Noting the importance of the Damascus airport to the Assad regime, rebel forces declared it a "legitimate target" and continued their attempts to capture it. Government forces attacked rebel positions in Damascus suburbs to prevent rebel forces from encircling the city. The US and Russia agreed to mediation talks on the future of Syria.
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