Russia's military is taking an active role in ground operations in support of the Syrian army's fight against the opposition, a report by a group of Russian activists has alleged.
Al Jazeera: Activists geolocate Russian soldiers on ground in Syria
A video grab made on Nov. 6, 2015, shows an image taken from a footage made available on the Russian Defence Ministry's official website on Nov. 5, 2015, purporting to show an explosion after airstrikes carried out by Russian air force on what Russia says was an Islamic State workshop where explosives were placed in cars in the Syrian province of Aleppo.