The airstrikes hit targets in the Tel al-Harah area of the Deraa province in the war-torn country late on Wednesday night, according to both a monitoring organisation and a rebel group. If confirmed to be Russian, the latest hit would be the furthest south Vladimir Putin has sent jets in almost a month of air strikes against the twisted terror group. Bashar al-Zoubi, head of the political office of the Yarmouk Army which operates in the Deraa area, said the airstrikes are "most probably Russian". He added that the Syrian air force did not conduct night time raids. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which tracks the war using a network of sources on the ground, also said the jets were believed to be Russian. Russia has boasted of wiping out hundreds of ISIS jihadis in just the first two weeks of their bombing campaign against the evil militants, which started last month. Last week saw a Russian defence ministry person claim Moscow had destroyed more than 70 ISIS targets, mainly weapons and ammunition depots, in 24 hours alone. Meanwhile the Russian media claimed this week Moscow fighter jets have destroyed 285 ISIS and al-Nusra Front targets in the war-torn country over the past three days. However, the US has accused Russia of only looking to prop up Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime by bombing Syria - rather than tackling ISIS. The Prime Minister of Russia rubbished such claims and retaliated by branding the US "short-sighted and weak" - just days after Russian President Vladimir Putin blasted America's "unconstructive" stance toward beating the terror group. Russia has been conducting daily airstrikes in Syria since September 30. Meanwhile, an Express.co.uk poll last week revealed the Russian crusade in Syria has the support of more than two thirds of Britons. More than 27,000 people voted in the Express.co.uk poll with 71 per cent saying they "support Vladimir Putin's bombing campaign in Syria". It was also revealed this week more than 800,000 refugees are set to return to Syria following the Russian efforts to destroy ISIS. Many desperate asylum seekers have fled to Europe via boats to Greece as part of their desperate bid to escape the war ravaging Syria, with David Cameron agreeing to let 20,000 in Britain over the next five years. But Russia's bid to wipe out ISIS has been so successful that almost 1million Syrians are electing to return to their homeland, Russian politician Dmitry Sablin claimed.
Russia appears to have carried out strikes in southern Syria 's Daraa province for the first time in an apparent ramping up of its aerial capabilities , say reports . The area targeted is controlled by an array of opposition groups including Al - Nusra Front . This move comes as EU Foreign Policy Chief , Giorgio Mogherini , issued a warning that Russia risks being involved in a repeat of the ongoing Afghan War unless it quickly finds a political solution in Syria .