By The Huffington Post News Editors
A recent video (above) posted on YouTube by the Abkhazian Network News Agency (ANNA) appearing to show the Syrian army engaged in battle with rebels in a Damascus suburb has offered a glimpse into the violence and destruction that continues to ravage Syria.
ANNA also posted a brief description to accompany the clip: “Syrian army’s determined attack on the position of terrorists in Darayya. 02/27/2013.”
Darayya, a rebel stronghold located near the capital, has been engulfed in fighting for several months. Last August, Reuters reported that Syrian opposition leaders and activists were accusing President Assad‘s army of “massacring scores of people” — including women and children — in Darayya. In mid-February, the Los Angeles Times reported that Assad’s army had made continued attempts to capture the town but was being repelled by rebel fighters.