Syrian rebels seize historic town in south - monitor

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* Ancient city of Bosra a world heritage site * Rebels say counter attacking a Damascus offensive * Mainstream groups say Assad's foes supply more arms * Nusra Front, others attack Idlib (Adds details from Syrian army report) By Tom Perry BEIRUT, March 25 (Reuters) - Insurgents seized a historic town in southern Syria from the government on Wednesday, a group monitoring the war said, part of a rebel counter-attack to stop Damascus reclaiming the border zone near Israel and Jordan. A Syrian military source reported heavy fighting with armed groups on Tuesday night in and around Bosra al-Sham, whose ancient city is listed as a UNESCO world heritage site. An alliance of mainstream rebels who are backed by Western and Arab foes of President Bashar al-Assad said they had taken Bosra and declared the start of a new attack against government forces in a**ther area of Deraa province to the **rthwest.

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