Defeated rebel militias yield to ceasefire demanded by Assad in and around Damascus
Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — The Sunni revolt is said to have collapsed around Syria’s capital. Rebel sources said Islamist militias capitulated to a demand by the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad to a unilateral ceasefire around most of Damascus. The sources said the militias, including the Saudi-sponsored Islamic Front and Al Qaida’s Nusra […]