REUTERS CANNOT INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE CONTENT OF THIS VIDEO WHICH HAS BEEN OBTAINED FROM A SOCIAL MEDIA WEBSITE<br/> <br />EDITORS PLEASE NOTE: EDIT CONTAINS CONVERTED 4:3 MATERIAL<br/> <br />Syrian rebels launch an assault on a military airport near Aleppo.<br/> <br />This amateur footage, which cannot be independently verified, is said to show fighters capturing the Jarrah base on Tuesday (February 12).<br/> <br />The opposition says the attack aimed to neutralise some government airpower, which has hindered the rebel advance.<br/> <br />Violence has intensified in recent weeks - and has also seen rebels advance on central Damascus.<br/> <br />More footage appears to show rebels seizing a military barracks in Jobar, on the outskirts of the capital.<br/> <br />Amid the celebration, a number of captured government soldiers.<br/> <br />Residents say the army has moved tanks close to the area to shore up its defence of the capital.<br/> <br />For almost two years rebels have been battling to bring down the government, at a cost of almost 70,000 lives.
