Syrian rebels make further inroads in major cities
NPRSyrian rebels make further inroads in major cities The Assad regime is Syria is looking increasingly fragile as rebels take control of more of the country's territory. And they appear close to be taking the major city of Homs, which would allow the opposition to isolate regime forces in coastal areas - Latakia and Tartus - which are key to President Bashar al-Assad's support. ARRAF: So when the Syrian regime 10 years ago lost control of Aleppo, the major city, Russian - Russia and Iran helped retake it. Mouaz Moustafa - who is an activist - the director of the U.S.-based Syrian Emergency Task Force, says these territorial losses we're seeing are of huge significance to Iran, which has used Syria as a corridor to send weapons and fighters to Lebanon and Iraq.