Syrian troops backed by tanks sweep into village near Turkish border

• Date: Jun 18 2011 Time: 05:48
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  Syrian troops backed by tanks sweep into village near Turkish border - 660 News Not Yet Classified; Syria On Friday, Syrian forces swept into Maaret al-Numan, a town on the highway linking Damascus, the capital, with Syria's largest city, Aleppo. Saturday's assault on Bdama was about 25 miles (40 kilometres) to the west. Also Saturday, the committees ...