Government Forces Seize Key Highway in NW Syria

by Naharnet Newsdesk 11 February 2020, 10:16

Syrian government and allied forces on Tuesday wrested the last segment of a key highway from rebels in the northwest of the country, a war monitor said.

The reconquest came on the back of a months-old offensive against the rebel enclave of Idlib and marked the first time since 2012 that the government controlled the entire M5 highway, which connects Damascus, Hama, Homs and Aleppo.

Source: Agence France Presse

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