Over 50 killed in battle for Syria police academy

February 26, 2013 01:37

At least 30 Syrian troops and 23 rebels were killed over the past 24 hours in fierce clashes for control of a police academy in the northern Aleppo province, a watchdog said today.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights also reported that rebels shot down a regime helicopter near a military base elsewhere in the north of the province as insurgents pressed on with attacks on the police academy in the west.

At least 53 combatants '" 23 rebels including a battalion commander and 30 Syrian troops '" were killed over the past 24 hours in the fighting outside the town of Khan Assal, the Britain-based Observatory said.

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