Syria: Sectarian Violence Hits Damascus -- The Telegraph
Sectarian violence broke out on the fringes of Damascus, as the UN's new international envoy to Syria Lakhdar Brahimi arrived in the capital in an effort to take up his "nearly impossible" task.
As the violence came within less than a mile of the sensitive Shia Sayyeda Zainab shrine, irate members of the local Shia community reportedly formed vigilante groups, and came out onto the streets to fight against members of the rebel Free Syrian army, according to activists.
The Syrian Observatory for human rights reported three killed and 16 wounded in the clashes surrounding the Shia shrine. Religious leaders from Syria's minority Christian sect said the violence based on ethnic or religious divisions was a product of the protracted war that has gripped the country.
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Turkey Shifts Syrian Refugees from Borders -- Voice of America
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