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Syrian planes bomb Damascus

Assad’s allies also blast EU support of opposition

BEIRUT — Syrian warplanes bombed Damascus suburbs and rebel-held areas in the country’s north Wednesday as the government blasted the European Union for endorsing a newly formed opposition coalition.

The raids struck several eastern suburbs of the Syrian capital and the strategic northern city of Maaret al-Numan, a key supply route linking Damascus and the commercial hub of Aleppo, said two activist groups. Both the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and the Local Coordination Committees also reported violence elsewhere in Syria.

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After 40,000 deaths (and how many injuries, must be a huge number) from a psychpathic dictator (who seeks to completely destroy his own country if he cannot maintain rulership of it) it is time (well past time) for the international community to act.

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