Iraqi Deputy Interior Minister Adnan al-Asadi said that Syrian opposition took the border territories near the Iraqi border under its control, Trend reports.
Rebels captured the Bab-el-Hava border post they tried to take 10 times and Abu Kamal.
Militants attacked police headquarters in Damascus, killing dozens of police officers. They blocked blocked two roads towards police buildings at the central part of Damascus.
Abu Rateb, an opposition activist, said that he saw three people killed while others talked about dozens.
