Syrian rebels capture major base

After weeks of fighting with government forces, Syrian rebels have captured Tafatnaz military airport, a key base in the north of the country.

The director of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, Rami Abdel Rahman, said that the fighting at the airport ended at 9am GMT and that the base is now entirely in rebel hands, although government jets have been bombing the base in attempts to destroy it.

Tafatnaz is the largest base to be seized so far and is an important gain for the rebels who already control vast sections of the north and east of Syria.

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