DAMASCUS: Syrian troops recaptured the strategic town of Deir Attiyeh on Thursday (Friday in Manila), less than a week after losing it, taking the advantage in its bid to crush rebels just north of Damascus.
The seizure of Deir Attiyeh, on the Damascus-Homs highway, comes two weeks into an army offensive in the Qalamoun region, important to the regime for its proximity to the capital and to the rebels for the supply lines it offers to neighboring Lebanon.
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