(ROUGH CUT ONLY - NO REPORTER NARRATION)<br/> <br />Video obtained by Reuters shows dozens of Free Syrian Army fighters taking control of some areas near the southern city of Deraa on Friday.<br/> <br />The footage also shows the aftermath of attacks on Syrian army positions.<br/> <br />In a video message, Lieutenant Alaa Abdul Rahman, the head of Farouq Brigades in Deraa Province, said the attacks were in revenge for recent raids and attacks in the region.<br/> <br />Protests in Deraa in early 2011 helped spark the ensuing 15-month-long uprising, and the heavy handed security crackdown that has killed many thousands of civilians.
