Battle On Lebanese Border As Syria Talks Falter -- Reuters
(Reuters) - President Bashar al-Assad's forces and fighters from Lebanese ally Hezbollah pounded Syria's strategic border town of Yabroud on Wednesday, activists said, in apparent preparation for a new offensive to flush out rebels.
The assault is the latest step in Assad and Hezbollah's campaign to assert control over the Lebanese-Syrian border region and fortify the president's hold on central Syria, from the capital Damascus to his stronghold on the coast.
Syrian state media said the army had seized the nearby village al-Jarajeer, while rebels said Assad's forces had advanced on the area but had not completely taken it.
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Syrian forces step up offensives in Yabroud and Aleppo -- Euronews
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UK suicide bomber in Syria named as Abdul Waheed Majid -- BBC
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Syria: Evacuation in besieged Homs continues amid cease-fire -- L.A. Times
Evacuees try to flee Homs as Syria talks move slowly -- CNN
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