DAMASCUS, Syria, March 19 (UPI) -- Sporadic gunfire was heard Monday in a Damascus, Syria, area in what witnesses said was one of the worst battles in the capital city since the uprising began.
Syrian state television played images of apartments on the upper floors of a residential building in the tony residential district of Mazzeh that looked like they were hit by rockets, and spoke to a woman who said a government operation flushed out "terrorists" living in the building, Voice of America reported.