Ibrahim al-Ali, Baladi News
Claiming to target ISIS, Russia conducted 20 airstrikes on the Islamic State-held Syrian city of Raqqa, killing 10 civilians and wounding many others.
Local sources said, that the Russian airstrikes targeted the neighborhoods of " Fardous, al-Mansour, Seif al-Dawla, al-Saqia, al-Naem , al- Rasheed, as well as the court building, and the Municipal Stadium.
The sources added that the city's mosques launched calls to donate blood because of the high number of wounded following the raids carried out by the Russian air force.
It is noteworthy that Russia, announced a few days ago, that the Russian and Syrian troops are preparing for major ISIS offensive in Raqqa and Deir ez-Zor .
The Russian bombardment targeted only civilian areas within the scorched-earth policy carried out by the Russians in their fight alongside al-Assad.