Al-Qaida Seizes Weapons, Bases From US-backed Syrian Rebels

U.S.-backed Syrian rebels say al-Qaida militants have seized their bases and stolen weapons in a series of raids in the northern Idlib province.
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Al-Qaida Seizes Weapons, Bases From US-backed Syrian Rebels
Fighters from Al-Qaida's Syrian affiliate Al-Nusra Front drive in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo flying Islamist flags as they head to a frontline, on May 26, 2015. (Fadi al-Halabi/AFP/Getty Images)
The Associated Press
3/13/2016
Updated:
3/13/2016

BEIRUT—U.S.-backed Syrian rebels say al-Qaida militants have seized their bases and stolen weapons in a series of raids in the northern Idlib Province.

Division 13 of the Free Syrian Army (FSA) said on Twitter Sunday that the al-Qaida-affiliated Nusra Front occupied and looted its posts late the night before.

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