Hezbollah fighters attack Syrian al Qaeda gathering along border

AMMAN (Reuters) - Lebanese Hezbollah militants attacked a gathering of leaders of al Qaeda's Syrian branch and other insurgents in an area along Lebanon's eastern border with Syria on Wednesday, killing three of them, the group's television channel said.

Shi'ite Muslim Hezbollah, a staunch ally of Syrian President Bashar al Assad, has sent hundreds of combatants to fight alongside his forces. The television channel said the operation against Nusra Front took place in a rugged mountainous area along the border that has witnessed frequent clashes.