{{Syria’s military is warning rebels against pressing an ongoing offensive into Damascus, saying the push by opposition fighters into the capital means their “certain death.”}}<\/p>\n
Rebels fighting to topple President Bashar Assad have established strongholds in the suburbs surrounding the capital during the two-year-old-conflict. <\/p>\n
In recent weeks, they’ve stepped up mortar attacks on the center of the city, bringing the conflict closer to the seat of Assad’s power.<\/p>\n
A military commander told the pro-government al-Watan newspaper that any advance by the rebels on Damascus means “certain death for them and their leaders.” <\/p>\n
The commander, who is not named in the Wednesday report, said the bravery of government troops on the battlefield is keeping Damascus safe.<\/p>\n
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