From AL JAZEERA:
…Activists inside Damascus told Al Jazeera’s Anita McNaught that tanks had rolled into Al-Ghouta, within 10km of Damascus city centre…
Al-Ghouta is historically known for being a hub of dissent against the government of Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, and the crackdown appeared to be an attempt “to avoid any Tahrir Square-style mass movements”, she said…
Russia has strongly criticised the Arab League decision to halt its observer mission in Syria amid the escalating violence, saying the situation demands additional deployment of monitors and not their suspension…
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