Syrian rebels and the opposition have accused the Lebanese Shia group Hezbollah of attacking Syrian villages. The SNC claims Hezbollah has attacked three villages near the Lebanese border. Hezbollah continues to deny these claims against them.
According to the SNC and Syrian Revolution General Commission (SRGC) opposition groups "The Hezbollah force moved on foot and was supported by multiple rocket launchers. The Free Syrian Army (FSA) had to call in two tanks that had been captured from the Assad army to repel the attack," SRGC spokesman Hade al-Abdallah told Reuters news agency. According to a report in a Lebanese newspaper An Nahar, this attack is being referred to as an "unprecedented invasion."
"Hezbollah's invasion is the first of its kind in terms of organization, planning and coordination with the Syrian regime's air force," Miqdad was quoted as saying. An unnamed Hezbollah spokesman was reported as confirming the three Shia deaths, but without saying whether they belong to the group. AFP news agency quoted the spokesman as saying the dead fighters had been acting "in self-defense."
UN human rights investigator says it is time that the UN Security Council referred the war crimes to the International Criminal Court.
EU foreign ministers meeting in Brussels renewed sanctions - including an arms embargo - against Syria, while agreeing to provide more non-lethal support to rebels "for the protection of civilians."
The UN has estimated 70,000 people have been killed in conflict since the uprising against President Bashar Al-Assad began nearly two years ago.
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