Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad is desperate for Russian and Iranian help as rebel forces close in on the strategically important city of Homs, though a repeat of the 2015 rescue by his allies looks increasingly unlikely.
Syrian rebels captured the key city of Hama, bringing the insurgents a major victory after a lightning advance across northern Syria and dealing a new blow to President Bashar al-Assad and his Russian and Iranian allies reut.rs/41jLFVr