Syrian tanks attack town amid civil war warning
(Raises death toll, adds attack on town)
Tank and troops attack town near Lebanese border
Arab League head warns of possible civil war
Anti-Assad demonstrations flare after Friday prayers
Defecting general predicts long struggle to topple Assad
By Khaled Yacoub Oweis
AMMAN, Jan 13 (Reuters) - Unrest in Syria cost at least 15 lives on Friday and troops backed by tanks attacked Zabadani, a town near the border with Lebanon, an opposition leader said, in the first big military assault since Arab League monitors arrived last month.
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