Russian jets hit 40 Daesh targets in new strikes in Syria over the past 24 hours, the defence ministry said on Wednesday.

"From the Hmeimim air base the crews of Su-34, Su-24M and Su-25SM warplanes carried out 41 sorties against 40 targets of the Daesh terrorist infrastructure in Aleppo, Idlib, Latakia, Hama and Deir Ezzor," ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov was quoted as saying by Russian news agencies.