Syrian forces seize strategic highway
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Syrian troops, backed by Russian air cover, have seized the entire Damascus-Aleppo highway for the first time since 2012, following weeks of fighting that has forced hundreds of thousands of civilians to flee
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TURKEY
Aleppo
SYRIA
Damascus 
IRAQ
JORDAN

200km 120 miles
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TURKEY
Latakia
Kabani
Khmeimim (Russian)
Kilis Menagh
Al Bab Aleppo
Saraqib
Abu al-Duhur 
Maarrat al-Nu’man
IDLIB PROVINCE
SYRIA
Reyhanli
Azaz Afrin
Jisr al- Shughour
Ariha
Kafr Nabl
Mediterranean Sea
Hama
Khan Shaykhun
Taftanaz 
Idlib

M5 highway

Front line at start of government offensive

30km 20 miles
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Areas of control (as of Feb 11, 2020)

Syrian government and allies

Turkish military and allies

Opposition groups

Kurdish forces

Observation posts

Turkish Russian

Air base

Border crossing
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Sources: Institute for the Study of War, Liveuamap, Reuters
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