Violence intensifies around Syrian capital

Violence has intensified around Damascus, the Syrian capital, amid reports of shelling by government forces on rebel controlled towns and fierce street fighting. President Bashar al-Assad forces shelled the towns of Douma and Zabadani to the northeast of the capital and the town of Moadamiyet al-Sham to the southwest, official and activist sources said on Thursday. In the town of Daraya in the suburbs of Damascus, additional troops were deployed, as the army escalated its assault on rebel-held town. Al Jazeera's Kristen Saloomey reports.

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[poland676]

The civil war could have been averted had Assad implemented serious reforms instead of listening to his sister Bushra Al Assad in surpressing the protests as his father Hafez did in 1982.

[MOETHEPARTY]

here comes the Assads supporter again, dont reasile that your comment doesnt make a change, We will hang Assad soon and you will not be able to do anything about it

VIVA FREE SYRIAN ARMY

THE VICTORY IS NEAR

[Anti Zion]

those motherfuckers are in my country wtf ????? get out of lebanon its no place for terrorist scum. al jazeera stop with your bullshit news, if your backed by the gulf and the gulf is backed by america and america backed by the zionists it becomes clear where the truth lies( asad and his allies)VIVE LE LIBAN

[21boxhead]

GOD BLESS ASSAD

FSA TERRORIST ARE BACK PAGE NEWS NOW

ASSAD IS NOT GOING ANYWHERE

YOU FSA DICK RIDING SUPPORTERS BEEN SAYING THAT FOR 2YEARS NOW

[abdullahgoh]

Islam wins!!! my dua is with my muslim brothers and sisters!

[Trav Osterly]

hopefully Assad takes out another 100,000 muzzies before it is all done

[Danial Syed]

thats to show you that the Syrian Air Force is no match for Israeli Air Force. If they can't fight a guerilla warfare using air power then this war will prolong. A couple of SAMs to the rebels could do the job. The only way the Syrian Air Force can do more damage is carpet bombing

[Jason Cruz]

TERRORISTS/extremists will butcher a lot of syrian people. Then you will realize why did you hate ASSAD. HAHHAHAHAHAHA. Wait and see, you created a vicious and devils minds.

[NZIGNANTI]

Victory will never be near for FSA or any free nato nut sucker, Get a life terrorist supporter.

[Rockie Overlunde]

"Arabs killing Arabs." They say dogs fight amongest dogs , but when the wolf comes they get together to fight the wolf, but in this case the wolf is on the sidlines cheering both side of the Arabs to kill each other.