Rebels celebrate in Syria as they capture an army base near the Iraqi border.<br/> <br />The Free Syrian Army says they captured the base after it was under siege for 22 days. Some 44 rebels were killed in the operation.<br/> <br />The video, which could not be independently verified by Reuters, comes as rebels appear to gain more ground in the country.<br/> <br />Rebels drive through a town in Deir al Zour in celebration.<br/> <br />In Aleppo, grim reminders of the cost of war as people search for survivors on devastated streets. It's a place where any automobile can become an ambulance.<br/> <br />At a hospital little has been left behind. Activists say army shells hit a building next to the hospital Wednesday killing 15 people. The conflict in the country has already cost some 38,000 lives and there is still no end in sight.<br/> <br />Western states, anxious to avoid another costly Middle East war are wary of backing rebels who include Islamist militants. Many have stayed on the sidelines -- although France and Britain formally recognized the opposition coalition this month.
