HEMEIMEEM AIR BASE, Syria - Helicopter gunships sweep low around Russia's air base on the Syrian coast and long-range air-defense missile systems tower at the base's edge as warplanes take off one after another. The sound is deafening.
Associated Press: Russia shows military might in Syria ahead of peace talks
Members of the Syrian pro-government forces pose for a picture in a destroyed building in the strategic town of Salma, in the coastal Latakia province, on Jan. 15, 2016, following its recapture from rebel fighters.
