Syria regime forces enter key town amid fierce clashes: monitor

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Syria regime forces enter key town amid fierce clashes: monitor

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Syria regime forces enter key town amid fierce clashes: monitor

Syrian regime forces have been battling to capture the jihadist-held town of Khan Sheikhun in the country's northwest as it lies on a key highway (AFP Photo/Omar HAJ KADOUR)/ Beirut (AFP) - Syrian regime forces entered a key northwestern town on Sunday amid intense fighting with jihadists and their rebel allies which has left dozens of combatants dead, a war monitor said. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported "fierce clashes" as it said regime ground troops penetrated Khan Sheikhun in Idlib province for the first time since they ...

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