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This is an archive article published on December 29, 2015
Syrian troops retake southern base from rebels
State news agency SANA said the army inflicted heavy losses on the militants, but did not give a death toll, while the Observatory said 40 were killed from both sides.
Weapons and explosives confiscated by Iraqi security forces from Islamic State militants are on display at an Iraqi army base as security forces advance their position in northern Ramadi, 70 miles (115 kilometers) west of Baghdad, Iraq. Iraqi forces on Tuesday reported progress in the military operation to retake the city of Ramadi from the Islamic State group, saying they made the most significant incursion into the city since it fell to the militants in May. (AP Photo)
The Syrian government and opposition activists say pro-government forces have managed to retake a key southern military base after heavy fighting with rebels and an al-Qaida affiliate.
They said Tuesday that the base of Brigade 82 in the town of Sheikh al-Maskeen in Deraa province has fallen, and that the northern part of the town is also now in government hands.
The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says the fighting began a day earlier and that among the rebels were fighters from al-Qaida’s Syrian affiliate, the Nusra Front, as well as other Islamic factions.
State news agency SANA said the army inflicted heavy losses on the militants, but did not give a death toll, while the Observatory said 40 were killed from both sides.
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