Fighting Rages Near Damascus Airport -- Al Jazeera
Syrian rebels declare the capital's international airport a legitimate target as clashes continue in suburbs.
Clashes between Syrian government forces and opposition fighters have continued around the capital, as rebels declared Damascus International Airport a "legitimate target".
Activists told Al Jazeera in the early hours of Saturday that fierce fighting raged in the southern Damascus suburbs of Beit Sahem and Akraba near the airport.
Government forces were making advances in Beit Sahem, as military reinforcements were sent to nearby towns.
More clashes were reported in the eastern suburbs of Douma and Harasta.
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