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Syrian rebel alliance says captures air base in south
[ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] A Syrian rebel alliance said it had captured an air base from the army in southern Syria on Thursday, a gain that would compound setbacks for  Hereditary President-for-Life Bashir Pencilneckal-Assad One of the last of the old-fashioned hereditary iron-fisted fascist dictators... in the area after losing a nearby military base this week. Issam al-Rayyes, front man for the Southern Front alliance of rebel groups, said al-Thala air base in Sweida province had been "liberated." Syrian officials could not immediately be reached for comment. A second rebel commander however said the base had yet to fall to the krazed killers. Bashar al-Zoubi, head of the Yarmouk Army, said he expected that to happen before the day ended. Posted by: Fred 2015-06-12 |
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