Syrian rebels claim to capture Assad airbase, destroy 10 choppers
Opposition sources in Aleppo reportedly find stash of gas masks for chemical weapons strike
Ilan Ben Zion is an AFP reporter and a former news editor at The Times of Israel.
Syrian rebels on Wednesday reportedly captured a government air base in northern Syria and destroyed 10 Syrian Air Force helicopters.
A video published by Al-Jazeera appeared to show a number of burned-out helicopters that it claimed belonged to Assad forces. Another video uploaded to YouTube by the Free Taftanaz opposition group appeared to show Syrian Free Army forces attacking the Taftanaz airport from a distance.
Taftanaz airport, located between the cities of Aleppo and Idlib, has been used by President Bashar Assad’s forces as a base of operations for military helicopters and aircraft, and has been the target of several attacks by Syrian rebels, AFP reported.
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Opposition sources in Aleppo also claimed to find a stash of gas masks that were allegedly meant for Assad supporters in the event of a chemical weapons attack.
The Times of Israel Community.