and i m oerrol barnett, thans for joining us. this is cnn newsroom. it is now 9:00 a.m. in syria where a wave of cruise missiles has taken out ships from the sea. it s part of an intense campaign that includes punishing air strikes, coordinated with a syrian government ground offensive. ben wedeman reports. reporter: syrian rebels fire a u.s.-made tow anti-tank missile. the army was on the move in northern hama province in central syria. the video posted by the free syrian army. following a week of intense
submarines, so they can t monitor our launches, which is important. this is a kind of safe location. there s only russians and iranians there. so our ships from there can shoot, like, from their home lake into enemy territory, and that s important and good. reporter: and that includes syria and iraq with russia is asked to do so? yes, that includes iraq. right now there s thought that the iraqi government may ask russia to intervene and bomb isis and iraq. but for the moment, vladimir putin who is celebrating his 63rd birthday appears to have other priorities, like playing in this exhibition hockey match. state television announced he scored no less than seven goals for his team. the russian president seems
by al ibaba. and a site similar to yelp. russia appears for the first time to be coordinating its air strikes in syria where the government ground offensive. it launched the heaviest bombing yet in hama and idlib provinces. russia is targeting rebels, fighting regime forces, not isis. russia is ramping up its campaign in syria with precision cruise missiles launched from ships in the sea. and moscow is hinting it could begin operations in iraq as well. here s senior international correspondent ben wedeman. reporter: the latest dramatic escalation in this conflict. russia s military says it s now
the army was on the move in northern hamah province in central syria. the video posted by the free syrian army. following a week of intense russian and syrian air force strikes, it appears a ground offensive is underway in the area, an area far away from the zone controlled by the islamic state. but it s not easy going. at dawn, says this rebel field commander, there was an intense bombardment with rockets, ar till tri, tanks and russian planes, trying to smash our defensive lines but we held our ground. he claimed the syrian army was trying to advance on three fronts. also in hamah province, helicopter were in action, though it s not clear if the pilots are syrian or russian.
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