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Syrian army enters key town as Turkey beefs up its troops

by Associated Press
| February 7, 2020 12:05 AM

BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian government troops entered a strategic town in the country's last rebel stronghold Thursday after fierce clashes with opposition fighters, even as Turkey sent reinforcements seeking to curtail the offensive, Syrian state media reported.

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