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Syrian Rebels Say Russian Special Forces Deployed in Assault on Rebel Bastion
(Reuters) Suleiman Al-Khalidi - Russia has sent special forces to fight alongside Syrian army troops in their two-month assault on the last opposition bastion in Idlib province in northwestern Syria, senior rebel commanders said. While Russian officers have been directing the operations from behind the front lines, this was the first time Moscow had sent ground troops onto the battlefield. Rebels said guided anti-tank missiles supplied by Turkey had made the Idlib battle costly for the Russians and their allies. They also said Iranian-backed Shi'ite forces were now entering the battlefield.