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Syrian Rebels Capture Dam on the Euphrates

Latest strategic victory for Assad's opposition

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BEIRUT (AP)—Activists say Syrian rebels have captured a hydroelectric dam on the Euphrates river in the country's north in a strategic victory that followed days of fighting.

The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says the Tishrin Dam, near the town of Manbij, fell to the rebels before dawn on Monday.