Russia begins air strikes in Syria after warning US to remove its planes... but targets anti-government rebels instead of ISIS - including 'CIA-backed group receiving American anti-tank missiles'

Russian jets have launched airstrikes on Syria today (centre and right) after apparently only giving the U.S. an hour to remove its planes and officials from the area. The Russian Defence Ministry said it carried out about 20 flights over Syria today but concerns were raised that Vladimir Putin (top inset) was only targeting anti-government rebels, many of whom are backed by the U.S.-led coalition, instead of ISIS-held areas. Reports suggest that a CIA-vetted Syrian Rebel group that was receiving U.S. missiles was also among the targets. A Western-backed Syrian rebel group confirmed that at least one of its leading officers had been killed in the airstrikes in the central Homs province. The reports came as video emerged that claimed to show Russian fighter jets (bottom left) bombing targets in the province of Hama, which is controlled by moderate rebels and not the Islamic State, while pictures showed the aftermath of an attack in north rural Homs (top left).