Rebels loyal to the al Qaeda-linked Al Nusrah Front and the Al Yarmuk Brigade captured a strategic military base south of Damascus. Crowds gathered in Damascus for the funeral of a pro-government cleric killed in a suicide attack earlier this week. Alawites opposed to President Assad met in Cairo to plot an alternative to his rule.
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