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Syrian opposition fighters retake key town, cut highway

by Associated Press
| February 27, 2020 10:05 AM

BEIRUT (AP) — Turkey-backed Syrian opposition fighters retook a strategic northwestern town from government forces on Thursday, opposition activists said, cutting a key highway just days after the government reopened it for the first time since 2012.

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