БЕЙРУТ, 24 ноя (Рейтер) - Сирийские боевики подбили
российский вертолет, заставив его совершить экстренную посадку в
провинции Латакия, контролируемой правительством Сирии, сообщила
во вторник мониторинговая группа Syrian Observatory for Human
Rights.   
    Сирийская группировка, которая получает американские ракеты
Tow, сообщила, что поразила вертолет противотанковой ракетой.
Получить комментарий Минобороны РФ Рейтер пока не удалось.
    Во вторник российский бомбардировщик Су-24 был сбит турецкой
авиацией у турецко-сирийской границы. Анкара заявила, что
самолет нарушил воздушное пространство и был неоднократно
предупрежден; Москва отрицает, что он вылетал за пределы Сирии и
грозит Турции серьезными последствиями  .
     

(Том Перри, перевел Антон Колодяжный. Редактор Дмитрий Антонов)
((anton.kolodyazhnyy@thomsonreuters.com; +74957751242;))

TEHRAN (FNA)- Syrian army, backed by the National Defense Forces, captured a hill and more heights in Lattakia on Tuesday as the army's march on terrorists' positions in the coastal province is gathering pace.
The Syrian forces regained control of al-Sheikh Mohammed hill and the 1281 R5 height in the Northeastern countryside of Lattakia.
Earlier on Tuesday, the Syrian army, backed by Russian warplanes, seized back another key heights in Lattakia.
The Syrian army, backed by Russian airstrikes, regained control of al-Gharz height in the Northern countryside of Lattakia.
Also today, the Syrian army, backed by the popular defense groups, liberated more areas in the Northeastern countryside of Lattakia from the control of the Takfiri terrorists.
The Syrian forces won back Kitf al-Ghadr, al-Malouheh and al-Mirkashliyeh in the Northeastern countryside of Lattakia, a military source said.
Sources also said that tens of Takfiri terrorists were killed and injured in the military operations.

TEHRAN (FNA)- The Syrian army troops struck heavy blows at the Takfiri terrorists in the province of Dara'a on Tuesday, destroying their positions and killing a group of them.
The army destroyed terrorists’ vehicles and positions with all weapons and ammunition inside them in al-Abbasiyeh neighborhood, South al-Awqaf building and South of the electricity company in Dara'a al-Mahatta.
Meanwhile, the army destroyed a terrorists’ car, killing and injuring all terrorists on board North of al-Ghezlan farm in the Northwestern countryside of Dara'a.
On Monday, the Syrian army destroyed terrorists' concentration centers in several farms across Dara'a province, killing scores of the Takfiri militants.
The Syrian army's operation destroyed terrorists' positions in the farms of al-Bitar, al-Ghizlan and Tafas in Dara'a on Monday, killing dozens of Takfiri militants.
Alson Monday, the Syrian army killed all members of a terrorist group in Dara'a al-Mahatta in Dara'a city and destroyed the militants' heavy machineguns.