Two border crossings taken by Syrian rebels

Syrian President Bashar Assad made a public appearance shortly after the rebels seized two Syrian border crossings.

According to CBC News the rebels seized a border near the Iraqi town of Qaim and a border crossing with Turkey.

The rebels may have also recently been involved in the murder of three senior members of Syria`s ruling regime.

The ongoing crisis in Syria concerns Israel because they fear that Lebanese Hezbollah militants may raid Syria for chemical weapons.