DAMASCUS, Syria, Sept. 10 (UPI) -- A vital strategic airbase in Idlib province, Syria, was overtaken by the Nusra Front, the rebel group announced.
Abu al-Duhur airbase, the government's last remaining major position in the northwestern province, had been under attack by the al-Qaida-aligned group for more than two years before Wednesday's announcement. Nusra, fighting in a coalition of militias against the Syrian government, also said it killed more than 100 government troops and captured 60 more, as well as a large cache of weapons.