Russian Airstrikes in Syria: December 3 - 12, 2015
December 12, 2015 - Genevieve Casagrande![](https://understandingwar.org/sites/default/files/styles/thumb-wide/public/Russian%20Airstrikes%203-12%20DEC-01_11.png?itok=A_Z0deMV)
Russia and the Syrian regime faced significant setbacks in Syria this week as ISIS recaptured the towns of Maheen and Hawareen in the southeastern countryside of Homs on December 9.