Turkmen forces in northwestern Syria have seized back control of Kızıldağ Hill on Jabal al-Turkmen (Turkmen Mountain) while also pushing back military units affiliated to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, capturing two tanks in the process.

While tension continues in the region after the downing of a Russian jet by Turkish F-16s in Syria on Nov. 24, Kızıldağ, where the Russian SU-24 crashed, has become the subject of a power struggle between Turkmens and al-Assad forces.