Syria: Assad pays rare frontline visit

Syrian President Bashar al Assad has paid a rare visit to the frontline of the country's civil war. Filmed in a Damascus suburb on Sunday at an air base recently recaptured by government forces, Assad was seen touring several positions and talking with government troops. Now in it's firth year, the Syrian conflict, which began as an uprising against Assad's rule, has killed more than 250,000 people and displaced 11 million others. The footage, broadcast on pro-government channel Syrian TV,… READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2016/06/27/syria-assad-pays-rare-frontline-visit What are the top stories today? Click to watch: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSyY1udCyYqBeDOz400FlseNGNqReKkFd euronews: the most watched news channel in Europe Subscribe! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=euronews euronews is available in 13 languages: https://www.youtube.com/user/euronewsnetwork/channels In English: Website: http://www.euronews.com/news Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/euronews Twitter: http://twitter.com/euronews Google+: http://google.com/+euronews VKontakte: http://vk.com/en.euronews