(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian rebels on Friday thwarted regime attack to recapture strategic town in the western coastal province of Latakia lost to rebels last week, activists said.
Regime forces and allied militia backed by heavy artillery and gun machines launched surprise attack to retake Kansaba town and Shair Qabboua' village in Jabal al-Akrad area, activist Mohamed Naji said.
Rebels seized the strategic town 8 days ago in a rare gain for rebels in Latakia since Russia intervened in the five-year Syrian conflict on the side of Bashar al-Assad last September.
The regime forces had captured Kansaba in February, part of a wider advance in Latakia's northern countryside at the time, backed by Russian air power.
Regime forces and allied militia backed by heavy artillery and gun machines launched surprise attack to retake Kansaba town and Shair Qabboua' village in Jabal al-Akrad area, activist Mohamed Naji said.
Rebels seized the strategic town 8 days ago in a rare gain for rebels in Latakia since Russia intervened in the five-year Syrian conflict on the side of Bashar al-Assad last September.
The regime forces had captured Kansaba in February, part of a wider advance in Latakia's northern countryside at the time, backed by Russian air power.
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