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Syrian Militants Continue Internal Skirmishes in Eastern Suburbs of Damascus

© AP Photo / Hassan AmmarFILE - This Friday, Aug. 23, 2013 file photo, black columns of smoke from heavy shelling in Barzeh, a suburb of Damascus, Syria.
FILE - This Friday, Aug. 23, 2013 file photo, black columns of smoke from heavy shelling in Barzeh, a suburb of Damascus, Syria. - Sputnik International
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Groups of radicalized Syrian militants have once again begun fighting each other in the eastern suburbs of Damascus, killing and injuring dozens of fighters, media reported Tuesday.

FILE - In this Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2014 file photo, Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) fighters take position at a stronghold in Kobani, Syria. Drawing on thousands of fighters from Syria's mix of religious and ethnic groups, a U.S.-backed alliance called the Syrian Democratic Forces has emerged as the most effective fighting force against the Islamic State group in Syria. - Sputnik International
Kurdish-Led Forces Kill 19 Daesh Militants in Northern Syrian City of Tabqa
BEIRUT (Sputnik) – According to Al Mayadeen broadcaster, at least 80 members of the armed units were killed or severely injured over the last 24 hours.

First fierce fighting among the radicalized militants started in the eastern suburb of the Syrian capital on April 28 and resulted in deaths of over 100 militants over one day.

The Syrian civil war has been raging for six years, with government forces fighting against both Syrian opposition groups who strive to overthrow President Bashar Assad, and numerous extremist and terrorist groups.

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