#Syria Iraqi troops fire warning shots after Syria rebels seize control of most of Yaarabiya

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   AJELive ‏@AJELive

   #Syria fighting sparks tension on #Iraq border http://aje.me/13wxHfO 

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   Syria fighting sparks tension on Iraq border

   Iraqi troops fire warning shots after Syria rebels seize control of most of Yaarabiya town, including Iraqi border post.

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   Syrian army says it seized control of key road linking central province of Hama to Aleppo international airport [AP]

   Clashes between the Syrian army and rebels at a border crossing have brought the conflict close to neighbouring Iraq, where troops fired warning shots, residents and officials have reported. Opposition fighters seized control of half of the northeastern Syrian town of Yaarabiya, including a shared border crosssing with Iraq, in a battle with forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad on Friday and early Saturday, activists said. Mayor of Iraq's Nineveh Province told Al Jazeera that Syrian government planes shelled Yaarabiya border crossing from Iraqi airspace. The central government has not commented on the statement. A Syrian rebel commander earlier said the Iraqi army fired across the border at Syrian rebels, but Iraqi military sources denied the report. A medical source from a hospital in Iraq's Telafar village said one dead and four wounded Syrian had been delivered there, identifying them as likely from the Syrian regular army.

2. 3 hrs54Peter Clifford ‏@PeterClifford1

   #Syria Control of Syrian border crossing moves back & forth as #IraqiArmy fires in support of #Assad: http://tinyurl.com/PCOSyria2 

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3. 3 hrs74AJELive ‏@AJELive

   UN chief and Syria mediator express frustration at the failure to end#Syria's conflict http://aje.me/Vn45y7 

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