MOSCOW - Vladimir Putin thinks Russian air strikes in Syria have helped turn the war's tide but the pace of the Syrian army's advance has frustrated him, some sources say. If Aleppo falls, he could get the military and symbolic prize he has been craving.
Reuters: Fall of Syria’s Aleppo would hand Russia’s Putin elusive prize
A woman holds a baby as Syrians fleeing the northern embattled city of Aleppo wait on Feb. 5, 2016 in Bab-Al Salama, next to the city of Azaz, northern Syria, near Turkish crossing gate.
