Rebel Fighters Claim Capture of 250 Syrian Soldiers

October 13, 2012 from Al Jazeera English

Syrian opposition fighters have said they've captured more than 250 members of the government's armed forces in the province of Idlib. The announcement on Saturday was accompanied by an amateur video showing what the rebels claim are 256 captured Syrian soldiers who were displayed for the cameras. Al Jazeera's Stefanie Dekker reports.

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Syria

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Idlib

Idlib is a city in northwestern Syria, capital of the Idlib Governorate, and 59 kilometers west of Aleppo. It has an elevation of nearly 500 meters above sea level. In the 2004 census by the Central Bureau of Statistics, Idlib had a population of 98,791. The inhabitants are ov... Explore this topic

Syrian Civil War

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Free Syrian Army

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Politics of Syria

Politics in the Syrian Arab Republic takes place in the framework of what is officially a parliamentary republic, but what is considered an authoritarian government where the power is in the hands of the President of Syria and his family, all members of the ruling Arab Sociali... Explore this topic

Amateur film

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Syrian army

The Syrian Army, officially the Syrian Arab Army, is the land force branch of the Syrian Armed Forces. It is the dominant military service of the four uniformed services, controlling the senior most posts in the armed forces, and has the greatest manpower, approximately 80 per... Explore this topic

Military of Syria

As Forças Armadas Sírias são o principal corpo de combate e defesa da Síria. É consistido de um Exército, uma Marinha de guerra, uma força aérea, unidades de defesa anti-aérea e várias unidades paramilitares. De acordo com as Nações Unidas, durante a mais rescente revolta popu... Explore this topic

Human rights in Syria

Human rights in Syria have been described as "poor". From 1963 until April 2011,the emergency rule had remained in effect which gave security forces sweeping powers of arrest and detention. The country is governed by a one-party state without free elections. The authorities ha... Explore this topic

Bashar al-Assad

Bashar Hafez al-Assad is the President of Syria and Regional Secretary of the Syrian-led branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party. He has served as President since 2000, when he succeeded his father, Hafez al-Assad, who had ruled Syria for 30 years prior to his death. Al-Assa... Explore this topic

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