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Sunni Rebels Capture Quneitra on Israel's Doorstep
(Ynet News-Jerusalem Post) Yoav Zitun - On Saturday, Syrian opposition forces announced their capture of Quneitra province, located near the Israeli border in the Golan Heights. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights earlier confirmed the Assad regime had lost control of the adjacent Daraa province in southwestern Syria. Rebel leaders disclosed that their takeover of Daraa was facilitated by an agreement allowing regime forces a safe withdrawal. The rebels from the south had reconciled with the Syrian government in 2018 but have now returned to rebellion. These historic rebels are very different from those moving on Damascus from the north.