Syrian army backed by fighter aircraft and artillery fight rebels near military airport around Aleppo

Syrian troops backed by air force and artilleries have confronted fierce attacks by armed rebels against a military airport in the country's northern province of Aleppo, the pro-government al-Watan newspaper reported Thursday, April 25, 2013, claiming that Turkish officers and soldiers were fighting alongside the rebels.

T-72 main battle tank of Syrian Armed Forces near Aleppo.

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Syrian army is preparing to use chemical weapons against rebels said Israel military intelligence

Israel's military intelligence chief, Maj. Gen. Aviv Kochavi, said Thursday, March 14, 2013, that Syrian President Bashar Assad is preparing for the potential use of chemical weapons. Speaking at a policy and security conference, Kochavi noted that the Syrian military has to date fired some 70 Scud and M-600 missiles, which carried conventional warheads filled with explosives, at populated areas across the country.

Syrian armed forces Scud-B SS-1C short range ballistic missile

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Syrian army has enough manpower and military equipment to defend the country for many years

The Syrian army has enough manpower and equipment to defend the country for many years to come, a pro-government paper cited an official source as saying Tuesday, March 12, 2013, noting however that the citizens should start to take part in defending their areas.

A soldier loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad walks toward a BMP-1 Russian-made armoured infantry fighting vehicle in an area near Aleppo, March 6, 2013. The Syrian army is equipped more than 5,000 main battle tanks and 2,500 infantry fighting vehicles.

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Fighting continues in Syria with death of the Belgian journalist Yves Debay in Aleppo

The Syrian army on Thursday, January 17, 2013, regained control of a central town in unrest-hit Hama province, said a military source, as activists reported killings of many people in several hotspots in the country. At the same, the website Al Arabiya News announced the death of the Belgian journalist Yves Debay, in Aleppo.

Yves Debay Chief Editor and journalist of military magazine Assault killed in Syria.

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