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Syria conflict: Rebels 'attack key airbase at Taftanaz'
Source: BBC
Video posted on the internet showed fighters attacking the Taftanaz base in an attempt to control a strategic zone between Syria's two biggest cities, Aleppo and Damascus.
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It also follows the apparent murder of a number of Syrian troops by rebels, which drew international condemnation.
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The attack on Taftanaz took place as dawn broke, with five different units of rebel fighters opening fire with multiple rocket launchers, mortars and other weaponry, according to the video.
The BBC's Jim Muir, in neighbouring Beirut, says this appears to be a major operation aimed not just at striking the airport, but at occupying it.
Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-20190404
Video at the link.
