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                 Fighting Reported in Multiple Syrian Provinces

   by VOA News

   Opposition groups are reporting fresh violence across Syria Friday, as
   Washington's top diplomat heads to Turkey for talks aimed at ending the
   nearly two-year-long crisis.
   The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights tells VOA the
   bodies of 10 men were found dumped near a farm outside the the capital,
   Damascus. It says one man was decapitated and others were shot in the
   head. Their identities are not known.
   The group also says fights broke out Friday in several contested areas
   of Aleppo, Reef Dimashq and Hama provinces.
   On Thursday, the opposition accused President Bashar al-Assad's forces
   of executing 72 people near Aleppo. The Syrian National Coalition said
   the burned bodies were discovered following a government raid three
   days earlier on Malkiyeh village, south of Aleppo.
   None of the reports could be confirmed.
   Meanwhile, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is headed to Turkey for
   talks on how to best support rebel efforts in Syria. On Thursday, the
   U.S. announced $60 million in immediate aid to the Syrian opposition,
   including food, medical supplies and direct non-lethal aid to some of
   its military forces.
   Kerry, who made the announcement in Rome, said the $60 million will
   enable the opposition to provide services in areas it controls and help
   build its local support. Militant groups have filled that role in some
   areas, raising concerns in the West.
   The military aid - combat rations and medical supplies - will be the
   first provided by the United States directly to the opposition military
   council.
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