russian defence ministry said its planes had struck 12 Islamic State targets in Syria on Tuesday, saying the militants had begun to move their weapons and armoured vehicles into residential areas to try to protect them.
In a statement, the ministry said Russian planes had flown around 20 sorties, destroying several Islamic State facilities. It said the attacks had generated panic in militant ranks, prompting them to rush to try to protect their equipment.
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