Syrian Troops Secure Strategic Highway After Three-Week Battle With Rebels -- Global Post
The Damascus-Homs highway was reopened Sunday after government forces secured control of the town of Nabek.
Syrian government forces on Sunday secured a strategic highway linking the capital Damascus with the country’s north after a nearly three-week offensive against rebel fighters in a mountainous region.
The Damascus-Homs highway is used to transport fuel to the Syrian capital and potentially transport the country’s stockpile of chemical weapons to a Mediterranean port for destruction overseas.
On Sunday, troops loyal to President Bashar al-Assad seized control of the town of Nabek, which is located on the highway. Government forces had been trying to sever rebel supply routes that cross the mountainous region of Qalamoun to the nearby border with Lebanon.
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Update #1: US in quiet talks with Hizballah as Syrian rebels lose Qalamoun strongholds in crushing defeat -- Debka
Update #2: Syria army piles pressure on rebel-held Yabroud -- Daily Star
My Comment: This is a strategic defeat for Syria's rebels.
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