Government denies rebels claims they seized army airport in south

Syrian state television denied claims by rebels that they had taken over an army airport in southern Syria along the border with Jordan on Thursday.

A news flash said the army had so far repelled three attacks on the outskirts of the al-Thala airport which rebels had said they seized in a renewed offensive.

The loss of the airport would compound setbacks for President Bashar al Assad in the area after losing a nearby military base this week.