Assad Launches Counter-Offensive

  • Middle East Newsline
  • April 09, 2013
NICOSIA [MENL] -- The regime of President Bashar Assad has launched another
counter-offensive against Sunni rebels in Syria.
Officials said the Assad regime has directed the Syrian Army and Air
Force to intensify attacks on rebel strongholds around Damascus and other
major cities. They said the latest regime campaign was meant to roll back
rebel gains over the last month.
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