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Rebels Gain Control of Government Air Base in Syria
(New York Times) Anne Barnard and Hwaida Saad - Rebel fighters on Monday swept into a government air base in northern Syria where Assad's troops had fought off their attacks for nearly a year, seizing several tanks and other munitions and taking soldiers prisoner, rebel groups said. If it holds, the rebels' seizure of the Minakh base in Aleppo province will challenge the government's assertion that it is rolling to victory.