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The clashes came in the majority Sunni village of Hatlah, in eastern Deir Ezzor province.
At least 10 rebels were also killed in the fighting on Tuesday, and in the wake of the violence, Shiite residents of Hatlah were fleeing, Abdul Rahman said.
The Syrian government, which has been battling an uprising for more than two years, has created local militias in some parts of the country, training and arming sympathetic communities.
The conflict pits a Sunni-dominated opposition against the Syrian regime, led by President Bashar al-Assad, who comes from the Alawite community, an offshoot of Shiite Islam.
The fighting has taken on increasingly sectarian overtones as it has continued, with both sides accusing the other of carrying out massacres of different religious communities.
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At least 10 rebels were also killed in the fighting on Tuesday, and in the wake of the violence, Shiite residents of Hatlah were fleeing, Abdul Rahman said.
The Syrian government, which has been battling an uprising for more than two years, has created local militias in some parts of the country, training and arming sympathetic communities.
The conflict pits a Sunni-dominated opposition against the Syrian regime, led by President Bashar al-Assad, who comes from the Alawite community, an offshoot of Shiite Islam.
The fighting has taken on increasingly sectarian overtones as it has continued, with both sides accusing the other of carrying out massacres of different religious communities.
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