Forces belonging to the Syrian government and Turkey came within a stone’s throw of one another on Friday, as Bashar al-Assad’s troops surrounded a Turkish observation point in Syria’s Idlib province. Far from friends, the forces’ proximity has heightened tensions even further amid a Syrian government offensive into territory held by rebels backed by Turkey. […]
Syria – Russian and Syrian Airforce Prepare the Ground for an Attack on Idlib Province…
Throughout the last months the military situation in west Syria was more or less stable. That is about to change. While this map is from August 2018 it is still mostly accurate. Idleb province, and parts of north Hama, are under control of ‘rebel’ forces led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), an Al-Qaeda aligned terrorist […]
Syrian Army Retakes Palmyra Citadel from Islamic State…
Syrian government forces and their allies have liberated the Palmyra citadel located on a hill overlooking the town from Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) militants. “Pro-government forces are now in control of several strategic mountains that are overlooking the ancient city of Palmyra. They also have under their control the famous citadel,” RT’s Lizzie Phelan […]