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2013-03-25 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

[An Nahar] Rebels fighting

Hereditary President-for-Life Bashir Pencilneck al-Assad
Lord of the Baath...
's regime have seized a 25-kilometer (15 miles) strip of land stretching from the Jordan border to the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, a watchdog said on Sunday.

"Fighters loyal to Al-Nusra Front, Al-Yarmuk Brigade, Al-Mutaz Billah Brigade and others took control of Al-Rai military checkpoint," east of Sahem al-Golan town in the southern province of Daraa, said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.

"The fighters seized the site after regime forces retreated. The 25-kilometer area located between the towns of Muzrib (near the Jordanian border) and Abdin (in the Golan) is now out of regime control."

The Britannia-based Observatory said the rebels seized in the past few days several army checkpoints in the area and captured weapons and vehicles.

The rebels on Saturday seized a key air base Daraa after two weeks of fierce battles with loyalist troops, it added.

The rebel advances came days after gun-hung tough guys seized a border crossing on the frontier with Jordan, said the Observatory.

A security source in Damascus
...Home to a staggering array of terrorist organizations...
told Agence La Belle France Presse this week that Jordan was allowing jihadist fighters and arms bought by Soddy Arabia
...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in their national face...
from Croatia to be smuggled into Syria.

The source said that around 2,500 trained and heavily equipped rebels have entered Daraa in recent weeks, following reports that American instructors were training rebels in neighboring Jordan.

Jordanian Information Minister and government front man Samih Maaytah said earlier this month that his country "rejects interfering in Syrian affairs."

"The Jordanian army is exerting a lot of efforts to control the border and prevent infiltrations," he said.

Louay Moqdad, a front man and coordinator for opposition forces, acknowledged that several Arab and Western nations had started training rebels forces, but declined to provide further details.

Posted by Fred 2013-03-25 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11129 views ] Top
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#1 Iff Hashemite Jordan's armed forces can't take it back it will have to be ala the Israeli IDF???

Posted by JosephMendiola 2013-03-25 00:54|| 2013-03-25 00:54|| Front Page Top

#2 Methinks the Jordanian army will more concerned with keeping the border sealed than securing that piece of land. Doesn't mean they won't complain (publicly) if the IDF moves in...

Posted by Pappy 2013-03-25 14:45|| 2013-03-25 14:45|| Front Page Top

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