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BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian government warplanes and artillery pounded Damascusand its suburbs Tuesday, as rebels in the northern city ofAleppolaunched an operation that aims to free hundreds of political detainees from the city’scentral prison, activists said.
The fighting has escalated across Syria in recent weeks, particularly in Aleppo and Damascus, the country’s largest cities, as the rebels and President Bashar Assad‘s regime try to gain the upper hand in the 2-year-old conflict. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said some 6,000 people were killed nationwide in March alone, making it the deadliest month since the anti-Assad uprising began.
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Michael D. Shoesmith
2013-04-02 12:15:11
Source: http://ppsimmons.blogspot.com/2013/04/isaiah-171-watch-syrian-forces-pound.html