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Rebels Attack Government Checkpoint
Goran Tomasevic
Reuters
Reuters
30 January, 2013
Damascus, Syria
A rebel drags his comrade to safety. The wounded man later died from internal injuries.
Rebel fighters of the Free Syrian Army (FSA) attacked a government checkpoint, in the Ein Tarma neighborhood, on 30 January. The battle for the suburbs of Damascus was considered crucial to both parties. In this incident, FSA fighters launched an attack on the Ein Tarma checkpoint over the course of two hours, and were targeted by snipers. After evacuating a fallen comrade, the rebels returned to the attack while under rocket fire and then shelling from tanks.
Goran Tomasevic
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