MOSCOW (Reuters) - Six Russian long-range bombers struck Islamic State targets near the town of Albu Kamal in Syria's Deir al-Zor province on Friday, the Defence Ministry said in a statement reported by Russian news agencies .
The TU-22M3 bombers took off from bases in Russia and overflew Iran and Iraq before launching the strike, they said.
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