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Syrian govt forces, rebels clash at east Damascus edges -monitor

BEIRUT, Mar 19 (Reuters) Syrian government forces battled rebel groups at the fringes of Damascus today, after the insurgents launched an attack from the east of the heavily fortified capital, a monitoring group said.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the army and allied forces had engaged in heavy clashes with rebels in the Jobar district, at the eastern edge of Damascus.
Insurgent groups attacked government positions in the area, including with two suicide car bombs, in an attempt to storm their defence lines, the Britain-based Observatory said.
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