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19 Syria Rebels Killed in Fight for Air Base
[An Nahar] At least 19 rebels were killed in eastern Syria on Sunday in festivities for control of Deir Ezzor military air base, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said."The toll from the fighting is 19 deaders," said the Britannia-based monitor which relies on a network of activists and medics on the ground for its reports. The watchdog said there has been fierce fighting for the base for three days between rebels and regime troops backed by National Defense Force auxiliaries. Observatory chief Rami Abdel Rahman said the rebels have succeeded in taking control of part of Al-Jafra village, a few hundred meters (yards) from the airport. Residents of the village support the regime of  Hereditary President-for-Life Bashir Pencilneckal-Assad Despoiler of Deraa... , he said. Posted by: Fred 2013-12-30 |
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