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                      Fighting Continues in Syrian Capital

   Rebels opposed to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad are battling with
   government security forces in the capital, Damascus, for a second
   straight day.
   Activists say the fighting Thursday is focused in the eastern and
   southern parts of the city, and includes heavy shelling by Syrian
   forces.
   The state-run SANA news agency also reported what it said were
   "terrorists" firing mortar shells on a garage in a northern
   neighborhood, causing several casualties. The government frequently
   uses the term "terrorists" to describe the rebels.
   Fierce fighting broke out in Damascus on Wednesday, with the rebel Free
   Syrian Army saying it had launched an operation to "liberate" the city.
   The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said more than 170 people died
   in fighting across the country Wednesday.
   The crisis in Syria began in March 2011, and since then the United
   Nations says more than 60,000 people have died.
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