Rebel fighters walk in Mastouma village, after they said they had advanced on the area, in Idlib city, May 19, 2015. REUTERS/Ammar Abdullah
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Insurgents have seized a Syrian army base in Idlib province, a monitoring group said on Tuesday, expanding their grip in the northwestern part of the country.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Syrian troops withdrew from the Mastouma military base after heavy clashes with Islamist-led insurgents and headed towards the northern town of Ariha, one of the last government strongholds in the province.
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