Does Al Qaeda Have Advanced Weapons After Seizing A Major Syrian Missile Base?

Fighters Linked To al-Qaeda Join Rebels In Bid To Take Over Syrian Air Defence Base In Aleppo -- Daily Mail

* Syrian rebels were joined by extremist group Jabhat al-Nusra in the attack last night
* The rebels overtook an air defence base near the village of al-Taaneh, east of Aleppo
* A spokesman for the Revolutionary Council in Aleppo said government raids on Friday morning had destroyed much of the rockets at the base
* Rebels now fear extremists are taking advantage of the lack of organisation to gather weapons for their own cause

A group of fighters with links to al-Qaeda joined the ranks of Syrian rebels as they seized a government missile defense base near the northern city of Aleppo.

Activists report that battles began around 9pm last night and continued until early this morning.

This heightens fears that extremist jihad soldiers are are taking advantage of the chaos among the rebels to acquire advanced weapons.

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