The Free Syrian Army said the fighters expelled from Qusayr after a 17-day battle have regrouped

Syrian rebels are poised to avenge their defeat at the hands of Hezbollah and lay siege to the strategic town of Qusayr, which was seized by the Lebanese Shia militia two months ago.

The Free Syrian Army said that the fighters expelled from Qusayr after a 17-day battle have regrouped. Their arsenal has been boosted by ammunition captured when they overran a Syrian army base two weeks ago.

“The attack is very soon,” said Abu Ibrahim, a Lebanese member of the Free Syrian Army from Arsal, a Sunni-populated town in East Lebanon close to the Syrian border.

“We have done reconnaissance of the area. Most of the Syrian troops and Hezbollah fighters have moved on to Homs. We can take Qusayr and it will