Russia says carried out six air strikes on Islamic State on Friday

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's Air Force carried out 14 flights in Syria on Friday and made six strikes on Islamic State objects, a Russian Defense Ministry official told Russian news agencies. The official, Igor Konashenkov, said Su-34, Su-24M and Su-25 airplanes had taken part in the flights and that an Islamic State military operations center in Idlib province had been destroyed in the raids. (Reporting by Alexander Winning)