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BAB AL-HAWA, Syria/AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian government forces pounded rebels in Damascus overnight, battling to reverse opposition gains in the aftermath of the assassination of President Bashar al-Assad's security chiefs. Army helicopters and tanks aimed rockets, machineguns and mortars at pockets of rebel fighters who have infiltrated the capital this week in an operation they call "Damascus Volcano". Lightly-armed fighters have been moving through the streets on foot and attacking security installations and roadblocks. ...More...