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Its loss would bolster the rebels' ability to depict Mr. Assad as isolated and beleaguered.
The caution raised questions about the rebels' ability to withstand the advances by government forces.
No one died this time, but the explosion — shown on Syrian television, where officials insisted it was insignificant — again highlighted the rebels' ability to breach government institutions.
After the capture of the base, antigovernment groups said that several people were killed when government warplanes attacked the area, raising questions about the rebels' ability to hold the site.
The aim was initially to bolster the rebels' ability to take advantage of any American strikes by storming damaged or undefended bases, analysts and rebels say — though the Saudis refrained from sending the antiaircraft missiles that the rebels covet most.
But in a reminder of the rebels' ability to cause destruction even as they suffer conventional defeats, the rebels detonated a roadside bomb in the country's east on Friday that killed three air force troops and four civilians, said a military spokesman, Brig.
Uncertainties remain about whether the fighting last month was the extent of the rebels' abilities or a precursor to attacks intended to plunge the region into greater instability.
Mr. Assad's decision to fire Scuds — not known for their precision — inside his own country appears directly related to the rebel ability to take command of military bases and seize antiaircraft weapons.
The approach of the rebel planes shows the rebels' continued ability to carry out terrorist attacks far from the combat zone in the northeastern corner of the island.
And recent months have seen increasing fights among rebels, diminishing their ability to form a united front against the government.
On Wednesday, by bombing a military complex, the rebels demonstrated their ability to strike in the heart of Damascus — though they have not yet been able to do so on a sustained basis.
