Violence Rages In Damascus -- Al Jazeera
Fighting engulfed several areas of Damascus as Russia threatened to stall an extension of the UN mission in Syria.
Syrian troops and rebels have clashed inside Damascus for a second day in some of the worst violence in the tightly controlled capital since the country's crisis began 16 months ago.
The fighting on Monday briefly closed the highway linking the capital with Damascus International Airport to the city's south and plumes of black smoke drifted over the city's skyline.
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MIDDLE EAST
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AFRICA
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