Monday, 10 September 2012

Syria army retakes control of Aleppo barracks: military



Syria's army regained full control of a barracks in Aleppo after days of fierce clashes with rebels seeking to overrun the strategic site, a military official said today.

"The Syrian army is in total control of the Hanano barracks after fighting which came to a complete halt during the night," the source told AFP from inside the barracks.

On Friday, rebel fighters launched an offensive aimed at capturing the military base, a fortress-like compound located in the Hanano neighbourhood of east Aleppo.

They claimed to have taken control of parts of the base which serves as a weapons storage depot, conscript recruitment centre and the headquarters of the local branch of the military police and riot police.

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