21-03-2017 21:24 via yahoo.com

Syrian rebels launch second Damascus attack in three days

By Suleiman Al-Khalidi and Tom PerryAMMAN/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian rebels stormed a government-held area in northeastern Damascus on Tuesday for the second time in three days, sources on both sides of the fighting said, in the opposition's first such large scale foray in over four years in the capital.For rebels, the assault has shown they are still able to wage offensive action, though their situation remains very difficult near Damascus and across the country as a whole.Separately, an allianc
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