Syrian rebels capture village in northwest
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Activists say that Syrian rebels have captured a village in northwestern Syria after heavy fighting with government troops.
The anti-government Local Coordination Committees activist group says the rebels seized the village of Tel Meleh in Hama province Sunday, killing "large numbers" of President Bashar Assad's forces.
The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says at least 18 pro-government troops and two rebels were killed in the fighting in Tel Meleh.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Observatory director Rami Abdurrahman says the village has changed hands several times over the course of the Syrian conflict, now in its fourth year.