Four Syria-bound Russian missiles crashed in Iran: US official
Four
Russian cruise missiles aimed at targets in Syria instead crashed in
Iran, a US official said Thursday, declining to comment on whether there
were any casualties. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity,
said the missiles landed in Iran on Wednesday, but did not provide
details about…
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Four Syria-bound Russian missiles crashed in Iran: US official
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An
image grab from a video released by the Russian Defence Ministry on
October 7, 2015 reportedly shows a Russian warship launching a cruise
missile in the Caspian Sea during a strike against Islamic State group
positions in Syria (AFP Photo/)
The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the missiles landed in Iran on Wednesday, but did not provide details about where they might have landed or whether they caused any damage.
Nor would the
official say exactly what type of cruise missiles went down, except to
say that they were among a salvo fired Wednesday from Russian warships
in the Caspian.
The Russian
Defense Ministry posted a graphic on its website showing 26 missiles
overflying Iran and Iraq before striking inside Syria.
Russia
has been conducting air strikes in Syria in defense of the embattled
regime of President Bashar al-Assad since September 30.
The
missile launches were in support of a major ground offensive by the
Syrian army on several fronts in the war-torn country's west.
US
Defense Secretary Ashton Carter on Thursday deplored the fact that
Russian warships fired the cruise missiles "without warning."
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