Syria Rebels Strike Assad's Alawite Stronghold, Seize Airport -- Reuters
(Reuters) - Syrian Islamist rebels have killed around 200 people in a three-day offensive in the mountain stronghold of President Bashar al-Assad's Alawite sect and driven hundreds of villagers to seek refuge on the Mediterranean coast, activists said on Tuesday.
Since launching the surprise assault at dawn on Sunday, the mainly Islamist rebel brigades led by two al Qaeda-linked groups have captured half a dozen villages on the northern edges of the Alawite mountain range, the activists say.
The rebel strike into Alawite territory and their capture of a military airport north of Aleppo mark two major gains for Assad's foes after months of setbacks during which they lost ground around the capital Damascus and the central city of Homs.
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More News On Gains By Syria's Rebels
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Syria rebels overrun key Aleppo air base -- Global Post/AFP
Syrian Rebels Capture Military Airport, Observatory Says -- Bloomberg Businessweek
Opposition group: Syrian rebels, foreigners take over regime air base -- CNN
Syria rebels 'capture key Aleppo airbase' -- BBC
Syrian rebels take villages in regime’s heartland, hold members of Assad’s sect -- Washington Post/AP
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