Syrian rebels claim capture of provincial capital

2013-03-05 280

Rebels fighting to oust Syria's President Bashar al-Assad claim to have captured the northeastern city of Raqqa.

Amateur video images are impossible to verify, but they purport to show some of the battle. If the city on the Euphrates River has fallen into rebel hands it represents a significant development in the two-year-old conflict.

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