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Urgent: Syrian forces reach main water spring feeding Damascus

Xinhua, January 28, 2017 Adjust font size:

The Syrian army reached the Ain Fijeh spring northwest of the capital Damascus on Saturday, hoisting the Syrian flag over that area following a month of battles with rebels there to capture that area and restore drinking water to Damascus, a military source told Xinhua. Endit