Who is Russia Targeting in Syria

Russian officials vehemently defended the country’s airstrike campaign in Syria on Thursday, denying reports of civilian deaths and Western accusations that the country was targeting U.S.-backed rebels instead of the Islamic State.

Russia says it has carried out at least 20 airstrikes in Syria. But many of those attacks hit areas miles from the ISIS strongholds that were initially named as targets. Syria's opposition says Russian forces are hitting any opponents of President Bashar al-Assad — and that civilians are paying a price.