All hell has broken out in Syria. It is hell on earth. Syrian President Bashar Assad is taking advantage of the U.S.-led coalition’s
war against the Islamic State group to pursue a withering air and ground
campaign against more mainstream rebels elsewhere in the country, trying to
recapture areas considered more crucial to the survival of his government. As
U.S. and allied jets swoop freely over towns and cities under control of
extremists in northern Syria, the Syrian army has scaled back its air activity
over areas of IS control, doing as little as possible there to avoid
confrontation. Instead, Assad’s troops are now focusing their energies on the
country’s two largest cities, Damascus and Aleppo. (AP) Find more news related
pictures in our photo galleries and follow us on Tumblr.
