Syrian power station in NW reconstructed after insurgents bombed it

A power station close to the rebels' last stronghold in the country's northwest has been repaired, say Syrian government officials. The facility was bombed by the insurgents the night before, kicking it offline. Electricity Minister Mohammad Zuhair Kharboutly said on Thursday that al-Zara power station was back on and linked up to the national grid.

Station manager Mostafa Shantout says a drone operated by insurgents dropped a number of bombs late on Wednesday on the station, causing huge damage. He didn't elaborate.

The comments by both officials were carried by the official state news agency SANA. Fighting has raged in the last 48 hours in northwestern Syria where insurgents launched a counteroffensive, trying to regain areas they lost to government forces in earlier this month.