President Bashar al-Assad’s forces are making a new push in southern Syria with the help of Russian air cover in a move that could not only weaken one of the country’s remaining rebel strongholds, but also threaten the balance of power on a combustible border with Israel.
Financial Times: Russia helps shift balance against rebels in southern Syria
A Syrian child sits in front of a mural covered in bullet holes on the wall of a former school in the rebel-held region of Eastern Ghouta, on the outskirts of the Syrian capital Damascus, on Jan. 5, 2016.
