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Rebels kill 8 Hezbollah militants near border town

(Reuters) - Seven fighters from the Lebanese group Hezbollah were killed in fighting with Sunni Islamist insurgents in a mountainous area on the Syria-Lebanon border in which at least 16 rebels were also killed, a monitoring group reported on Monday. The Syrian Observatory...

Kurds clash with extremists in northern Syria

BEIRUT (AP) — Heavy fighting broke out Sunday between an extremist group and Kurdish gunmen in northern Syria, activists said, adding that jihadis have captured a dozen fighters. Kurdish fighters and jihadis have been fighting each other since last year and clashes between the...

Jordan says Syrian rebel commander killed in family feud

(AFP)- A Syrian rebel commander was shot dead in Amman in an apparent revenge killing by family members, Jordanian police said Sunday as the opposition blamed the Damascus regime for his death. Maher Rahhal, who headed the Liwa al-Mujahideen Brigade, one of the groups fighting...