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Syrian army pushing back rebel forces

Syrian government troops backed by Russian airstrikes are forcing rebels into retreat on several fronts, as talks to end the nearly five-year-old civil war hang in the balance

Syrian government forces overrun last major rebel-held town in

Jan 24, Rabiya:

coastal province of Latakia, paving way for advance up to Turkish border

Aleppo

TURKEY

Kobane

Al Bab

100km

60 miles

Idlib

Raqqa

Latakia

Hama

River

Euphrates

SYRIA

LEBANON

Homs

Damascus

IRAQ

Syrian

Jan 25, Sheikh Maskin:

ISRAEL

army captures town after weeks

of fierce fighting, cutting off rebels

from key supply lines

JORDAN

Deraa

APPROXIMATE AREAS OF CONTROL

(as of January 18)

Lighter colours indicate low level of control over countryside

Islamic State (IS) group / Daesh

Syrian government and allies

Rebel groups

Kurdish forces

Sources: Thomas van Linge, wire agencies

© GRAPHIC NEWS

Syrian army pushing back rebel forces

Syrian government troops backed by Russian airstrikes are forcing rebels into retreat on several fronts, as talks to end the nearly five-year-old civil war hang in the balance

Jan 24, Rabiya:

Syrian government forces overrun last major

rebel-held town in coastal province of Latakia, paving way for

advance up to Turkish border

Aleppo

TURKEY

100km

60 miles

Idlib

Latakia

Raqqa

Hama

River

Euphrates

SYRIA

LEBANON

Homs

Damascus

IRAQ

JORDAN

Deraa

Syrian army captures town after

Jan 25, Sheikh Maskin:

weeks of fierce fighting, cutting off rebels from key supply lines

APPROXIMATE AREAS OF CONTROL

(as of January 18)

Lighter colours indicate low level of control over countryside

Islamic State

(IS) group / Daesh

Syrian government

and allies

Rebel groups

Kurdish forces

Sources: Thomas van Linge, wire agencies

© GRAPHIC NEWS

Syrian army pushing back rebel forces

Syrian government troops backed by Russian airstrikes are forcing rebels into retreat on several fronts, as talks to end the nearly five-year-old civil war hang in the balance

Jan 24, Rabiya:

Syrian government

forces overrun last major rebel-held

town in Latakia province, paving way

for advance up to Turkish border

TURKEY

Aleppo

Raqqa

IRAQ

Hama

Homs

100km

60 miles

SYRIA

LEB.

Damascus

JORDAN

Syrian army

Jan 25, Sheikh Maskin:

captures town after weeks of fighting,

cutting off rebels from key supply lines

Approximate areas of control

(as of January 18)

Lighter colours indicate low level

of control over countryside

Syrian government and allies

Rebel groups

Islamic State (IS) group / Daesh

Kurdish forces

Sources:

Thomas van Linge,

wire agencies

© GRAPHIC NEWS

Graphic shows approximate araes of control as of January 18. Colours managed for red/green deficiencies.
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SYRIA

Army advances against rebels

By Mike Tyler

January 26, 2016 - Syrian government troops backed by Russian airstrikes are forcing rebels into retreat on several fronts, as talks to end the nearly five-year-old civil war hang in the balance.

Sources
PUBLISHED: 26/01/2016; STORY: Graphic News
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