A Free Syrian Army fighter aims his weapon during heavy clashes with government forces.
An Islamist faction of Syrian rebels claim they have captured an infantry base in the northern city of Aleppo.
Rebels fighting to topple president Bashar Assad advancing on the country’s largest city, with this being the second major army installation the rebels overran in a week in Aleppo.
The fighters have also seized air bases near Aleppo and Damascus in recent weeks as the civil war closes in on Assad’s troops and fighting intensifies in and around the capital.
A statement by the al Tawheed Brigade said the rebels “fully liberated” the military facility in Aleppo on Saturday.
It was posted on al Tawheed’s official website yesterday.
It revealed the brigade’s commander, Colonel Youssef al Jader, known as Abu Furat, was killed in the battle for the military facility.
Al Tawheed Brigade is one of the largest rebel groups operating in Aleppo, which has been a major front in the civil war since July.
