Rebel forces captured the Um al-Mayathen military post near the main border crossing into Jordan after heavy fighting. Jordan has doubled the size of its border security force in the last two days, saying it “can’t sit idle and watch al-Qaeda and other militants seizing control of its common border with Syria.” The Assad regime is said to be employing foreign fighters from Iraq, Lebanon, Iran, and Pakistan to defend Shiite sites in Syria; they fight with the Abu al Fadl al-Abbas brigade. The UN warned that it will soon run out of resources to minister to Syrian refugees.
