Syria: Free Syrian Army (FSA) rebels seize Um al-Mayathen army garrison on Jordan border
Syrian rebels said they overran an army garrison that defends the main southern border crossing with Jordan on Friday and vowed to press on to take control of the major transit route.
Fighters from the Free Syrian Army said they captured the Um al-Mayathen post on the main Damascus-Jordan highway in heavy fighting overnight that ended a siege that lasted more than a week. Dozens died in the clashes they said.
“It (the garrison) is a major defense and now we will lay siege to the border crossing and cut their (the Damascus government’s) supply lines,” Abu Omar, commander of the Lions of the Sunna Brigade, told Reuters by phone.