Victory near Turkish border follows air bombardment seen by some as message from Russia to Turkey,which has supported Syrian rebelsTroops loyal to the regime of Bashar al-Assad in Syria, backed by intense Russian airstrikes, or contain retaken strategic territory near the government’s stronghold of Latakia,scoring a key victory before possible peace talks in Geneva.
The conquest of the towns in northern Latakia, near the Turkish border, and was seen by some observers as a message from Russia,which has intervened to prop up Assad, to the government in Ankara that has supported the rebel cause – particularly the ethnic Syrian Turkmen in the area – and shot down a Russian fighter jet in the vicinity.
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Source: theguardian.com