Syria rebels capture airport near Iraqi border - activists![]() November 17, 2012 - 16:54 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Rebels captured an airport used by Syria's military near the Iraqi border on Saturday, November 17 activists said, a move which they said would allow them to maintain their hold on the recently seized border town of Albu Kamal, according to Reuters. President Bashar al-Assad's forces have responded by shelling the airport with fighter jets, said a local activist Ziad al-Amir. Video published by rebel groups showed fighters patrolling a dusty desert air base in Syria's Deir al-Zor province. Plumes of grey smoke rose from some low concrete buildings as fighters examined several abandoned tanks. ![]() ![]() Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |