الرئيسية
HARASTA, Syria (Reuters) - A 10-month-old revolt
against President Bashar al-Assad edged closer to the Syrian capital on
Thursday as troops battled rebels in a town just north of Damascus and a provincial governor spoke of negotiating local ceasefires.
A Syrian officer told Reuters clashes had been under way in Douma
since the morning. Security forces were searching houses for arms and
wanted suspects. Reporters were shown home-made grenades among other
seized weapons.
The officer was speaking in the tense suburb of Harasta nearby, where troops were deployed in strength.
The opposition Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said security
forces had detained 200 people in raids in Douma, a hotbed of protests
and armed rebellion against Assad.
Gunfire was close enough to be heard from central Damascus during the night.
against President Bashar al-Assad edged closer to the Syrian capital on
Thursday as troops battled rebels in a town just north of Damascus and a provincial governor spoke of negotiating local ceasefires.
A Syrian officer told Reuters clashes had been under way in Douma
since the morning. Security forces were searching houses for arms and
wanted suspects. Reporters were shown home-made grenades among other
seized weapons.
The officer was speaking in the tense suburb of Harasta nearby, where troops were deployed in strength.
The opposition Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said security
forces had detained 200 people in raids in Douma, a hotbed of protests
and armed rebellion against Assad.
Gunfire was close enough to be heard from central Damascus during the night.