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During Talks on Syria's Chemical Weapons, Fighting on the Ground Escalated
(Washington Post) Liz Sly - As negotiations on Syria ramped up last week, Syrian warplanes dropped bombs over far-flung Syrian towns that hadn't seen airstrikes in weeks, and government forces went on the attack in the suburbs of Damascus. Rebels also have stepped up their activities. At the close of a week hailed as a triumph of diplomacy over war, more than 1,000 people died in the fighting.