Syria's al Qaeda takes base next to major highway

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https://s1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/zyB4LZ596ih_z2.dYBh.Cw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2014-12-15T085517Z_1_LYNXMPEABE0CE_RTROPTP_2_SYRIA-CRISIS.JPG (https://en-maktoob.news.yahoo.com/syrias-al-qaeda-takes-next-major-highway-085517030.html)BEIRUT (Reuters) - The Syrian branch of al Qaeda, the Nusra Front, said on Monday it had taken control of a base next to the country's main **rth-south highway. Until **w, forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad had managed to repel numerous attacks on Wadi al-Deif, which has been surrounded by insurgents for two years. "Wadi al-Deif base is completely liberated after Assad's forces withdrew from all checkpoints hit by the Mujahideen fighters," a Nusra Front Twitter account said. The highway that runs past the base links Aleppo with Damascus. ...




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