In the fight against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad rebels claim a military base in northern Aleppo.<br/> <br />Rebel fighters used fog and rain as cover to launch the attack.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) FREE SYRIAN ARMY (FSA) COMMANDER, ANAS ABU ZAID, SAYING:<br/> <br />"The attack started at 8AM and it was over at 12PM, and the result was massive."<br/> <br />They found a cache of weapons.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) FREE SYRIAN ARMY (FSA) COMMANDER, ANAS ABU ZAID, SAYING:<br/> <br />"There was a lot of ammunition -- more than 200,000 Russian bullets, more than 50,000 machine-gun bullets, and 3000 hand grenades, offense and defense, also heavy weapons, two cannons and anti air-craft guns."<br/> <br />As rebels sought information from prisoners, they have little defense against government air power and missiles that have left parts of the country in pools of blood.
