Jihadists seize key north Syria army base

December 11, 2012 03:46

Jihadists led by the radical Al-Nusra Front seized a strategic army base in the northern Syrian province of Aleppo today, in a fresh setback for President Bashar al-Assad's regime, a watchdog said. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights also reported clashes in a northern Damascus district, the fiercest in the area since a revolt against Assad broke out in March 2001.

On the political front, the EU gave a vital boost to the newly-formed Syrian opposition coalition, describing it as the "legitimate representatives" of the Syrian people following talks in Brussels with its leader Ahmed Moaz al-Khatib.

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