Syrian Forces Take Strategic Town From Rebels -- Al Jazeera
Assad troops capture Zara, one of two last strongholds for rebels along the Lebanese border leading to the city of Homs.
Syrian forces have captured a strategic rebel-held town in the province of Homs, after a month of intense fighting, state media and the army have said.
The military reported taking "full control of the town of Zara and its surroundings" in the western Homs countryside on Saturday.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights confirmed the capture, saying Zara, near the Krak des Chevaliers castle, fell a day after it was hit by air strikes.
Activist Samy al-Homsi told the Associated Press news agency, “the town was one of two last strongholds for rebels along the Lebanese border leading to the city of Homs, the other being the nearby village of al-Hosn”.
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