Syria: Regime forces carry airstrikes on Maaret al-Numan Syrian regime forces carry airstrikes on Kafr Ruman and Maaret al-Numan, a town of symbolic and strategic importance in the country's last major opposition bastion that is deserted after months of bombardment. Maaret al-Numan is a strategic prize lying on the M5 highway linking Damascus to Syria's second city Aleppo, a main artery coveted by the regime.\\n\\n IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES