Syria Army And Armed Group, Hezbollah In Major Assault Near Damascus

The Syrian army backed by the Lebanese armedGROUP, Hezbollah launched an assult on the city of Zabadani, near Damascus, in a fresh push to seize the last rebel stronghold along Lebanon’s border.Aljazeera was there:

Syrian TV reported on Saturday that President Bashar al-Assad’s troops closed in on the rebels “on several fronts” and had inflicted heavy casualties on the fighters.

Hezbollah TV station earlier said the Syrian army and its air force had begun a major aerial bombing campaign against rebel outposts along the Lebanese border. It showed footage of plumes of smoke hanging over Zabadani. Helicopters belonginig to the Syrian army asking residents to stay away from “sites, arm depots andSUPPLY routes used by terrorists.”