Syrian rebels claim capture of Assad military base
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Syrian rebels claim they have taken control of a government military base near the country’s border with Turkey.
Video released showed rebels inside the 7-square mile facility in Orum al-Sughra, near the city of Aleppo, where they took 18 loyalists of President Bashar Assad prisoner, the opposition said in a statement to Reuters.
The Aleppo Media Centre said tanks and military officers were also seized, but no independent verification of the statement is available.
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The base is reportedly used to conduct artillery strikes on towns in villages in Aleppo and Idlib province.