Friends of Syria demands withdrawal of Hezbollah, Iran fighters: Reuters
Amman. The Friends of Syrian alliance called on Iran and its Lebanese Hezbollah ally on Thursday to withdraw fighters immediately from Syrian territory and described their armed presence in the country as a threat to regional stability, Reuters reports.

France seeks to brand Hezbollah as 'terrorist' group
Amman. France is to call for the military wing of Hezbollah to be branded a terrorist organisation due to its backing of the Syrian regime, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said Wednesday, AFP reports.

40 Syrian soldiers killed in Idlib province: NGO
Beirut. Forty Syrian soldiers and pro-regime militiamen were killed in fighting with rebels who captured an army camp near the town of Nayrab in the northwestern province of Idlib on Wednesday, a watchdog reported, AFP reported.