The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. March 25, 2013 Blasts Rock Syrian Capital of Damascus --------------------------------------- In the latest violence in Syria, explosions rocked the capital Damascus this morning as rebels fired mortar rounds into a high-security area less than a mile from the home of President Bashar al-Assad. Assad's forces hit back with artillery fire. There were reports at least one person has been killed. .