The military chief of the main umbrella group of Syrian rebels says his men are ready to fight Hezbollah militants inside neighboring Lebanon. according to his interview with BBC World.
Gen Selim Idriss of the Free Syrian Army said that Hezbollah fighters were "invading" Syria and Lebanon was doing nothing to stop them.
Early on Wednesday Syrian state TV claimed that government forces had gained full control of Qusair.
There was no way of immediately verifying the claim, which was also reported by Hezbollah's Al-Manar TV channel.
Gen Idriss also said the rebels would not accept any role for President Bashar al-Assad in a post-conflict Syria.
"If the price of peace is that Bashar still has the power in Syria, we don't need that kind of peace," he said.
He said he had told commanders, including those near the strategic town of Qusair, to fight Hezbollah militants "just inside Syria".
But he added: "There are now a very large number of Hezbollah fighters in Syria, in Qusair, in Idlib, in Aleppo, in Damascus and I can say everywhere in the country.
"Hezbollah fighters are invading Syrian territory. And when they continue to do that and the Lebanese authorities don't take any action to stop them coming to Syria, I think we are allowed to fight Hezbollah fighters inside [Lebanese] territory."
Gen Idriss said he was sure the rebels would win the fight against Mr Assad.
"But without the support from our friends in Western countries and the USA the fight will continue for many, many years and there will be more martyrs, more destruction," he said.
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