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Syrian troops capture key town near Damascus

By Zeina Karam
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Syrian troops capture key town near Damascus

BEIRUT (AP) — After five weeks of battle, Syrian government troops captured a strategic town near Damascus, cutting an arms route for rebels trying to topple President Bashar Assad’s regime, state media and activists said Thursday.

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