Russia destroys 472 ISIS targets in Syria bombing missions over the weekend

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The Russian air force flew 141 bombing missions over Syria this weekend
Defence Ministry say they destroyed almost 500 ISIS targets in the country
Among the cities targeted with bombs were Damascus, Aleppo and Raqqa
Comes as President Putin arrives in Iran for talks about Syrian conflict
See more of the latest news updates on the Russian bombings in Syria

Published: 06:28 EST, 23 November 2015 | Updated: 09:10 EST, 23 November 2015

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The Russian air force flew 141 missions over Syria at the weekend destroying 472 ISIS targets in the country, it has been revealed.

The Russian Defence Ministry was quoted today as saying jets targeted several provinces in the country as their bombing campaign against the terrorist group was stepped up.

Among the cities pounded with bombs were the capital Damascus, Aleppo, Homs as well as the ISIS stronghold of Raqqa.

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The Russian air force flew 141 missions over Syria at the weekend destroying 472 ISIS targets in the country, it has been revealed. Pictured is a strike on a ISIS facility in province of Idlib

The Russian Defence Ministry was quoted today as saying jets targeted several provinces in the country. Pictured is an oil processing facility controlled by ISIS in Deir Ezzor on fire.

Moscow launched a bombing campaign in support of Syrian president Bashar al-Assad's forces at the end of September.

However, the bombing campaign has been stepped up since ISIS blew up a Russian airliner over Egypt's Sinai Peninsula at the end of October, killing all 224 people on board.

The Paris terror attacks, which again were carried out by ISIS, have also seen the bombing intensify.

News of the latest bombardment comes as Russian president Vladimir Putin arrived in Tehran in Iran on Monday for talks about the conflict in Syria.

He is due to hold talks with supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and President Hassan Rouhani on the one day visit.

Meanwhile, flights to and from two airports in northern Iraq are being suspended for 48 hours due to the danger posed by Russian cruise missile heading for Syria.

The bombing campaign has been stepped up since ISIS blew up a Russian airliner over Egypt's Sinai Peninsula at the end of October, killing all 224 people on board

Iraq's Civil Aviation Authority decided to suspend all departing and arriving flights from and to Irbil and Sulaimaniyah airports for 48 hours from today, it said in a statement, referring to airports in the autonomous Kurdish region.

They said the decision was made to 'protect passengers and because of the crossing of cruise missiles and bombers'.

The directors of Arbil and Sulaimaniyah airports both confirmed that flights had been suspended, mentioning the danger of Russian missiles but not the bombers referred to in the Civil Aviation Authority's statement.

Moscow launched a bombing campaign in support of Syrian president Bashar al-Assad's forces at the end of Spetember. Pictured is another oil facility on fire in Deir Ezzor

The airstrikes, including this one on an ISIS facility in Deir Ezzor comes as President Putin visited Iran for talks on the conflict today

'There are fears for the aircraft and passengers due to Russian missiles,' said Talar Faeq, director general of Arbil airport.

While Sulaimaniyah airport director Tahir Abdullah said the decision was taken 'because of the intensification of Russian missile attacks on Daesh strongholds in Syria,' using an Arabic acronym for ISIS.

In its bombing campaign, Moscow has fired cruise missiles from warships in the Caspian Sea that passed over northern Iraq en route to their targets in Syria, most recently on Friday.

On Saturday, flights in and out of Lebanon were rerouted and some airlines cancelled services after Moscow requested they avoid an area over the eastern Mediterranean.