Posted on 03/04/2014 2:34:48 AM PST by PaulCruz2016
BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian state media say government forces are advancing in battle and tightening their grip on the last rebel stronghold near the border with Lebanon.
The SANA news agency said on Tuesday that troops have made significant gains in the battle for the opposition-held town of Yabroud.
It cites a field commander in the mountainous Qalamoun region along Syria's border with Lebanon who says President Bashar Assad's forces captured several hills and strategic positions on the town's outskirts.
Backed by Lebanese Hezbollah fighters, Syrian troops have been on the offensive in Qalamoun since December, trying to sever a main supply route for the rebels from Lebanon.
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> Backed by Lebanese Hezbollah fighters, Syrian [Iranian] troops have been on the offensive in Qalamoun since December.
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