the rebel force by providing them with clothing and shelter . No civilians were killed there on Wednesday , he added . Jordan 's king : Do n't expect change soon Another activist in Zabadani told CNN that Syrian government forces had ringed the town and were shelling it from outside . And a third activist , based in the northern city of Homs , told CNN that about 6,000 people in Zabadani turned out for a demonstration to celebrate Wednesday evening . Video posted on YouTube showed marchers clapping and chanting , waving their fingers in the air in victory signs and voicing thanks to the Free Syrian Army . Syrian authorities have restricted the activity of journalists during the 10-month uprising against President Bashar al-Assad , so CNN can not independently verify events there . But a CNN crew accompanied an Arab League monitoring team during a visit to Zabadani on Sunday , when crowds carried the monitors on their shoulders and urged them to stay to prevent reprisals . The state-run Syrian Arab News Agency made no mention Wednesday of events in Zabadani . Elsewhere , the Local Coordination Committees of Syria said 21 more people were
-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Syrian activists say opposition forces have wrested control of the town of Zabadani from government troops , but the authorities ' tanks remain perched on its outskirts . `` There was massive protests in Zabadani , so the Syrian Army tried to disperse them . But our troops were very organized and aggressive with a counter attack that left them fleeing and they withdrew completely out of the city , '' said Lt. Col. Mohamed Hamdo of the Free Syrian Army -LRB- FSA -RRB- , a group made up of former government soldiers . `` Our forces raised the flag of independence in Zabadani . '' Hamdo said , though , that the opposition fighters '' expect another confrontation '' as the government forces regroup outside the town . The FSA destroyed at least three armored vehicles during the fighting , a Zabadani-based member of the Local Coordination Committees of Syria , an opposition umbrella group , told CNN . Cold weather and snow hindered troop movements into the town , located at the head of a mountain valley , said the activist , who identified himself only as Faris . Faris said Zabadani residents aided