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*photo: Resilience of Syrians, Old City of Homs, December 2015.
Kassab
Selma village: “Finally, after so many years, and so many martyred Syrian Arab Army soldiers, and civilians, we have victory.”
Following are the words of a friend in Syria, on the recently-liberated Syrian village of Selma (also spelled Salma), with news reports on its liberation at bottom. This is a very personal account of Selma and the recent history of its occupation by terrorist forces, as well as some interesting history on the region:
NATO Wages Desperate Last Battle in Northern Syria
by Tony Cartalucci
(NEO) - The small northwestern Syrian town of Kassab, located directly on the Syrian-Turkish border, has turned into a pivotal battleground between Syrian security forces and armed militants backed by the Turkish military. The clashes grabbed headlines last Sunday when Turkey shot down a Syrian warplane conducting airstrikes along the border as the militants crossed over into Syrian territory.