Syria army 'gains ground' along Leba**n border

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https://s.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/XJ782JVrKsssp0SZE.w8Wg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en-AE_XE/News/AFPMideastEN/a46f24bda7b967163a08f6a9fea248017a0804ee.jpg (https://en-maktoob.news.yahoo.com/syria-army-gains-ground-along-leba**n-border-103156322.html)Syrian troops made fresh gains in the strategic Qalamun area near the Lebanese border Saturday, seizing two villages from rebels, a military source told AFP. "The army took control this morning of the villages of Ras al-Maarra and Flita, after bombing the last groups of armed terrorists there," the source said. President Bashar al-Assad's troops, backed by fighters from Leba**n's Shiite movement Hezbollah, have been waging a crushing battle against rebel positions in Qalamun, **rth of Damascus, since **vember. Since then, they have focused on Flita, Ras al-Maarra and other villages in a bid to seal off the border and stop rebels from bringing in ******* and fighters from Leba**n.




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