By Suleiman Al-Khalidi AMMAN (Reuters) - Fighters from Al Qaeda's Nusra Front and other insurgents attacked and briefly entered Baath City in southern Syria on Thursday, the army's last major bastion in a province flanking the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. The battle is part of a campaign launched by the insurgents this week to take control of the entire Quneitra province. Only Baath City and neighboring Khan Arnaba town remain under President Bashar al-Assad's forces. "If they fall the rebels will have secured the second province after Raqqa," said Abu Said Jolani, an activist in the area. ...
11-21-2014, 12:00 PM
Syrian insurgents attack government-held town near Israel
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