'The smell of death is everywhere'

Damascus : Syria | Aug 27, 2012 at 12:06 PM PDT

Source: Sydney Morning Herald

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The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a British-based group opposed to President Bashar al-Assad, claimed at least 320 people had been killed in the town on the south-western outskirts of Damascus since the military launched an assault there five days ago. FULL ARTICLE AT Sydney Morning Herald

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