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Reuters Agency cited war monitors and rebel officials as saying Syrian government helicopters dropped barrel bombs on opposition areas of the southwest on Friday, in defiance of U.S. demands that President Bashar al-Assad halt the assault.
Assad's army has begun ramping up an assault this week, in the area bordering Jordan and the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, threatening a “de-escalation” zone agreed by the United States and Russia last year.
The United States on Thursday reiterated its demand that the zone be respected, warning Assad and his Russian allies of “serious repercussions” of violations. It accused Damascus of initiating air strikes, artillery and rocket attacks.
Source: Reuters