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SYRIAN GOTV. TROOPS TAKE REBEL-HELD TOWN NEAR LEBANESE BORDER: REPORT
April 14, 2014 - 14:12 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Syrian state media reported that pro-government
troops have seized a rebel-held town near the border with Lebanon,
continuing a march to dislodge opposition strongholds from along the
rugged frontier.
According to the Associated Press, the state news agency SANA said
Syrian forces took Sarkha early Monday, April 14, a day after seizing
the nearby town of Rankous.
Since November, forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad have
captured several rebel strongholds in the mountainous Qalamoun area
along the border with Lebanon. The frontier region has long served
as a vital supply line for opposition into Damascus.
Syrian soldiers are being aided in their Qalamoun offensive by the
Iranian-backed Lebanese Shiite group Hezbollah.
April 14, 2014 - 14:12 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Syrian state media reported that pro-government
troops have seized a rebel-held town near the border with Lebanon,
continuing a march to dislodge opposition strongholds from along the
rugged frontier.
According to the Associated Press, the state news agency SANA said
Syrian forces took Sarkha early Monday, April 14, a day after seizing
the nearby town of Rankous.
Since November, forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad have
captured several rebel strongholds in the mountainous Qalamoun area
along the border with Lebanon. The frontier region has long served
as a vital supply line for opposition into Damascus.
Syrian soldiers are being aided in their Qalamoun offensive by the
Iranian-backed Lebanese Shiite group Hezbollah.