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Urgent: Syrian army enters outskirts of Ain Fijeh town under heavy fire

Xinhua, January 18, 2017 Adjust font size:

The Syrian army stormed the outskirts of the Ain Fijeh town, where the main water spring feeding the capital Damascus is located, under cover of heavy rocket fire on Wednesday, in the latest bid to restore that area to resume the water pumping into Damascus, the Syrian military media said. Endit