Syria: Syrian army backed by Lebanese Hezbollah militants retake northern military base in third day of clashes
Syrian forces backed by Lebanese Hezbollah militants recaptured an army base in northern Syria from rebels on Sunday, the third day of heavy fighting for the strategic military target which has changed hands three times since Friday.
State media and activists said President Bashar al-Assad’s forces were in full control of the 80th Brigade base, which lies just a few hundred metros (yards) north of Aleppo airport on the eastern edge of the disputed city.
They also made gains to the south of the airport, advancing in the town of Tel Arn after a succession of victories over the mainly Islamist rebels holding the south-eastern approaches to Syria’s former commercial hub.