Rebels in Syria claim to have launched a major offensive against a key government airbase.<br /><br />The facility in Taftanaz is of immense strategic importance as it covers the city of Aleppo and the capital Damascus.<br /><br />The raid began at dawn with several units of the Free Syrian Army and the radical Islamist al-Nursa Front.<br /><br />Rebels bombarded the complex with rockets and mortars.<br /><br />...<br />http://www.euronews.net/
