Syrian Warplanes Strike Damascus Suburbs
Government also fighting rebels near the city's international airport
BEIRUT (AP) — Activists say the Syrian military has bombarded the outskirts of Damascus and other areas around the country.
The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says warplanes bombed neighborhoods around the capital including the rebel stronghold of Douma on Friday.
Damascus-based activist Maath al-Shami says government troops are firing rockets and mortars at orchards near the southern suburbs of Daraya and Kfar Sousseh.
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