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July 23, 2012

Syrian Forces Re-Take Damascus District; Assad Offered Safe Passage 
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The Syrian government is claiming to have re-taken a district of the
capital Damascus after a week of clashes with rebel fighters. Witnesses
reported seeing the execution of several people as Syrian troops
conducted house-to-house searches. The violence came days after the
rebels dealt a major blow to the Assad regime with the killing of four
top officials in a suicide attack. At a meeting in Qatar, Arab League
foreign ministers approved a call urging the resignation of Syrian
President Bashar al-Assad and offering him safe passage out of Syria.

 

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