The aftermath of heavy fighting over a military base in the Syrian town of Daret Ezzah.<br/> <br />Syrian rebels gained control over the base in coordination with a group of defectors from within the batallion.<br/> <br />Amateur video obtained by Reuters, shot on June 24, shows the headquarters of the air defence battalion on fire.<br/> <br />Military hardware and weapons including loaded rocket launchers and radar systems were seized by the rebels.<br/> <br />The United Nations says more than 10,000 people have been killed by government forces since the outbreak of protests against President Bashar al-Assad's rule in March 2011.<br/> <br />Syria says at least 2,600 members of the military and security forces have been killed by what it calls foreign-backed "Islamist terrorists."<br/> <br />Sarah Sheffer, Reuters
