Syria regime capture key Idlib airbase

Source:The New Arab Date:22Jan2018

As Turkey reinserts itself into the Syrian game with the bold Operation Olive Branch in Afrin, next door Assad won a major victory by:

The Syrian regime announced Sunday it had captured the vital Abu Duhur military airport in Idlib province, more than two years after losing it to rebels.

 

If the Syrian army moves further North, Ankara might  have to take measures. In the meantime, Kyle Orton of Ahval News argues that  the true test for Turkish  forces in Afrin  arrvies  when they try to enter Afrin city.