New fighting rages in Syria near strategic air base

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Well intense fighting raging in Syria around a strategic air base in the country's north take a look.

You're looking at amateur video -- could be of the attack and we cannot confirm the images.

But rebels have been attacking airports in military airfields.

Trying to weaken the government's air power which poses their biggest threats and the escalating violence.

Now raising serious concerns about Israel's security.

Leland -- is live forcing Golan Heights -- an area between Israel and Syria Lehman are the rebels making any gains.

Right now so far -- a there's a lot of bang bang and that's what we're seen in the video that the rebels are posting online but so far.

Not a lot of strategic game the rebels are now trying to please see the real war.

Air bases in the north interfaces that are not only used -- helicopter gunships and mig fighter jets to bomb rebel positions.

But also re supply government troops and that's what it thinks the rebels are trying to deny that government.

Government forces though aren't -- back and so far -- -- these rebels in each one of these instances that thing to note though when you're watching this video is how much better armed these rebels are mainly they're better armed.

Because they've stolen weapons from the government -- they take it over before it also who these fighters are is increasing.

A lot of concern around the Middle -- around the world either because -- we're learning the best fighters inside Syria.

Are typically the al-Qaeda syndicate groups many of those who -- fighters -- you know rock.

Or the -- -- -- -- normally foreign fighters brought into Syria not necessarily to build a democratic and free Syria but build an Islamic state there inside Syria at a.

So -- and we're told Israel is I'm perhaps understandably worried about their border.

Absolutely for forty years this -- Israeli border has been very quiet they counted on president decide.

To keep it that way now there is serious concerns about these militants were inside Syria.

Particularly al-Qaeda syndicate groups the other jihadist turning their focus from Syria now towards Israel -- Israel is now.

In building any -- fence that's about twelve feet tall steel reinforced lattice.

All along the Syrian border to try to get ahead of these -- about -- time the militants may end up winning inside of Syria.

Israel now has a much better defense against an -- trading in here to launch attacks at a.

Leland that are reporting live for us from Golan Heights thank you so much -- all right do you --

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