Soldiers of the Free Syrian Army, defectors from the regular armed forces, attacked an air force intelligence headquarters near the capital Damascus on Wednesday, activists said.
"The Free Army struck with rockets and RPGs (rocket-propelled grenades) the headquarters of air force intelligence which is located at the entrance of Damascus," the Local Coordination Committees, an activist network, said in a statement, adding smoke was rising from the area.
Activists, who illustrated the three-pronged attack in a plan attached to their statement, said prisoners being detained at the intelligence branch "were well" but the operation failed to secure their release.