‘There’s still a lot of fight left in the insurgency’
Fighting in Damascus this week marks the closest rebels have got to the centre of Syria’s capital in five years
An unexpected rebel push on Damascus has brought Syria’s civil war to the heart of its capital, spreading panic among residents and serving as a reminder that the conflict is far from over. Streets emptied and many shops and schools were closed for a third day on Tuesday as battles raged on the eastern edge of the city, where the rebels launched their surprise assault over the weekend. Mortars crashed into residential