Violence Continues in Syria

(New York Times) Neil MacFarquhar - Intense street battles in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo have entered a third day. The clashes that started on Friday were the first sustained fighting in Aleppo, the largest city in Syria and the country's main commercial center. Skirmishes in Damascus petered out on Sunday as large numbers of government troops were deployed to shut down the rebels in one neighborhood after another where they had gained footholds last week.


2012-07-23 00:00:00

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