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Syria moves to crush rebel stronghold of Daraa

Security forces sweep into city where revolt began

By Anne Barnard and Rick Gladstone

 |  New York Times  

  March 15, 2012

Gathering confidence after flushing rebels from strongholds in the north, the Syrian government Wednesday launched its biggest raid in months on the southern city of Daraa, where the uprising against President Bashar Assad began a year ago, opposition activists said.

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