Damascus In The Grip Of A Tense Stalemate

By Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times
Thu, 02/28/2013 - 6:14pm

As Syrian rebels try to break through to the capital, the government keeps tight control of the city core, as well as strategic roads out should it need to escape.BEIRUT — Rebel forces have dug in to the north, east and south of Syria's capital, occupying stretches of suburban and rural terrain and threatening to break through to the heart of Damascus.

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