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Title: Syrian government troops retake Rabia, last rebel stronghold in Latakia
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cnn.com
URL Source: http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/24/middl ... yria-government-retakes-rabia/
Published: Jan 24, 2016
Author: Schams Elwazer
Post Date: 2016-01-24 23:12:44 by Pericles
Keywords: Syria, Russia
Views: 705
Comments: 6
Syrian government troops retake Rabia, last rebel stronghold in Latakia By Schams Elwazer Updated 5:49 PM ET, Sun January 24, 2016 (CNN)Syrian government troops and allied militias regained control of the last major rebel-held stronghold in the western province of Latakia on Sunday, state-run SANA and a UK-based monitoring group said. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that over the last two days, Syria's military and loyalist militias, backed by Russian airpower, surrounded the rebel-held town of Rabia and took control of the surrounding villages. Syria's 'lost generation' of girls Rabia is approximately 13 kilometers (8 miles) from the Turkish border in the province of Latakia -- a stronghold of support for Syria's President Bashar al-Assad. The province is also home to Hmeymim airbase, a newly expanded airbase being used by Russian jets in support of the regime. Syrian state media quoted a military source as saying that engineering units were combing the area to deactivate bombs and mines planted by the rebels.
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#1. To: Pericles (#0)
check Clinton foundation love If you ... don't use exclamation points --- you should't be typeing ! Commas - semicolons - question marks are for girlie boys !
So on any level that has to be good news
Putin offered them a couple of cases of Vodka if they surrendered? The Observatory in person:
I'm still waiting to see when Vlad will deploy the 150K troops he promised to send to Syria. That is a major commitment, given the short draft and military service of Russian conscripts.
It's good to take back a key piece of real estate before the Geneva "peace talks " begin. Kind of deceptive to assign the victory to "Syrian troops " . Yes the Syrian army was there . But the victory goes to Iranian Qod forces ,Hezbollah forces ,and Russian air power.
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Syrian government troops retake Rabia, last rebel stronghold in Latakia
"We (government) need to do a lot less, a lot sooner" ~Ron Paul
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The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights
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Rabia is approximately 13 kilometers (8 miles) from the Turkish border in the province of Latakia -- a stronghold of support for Syria's President Bashar al-Assad. The province is also home to Hmeymim airbase, a newly expanded airbase being used by Russian jets in support of the regime.
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