Syrian Insurrection Enters Damascus

This is a Damascus news story, published by Yahoo News Canada, that relates primarily to Geir Pedersen news.

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Syrian insurgents say they have entered Damascus as residents of capital report sounds of gunfire

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NEW: U.N. envoy Geir Pedersen calls for urgent talks in Geneva to ensure an “orderly political transition” Rebels say they have entered Damascus , enter notorious Saydnaya military prison north of the capital.

The government denies rumors that President Bashar Assad has fled the country.

The loss of Homs represents a potentially crippling blow for Assad .

The foreign ministers of Iran , Russia and Turkey call for an end to the hostilities.

Opposition fighters are marching toward the Damascus suburb of Harasta , an opposition war monitor says.

A commander with the insurgents says they have begun the “final stage” of their offensive by encircling Damascus .

The Syrian army says it is setting up a “strong and coherent defensive and security belt” in the area.

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