On The Observers: Damascus clashes: Rebels “not yet strong enough to topple Assad’s troops”
Fighting is escalating in Syria’s capital Damascus, where government forces are targeting neighbourhoods harbouring rebels by bombing them from helicopter gunships. With fierce clashes between Bashar al-Assad’s troops and rebel fighters on the ground, some Syrian activists are claiming the uprising is at a turning point. However, according to our Observers in Damascus, there may still be a long road ahead. Read more......
Published By: France24 (World) - Wednesday, 18 July, 2012
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