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Source: http://www.aawsat.net/2013/06/article55303891
Syrian Rebels Reinforced in Battle Against Hizbullah and Regime Forces in Qusayr
(Asharq Al-Awsat-UK) Ma'ad Fayad - Lebanese Hizbullah and the Syrian Republican Guard sent military reinforcements to the strategically important town of Qusayr earlier this month in an attempt to recapture the rebel stronghold. In response, Free Syrian Army (FSA) fighters are flooding the area. A key military source said some 1,700 rebel fighters, mostly affiliated to Aleppo's rebel Al-Tawhid Brigade, have arrived in Qusayr. The interim president of the opposition Syrian National Coalition (SNC), George Sabra, said Friday, "More than 1,000 FSA fighters from all over Syria are now joining the resistance inside Qusayr to defend against the foreign terrorist invaders, who are infiltrating our country from Lebanon."