Activists: Heavy Fighting, Airstrikes Near Syrian Capital

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Mon, 01/01/2018 - 5:39am

BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian opposition activists are reporting heavy clashes between government forces and insurgents east of Damascus, and at least a dozen airstrikes. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and Syria-based activist Mazen al-Shami said Monday's fighting was concentrated inside a military installation near the suburb of Harasta, where a government force has been trapped for a day. The Observatory said the Syrian air force conducted at least a dozen airstrikes on Harasta and nearby suburbs.

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