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June 10, 2015       Share:    

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/moderate-rebels-take-key-southern-base-in-syria-dealing-blow-to-assad/2015/06/09/9d6ff9c2-0ea5-11e5-a0fe-dccfea4653ee_story.html

Moderate Rebels Take Key Base in Southern Syria

(Washington Post) Hugh Naylor - A coalition of moderate rebel factions known as the Southern Front took control of the Brigade 52 base on Tuesday, the largest military installation in Daraa province, which is key to the defense of routes leading to Damascus. The Southern Front, which is backed by the West and has received weapons and money from Arab countries, is supported by a military operations center in Amman, Jordan.

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