Armed Residents Put Up Resistance to Syrian Army

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BEIRUT - Residents used automatic rifles and rocket-propelled grenades to repel advancing government troops in central Syria on Monday, putting up a fierce fight for the first time in their 2- month-old revolt against President Bashar Assad's autocratic regime.

The escalation raised fears the popular uprising might be moving toward a Libya-style armed conflict.

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Armed Residents Put Up Resistance to Syrian Army

Until now, the opposition against Assad has taken the form of peaceful protests by unarmed d...

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