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| Syrian troops kill at least 12 rebels |
| 2013-04-14 |
| Syrian government troops trying to relieve a besieged military base in the countryÂ’s northwest ambushed a rebel checkpoint Saturday, killing at least 12 opposition fighters, activists said. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the government forces surprised the rebel fighters on the outskirts of the village of Baboulein in Idlib province. The Observatory, which relies on a network of local activists on the ground, said many opposition fighters were also wounded in the attack. Rebels have wrested much of the countryside of Idlib and other provinces in northern Syria from regime forces, although government troops still control many military bases in the region from which they launch attacks on opposition-held areas. Observatory director Rami Abdul-Rahman said the assault Saturday was part of government efforts to resupply the embattled military base at Wadi Deif outside of the town of Maaret al-Numan, which is just north of Baboulein on the Damascus-Aleppo highway. |
| Posted by:Steve White |