Syria rebels take swathe of east but clash with Kurd militia
- Published: 23 Nov 2012 at 03.47
- Online news: World
Syria's Arab-led rebels seized new territory in the eastern Euphrates valley from government forces on Thursday but ran into resistance from Kurdish militia on the Turkish border in a potential new security concern for the key NATO member.
Damage at a house in the Mezzeh district of Damascus is pictured after it was target by mortar fire, in this photo provided by the Syrian Arab News Agency. Syria's Arab-led rebels seized new territory in the eastern Euphrates valley from government forces on Thursday but ran into resistance from Kurdish militia on the Turkish border in a potential new security concern for the key NATO member.
Rebel fighters captured the Euphrates town of Mayadeen in a drive up the strategic valley from the Iraqi border, bringing the largest single swathe of territory in the country under their control, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
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