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2013-03-29 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Syrian Observatory: Fierce Battles in Damascus Outskirts

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Posted by Fred 2013-03-29 00:00|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top
File under: Govt of Syria

#1 Mortars allow the rebels to take the war to regime rear areas, and that will be bad for regime morale.

I can't see Assad making his last stand in Damascus, so I'm wondering how long before a withdrawl to the coastal mountains.

Posted by phil_b 2013-03-29 02:49|| 2013-03-29 02:49|| Front Page Top

#2 If the casualty counts are correct, the daily rebel body count is 1/5 of Vietnam War numbers, which may indicate the war's intensity is far lower than Vietnam, but about as high or higher than the counter-insurgency phase of Iraqi Freedom.

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