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Fighting between rebels and pro-Assad forces intensifies in Damascus, Syria
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Dec 4, 2012
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Fighting between rebels and pro-Assad forces intensifies in Damascus, Syria
In Syria, fighting between the rebels and pro-Assad forces has intensified all over the capital of Damascus. And there are more signs the Syrian regime of President Bahsar al-Assad has its back against the wall.
The U.S. and Germany said Friday that Russia must not provide the Assad regime with an advanced air defense system that they believe could prolong Syria's civil war. (Photo: A man is seen in the al-Amirya neighborhood of the city of Aleppo on December 2, 2012.)
A man is seen in the al-Amirya neighborhood of the city of Aleppo on December 2, 2012. Syrian artillery and aircraft battered rebel positions in and around Damascus in an operation to secure the capital, as Russia and Turkey prepared for talks on their differences over the conflict.
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In Syria, fighting between the rebels and pro-Assad forces has intensified all over the capital of Damascus. And there are more signs the Syrian regime of President Bahsar al-Assad has its back against the wall.

In Syria, fighting between the rebels and pro-Assad forces has intensified all over the capital of Damascus. And there are more signs the Syrian regime of President Bahsar al-Assad has its back against the wall. 

For more we turn  to Patrick McDonnell, the Middle East correspondent for the Los Angeles Times.