Rebels fighting to overthrow Syrian
President Bashar al-Assad have captured a key airbase in Aleppo province, near
the Turkish border, activists say.
The pro-opposition Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said rebels
took Menagh airport early on Tuesday.
The opposition has been trying to capture the base since last year.
Jim Muir, the BBC's correspondent in Lebanon, says the base lies on a major
rebel supply route from Turkey.
Rebels have also recently taken several villages in Latakia province, the
heartland of President Assad's minority Alawite sect.
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