Monday, December 15, 2014

In A Major Blow To The Syrian Regime, Al Qaeda Backed Rebels Seize Two Bases



Al Qaeda-Linked Fighters Seize Two Syrian Army Bases -- L.A. Times

Fighters with the Al Qaeda-affiliated Nusra Front and other Islamist groups have seized two major army bases in Syria's northwestern province of Idlib, rebel activists said.

After two days of heavy fighting, the groups - including Jund Al-Aqsa and Ahrar Al-Sham - took control of the bases Monday in Wadi Deif and Al-Hamidiyeh, about 22 miles south of Idlib near the town of Maaret Al-Numan, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a pro-opposition monitoring group with a network of observers in Syria.

The base at Wadi Deif lies strategically on the main north-south highway linking Syria's two biggest cities, Damascus and Aleppo.

An account linked to the Nusra Front tweeted photographs and videos of jubilant fighters mounting the attack with tanks and heavy cannons.

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More News On Reports That The Al Qaeda Affiliate Al Nusra Has Two Major Syrian Bases

Syria conflict: Rebels capture key Idlib army bases -- BBC
Al Qaeda-linked jihadists seize two strategic bases from Syrian army after two-year siege by mainstream rebel fighters -- Daily Mail
Syria's al Qaeda takes base next to major highway -- Reuters
Activists: Al-Qaida Fighters Seize Two Syrian Bases -- VOA
Islamic groups take two Syria bases -- Independent.ie
Islamist rebels capture 2 key army bases in Syria -- Al Arabiya/AP
Islamists seize two army bases in Syria -- Deutsche Welle
Al-Nusra Islamists Seize Military Camp in Northwestern Syria: Reports -- Sputnik
In New Advance, Syrian Islamist Rebels Capture Key Army Bases In Idlib Province, Open Road To Damascus -- IBTimes
Syria's Nusra takes two bases in major blow to Assad -- Middle East Eye

1 comment:

Bob Huntley said...

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