Battles Rage Across Syria As UN Ends Mission -- Al Jazeera
Army tanks shell Damascus suburb as fighting continues in Aleppo and deaths are reported in clashes in Deraa.
Syrian tanks have shelled the rebel-held Damascus suburb of al-Mouadamiya, killing several people, activists say, a day after the UN wound up its troubled observer mission to the country.
Haya, an activist in Mouadamiya, said the offensive began on Monday at 6am local time (03:00 GMT).
"Tanks were dispatched from al-Mezze airport base and Brigade 555 from Somarieh and have now almost surrounded Mouadamiya," she said by telephone, referring to nearby military bases.
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