Syrian army retakes two Damascus suburbs from rebels

Syrian army troops and Shiite militia fighters loyal to President Bashar Assad captured two southern suburbs of Damascus on Friday, killing at least 70 people, opposition activists said.

The militia, including fighters from the Lebanese Shiite movement Hezbollah and Iraqi Shiites backed by Syrian army tanks, combed the suburbs of al-Thiabiya and Husseiniya, a Palestinian refugee camp, after overrunning them, the sources said. (Reuters)