Russian Tu-95 bombs ISIS in Raqqa: video

BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:10 P.M.) – The Russian Tu-95 strategic bomber carried out a series of powerful airstrikes above the Al-Raqqa Governorate on Friday, targeting the Islamic State’s (ISIS) positions around the provincial capital.

While rarely used in the Syrian War, the Tu-95 has the ability to conduct pinpoint attacks against enemy forces.

Video footage of the Tu-95 in action was captured by the Russian Ministry of Defense; it would show their bombers attacking the Islamic State’s positions in Al-Raqqa yesterday.

With the Syrian Arab Army advancing east towards Al-Raqqa, Russian air assistance is becoming imperative to the government forces because it forestalls the Islamic State’s supply vehicles from reaching their intended locations.