Hezbollah forces have attacked three Syrian villages near the Lebanese border according to the Syrian opposition.
The Lebanese Shia group has always denied sending fighters to assist Bashar al-Assad’s forces.
"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," Syrian Revolution General Commission (SRGC) spokesman Hade al-Abdallah told Reuters news agency.
"Hezbollah's invasion is the first of its kind in terms of organisation, planning and coordination with the Syrian regime's air force," Free Syrian Army spokesman Luay al-Miqdad was quoted as saying.
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