Fighting Rages Along Damascus Airport Road -- Al Jazeera
Activists say road closed following heavy clashes, as the internet is shut off across the country.
Battles between Syrian rebels and government troops have reportedly forced the closure of the main road leading to Damascus International Airport.
The news came as the Dubai-based Emirates airline suspended flights to the Syrian capital on Thursday.
The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said there was heavy fighting "along all the areas along the road" to the airport, southeast of the city.
The activist group said clashes were particularly intense in Babbila, a suburb bordering the rebel stronghold of Tadamoun.
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