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                    [Title] => With Russian help, Syrian army pushes into rebel bastion
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Backed by relentless Russian airstrikes, Syrian troops and allied militiamen on yesterday pushed deeper into a major rebel stronghold in the northwestern province of Latakia, a day after seizing a key rebel-held town in the strategic region overlooking the coast, the government and opposition activists said.

[DatePublished] => 2016-01-13 17:00:18 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1796237 [AuthorName] => Zeina Karam [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1527511 [Title] => Syrian opposition: Russian strikes kill 18, wound dozens [Summary] =>

Airstrikes believed to have been carried out by Russian warplanes killed at least 18 civilians and wounded dozens more on yesterday in a northern Syrian town held by insurgents, Syrian opposition media reported.

[DatePublished] => 2015-11-29 14:51:11 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1510239 [Title] => Activists: Syria troops advance under Russian air cover [Summary] =>

Russian jets intensified their airstrikes yesterday in a central Syrian province as government and allied troops pushed out insurgents from local villages to expand their control of the area, activists and a military statement said.

[DatePublished] => 2015-10-12 15:22:40 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1509885 [Title] => Syrian troops gain as Putin defends strikes [Summary] =>

Syrian troops backed by Russian airstrikes advanced against insurgents in the center of the country as President Vladimir Putin defended Moscow's intervention in the conflict, saying it would aid efforts to reach a political settlement.

[DatePublished] => 2015-10-11 13:18:28 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1509567 [Title] => Fierce battles in central Syria amid Russian airstrikes [Summary] =>

Syrian troops backed by Russian airstrikes seized control of a village in central Syria on yesterday amid fierce clashes with rebels, part of a ground offensive launched earlier this week.

[DatePublished] => 2015-10-10 17:06:36 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1112583 [AuthorName] => Albert Aji [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1508470 [Title] => Fighting erupts in central Syria amid Russian airstrikes [Summary] =>

Syrian troops backed by Russian airstrikes battled insurgents in central Syria on yesterday in the first major ground fighting since Moscow began launching air raids on militants last week, activists said.

[DatePublished] => 2015-10-07 14:18:37 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1507037 [Title] => Russia launches new wave of air raids in Syria [Summary] =>

Russian warplanes have attacked the Islamic State group and other insurgents in central and northern Syria with a wave of new airstrikes, Syrian and Russian military officials said yesterday as an activist group said Russia's air raids have killed 39 civilians over the three past days.

[DatePublished] => 2015-10-03 15:46:43 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1439125 [Title] => Syrians flee Idlib, fearing government reprisals [Summary] =>

Syrians fled Idlib yesterday, fearing government reprisals a day after opposition fighters and a powerful local al-Qaeda affiliate captured the northwestern town, activists said.

[DatePublished] => 2015-03-29 14:02:46 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1437383 [Title] => Nusra Front quietly rises in Syria as Islamic State targeted [Summary] =>

The Nusra Front, Syria's al-Qaeda affiliate, is consolidating power in territory stretching from the Turkish border to central and southern Syria, crushing moderate opponents and forcibly converting minorities using tactics akin to its ultraconservative rival, the Islamic State group.

[DatePublished] => 2015-03-25 03:11:38 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1163274 [AuthorName] => Bassem Mroue [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1392424 [Title] => West-backed Syria rebels shaken on multiple fronts [Summary] =>

During a key battle in the rugged mountains of a northern province earlier this month, US-backed Syrian rebels collapsed before an assault by al-Qaeda fighters. Some surrendered their weapons. Others outright defected to the militants.

[DatePublished] => 2014-11-16 06:26:54 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1267262 [AuthorName] => Diaa Hadid and Bassem Mroue [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) ) )
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