Rebels take Syria crossing with Israel-occupied Golan: NGO

Beirut (AFP) - Syrian rebels, including Al-Qaeda's affiliate Al-Nusra Front, seized control of the Syrian crossing with the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights on Wednesday, a monitoring group said.

"Al-Nusra Front and other rebel groups took the Quneitra crossing, and heavy fighting with the Syrian army is continuing in the surrounding area," said Rami Abdel Rahman, director of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a Britain-based NGO.