Yabroud: Rebels kill 19 including high rank militant from Hezbollah

 Bashar al-Assad forces backed by Iran proxy Hezbollah militia kept up their shelling of the town of Yabroud and the surrounding Qalamoun region over the last ten days.

Zaman Alwasl reporter said 18 regular army soldiers have been killed due to fierce clashes with Rebels in Jrajeer village next to Yabroud.

Rebels also claimed killing a high rank militant from Hezbollah in Yabroud and detaining 11 others from the lebanese militia.

Activists have disputed claims that Yabroud is the “final” rebel-held town in Qalamoun, saying that rebels retain a presence over half a dozen villages in the area. Several thousand people are believed to have fled Yabroud as the onslaught picks up pace. 

Over 10,000 Syrians mainly from Sahel and Yabrud in Syria have arrived to Arsal, Lebanon since feb 9, activists said.