Saleem al-Omar and Dylan Collins https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/contributor/saleem-al-omar-and-dylan-collins/rss en Government & Pro-Government Forces Wed, 10 Feb 2016 00:00:00 +0000 Saleem al-Omar and Dylan Collins https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2016/02/10/government-push-in-north-forces-50000-to-borders https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2016/02/10/government-push-in-north-forces-50000-to-borders An increase in Russian and Syrian government air strikes across northern Syria over the past week has sent more than 50,000 residents fleeing to the Turkish border. As heavy air raids continue and pro-government forces move in to rebel-held areas, residents from Latakia to Idlib to Aleppo are clearing out.