Russia and France wreak revenge on ISIS: Putin orders his warships in Med to work with French Navy as jihadists in Syria are pummelled from the air

The strikes come after it was revealed French jets had pounded targets in the terrorists' Syrian stronghold, including acommand centre and a recruitment base for jihadists. And tonight, Russian president Vladimir Putin they are working with France as 'allies' in their fight against Islamic State in Syria. He told the country's state TV: 'You need to establish direct contact with the French and work with them as allies.' Putin's forces carried out 34 cruise missile strikes (pictured) over Raqqa, which is seen as Islamic State's capital city, Idlib and Aleppo. They also deployed long-range Tu-160, Tu-95 and Tu-22 bombers from Russian bases.

Russia has hit the ISIS 'capital' Raqqa with cruise missiles - just hours after saying the passenger jet brought down in Egypt had been bombed

Vladimir Putin has ordered his warships to co-operate with the French military as both countries launched revenge attacks on ISIS targets in Syria.

Russia has hit the ISIS 'capital' Raqqa with cruise missiles - just hours after saying the passenger jet brought down in Egypt had been bombed.

The strikes come after it was revealed French jets had pounded targets in the terrorists' Syrian stronghold, including a command centre and a recruitment base for jihadists.

Now the Russian President wants his missile cruiser Moskva, which is in the Mediterranean Sea, to work with France's military, who are carrying out more airstrikes over Syria tonight 

after ISIS claimed responsibility for the Paris terror attacks which killed 129 people and injured 352.

The Egyptian plane crash and the weekend wave of terrorist attacks in Paris have raised Russia's determination to fight ISIS, although concern remains in the West that its Syria airstrikes are also targeting rebels who are opposed to Syrian President Bashar Assad but not affiliated with radical groups.

Putin said a French aircraft carrier task force is to approach the Moskva soon and the cruiser is to 'cooperate with them as with allies'.

Russian forces today carried out 34 cruise missile strikes over Raqqa, which is seen as Islamic State's capital city, Idlib and Aleppo. They also deployed long-range Tu-160, Tu-95 and Tu-22 bombers from Russian bases. 

France's defense minister says 10 French fighter jets are carrying out new airstrikes on Islamic State group targets in Syria

The terror group has positions in Aleppo province and Idlib has the presence of the Nusra Front militant group.

Russia's Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu has tonight confirmed that Russian bombers hit ISIS positions in Raqqa and Deir al-Zour.

Shoigu said the cruise missiles that hit the Aleppo and Idlib positions were fired from supersonic Tu-160 bombers and from Tu-95s, long-distance turboprop strategic bombers that started from Russian territory.

Missiles are loaded onto a French fighter jet, before it heads to Syria to attack ISIS targets. Russian forces today carried out 34 cruise missile strikes over Raqqa, which is seen as Islamic State's capital city, Idlib and Aleppo

The Charles de Gaulle, carrying French fighter jets, before leaving on mission in Mediterranean Sea to take part in operations on Syria

Via - Daily mail