Syrian rebels clash near border

on 22/09/2012 12:02:15

Syrian activists said rebels and government troops have fought a fierce battle near the border with Jordan.

The activists said the fighting in and around the Syrian border town of Nasib continued until dawn today.

The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said there were casualties on both sides without giving figures.

Mohammed Abu Houran, an activist in the area, said the rebels first attacked an air defence base near Nassib and as they were withdrawing they clashed with Syrian border guards.

Nasib is in the southern province of Daraa, where the uprising against President Bashar Assad's regime began in March last year.

The uprising later turned into a civil war that has claimed the lives of nearly 30,000 people, activists say.