Russia's air force struck 448 targets throughout Syria over the last three days, the defense ministry said Mondayas Moscow pushed on with its bombing campaign in the war-torn country.

The ministry said in a statement that Russian planes hit a repair workshop for armored vehicles near Kfar Nabuda in Hama province, which belonged to
Al-Qaeda affiliate Al-Nusra Front.

Other targets said to belong to Nusra Front were a command centre in Zarbe, a training camp near Kweyris east of Aleppo and a "large munitions stockpile" near Maheen in Homs province.