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Syria's Assad presses offensive, missile strikes raise escalation risk

The Syrian army unleashed a massive bombardment against one rebel enclave on Monday and prepared for the withdrawal of insurgents from another as President Bashar Assad pushes to crush the rebels' last besieged strongholds.

 

However, missile strikes against several government military bases on Sunday—not claimed by any party despite speculation in Israel that its military was responsible—underscored the risks of a wider escalation in the seven-year conflict.

 


פרסום ראשון: 04.30.18, 21:18