Syria - Government forces retake strategic border crossing as rebels surrender southern province: euronews (in English)

Published on 9 Jul 2018

Syrian government forces and its Russian allies announced an agreed ceasefire with rebels in the country's southwestern Daraa province at the start of the weekend, marking the latest victory for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. As part of the deal, pro-government forces have for the first time in three years taken control of the Nasib border crossing with Jordan, which once served as a flourishing trade route and benefitted the likes of Syria, Jordan, Lebanon and the Gulf states.