Syrian troops recapture major town in coastal province
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Syrian activists say government forces have regained control of a major town in the coastal province of Latakia two weeks after losing it to insurgents.
The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said troops regained control of Kinsabba on Saturday after an offensive under the cover of Russian airstrikes.
Syrian journalist Eyad al-Hosain, who is embedded with the troops, said government forces now control of Kinsabba and its hills. He wrote on his Facebook page that the battle lasted 12 hours.
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Syrian government forces first captured Kinsabba in February after it was held by rebels for weeks.
Insurgents, including members of al-Qaida's branch in Syria, regained control of the town in July 1.
Latakia province is a stronghold of President Bashar Assad.