The capture of the towns is the latest in the push by insurgents led by the jihadi Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, as well as Turkey-backed opposition fighters.
Russia, Iran and Hezbollah, otherwise known as Bashar Assad’s lifeline in Syria, have bigger fish to fry at the moment.
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