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| Battle for Syrian army base kills at least 24 rebels |
| 2013-11-24 |
| Syrian activists say at least 24 rebels have died in battle for a military base near a northern opposition-held city but that government troops have managed to hold on to it. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says rebels fighting to topple President Bashar AssadÂ’s government launched an assault on the base northeast of the city of Raqqa on Wednesday. Rami Abdurrahman, the Observatory chief, says sporadic clashes are still underway on Friday for the complex, known as Base 17, and that at least 24 fighters have been killed in battle. In February, Raqqa was the first city to fall entirely under rebel control since SyriaÂ’s crisis erupted in March 2011. |
| Posted by:Steve White |