Assad's forces advance into rebel-held district of Damascus
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Syrian troops backed by tanks and artillery moved into a rebel-held district of Damascus on Monday, stepping up efforts to drive opposition fighters from the capital and build on battlefield gains elsewhere in the country, a rebel commander said.
Opposition sources said troops loyal to President Bashar Assad advanced into the neighbourhood of Qaboun after subjecting the Sunni Muslim district to heavy shelling. Two adjacent rebel-held neighbourhoods have been under sustained fire in recent weeks to cut off the movement of rebel fighters. (Reuters)
