A vast workshop that upgrades warplanes of the kind Russia is using in Syria is this town's lifeblood, and support for the Syria campaign is strong.
Associated Press: Russians support airstrikes in Syria, despite Afghan legacy
A picture taken on Oct. 17, 2015 shows smoke billowing as a Syrian opposition fighter fires a weapon in the Mount Azzan area, 24 kms from the northern Syrian city of Aleppo, during reported fighting against forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.