Elite Syrian units take by storm rebel-seized area in Damascus

Elite Syrian units take by storm rebel-seized area in Damascus

Elite Syrian Army units, reinforced by infantry combat vehicles, are taking by storm the Barza area, in downtown Damascus, where rebels and terrorists of the so-called Free Syrian Army have been active. Mechanized division units and the Republican Guards have set up checkpoints on the main streets of the area. Heavy fighting has also engulfed other parts of Syria. According to the SANA news agency, a large gang was wiped out in the environs of the city of Aleppo.In Homs, rebels were blocked in several residential quarters. They are firing mortars and blowing up dwelling houses. Earlier today, the rebels exploded the city oil pipeline.