Russia Using Iranian Air Base for Syria Air Strikes

The Russian defence ministry says its long-range bombers and fighter jets took off from the Hamedan base in western Iran and killed a "large number" of rebel fighters. In recent months, Moscow and Tehran have discussed boosting military co-operation.

United Nations peacekeepers in South Sudan have been accused of failing to rescue foreign aid workers when their base was attacked last month, we hear from our African security correspondent.

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( Image: Russian Tupolev long-range bomber based in Iran Credit: Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation/Handout via Reuters)