The Guardian: String of losses in east of Syria leaves Assad regime increasingly precarious
Much of country is under control of rebel fighters and Islamic State after loss of strategic base in Daraa and defeats in Idlib and eastern Homs
The Syrian regime of President Bashar al-Assad is under mounting pressure on several fronts in the war, losing swathes of territory to opposition fighters as well as Islamic State, with strategic resources under its control coming under attack.
Assad’s defeats in Idlib, eastern Homs and Daraa in the south, combined with renewed pressure in Aleppo and Deir Ezzor to the east and the possible loss of gas fields to Isis has left the regime in a precarious position with little choice but to concentrate its forces in its western strongholds, ceding much of the country to the opposition and Isis.
Meanwhile the rebels, buoyed by a series of victories against Assad, face new challenges in governing areas under their control as well as aerial bombardment by the regime and assaults by Isis in an increasingly complex battlefield.
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Syria rebels say seized parts of air base in south, govt denies it -- Daily Star/Reuters
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Assad army battered on two fronts -- Times Live/Daily Telegraph
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Al-Qaeda fighters in Syria 'massacre' Druze villagers -- The Telegraph
Activists Say Nusra Fighters Kill 20 Druze in Syria -- VOA
Israeli president says Syrian Druze under threat -- Reuters
Kurds advance toward ISIS-held Syria border town: activists -- Daily Star/AFP
Hundreds cross into Turkey from Syria -- Al Jazeera
Turkey's Erdogan says West backing Kurdish "terrorists" in Syria -- Reuters
Thousands of Syrians flee to Turkey as fighting between Kurds and ISIS rages -- Middle East Monitor
Thousands Of Syrian Refugees Gather At Impromptu Border Crossing To Escape ISIS Battles -- Huffington Post
Turkey takes measures to limit new Syria refugee influx -- Daily Star/AFP
Syrian refugees enter Turkey after fleeing Isis fighting – in pictures -- The Guardian
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