Syrian rebels seized their third border crossing with Turkey on Wednesday, a Turkish official said, after fierce battles with government troops overnight that sent bullets flying into Syria’s northern neighbour. Television footage showed a rebel tearing down the Syrian flag on top of what appeared to be a customs building at the Tel Abyad frontier [...]
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Rebels have attacked Syrian forces along the border with Iraq, killing 21 soldiers and seizing control of two major border posts, a senior Iraqi army official said.Iraq has closed the main border post with Syria and sent troops to t... Read Post
Growing numbers of Syrians are escaping over the border into Turkey ahead of a feared government assault on the northern town of Jisr al-Shughour. About 1,000 Syrians crossed the border overnight, a Turkish official said, bringing t... Read Post
(Reuters) - Rebels tore down a Syrian flag at a border gate on the Turkish frontier on Wednesday as they battled to seize control of the crossing, and schools on the Turkish side shut down as bullets flew into the northern neighbor'... Read Post