Fierce fighting in Syria's Ghouta as Assad presses assault

Reuters Sunday, 11 March 2018 ()
Fierce fighting in Syria's Ghouta as Assad presses assaultBEIRUT (Reuters) - The Syrian army and rebel groups engaged in fierce battles early on Sunday on a critical front in eastern Ghouta where government advances have in effect splintered the insurgent enclave into three, a war monitor said.
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