Syria Rebels Advance in Battles; Opposition Tackles Rifts
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Syrian rebels said they made headway in battles against troops loyal to President Bashar al-Assad, as opposition leaders abroad work on bridging rifts and forming a united council 20 months after the start of the uprising.
The Free Syrian Army captured al-Tadamon neighborhood in Damascus early today, Al-Arabiya news channel cited activists as saying. Other parts of the capital’s suburbs, including the al-Kodam, Nahr and Aisha neighborhoods, were attacked by Assad’s forces as rebels fought to gain control, the U.K.-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said in an e-mailed statement.