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Syrian Army Gains Control Over Strategic Heights in Latakia Province

© AP Photo / Alexander KotsSyrian army personnel fire a machine gun in Latakia province, about 12 miles from the border with Turkey, Syria (File)
Syrian army personnel fire a machine gun in Latakia province, about 12 miles from the border with Turkey, Syria (File) - Sputnik International
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The Syrian Army has gained control over the Mrouniyat Heights to the north of the city of Salma in the province of Latakia, a local source told Sputnik on Wednesday.

A group of coalition forces, which includes People's Protection Units (YPG) Women's Protection Units (YPJ), Sutoro militia, a pro-government Syriac Christian movement, and other forces, monitor the area in al-Hol in the Syrian Hasakeh province, some 650 kms northeast of Damascus, near the Iraqi border on November 2, 2015 - Sputnik International
Hundreds of Volunteers in Syria’s Latakia Join People’s Militia Daily
DAMASCUS (Sputnik) – On Tuesday, the Syrian government forces liberated the city of Salma, which was a terrorist stronghold in the country’s west.

The source said that the Syrian Air Force had carried out airstrikes to support the ground forces while taking control of the area.

The Syrian army continues to advance toward the town of Kara north of Salma, the source added.

Earlier, Hussam Nasser, the commander of the militia’s training center in Syria's Latakia, said that hundreds of volunteers in the province were joining the people's militia every day to help defend the lands liberated from terrorists.

Syria has been in a state of civil war since 2011. The country’s government is fighting a number of opposition forces, as well as radical Islamists organizations, including the al-Nusra Front and Daesh terror groups.

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