BEIRUT Russian warplanes are taking part in air strikes against insurgents to help repel a major attack on Syrian government-held areas near the city of Hama, a Syrian military source said on Friday.
The military source said the army had destroyed two car bombs that insurgents had tried to drive toward their positions in Qomhaha, and the attack was thwarted.
Rebel groups spearheaded by jihadist insurgents launched the attack on Tuesday and have captured at least 11 villages and towns, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a Britain-based organization that reports on the war.
The fighting has underscored the bleak prospects for a new round of U.N.-led peace talks that are underway in Geneva.
"Rebel groups were focusing their attack on Friday on the village of Qomhana, some 8 km (5 miles), north of Hama city, Observatory Director Rami Abdulrahman said.
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