ALJAZEERA: Syrian government forces seized a town from rebels near the Lebanese border on Saturday, their latest attempt to cut off opposition fighters’ supply lines, state media and activists said…
[Zara] was one of two last strongholds for rebels along the Lebanese border leading to the city of Homs, the other being the nearby village of Al-Hosn, said another activist who identified himself as Samy al-Homsi.
“Without Al-Hosn and Zara, it will be the end of the revolution to the west of Homs,” al-Homsi said. “It’s the only two areas left to the rebels there… (more)
