STOCKSHOTS: Images of M5 highway linking Damascus to Aleppo in Syria Vehicles pass through the M5 highway that links the capital Damascus to the second city of Aleppo and is a key target for the government as it seeks to rekindle a moribund economy. Syrian regime forces yesterday pushed on with their offensive in the country's northwest, securing areas along the key national highway they seized, as tensions spiralled with Turkey which supports rebel groups. STOCK SHOTS