Live Update 
From the Liveblog of
Wednesday, March 16, 2016
From the Liveblog of
Wednesday, March 16, 2016
Russia says it dropped 6,000 bombs on Syria
A Russian military official says the country’s SU-25 fighters dropped some 6,000 bombs during Russia’s military campaign in Syria.
In this photo provided by the Russian Defense Ministry Press Service, Russian military personnel prepare a plane for take off at Hemeimeem air base in Syria, Tuesday, March 15, 2016. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)
The southern military district commander says the planes carried out 1,600 sorties.
Earlier in the day, Russia’s defense ministry said another group of its aircraft had left a Russian air base in Syria and was returning home.
— with AP
