Syria: Syrian forces advance against U.S.-backed rebels near Israel and Jordan
The Syrian military has headed toward the border with Israel and Jordan for an offensive against Sunni rebels.
The opposition said the Syrian Army and Air Force launched a major offensive against U.S.-trained rebels near the frontier with Israel and Jordan.
The opposition said the military deployed fighter-jets, attack helicopters, artillery and surface-to-surface missiles to pound rebel strongholds in the southern provinces of Dera and Quneitra.
“Violent clashes have continued between Islamic battalions and regime forces in the vicinity of Nawa city amid the fall of three surface-to-surface missiles and two air raids on the city,” the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.