Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Heavy Fighting Reported Between Syrian Elite Republican Guards And Rebels Around Damascus


Syria: Damascus Hit By Some Of Heaviest Fighting Since Start Of Uprising -- The Telegraph

Damascus has been hit by some of the worst violence it has seen since the Syrian uprising against Bashar al-Assad began 16 months ago.

The Syrian state news agency SANA said "armed terrorist groups" had blocked the old road from Damascus to Beirut.

"The clashes led to the killing of tens of terrorists, wounding a large number of them, arresting others and seizing their weapons which included RPG launchers, sniper rifles, machineguns and a huge amount of ammunition," the agency said.

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More News On Damascus Being Hit By Some Of The Heaviest Fighting Since The Start Of Uprising

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-- AP
Heavy fighting around Syrian capital -- Reuters
Deadly clashes in Damascus suburbs -- Al Jazeera
Syria rebels clash with Assad Guard -- Press Association
Civil War Clashes on Outskirts of Damascus -- Arutz Sheva
Syrian rebels clash with elite troops -- Gulf News/AFP
Syria crisis: Fierce fighting erupts near Damascus -- BBC
Syria: Fierce clashes around Damascus -- Euronews
More than 160 killed in Syria in two days -- Toronto Sun/Reuters

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