sammie, the opiniposition is asg what isil targets is russia hitting when most has been concentrated in areas controlled by rebels opposed to the government. >> on that point, i ask you to stay with us, zeina as we look at the pattern of strikes. the itstitute for the study of war has been trucking the russian airstrikes. the group says most of the strikes have been targeting rebel groups, not isil. this is the region where the syrian government still has control. the opposition, that syrian groups which include el nusra front plus kurdish fighters hold sway in these areas. >> isil controls large stretches of territory in the northeast and southern corridor. russia says it can you tell me airstrikes in the 4 days before sunday. the isw has identified 12 locations where it says with a high degree of quanfidence, russia carried out its air campaign of those 12 russian airstrikes, the isw said 10 2u8ing hit opposition targets. two hit isil territory. both were al raqqa where oil assets are located. looking at that, the opposition must be worried that they are the real targets of this ru

it wants to end the presence of the opiniposition.efore the campaign, rebels had the upper hand and were threatening on a number of fronts especially in latakia. campaign put the reynolds on the defensive. they are facing pressure from many fronts and from many enemies. zeina hodr, al jazeera, beirut. >> less than an hour now before polls close in the belarus presidential elections. but the likely result has already been known for some time. president aleander lukeshe in. ko is prepared to win. he has been in power for the past 21 years. neev barker reports. >> reporter: he has held on to power for more than two decades making him europe's longest running leader and belarus, according to washington, europe's last dictatorship. he faces three nominal rivals but he says he will be watching closely for any drop in support. for me it's very important to hold on to the level of support i had in previous elections. his reelection led to mass protests and jailing of opposition figures. the eu imposed economic sanctions on officials and compa