Syrian rebels resist Jordan pressure to hand over border crossingAMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian opposition groups are resisting Jordanian pressure to hand control of a border crossing back to the Syrian government, a step that would be a major boost for President Bashar al-Assad and undermine rebel groups in southwestern Syria. Talks over reopening the Nasib crossing have gathered pace since a Russian-U.S. brokered ceasefire in July brought relative calm to southern Syria, the first peacekeeping effort in the war by U.S. President Donald Trump s administration. Jordan, which hopes to revive a once flourishing trade route and encourage Syrian refugees to return, has plenty of leverage over the rebels: many of the opposition groups in southern Syria depend on logistical support from the staunch U.S. ally.  But rebel groups which seized control of the crossing in 2015 have so far resisted proposals for a return of Syrian government authority to Nasib, even in the form of civilian officials with no Syrian army presence. The possibility of the crossing being reopened underlines just how far the scales have tipped in favor of Assad, who is steadily winning back territory with Russian and Iranian help, forcing neighboring states to rethink their policies.  The presence of any regime employee is like restoring legitimacy to a worn-out regime against which the Syrian people rose up,  said Adham al Karad, a Free Syrian Army (FSA) rebel commander who led battles in Deraa city against the army. Jordan has trodden a careful path during the six-year long war, maintaining diplomatic ties with Damascus even as it became a hub for a U.S.-led program that funneled aid to vetted Syrian rebels. Trump recently decided to shut down that program.             Before the Syrian conflict erupted in 2011, Nasib served as a major transit route for hundreds of trucks a day transporting goods between Turkey and the Gulf in multi-billion dollar annual trade. Its closure has also had a knock-on effect for other economies in the region, including Lebanon s.      Jordan has put forward proposals by which rebels would secure the road to Nasib, 100 km (60 miles) from the capital, while a civil administration from Damascus would run the crossing, according to Syrian opposition officials. Rebels would receive a portion of the customs fees as part of the deal. The proposals were discussed during a meeting between the Jordanian government and opposition-run local councils and rebels from southern Syria in Amman at the end of last month.  The situation of the crossing is delicate and sensitive and until now we have not responded (to Amman s demands),  Ali Salkhadi, the governor of opposition-run Deraa province, told a meeting of local figures on Sunday, footage of which was posted on YouTube. Jordan told the opposition delegation that it was obliged to deal with a recognized state in order to open the crossing and to allow trucks to proceed to third countries, he said. It also threatened the opposition delegation it could open another land crossing into Syrian government-controlled Sweida province, east of Nasib, if rebels fail to reach a deal.  If they open Sweida crossing they would close the other humanitarian crossings ... this is what they are saying,  Salkhadi said in the meeting. Syrian government officials could not be reached for comment. A Jordanian government official contacted by Reuters declined to comment. Though rebels stand to profit if the crossing were opened, they also risk losing local support if seen to make such a big concession to Damascus. They want long-standing demands, including a detainee release, addressed before talks on Nasib.  We will not watch with our hands tied, we won t allow this and will work to stop all the efforts to hand over critical areas to the regime and to confiscate them from the rebels and impose a fait accompli on us,  said Abu Jasem al Hariri, a rebel commander in southern Syria. Jordan last month succeeded in pressuring two Western-backed rebel groups operating in southeastern Syria near the Jordanian border, an order that resulted in them abandoning their territory to advancing Syrian government forces. But while Amman has recently sought to mend fences with Damascus, a full restoration of ties seems a distant prospect as Jordan remains deeply concerned over expanding Iranian influence in Syria. The Syrian army and allied militia are steadily seizing more and more of the Jordanian frontier from insurgents. But while the government is gaining ground at the Jordanian border, key crossings to Turkey and Iraq remain outside its control.   worldnews
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Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: Syrian rebels resist Jordan pressure to hand over border crossingAMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian opposition groups are resisting Jordanian pressure to hand control of a border crossing back to the Syrian government, a step that would be a major boost for President Bashar al-Assad and undermine rebel groups in southwestern Syria. Talks over reopening the Nasib crossing have gathered pace since a Russian-U.S. brokered ceasefire in July brought relative calm to southern Syria, the first peacekeeping effort in the war by U.S. President Donald Trump s administration. Jordan, which hopes to revive a once flourishing trade route and encourage Syrian refugees to return, has plenty of leverage over the rebels: many of the opposition groups in southern Syria depend on logistical support from the staunch U.S. ally.  But rebel groups which seized control of the crossing in 2015 have so far resisted proposals for a return of Syrian government authority to Nasib, even in the form of civilian officials with no Syrian army presence. The possibility of the crossing being reopened underlines just how far the scales have tipped in favor of Assad, who is steadily winning back territory with Russian and Iranian help, forcing neighboring states to rethink their policies.  The presence of any regime employee is like restoring legitimacy to a worn-out regime against which the Syrian people rose up,  said Adham al Karad, a Free Syrian Army (FSA) rebel commander who led battles in Deraa city against the army. Jordan has trodden a careful path during the six-year long war, maintaining diplomatic ties with Damascus even as it became a hub for a U.S.-led program that funneled aid to vetted Syrian rebels. Trump recently decided to shut down that program.             Before the Syrian conflict erupted in 2011, Nasib served as a major transit route for hundreds of trucks a day transporting goods between Turkey and the Gulf in multi-billion dollar annual trade. Its closure has also had a knock-on effect for other economies in the region, including Lebanon s.      Jordan has put forward proposals by which rebels would secure the road to Nasib, 100 km (60 miles) from the capital, while a civil administration from Damascus would run the crossing, according to Syrian opposition officials. Rebels would receive a portion of the customs fees as part of the deal. The proposals were discussed during a meeting between the Jordanian government and opposition-run local councils and rebels from southern Syria in Amman at the end of last month.  The situation of the crossing is delicate and sensitive and until now we have not responded (to Amman s demands),  Ali Salkhadi, the governor of opposition-run Deraa province, told a meeting of local figures on Sunday, footage of which was posted on YouTube. Jordan told the opposition delegation that it was obliged to deal with a recognized state in order to open the crossing and to allow trucks to proceed to third countries, he said. It also threatened the opposition delegation it could open another land crossing into Syrian government-controlled Sweida province, east of Nasib, if rebels fail to reach a deal.  If they open Sweida crossing they would close the other humanitarian crossings ... this is what they are saying,  Salkhadi said in the meeting. Syrian government officials could not be reached for comment. A Jordanian government official contacted by Reuters declined to comment. Though rebels stand to profit if the crossing were opened, they also risk losing local support if seen to make such a big concession to Damascus. They want long-standing demands, including a detainee release, addressed before talks on Nasib.  We will not watch with our hands tied, we won t allow this and will work to stop all the efforts to hand over critical areas to the regime and to confiscate them from the rebels and impose a fait accompli on us,  said Abu Jasem al Hariri, a rebel commander in southern Syria. Jordan last month succeeded in pressuring two Western-backed rebel groups operating in southeastern Syria near the Jordanian border, an order that resulted in them abandoning their territory to advancing Syrian government forces. But while Amman has recently sought to mend fences with Damascus, a full restoration of ties seems a distant prospect as Jordan remains deeply concerned over expanding Iranian influence in Syria. The Syrian army and allied militia are steadily seizing more and more of the Jordanian frontier from insurgents. But while the government is gaining ground at the Jordanian border, key crossings to Turkey and Iraq remain outside its control.   worldnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: syrian rebels resist jordan pressure hand border crossingamman reuters syrian opposition groups resisting jordanian pressure hand control border crossing back syrian government step would major boost president basal undermine rebel groups southwestern syria talks reopening basis crossing gathered pace since brokered ceasefire july brought relative calm southern syria first peacekeeping effort war president donald trump administration jordan hopes revive flourishing trade route encourage syrian refugees return plenty leverage rebels many opposition groups southern syria depend logistical support staunch ally but rebel groups seized control crossing far resisted proposals return syrian government authority basis even form civilian officials syrian army presence the possibility crossing reopened underline far scales tipped favor assad steadily winning back territory russian iranian help forcing neighboring states rethink policies the presence regime employee like restoring legitimacy regime syrian people rose said adam al kara free syrian army fsa rebel commander led battles dead city army jordan ridden careful path long war maintaining diplomatic ties damascus even became hub program fueled aid vetted syrian rebels trump recently decided shut program before syrian conflict erupted basis served major transit route hundreds trucks day transporting goods turkey gulf dollar annual trade its closure also effect economies region including lebanon jordan put forward proposals rebels would secure road basis km miles capital civil administration damascus would run crossing according syrian opposition officials rebels would receive portion customs fees part deal the proposals discussed meeting jordanian government local councils rebels southern syria ammad end last month the situation crossing delicate sensitive responded ammad demands ali salkhadi governor dead province told meeting local figures sunday footage posted youtube jordan told opposition delegation obliged deal recognized state order open crossing allow trucks proceed third countries said it also threatened opposition delegation could open another land crossing syrian sida province east basis rebels fail reach deal if open sida crossing would close humanitarian crossings saying salkhadi said meeting syrian government officials could reached comment a jordanian government official contacted reuters declined comment though rebels stand profit crossing opened also risk losing local support seen make big concession damascus they want demands including detainee release addressed talks basis we watch hands tied allow work stop efforts hand critical areas regime confiscated rebels impose fait accomplish us said abu asem al hair rebel commander southern syria jordan last month succeeded pressing two rebel groups operating southeastern syria near jordanian border order resulted abandoning territory advancing syrian government forces but ammad recently sought mend fences damascus full restoration ties seems distant prospect jordan remains deeply concerned expanding iranian influence syria the syrian army allied militia steadily seizing jordanian frontier insurgents but government gaining ground jordanian border key crossings turkey iraq remain outside control worldnews