Syrian warplanes strike rebels in Damascus suburbs

By Barbara Surk

Published December 2, 2012 6:38pm ET

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Syrian warplanes strike rebels in Damascus suburbs — Syrians and Jordanians bury the body of Emara al-Zoabi, 7-months-old, who was killed from Syrian government forces shelling in Ramtha City, north Amman, Jordan, Sunday, Dec. 2, 2012. Al-Zoabi was killed in Tafas village, in the Syrian city of Daraa, on Dec. 1. (AP Photo/Mohammad Hannon) | Mohammad Hannon

BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian warplanes and artillery blasted parts of the capital Damascus and its rebellious suburbs on Sunday, part of what activists described as intense fighting as rebels try to push their way into the center of President Bashar Assad’s power base.

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