Rebels in Syria claim to have launched a major offensive against a key government airbase.

The facility in Taftanaz is of immense strategic importance as it covers the city of Aleppo and the capital Damascus.

The raid began at dawn with several units of the Free Syrian Army and the radical Islamist al-Nursa Front.

Rebels bombarded the complex with rockets and mortars.

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