ISIS Fighters Seize Syria's Tabqa Air Base From Syrian Regime - NBC News.com
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"ISIS militants seized a vital government air base in northeastern Syria on Sunday, according to state television. Tabqa air base was the Syrian regime's last stronghold in the area. "It will facilitate attacks towards the north by the south Turkish borders," according to Laith Alkhouri, a senior analyst at New York-based intelligence consulting firm Flashpoint Global Partners. The capture will likely allow ISIS to launch operations against rival rebel groups also fighting to oust the government of President Bashar Assad, Alkhouri said. Photos from nearby ISIS-controlled Raqqa showed men riding on motorcycles, waving ISIS' black flag and celebrating."
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