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Syrian army bombards Qusair town, rebels plead for aid
Fp Archives • 12 years agoPresident Bashar al-Assad launched an offensive to capture Qusair two weeks ago in what many see as a bid to cement a hold on territory from the capital Damascus up to his Alawite community heartland on the Mediterranean coast.
Syria regime unleashes artillery barrage on Qusair
Fp Archives • 12 years agoQusair is important to Assad because it sits on a land corridor linking two of his strongholds, the capital of Damascus and towns on the Mediterranean coast. For the rebels, holding Qusair means protecting a supply line to Lebanon, 10 kilometers away.