Syrian Fighters Launch from Lebanon Attack on Alawite Border Towns
Syrian opposition fighters launched from Lebanese territories an attack on Friday against two Alawite towns in Syria's Homs province, killing at least 5 people.
"At least five Syrians were killed in an attack by the fighting Islamic brigades on the border towns of Bahlouniyeh and al-Ghaida,” the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported.
"Among the dead were soldiers, border guards and national defense forces,” it added.
The Observatory noted these towns, which are situated in the countryside of the Tal Kalakh village, are inhabited by members of the Alawite sect.
Intense clashes took place on Friday afternoon between the Syrian army, supported by national defense forces, and the Islamic brigades' fighting forces in the surroundings of al-Hosn and al-Zara villages in Tal Kalakh, according to the same source.
"Obtained information said Syrian forces took over the surroundings of the medieval al-Zara tower and that many people were killed in the battles.”
One man was reportedly killed and several others were wounded as northern Lebanese towns came under attack earlier on Friday.
And on Thursday evening, heavy gunfire was heard in several towns in the northern city of Akkar as a result of the ongoing clashes.
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