Syria army foils ISIL attack on air base, killing dozens: NGO Syrian government forces flash the victory sign as they walk in a street in Mleiha on the outskirts of the capital Damascus on August 15, 2014.Syrian army has thwarted another attack by the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) Takfiri militants on an air base in Raqqa province, killing 14 and woundin..