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On June 26, Russia Today (RT.com) ran a similar story. It discussed clashes in two Damascus suburbs and overnight area shelling.
Reuters said "Damascus suburbs were gripped by the worst fighting the capital has seen since the uprising against Assad began 16 months ago."
RT's Maria Finoshina said artillery fire could be heard. It was the first time it sounded heavy. "There was no sound of aircraft" overhead.
Shelling appeared to come from one of Assad's presidential compounds. RT cited also cited DF's report.
It said "Gulf military sources confirmed the presence of British special forces in Syria." It claimed they're trying to establish safe zones along the Syrian-Turkish border. Further Western incursions would follow.
At the same time, Vladimir Putin's in the region meeting with Israeli, Palestinian and Jordanian leaders. He and other Russian officials warned they won't tolerate military intervention.They'll try to prevent it. So will Iran.
Russia and China both have strategic regional interests. How far they'll go to protect them remains unknown.
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