Russia oversees Syrian forces’ military exercises in northwest Syria
Russia is testing the readiness of the Syrian government forces in their area of deployment on the outskirts of Idlib, in what some fear is a prelude to a wide-scale military operation to uproot the opposition in northwest Syria.
ALEPPO, Syria — The Syrian government forces, under the supervision of Russian forces, conducted in early October various military training exercises in the mountainous areas in the countryside of Latakia province, adjacent to Idlib in northwestern Syria.
Earlier, similar military exercises were carried out in the east of the capital Damascus.
