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Syrian army forces stand at a look out point on May 9, 2015 near Assal al-Ward, a small government-controlled village situated on the mountain of al-Kanissa in the Qalamoun region, after they seized control of several hilltops in the mountainous area that straddles the Syria-Lebanon border with the support of Hezbollah. AFP PHOTO / STR
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BEIRUT: The Syrian army and Hezbollah have ousted Islamist militants from areas surrounding a border town that was the site of fierce fighting earlier this week, Al-Manar television reported Saturday.
Rival forces had been trading fire on the outskirts of Al-Juba, about 8 kilometers northeast of the Lebanese border town of Tfail, since Friday, one day after Hezbollah and the Syrian army captured the village.
The ousted militants withdrew to the outskirts of the Syrian village of Ras al-Maara, roughly 13 kilometers northeast of Al-Juba, Hezbollah-owned Al-Manar said.
Hezbollah and the Syrian army also seized the Al-Kanissa crossing which lies in area near Al-Juba and Assal al-Ward, Al-Manar reported…..more here
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