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Rebels Storm Key Border Crossing Between Syria And Israel

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The Syrian civil war has flared up in the south of the country, near the Israeli border. A group of Islamist fighters have now captured a border crossing between Syria and Israel on the Golan Heights, which has long been monitored by United Nations peacekeeping forces.

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Alice Fordham is an NPR International Correspondent based in Beirut, Lebanon.
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