Syrian forces capture rebel-held town near capital Damascus, 23 opposition fighters killed
BEIRUT - Activists say government forces have stormed a rebel-held town outside the Syrian capital Damascus after days of fierce fighting, killing at least 23 fighters.
The Local Coordination Committees activist group and a rebel spokesman said regime troops entered Moadamiyeh Tuesday at dawn and troops were searching homes looking for rebels. The rebel spokesman asked to be identified by his first name only, Ahmed. The report could not be independently verified.
On Monday, a Japanese TV reporter was killed in the northern city of Aleppo, the first foreign journalist to die in weeks of fighting between rebels and regime forces in the northern city.
