Syrian rebels have taken control of a strategic airbase in Idlib province in the north of the country.<br /><br />Anti-Assad fighters claim the Free Syrian Army is now in control of the Taftanaz air field after days of fierce fighting with government troops.<br /><br />Hundreds of rebels have besieged the base since November, but the tide turned when Islamist fighters reinforced them earlier this month.<br /><br />...<br />http://www.euronews.net/
