Syrian flag raised in Quneitra on Syrian side of Golan Heights
Pro-Assad forces began pushing last week towards the border area close to the demilitarized zone adjoining the Israeli territory after rebels surrendered large parts of Quneitra province.
A fighter loyal to Syria's president Bashar Assad holds his picture as fellow fighters rest by a Syrian national flag after gaining control of the area in Deir al-Adas, a town south of Damascus(photo credit: REUTERS)ByREUTERS