Opposition: Hezbollah, Iraqi militia capture Damascus suburb
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Iraqi and Lebanese Shiite militia backed by Syrian army firepower overran a southern suburb of Damascus on Wednesday, opposition activists said, in a blow to Sunni Muslim rebels trying to hold onto strategic outskirts of the capital.
At least 20 rebels were killed when Hezbollah terrorists and Iraqi militiamen captured the town of Sheikh Omar under cover of Syrian army artillery and tank fire and aerial bombardment, the activists said, with dozens of Shiite fighters killed or wounded. (Reuters)
