Heavy Fighting Reported Throughout Syria

Rebel fighters stand near tanks inside al-Hamidiyeh base, one of two military posts they took control of from forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in the northwestern province of Idlib December 15, 2014. REUTERS/Stringer

Around 180 Syrian Soldiers, Jihadists Reported Killed In Battle For Base -- Reuters

(Reuters) - Around 100 Syrian soldiers and 80 Islamist fighters were killed during a two-day battle in which insurgents captured the Wadi al-Deif military base, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group said on Tuesday.

The Britain-based group said Islamist insurgents including al Qaeda's Syria wing, the Nusra Front, on Monday took the base next to the country's main north-south highway linking Aleppo with Damascus. Fighters also captured the smaller Hamidiya base, southwest of the Wadi al-Deif, the Observatory said.

The group said that around 120 soldiers were captured in the assault, citing insurgent sources.

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My Comment: I can identify with this UN official's remark .... U.N. official: We have 'run out of words' to describe conflict in Syria (CNN)