Hezbollah media: Syria's defense minister embarks on official visit to Iran

On the battlefield, the Syrian military has been losing ground to insurgents who are edging closer to the coastal province of Latakia, an important government-held stronghold.

A fighter loyal to Syria's president Bashar Assad holds his picture as fellow fighters rest by a Syrian national flag after gaining control of the area in Deir al-Adas, a town south of Damascus

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ByREUTERS

APRIL 28, 2015 12:27

Hezbollah media: Syria's defense minister embarks on official visit to Iran

On the battlefield, the Syrian military has been losing ground to insurgents who are edging closer to the coastal province of Latakia, an important government-held stronghold.

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Hezbollah media: Syria's defense minister embarks on official visit to Iran

On the battlefield, the Syrian military has been losing ground to insurgents who are edging closer to the coastal province of Latakia, an important government-held stronghold.

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