Rebels capture Syrian fighter jets  Updated February 13, 2013
08:24:37  Syrian rebels have overrun a military air base and
captured warplanes in the northern province of Aleppo.  The
rebels' advance came as the United Nations said the death toll
from the 23-month conflict had hit nearly 70,000.  The Syrian
Observatory for Human Rights, which is opposed to the regime of
president Bashar al-Assad, says the rebels captured a military
airport at Al-Jarrah.  The Britain-based observatory says in the
process the rebels seized a deployable fleet of warplanes,
including MiG fighter jets.  It says the rebels killed, injured
or imprisoned dozens of troops during the assault and surviving
troops pulled out, leaving behind ammunition and warplanes.  The
Observatory says soon afterwards, the air force used fighter
jets to bombard the airport to try to dislodge rebels.  Speaking
to AFP on condition of anonymity, a military source in Aleppo
confirmed the rebel capture "after 48 hours of fierce combat",
but downplayed the im