Only 5 percent of Russian strikes hitting Islamic State - Britain

Only one in 20 Russian air strikes in Syria are aimed at Islamic State targets, Britain's defence secretary said on Saturday, warning that Vladimir Putin was instead killing civilians to shore up President Bashar al-Assad. Russia earlier this week announced its decision to launch strikes on Syria, in a dramatic escalation of foreign involvement in a civil war more than four years old. It bombed the country for a third straight day on Friday, but it has mainly hit areas held by rival insurgent gr