MOSCOW (Reuters) - Six long-range strategic bombers took off from their bases in Russia to hit militant targets in the Syrian province of Deir al-Zor on Wednesday, Russian news agencies cited the Russian Defence Ministry as saying. The Tu-22M3 planes flew over Iran and Iraq to hit the targets which included  terrorist  strongholds and depots with weapons and ammunition, TASS news agency reported. 
Russian bombers hit militant targets in Syria's Deir al-Zor: agencies