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Syrian Rebels Make Inroads with Help of Armed Fighters
(New York Times) Kareem Fahim - At a funeral on Friday in Saqba, Syria, at the doorstep of Damascus, fighters from the opposition Free Syrian Army stood at the edge of a square, carrying assault rifles and grenade launchers. Thousands of demonstrators marched behind the coffin beneath the banner of the opposition - not the Syrian government's flag. Suspected state security agents were grabbed by the crowd.