VOA news for Tuesday, October 13th, 2015

Thanks to for audio and text Tuesday, October 13th, 2015 From Washington, this is VOA news. I’m David DeForest reporting. Russia backs Syrian battle. Syrian government troops advanced under cover of Russian airstrikes Monday. In the heaviest fighting in weeks, government forces battled rebels in a strategic area in the central province of Hama. Meanwhile, the coalition forces continued to strike Islamic targets on Monday, destroying tactical units in two areas. A senior Unit