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By Khaled Yacoub Oweis AMMAN (Reuters) - An al Qaeda affiliate has captured a northern Syrian town on the border with Turkey after ousting a moderate Islamist rebel unit and detained its leader, activists said on Thursday. The fall of the town of Atma, a crossing point for weapons and for Syrian rebels, signals disarray among some of the rebel groups, which are ceding ground to hardline Islamist units. Some of these groups are now playing a lesser role on the battlefield in the war against President Bashar al-Assad's forces, opposition sources said. The rise of al Qaeda in Syria has helped change the international diplomatic calculus and tempered Western calls for Assad's removal from power.
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