Syria's rebels liberate Ariha city in Idlib

  Rebels have taken full control of Ariha city in Idlib province, Activists said.

The city fell by FSA Brigades after a week of intense fighting in the city between Bashar al-Assad's forces and battalions of Ahrar al-Sham, Jabhat al-Nusra and Suqoor al-Shab, the British-based Syrian Observatory said.

The rebels also have captured the pro-Assad National Defence Force checkpoints in the city.

 Assad's air force had bombarded the city more than 7 times yesterday, no reports on the number of losses. 2 men and a girl were killed by the regime bombardment on the city, others were injured, the observatory reported.