Syrian rebels say they captured an important military air base in northern Syria on Tuesday. Here, rebels sit behind an anti-aircraft weapon in the northern city of Aleppo on Friday.
Originally published on Thu March 14, 2013 3:41 pm
After weeks of relatively little movement in the Syrian war, rebel forces have claimed two significant advances in northern Syria in the past two days.
They said they seized the military's Jarrah air base on Tuesday in the northern province of Aleppo after days of clashes with government troops.
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