Rebels seize Syrian army outpost at Turkey border: witnesses




 
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Rebels seize Syrian army outpost at Turkey border: witnesses
 
October 7th, 2012  
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Rebels seize Syrian army outpost at Turkey border: witnesses
GUVECCI, Turkey (Reuters) - Syrian rebels have seized a government army outpost near the Turkish border province of Hatay and a rebel flag flew over the building on Sunday, while clashes could be heard in the area of a nearby Syrian village, a Reuters witness and villagers said. The rebels took control of the three-storey white building, around 1 km (mile) from the border on a hill overlooking the Turkish village of Guvecci on Saturday, and raised the flag of the Free Syrian Army, villagers said. "In the last four days there were heavy clashes going on here. We couldn't sleep. ...




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