Dozens of people were reportedly killed and injured in several blasts in Shiite-populated areas of Damascus and Homs orchestrated by radical Sunni jihadist group ISIS.
Russia has begun launching airstrikes on targets in Syria, the culmination of a military build up in the country that has been taking place for weeks.
The Islamic State took control of the last oil field that was under the control of the Syrian government just as Russia seems to be stepping up its efforts to support its ally Bashar al Assad.
