Syria: Free Syrian Army’s Southern Front rebels take Iraq border crossing from Islamic State
Syrian rebels have seized control of the Syrian side of a major border crossing with Iraq from the Islamic State group, activists said Saturday.
The Local Coordination Committees said U.S.-backed fighters from the Free Syrian Army’s Southern Front killed one Islamic State fighter and wounded several others in the process of taking the Tanaf border crossing late Friday.
The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which relies on activists inside Syria, said the FSA fighters crossed into Syria from Jordan to launch the attack.