Al-Qaeda's affiliate in Syria and allied rebel groups have taken control of two key army bases in the northern province of Idlib, activists say.
Members of al-Nusra Front, Jund al-Aqsa and units of the Free Syria Army (FSA), captured Wadi al-Deif base on Monday after launching an offensive on Sunday.
Ahrar al-Sham later joined their assault on the nearby Hamidiya base.
Forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad had until now managed to repel a number of assaults on the facilities.
Situated outside the town of Maarat al-Numan and next to the country's main north-south motorway, they have been surrounded since 2012.