Islamic insurgents overran a military base at a converted brick factory in northwestern Syria today (April 27, 2015), carting off tanks and other weapons in the latest blow to President Bashar Assad's forces in the region, the Times of Israel website reports.
The opposition offensive in Idlib province has captured the provincial capital, a strategic town as well as villages and military bases since it began last month.
After hours of heavy fighting today, the Islamic fighters seized control of the base at the brick factory northwest of the town of Ariha, according to the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
The Observatory also said that the insurgents captured seven tanks, armored vehicles, heavy machine guns, and ammunition. The al-Qaeda-affiliated Nusra Front -- one of the radical Islamic groups involved in the fighting -- posted photos on Twitter showing a tank and heavy artillery that it said were the "spoils" of the battle.
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