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Road to Damascus airport closed after clashes in the city

Damascus, Syria - "Obama must intervene before next elections"

The road to the airport of Damascus has been closed after heavy clashes in the suburbs which forced Assad's regular troops to shell the city to repel the attack. The news comes a few days after the battle of Tremesh, a small city in the province of Hama. The battle has been defined as one of the worst clashes in the 17-month old Syrian civil war. The opposition Syrian National Council said as many...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1143430
Rome, Italy, 07/16/2012 12:07
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