Beirut (AFP) - Syrian rebels fought fierce clashes with regime forces Wednesday over the last border crossing with Jordan still in government hands, a monitor said.
A coalition of Syrian rebels including Islamists launched an attack on the southern border crossing of Nasib in Daraa province, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group said.
"Fierce fighting over the control of the Nasib border crossing with Jordan erupted early this morning between Islamists and rebels and regime forces, with the rebels putting the crossing under siege," said the Britain-based group.
Regime military planes dropped barrel bombs and launched missiles on rebel positions around Nasib, Observatory director Rami Abdul Rahman told AFP.
If rebel forces seize the crossing then "there would be no presence for pro-regime forces on the border with Jordan," he said.
Syrian rebels have been gaining territory in the southern Daraa province recently.
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