Syrian Observatory for Human Rights January 2020 2019 witnessed dramatic developments and changes that altered the map of the Syrian conflict. January 2020 seems to usher a new phase, with NW Syria witnessing substantial Russian escalation of military operations, which ended January with regime forces taking control of Maarrat Al-Nu’man city and tens of other … Continue reading Russia’s intervention in Syria in January: considerable escalation enables regime forces to capture 45 areas in Aleppo and Idlib, and growing tension with U.S. troops in NE Syria